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By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Miguel Angel Jimenez had a hole-in-one during a 6-under 66 in breezy conditions to match Jeff Sluman for the first-round lead at the Cologuard Classic. Jimenez won the PGA Tour Champions’ season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship in Hawaii and kick-started his round at Tucson National by

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Baseball players and owners took a first step toward salvaging opening day, nearing agreement on an amateur draft lottery during lockout negotiations that included a surprise one-on-one meeting between Commissioner Rob Manfred and union head Tony Clark. While an agreement on the draft was not

NEW YORK (AP) — Derrick Rose had had another procedure on his right ankle, this time to address a skin infection just as it appeared he was close to returning to the New York Knicks. Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said Rose wasn’t in pain but was feeling discomfort. The 33-year-old point guard had recently begun

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury sustained in a loss to New Jersey. Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan said Matheson is “week to week.” It is unclear when Matheson was hurt. He skated 19:04 in a 6-1 setback that marked Pittsburgh’s third straight defeat. Matheson, who

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lindy La Rocque has brought a championship culture to UNLV.  She’s wrapping up her second season as the head coach with her team on an upward trajectory. The Lady Rebels have won a share of the Mountain West regular-season title and gotten a couple of votes

PARIS (AP) — Forwards Martin Terrier and Gaetan Laborde scored again as Rennes won at Montpellier 4-2 to move up to fourth place in the French league. Fourth spot guarantees automatic entry into next season’s Europa League. Rennes is one point ahead of fifth-placed Strasbourg, which has a tough home game against third-placed Nice on

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have signed defenseman Dysin Mayo to a three-year contract. Terms of the deal were not announced. The 25-year-old Mayo has three goals and three assists in 42 games with Arizona this season. A fifth-round NHL draft pick in 2014, Mayo became the eighth defenseman in franchise history to

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Helio Castroneves considers the IndyCar opener in St. Petersburg among his favorite races. Except when he attended as a spectator the last four years. He was phased out of IndyCar after the 2017 season to help launch Team Penske’s sports car program. But

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s racing director has denied Bob Baffert’s request to stay his suspension by stewards in their ruling that also disqualified Medina Spirit as Kentucky Derby winner. Kentucky Horse Racing Commission stewards on Monday suspended Baffert for 90 days and fined the Hall of Fame trainer $7,500. They also stripped the now-deceased

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Russian tennis player Andrey Rublev has written “No War Please” on a TV camera moments after advancing to the final at the Dubai Championships. The seventh-ranked Rublev had just beaten Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (5) in their semifinal match before writing his message on the camera as

SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Southampton has cruised past rock-bottom Norwich 2-0 in the English Premier League. Norwich failed to register a single shot on target. Southampton had numerous chances to add to strikes by Che Adams and Oriol Romeu as they extended their unbeaten league run to five games. The Canaries are five points from

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland guard Rajon Rondo will miss at least two weeks with a sprained toe, the latest injury to hit the Cavaliers’ backcourt. Rondo sprained his right big toe in the fourth quarter of Cleveland’s loss at Detroit. He didn’t finish the game, and the team said an MRI revealed the sprain. The

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo and the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks are coming out of the All-Star break knowing they’ve got work ahead just to earn home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The Bucks went into the weekend fourth in the East. They’re only three games

MILAN (AP) — Serie A leader AC Milan and defending champion Inter Milan were held to draws by opponents in the lower half of the standings. Italy Under-21 left back Destiny Udogie equalized as Udinese secured a 1-1 draw at Milan. Milan remained two points ahead of Inter after the Nerazzurri were held at relegation-threatened

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Erik Compton is going to have a great Saturday even without playing golf. He didn’t make the cut at the Honda Classic so he won’t be playing a third round at PGA National. He’ll have to settle for it being the 30th anniversary

MADRID (AP) — Last-place Levante has defeated Elche 3-0 for its third Spanish league win. José Luis Morales, Jorge de Frutos and Gonzalo Melero scored for the hosts. The win moved Levante within six points of safety ahead of the weekend matches. Levante’s other wins came against Mallorca in January and at defending champion Atlético

NEW YORK (AP) — Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler has been fined $25,000 for violating league rules regarding media interview access and for his noncompliance with the resulting NBA investigation. The NBA says the fine stems from Butler’s failure to comply with his media availability obligations during the NBA All-Star weekend, including following the game

SINSHEIM, Germany (AP) — Stuttgart has conceded two late goals and lost at Hoffenheim 2-1 in the Bundesliga. American coach Pellegrino Matarazzo’s team has edged closer to relegation as its winless run in the league stretched to nine games. Christoph Baumgartner equalized in the 85th minute and grabbed the winner in the last. Hoffenheim moved

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred entered long-stalled labor negotiations with players on with just over three days until Major League Baseball’s deadline for a deal that would ensure a 162-game season. After four straight days of largely fruitless negotiating sessions that focused on exchanging proposals in