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PARIS (AP) — Monaco is making a strong finish in the race for Champions League spots after extending its winning streak to six games by defeating Saint-Etienne 4-1. Monaco has moved into third place in the French league. The match was suspended twice after supporters set off fireworks from the stands. The second occasion delayed

By ABIGAIL SNYDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored two goals, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 7-2. Kris Letang had a goal and two assists for the playoff-bound Penguins, who won for the third time in four games. Sidney Crosby, Rickard Rakell and Chad Ruhwedel each finished with a

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Rookie Seth Jarvis scored with 3:21 left in the overtime and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied from a late two-goal deficit to beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2. Carolina had tied the game at 2-all on third-period goals by Brady Skjei and Nino Niederreiter in the

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson scored his team-leading 37th goal during a three-goal, second-period surge, and the Buffalo Sabres defeated the New York Islanders 5-3 in a game between two non-playoff teams. Jeff Skinner, with his 33rd of the season, stuffed in Thompson’s rebound with 7:20 left to

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Orioles left-hander John Means needs Tommy John surgery, ending the season for Baltimore’s opening day starter. Means announced the news on social media Saturday, a day before his 29th birthday. An All-Star in 2019, Means was 0-0 in two starts this season, giving up three runs in eight innings. Last May,

LONDON (AP) — Tottenham failed to put a shot on target for the second straight game in drawing with Brentford 0-0 to dent hopes of a top-four finish in the English Premier League. After Arsenal moved into fourth by beating Manchester United in the lunchtime kickoff, Spurs fluffed their lines with a sub-par performance in

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville is the fourth franchise in the modern NFL era with the top draft pick in consecutive years. The Jaguars are looking to become the first to be able to say they nailed both selections. One year after taking Clemson star quarterback Trevor Lawrence,

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus scored more goals in 53 minutes than he had in the previous eight months in the English Premier League. Jesus became the first player in the league to score four goals in one game this season in leading City to a

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich has completed a decade of domestic dominance by beating main rival Borussia Dortmund 3-1 to seal a record-extending 10th consecutive Bundesliga title. Goals from Serge Gnabry, Robert Lewandowski and Jamal Musiala sent Bayern an unassailable 12 points clear of second-placed Dortmund with three games

TORONTO (AP) — Toronto forward Scottie Barnes has been voted NBA Rookie of the Year, edging Cleveland’s Evan Mobley in a close vote. Barnes got 48 first-place votes and 378 points from a global panel of 100 sports writers and broadcasters. Mobley received 43 first-place votes and finished with 363 points. The difference of 15

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The semifinals of the Barcelona Open have been suspended because of rain and will be finished on the same day as the final. The matches on Saturday between Carlos Alcaraz and Alex de Minaur and between Pablo Carreno and Diego Schwartzman were both paused with the score 2-2 in the first

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference player of the year Lou Lopez Sénéchal is transferring from Fairfield to UConn, the Huskies announced. The 6-foot-1 forward is scheduled to graduate this spring from Fairfield with a degree in marketing. She will have one year of eligibility left. A native of Mexico who grew up

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Christopher Bell won the pole at Talladega Superspeedway by turning the fastest lap as the final driver to qualify. Bell bumped his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. from the top spot with a lap at 180.928 mph in his Toyota. Truex qualified

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera has gotten the 3,000th hit of his decorated career, becoming the 33rd major leaguer to reach the mark and the first player from Venezuela to accomplish the feat. Still an imposing presence at 39, Cabrera made history by grounding a single to right field in the first

LYON, France (AP) — Lyon pulled within four points of a Europa Conference League playoff spot by downing Montpellier 5-2 in the French league on Saturday. Moussa Dembele got the scoring started with his 16th league goal and Houssem Aouar grabbed a pair in the second half.