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By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Major League Baseball veteran umpire Dan Bellino has issued an apology after ejecting Arizona Diamondbacks star pitcher Madison Bumgarner from a game in Miami this week. The Diamondbacks said Friday they received a copy of Bellino’s apology from MLB. “I would like to address my actions

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand had a goal and two assists to help the Boston Bruins take their first lead against the Hurricanes all season and hold onto it for a 4-2 victory over Carolina in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series. Rookie Jeremy Swayman stopped 25 shots

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid inspired the Philadelphia 76ers with his return from a facial injury, Danny Green and Tyrese Maxey each scored 21 points and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Miami Heat 99-79 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Wearing a black mask, Embiid had 18

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elena Delle Donne had 21 points and nine rebounds in her first season-opening game since 2018 and the Washington Mystics beat the Indiana Fever 84-70 on Friday night to begin the WNBA season. Delle Donne played just three games the previous two seasons because of COVID-19 concerns and back issues. The former

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins’ playoff game against the Carolina Hurricanes was delayed for about seven minutes when a section of the glass fell on an NHL official working the penalty box. Play was whistled dead with 5:07 left in the second period and medical staff ran across the ice to tend to the

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Saul “Canelo” Álvarez remains supremely confident as he moves back up to the heaviest weight of his career for another hefty challenge. Álvarez (57-1-2, 39 KOs) is favored to take the WBA 175-pound title from unbeaten Dmitry Bivol on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip. The pound-for-pound

NEW YORK (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks were fined $25,000 by the NBA on Friday for players and coaches straying too far onto the court from the bench in a Game 2 loss to Phoenix in the Western Conference semifinals. Coach Jason Kidd criticized the decision before Game 3 in Dallas, saying the league is

CINCINNATI (AP) — Friday night’s game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds has been postponed because of heavy rain. The teams will make the game as part of a split doubleheader on July 7. The break might be welcomed by the Reds, who have lost the last nine in a row and 20 of

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks lined up Charles Cross at left tackle and Abe Lucas at right tackle during their rookie minicamp. There’s a decent chance those two end up in the same spots in Seattle’s starting lineup come September. Seattle had questions at left and right

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Secret Oath charged from pack to grab the lead from Yuugiri and held off favorite Nest by two lengths Friday in the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs, giving 86-year-old trainer D. Wayne Lukas his fifth Oaks win and first since 1990. Coming off a

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid returned for Game 3 of the playoff series against Miami after sitting out the first two games with a right orbital fracture and a mild concussion. Embiid warmed up Friday night in a protective mask as he makes his comeback with the Sixers trying to win their

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers signed both of their first-round draft picks Friday, with former Georgia teammates Quay Walker and Devonte Wyatt agreeing to terms. Walker played linebacker and Wyatt was a defensive lineman on Georgia’s national championship team last season. The Packers selected Walker with 22nd  pick and Wyatt with

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Injuries are threatening to tip the balance of a handful of first-round series around the NHL playoffs. The Washington Capitals are missing big scoring winger Tom Wilson against the top-seeded Florida Panthers. The Pittsburgh Penguins are down to third-string goaltender Louis Domingue against the New York Rangers. The Nashville

BALTIMORE (AP) — The game between the Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards has been postponed because of rainy weather. The teams will try to make it up Sunday as part of a straight doubleheader. The weather could still be an issue Saturday night, when the Orioles and Royals will try again