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By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Belt homered on his 34th birthday, newcomer Carlos Rodón overpowered once again and the San Francisco Giants beat the Mets 5-2 with New York manager Buck Showalter out for a medical procedure. Belt led an early barrage against Mets starter Chris Bassitt, and Rodón

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 22 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, and the Boston Celtics rallied from 17 points down to beat the Brooklyn Nets 114-107 and take a 2-0 lead in their first-round series. Jayson Tatum added 19 points for the Celtics, who held Kevin

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Rookie Seth Beer had three hits and three RBIs, and Daulton Varsho added a two-run homer to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Washington Nationals 11-2. That is more than twice as many runs as Arizona had scored in any one game all season. The Diamondbacks

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera had three hits to move one shy of 3,000 in the Detroit Tigers’ 5-3 loss to the New York Yankees at chilly Comerica Park. Cabrera beat out an infield hit in the second inning and singled up the middle oin the fourth against Luis Severino,

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Two-way star Shohei Ohtani pitched perfect ball into the sixth inning, tied a career-best with 12 strikeouts and also had two hits and two RBIs to lead the Los Angeles Angels over the Houston Astros 6-0. Ohtani didn’t allow a baserunner until Jason Castro lined a

MIAMI (AP) — Nolan Arenado hit a two-run home run in the top of ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins 2-0. Arenado, who had struck out in his first three at-bats, launched a fastball from Miami reliever Anthony Bender (0-2) over the wall in left-center for his fifth home run.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jesse Mueller won the PGA Professional Championship on Wednesday to lead the 20 qualifiers for the PGA Championship next month. Mueller, the 39-year-old general manager at Grand Canyon University Golf Course in Phoenix, closed with a 3-over 74 to finish at 10 under, five strokes ahead of Jared Jones (71) and

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Francisco Mejia homered and drove in three runs to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2 in a game that was called after 5 1/2 innings due to rain. First pitch was moved up 70 minutes because rain was forecast for later on a

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez hit his second grand slam of the season in an 11-1 win, then had an RBI double in a 2-1 victory as the Cleveland Guardians swept a doubleheader from the Chicago White Sox. Ramírez, who signed a seven-year, $141 million contract last week, leads the

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Dirt will be back on NASCAR’s schedule next year and likely on Easter Sunday again if Fox Sports has its way. NASCAR delivered the most-watched race at Bristol Motor Speedway since 2016 on Sunday night to watch the Cup Series race on dirt for

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks guard George Hill isn’t expected to return anytime soon from the abdominal strain that has prevented him from playing thus far in their first-round playoff series with the Chicago Bulls. Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said before Wednesday’s Game 2 that “we don’t expect him in the short term.” Budenholzer said

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jurickson Profar threw out Joey Votto at home and then hit a two-run home run for the San Diego Padres, who won 6-0 to hand the Cincinnati Reds their ninth straight loss and their longest skid in five years. Profar’s homer in the fourth gave

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse’s Carrier Dome is getting a new name. The university and Carrier Global Corporation have agreed to a deal that ends the company’s hold on naming rights to the on-campus venue that’s home to the Syracuse basketball, football, and lacrosse teams, effective May 1. Carrier inked a $2.75 million deal with

BALTIMORE (AP) — Towson has hired Coppin State’s Laura Harper as its new women’s basketball coach. Towson announced the move Wednesday. Harper coached Coppin State for two years. The Eagles went 15-13 last season for their first winning season since 2013-14. Harper replaces Diane Richardson, who led Towson to a school-record 24 wins last season

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals reliever Sean Doolittle has been put on the 10-day injured list with a sprained left elbow that halted his terrific start to the season. The two-time All-Star left-hander was a member of Washington’s 2019 World Series championship team, played for Cincinnati and Seattle last

The Associated Press Bob Babich, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame who played in the NFL for the Chargers and Browns, has died at age 74. The National Football Foundation says Babich died April 3 at his home in Clairemont, California. A native of Youngstown, Ohio, Babich played for coach Bo Schembechler

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen will miss the rapport he spent four seasons developing with former offensive coordinator Brian Daboll. At the same time, Allen looks forward to establishing a similar bond with Ken Dorsey, Daboll’s replacement. Dorsey takes over the role of overseeing