LONDON (AP) — Son Heung-min’s double after Harry Kane’s header gave Tottenham a 3-1 victory over Leicester in the Premier League. That kept the Champions League-chasing side two points behind fourth-place north London rival Arsenal. The South Korea forward curled a 20-yard effort into the top corner in the 79th minute to seal a brace
Continue Reading By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — AC Milan was the beneficiary of a massive mistake by Fiorentina’s goalkeeper in a 1-0 win that kept the Rossoneri on track for their first Italian league title in over a decade. Pietro Terracciano’s clearance attempt landed right at the feet of Rafael Leão and the
Continue Reading LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Everton forward Richarlison threw a lit flare after picking it up from the field while celebrating scoring. His goal secured a 1-0 victory over Chelsea on Sunday that helped his team’s push to avoid relegation from the Premier League. Everton moved two points from safety with five matches remaining and a
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — In Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra’s mind, the injury situation with Joel Embiid doesn’t doom the Philadelphia 76ers. He figures it’ll only steel their resolve. Clearly, the 76ers are not going to be a better team without Embiid, the scoring champion and MVP finalist currently sidelined
Continue Reading MUNICH (AP) — Danish teenager Holger Rune has won the BMW Open final. He claimed his first ATP Tour title after Botic van de Zandschulp was forced to retire Sunday. The eighth-seeded van de Zandschulp led 4-3 in the opening set with Rune serving at 40-15 when he withdrew due to chest pains. Rune says
Continue Reading TROYES, France (AP) — Mid-table Lille had its European hopes dashed when it had two players sent off and conceded three penalties in a 3-0 defeat at Troyes in the French league on Sunday. Lille is six points off a Europa Conference League playoff spot with just three rounds left. Strikers Yilmaz and Jonathan David
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL is set to stage its first normal postseason since 2019 with full buildings expected for every team. The return of fans and the traditional 16-team tournament is what Commissioner Gary Bettman calls the ultimate return to normalcy. Sellout crowds for the playoffs after
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Although they did not get drafted, Coachella Valley natives Tayler Hawkins and Daniel Whelan will get a shot at making an NFL roster. The San Francisco 49ers have signed Hawkins and the New Orleans Saints signed Whelan following the conclusion of the NFL Draft. Hawkins, a 2015 grad of Palm Springs high school, had 62
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — On a night Clayton Kershaw became the Los Angeles Dodgers’ career strikeout leader, the Detroit Tigers had enough timely hitting and put together a great pitching performance of their own to snap a six-game losing streak. Javier Báez and Austin Meadows each drove in two
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — WBO champion Shakur Stevenson handed Oscar Valdez the first loss of his career Saturday night in a junior lightweight championship bout. What some thought could be a fight of the year candidate turned into a one-sided boxing clinic. Stevenson (18-0, 9 KOs) won by unanimous decision
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Patryk Klimala scored two goals late in the second half and the New York Red Bulls became just the second team in MLS history to open a season with five straight road wins after rallying for a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire. Klimala netted the game-winner for the Red Bulls (5-2-2)
Continue Reading FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Matt Turner returned from an ankle injury that had sidelined him since early February and made three saves in the start of his final season with New England, helping the Revolution beat Inter Miami 2-0. The 27-year-old goalkeeper, who agreed in February to join Arsenal this summer, had not appeared in
Continue Reading COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Diego Rubio scored on a first-half penalty kick and William Yarbrough saved all three shots he faced to lead Colorado to a 2-0 victory over the Portland Timbers in MLS play, upping the Rapids’ unbeaten regular-season streak at home to 21. The Rapids (3-3-3) never trailed after Rubio found the
Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Katie Taylor remained the undisputed lightweight champion in a thrilling first women’s boxing match to headline at Madison Square Garden, edging Amanda Serrano in a split decision. Both fighters were cut as they fit in plenty of powerful exchanges during the two-minute rounds — one
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw became the Dodgers’ career strikeout leader during the fourth inning of Saturday night’s game against Detroit. The 33-year-old lefty began the game needing four to pass Don Sutton. He got Dustin Garneau to chase a curveball in the third inning to tie the
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, CNN Ireland’s Katie Taylor defeated Puerto Rico’s Amanda Serrano Saturday night in the first boxing match headlined by two women at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Taylor, who won a gold medal in the 2012 Olympics, stays undefeated and improves her career record to 21-0 and six knockouts. The 35-year-old won via
Continue Reading By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning as the Philadelphia Phillies bounced back from being no-hit by beating the New York Mets 4-1. Held hitless by five Mets pitchers in a 3-0 loss Friday night, the Phillies broke through when Nick Castellanos
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Daniel Salloi scored the only goal of the second half to help Sporting Kansas City earn a 2-2 draw with Dallas FC in MLS action. Salloi scored the equalizer for Sporting KC (2-6-2) in the 77th minute off a pass from Cameron Duke after Dallas’ Brandon Servania was sent off
Continue Reading By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Chad Kuhl shook off a first-pitch homer by Tyler Naquin to last into the eighth inning, Ryan McMahon hit a go-ahead two-run triple in the sixth and the Colorado Rockies held on to beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-3. Charlie Blackmon added an RBI double in Colorado’s four-run
Continue Reading ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Fullback Ruan scored his third career MLS goal and added an assist during first-half stoppage time to lead Orlando City SC to a 2-1 victory over Charlotte FC. Ruan staked Orlando City (5-3-2) to a 1-0 lead in the 16th minute and fed Faccundo Torres for a goal in the first
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