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ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian police say officers have opened fire with live ammunition during clashes on a highway with hundreds of soccer fans returning from a match in the capital. Two fans and about a dozen police officers were injured. Police said in a statement that the violence late Saturday happened when a convoy

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid and its fans were certain the Kylian Mbappé deal was done. It was just a matter of when it would happen. Madrid supporters even had already “welcomed” the France star by applauding him at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium when he played with Paris Saint-Germain

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville SC saw a victory slip away when Dom Dwyer scored in the 88th minute but held on for a 2-2 draw with Atlanta United that upped its home-match unbeaten streak to 24. Nashville’s streak is the third longest in MLS history, trailing only the Houston Dynamo’s 30-game stretch and Real

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Heat played the entire second half without top scorer Jimmy Butler, yet were able to beat back a late rally to beat the Celtics 109-103 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals. The Celtics also briefly lost Jayson Tatum to a stinger and Marcus

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Brian Serven launched a pair of two-run homers — his first two major league hits — to lead the Colorado Rockies over the New York Mets 11-3 for a doubleheader split. C.J. Cron also went deep for the Rockies, and Connor Joe had three hits. In the

By JOE TOTORAITIS Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Andrew McCutchen hit a leadoff home run, Luis Urías added a solo shot and a defensive gem, and Brandon Woodruff allowed one run in six effective innings to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 5-1 win over the Washington Nationals. Urías defensively owned the first inning when he

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Still angry over a blowout loss in Miami that cost them home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals, the Heat jumped to a 26-point first-half lead over the Boston Celtics in Game 3. Then Bam Adebayo made sure it was enough – just barely – to

By CODY FRIESEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Joe Ryan struck out six and the Minnesota Twins capped the game with a four-run ninth inning for a 9-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. Ryan allowed one run on five hits in 5 2/3 innings with six strikeouts. Minnesota had a pair of

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Artturi Lehkonen scored twice, Darcy Kuemper stopped 29 shots and the Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 in Game 3 of their second-round series. Logan O’Connor, Nazem Kadri and Gabriel Landeskog also scored as the Avalanche took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Verlander had another splendid start to lead the Houston Astros to a 2-1 win over the Texas Rangers. Verlander scattered six singles across six scoreless innings without a walk to earn his major league-leading sixth win. The 39-year-old right-hander, who made his return from Tommy

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mookie Betts stumbled rounding second base – a rare misstep for one of baseball’s most all-around All-Stars — and braced his fall with his left hand. Betts popped up clutching his left arm as he bounced back to second. His stinger temporarily gave the Dodgers quite

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Heat guard Jimmy Butler will not play in the second half of Game 3 of their Eastern Conference finals matchup with Boston because of inflammation in his right knee. Miami made the announcement at the start of the second half. Butler also missed Game 5 of

By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt went 4 for 5 with two doubles and two RBIs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4. Goldschmidt extended his hitting streak to 14 games and his on-base streak to 28. His two-run double capped a four-run second inning. The Pirates’

By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Randy Arozarena hit a pair of homers, Jeffrey Springs threw shutout ball into the sixth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays spoiled the debut of Baltimore Orioles top prospect Adley Rutschman with a 6-1 victory. The switch-hitting Rutschman was the No. 1 pick in the 2019 draft.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Carlos Vela and Jose Cifuentes scored second-half goals and Los Angeles FC outlasted two lengthy weather delays to beat the Columbus Crew 2-0 on Saturday. The two teams waited out a 2-hour, 55-minute delay to begin the match, played for four minutes and then sat for a 70-minute delay before playing