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ROME (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from this week’s Italian Open because of a right ankle injury following his victory at the Madrid Open. Naomi Osaka later withdrew from the women’s tournament with a left Achilles heel injury. The 19-year-old Alcaraz beat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic back-to-back in Madrid then defeated Alexander Zverev

MONTAUBAN, France (AP) — French rugby club Montauban says Samoan player Kelly Meafua has died after falling off a bridge in southwestern France. The second-division club said in a statement over the weekend that the 32-year-old player died in the early hours of Saturday after a fall in the Tarn river. Media reports in France

ROME (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from this week’s Italian Open because of a right ankle injury following his victory at the Madrid Open. The Spanish teen beat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic back-to-back in Madrid then defeated Alexander Zverev in Sunday’s final for his tour-leading fourth title of the year. Alcaraz hurt his

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cypriot police say six cars were deliberately set ablaze a short distance from the soccer stadium where league leader Apollon Limassol played second-place APOEL Nicosia. Police say the arson attack occurred 30 minutes before the end of Sunday’s match. Apollon won 3-2 to give the Limassol team a four-point cushion over

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Carlos Correa and the Minnesota Twins dodged a major problem this past week. There were initial concerns that Correa might have a broken finger after Thursday night’s game at Baltimore, but instead it was only bruised. The Twins, who have won 14 of 17, lead the AL Central by

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A’ja Wilson and Dearica Hamby posted double-doubles and Kelsey Plum provided a spark in the fourth quarter to lead the Las Vegas Aces to an 85-74 victory over the Seattle Storm on Sunday night. Wilson had 20 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks, while Hamby added 10 points and 19 rebounds.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Natasha Cloud scored all 19 of her points in the first half, Shakira Austin had a double-double in her first career start and the Washington Mystics beat the Minnesota Lynx 78-66. Cloud hit three 3-pointers and had a three-point play to help Washington to a 24-19 lead after one quarter. Cloud scored

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Walker Buehler marked his 100th career start with his usual performance. Cool. Calm. Efficient. Buehler pitched seven sparkling innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the sliding Chicago Cubs 7-1 on Sunday night for their sixth consecutive victory. “Tonight was all about Walker,” manager Dave Roberts

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Mark Delgado drilled a shot just inside the left post from 35 yards out in the 6th minute and Jonathan Bond made it stand up to lead the LA Galaxy to a 1-0 victory over Austin FC in MLS action on Sunday. The victory vaults the Galaxy (7-3-1) over Austin (6-3-2)

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs scratched Marcus Stroman for Sunday night’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and then lost Justin Steele to a left hand injury. Stroman was placed on the injured list without a designation, likely meaning the right-hander was shelved by a COVID-19-related issue. Stroman pitched seven sparkling innings in a

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Kyrou and David Perron each scored twice, Jordan Binnington made 28 saves in his first start this postseason and the St. Louis Blues beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 to even the best-of-seven Western Conference series at 2-2. Ryan O’Reilly added a goal and two assists,

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — It was a happy Mother’s Day indeed for Consuelo Buelvas, who called her son’s game-winning shot from 3,110 miles away in Sincelejo, Colombia. Jorge Alfaro pinch-hit three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning gave the San Diego Padres a stunning 3-2 win Sunday