Sports

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Fire goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina says he will remain with the U.S. national team program and will turn down an invitation to join Poland. The 18-year-old who is viewed as a potential standout issued a statement on Friday, saying “my heart is American. This country has given me and my family all

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer Malik Tillman, Haji Wright, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Djordje Mihailovic are joining the U.S. national team for four World Cup prep matches next month. It shows open spots remain on what is expected to be a 26-man roster in November. The 19-year-old Tillman plays for Bayern Munich and is switching

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Three-time runner-up Brad Keselowski is in a different spot going into this weekend’s NASCAR All-Star race. The former Cup champion is in his first season as owner-driver in the series. He was the runner-up in last year’s All-Star race at Texas, where he has

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato has been the fastest driver at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Even in Friday’s incredibly gusty wind. The Japanese driver shot to the top of the speed charts late in the last six-hour practice session before qualifications begin Saturday with a top

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Washington Nationals infielder Carter Kieboom will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery to address the elbow issue that landed him on the injured list in March. Manager Dave Martinez says Kieboom will have the surgery on May 27. Kieboom has been dealing with a strained flexor mass

NEW YORK (AP) — Pablo López went to a salary arbitration hearing with the Miami Marlins, with the right-hander asking for $3 million and the team arguing for $2.45 million. The case was heard by Allen Ponak, Scott Buchheit and Brian Keller. López, 26, was 5-5 with a 3.07 ERA in 20 starts last season,

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — It was a challenging “Fast Friday” at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with serious wind disrupting practice for the Indy 500. Wind gusts were measured at 41 mph and the sustained wind was around 25 mph. Teams were given a horsepower boost to prepare for two days

By STEVE GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Canada-bred Interstatedaydream held off race favorite Adare Manor and win the $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course It’s the first Black-Eyed Susan victory for trainer Brad Cox and jockey Florent Geroux. Interstatedaydream won for the third time in five career starts and has never finished

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — All-Big Ten forward Trayce Jackson-Davis will return to Indiana next season after withdrawing from the NBA draft. Jackson-Davis still has two years of eligibility remaining. Indiana’s top player last season, he finished sixth in the Big Ten in scoring at 18.3 points and sixth in rebounding with 8.1. He’ll start next

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — On a perfect day to play home run derby at Wrigley Field, the big winner was Josh Rojas. Rojas launched his first three longballs of the season and the Arizona Diamondbacks powered past the Chicago Cubs 10-6 Friday. With a strong wind blowing out on a warm

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid’s regular starters have been held by Real Betis to 0-0 in the team’s last match before the Champions League final. Madrid began with the team that is expected to face Liverpool on May 28 in Paris, where it will try to win a record-extending

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Guardians will play the opener of a three-game series without their managers Friday night. Detroit’s A.J. Hinch is out because he isn’t feeling well but tested negative for COVID-19. Bench coach George Lombard will manage the team. Terry Francona will miss the game for Cleveland because

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Angell, the celebrated baseball writer and reigning man of letters who during an unfaltering 70-plus years helped define The New Yorker’s urbane wit and style through his essays, humor pieces and editing, has died. He was 101. Angell died Friday of heart failure, according

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds activated Canadian slugger Joey Votto off the injured list before Friday’s game in Toronto against the Blue Jays. Votto grew up in Toronto but has played only nine games at Rogers Centre. Also Friday, the Reds put left-hander Ross Detwiler on the bereavement list

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics got outworked by the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals but returned the favor in Game 2. A big factor for the Celtics was having Marcus Smart back. The Defensive Player of the Year brought his signature energy in

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Finland got back to winning ways at the world ice hockey championship when it beat Britain 6-0. Montreal Canadiens forward Joel Armia was among six different players to score for host Finland. Jussi Olkinuora faced 10 shots for the shutout as the Finns rained 42 shots on the British net. The