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NEW YORK (AP) — Rookie Evan Mobley is back in the starting lineup for the Cleveland Cavaliers for a key game Friday against the Brooklyn Nets. Mobley missed the previous five games with a sprained left ankle and the Cavaliers lost four of them without their big man. Mobley is a leading contender for Rookie

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Freddie Freeman reached base three times and scored a run in his Dodgers debut, helping Walker Buehler and Los Angeles beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 in a season opener. Freeman struck out in his first at-bat. He was then hit by a pitch, walked and lined

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Chase Elliott won the pole Friday for the Saturday night race at Martinsville Speedway.The defending NASCAR Cup Series champion and current co-leader turned a fast lap at 96.151 mph in the new Next Gen cars to end co-leader Ryan Blaney’s string of three consecutive

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Andretti Autosport arrived at the Long Beach Grand Prix seeking a fourth consecutive victory in the prestigious street race. Team owner Michael Andretti said his four car organization has been riddled with errors through the first two races of this season and needs

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray tossed seven impressive innings in his Seattle debut, Mitch Haniger homered and the Mariners opened with a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins. Ray surrendered just three hits, walked four and struck out five. He made the opening day

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have agreed to terms with linebacker Josh Bynes. The Ravens announced the deal but did not release terms. The 32-year-old Bynes started 12 games for Baltimore last season and had two sacks. That was the start of a third stint with the Ravens for Bynes. He played

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant could return to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night against the New Orleans Pelicans after missing just more than two weeks with a sore right knee. Morant’s status against New Orleans was upgraded to questionable on the injury report Friday afternoon. If the All-Star

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Columnist AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The only color Harold Varner III has been focused on at the Masters is red. And maybe, if he lets his mind wander, there’s a thought of green. As in a green jacket. With two straight below-par rounds at Augusta National, Varner has pushed himself

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber homered in his first at-bat with the Phillies, reigning NL MVP Bryce Harper knocked in a run and Aaron Nola struck out seven to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-5 win over the Oakland Athletics. Chad Pinder hit a solo homer in the

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Denver is going for a record-tying ninth NCAA hockey championship. Minnesota State is hoping for its first. It will be the bluebloods vs. the new blood in the Frozen Four final Saturday night. Denver forward Bobby Brink says the Pioneers have high standards and the only

By The Associated Press Gio Reyna is hurt again and left the field in tears shortly after kickoff of Borussia Dortmund’s 2-0 win at Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. Reyna came off in the second minute and teammates gave him hugs after he appeared to injure a hamstring. He was replaced by Julian Brandt in the

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — NASCAR’s top drivers expect some beating and banging to be on the menu when they race at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday night. The track is the smallest in NASCAR’s top series at 0.526 miles and has a history of offering physical racing. That might

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Belinda Bencic rallied to beat second-seeded Paula Badosa 2-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4 on Friday to  advance to the semifinals of the Credit One Charleston Open. Bencic will play Ekaterina Alexandrova, who defeated Magda Linette 6-0, 6-2. No. 4 Ons Jabeur also reached the final four in the season’s opening clay-court event,

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Safety Ronnie Harrison is coming back to the Cleveland Browns for at least another season. His agent Drew Rosenhaus confirmed the team and free agent agreed to terms on a one-year contract, giving the Browns some depth at a position that has been challenging to get

MADRID (AP) — Sevilla has scored twice in second-half stoppage time to beat Granada 4-2 and reclaim second place in the Spanish league. Sevilla’s first win in five rounds lifted it three points clear of Barcelona and Atlético Madrid. Runaway leader Real Madrid is nine points clear. Sevilla was staring at another costly stumble after