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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Alyssa Thomas and Brionna Jones scored 18 points apiece and the Connecticut Sun breezed to a 92-70 victory over the Indiana Fever. Thomas added six rebounds and six assists for Connecticut (4-1), which jumped out to a 26-15 lead after the first quarter and never looked back. Courtney Williams scored 15 and

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Penguins forward Bryan Rust made good on his promise to stay in Pittsburgh. Rust signed a six-year deal worth $5.125 million annually to remain with the Penguins rather than test free agency. The 30-year-old Rust says it was important for him to be in a place

By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Albert Pujols hit two home runs, then caught the warmup tosses when star catcher Yadier Molina made his first pitching appearance to close out the St. Louis Cardinals’ 18-4 romp over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Molina gave up a pair of homers and four runs while working the

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Sweden picked up its fifth win in six games at the hockey world championship by beating Norway 7-1 in group play. Switzerland stayed unbeaten and Germany extended its winning run. Dallas Stars forward Jacob Peterson led the way for Sweden with two goals and one assist. Germany is on a five-game

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City has defended its Premier League title by beating Aston Villa 3-2 on the final day of the season. The champions had been trailing 2-0 but three goals in five minutes completed a comeback with the winner from lkay Gündoğan. It ensured Liverpool

LONDON (AP) — Leeds survived in the Premier League for another season after Jack Harrison’s injury-time goal sealed a tense 2-1 win over nine-man Brentford. Leeds had a first-half goal by Joe Gelhardt ruled out for a narrow offside on video review but finally took the lead when Raphinha scored from the penalty spot in

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool’s bid for an unprecedented quadruple has ended in agonizing fashion despite coming from behind to beat Wolverhampton 3-1 on the final day of the Premier League. Jurgen Klopp’s team also needed Manchester City to drop points against an Aston Villa side managed by Liverpool great Steven Gerrard and the leaders

LEICESTER, England (AP) — James Maddison has scored again to help Leicester rout Southampton 4-1 in their final Premier League game of the season. Maddison struck for the fourth consecutive game and took his league tally to 12 for the season. Two more goals from Spanish midfielder Ayoze Pérez and another goal from Jamie Vardy

DALLAS (AP) — The NBA fined the Dallas Mavericks for a third time in the playoffs on Sunday because of violations of rules regarding their bench. The fine has doubled each time, with the latest at $100,000 after Game 2 of the Western Conference finals at Golden State on Friday. Game 3 in Dallas was

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Aston Villa goalkeeper Robin Olsen was attacked during a field invasion by Manchester City fans celebrating winning the Premier League title. The incident happened as Olsen tried to leave the Etihad Stadium pitch which became covered in thousands of City fans. Aston Villa manager

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the deal tells AP that free agent defensive end Jadeveon Clowney has agreed to re-sign with the Cleveland Browns. Clowney, who revived his career last season with Cleveland playing opposite All-Pro end Myles Garrett, will sign a one-year, $11 million contract, according

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Punjab Kings notched a consolation five-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last Indian Premier League game this season. Liam Livingstone smashed an unbeaten 49 off 22 balls as Punjab raced to 160-5 with almost five overs to spare. Left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar picked up 3-26 in the middle overs that

LONDON (AP) — Manchester City clinched a sixth title in 11 seasons by coming from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-2 and hold off Liverpool’s challenge. The final day of the Premier League season saw Tottenham clinch the fourth and final Champions League place by beating Norwich 5-0. Arsenal qualified for the Europa League along

BURNLEY, England (AP) — Burnley was relegated from the Premier League after six seasons with a 2-1 loss at home to Newcastle, which allowed rival Leeds to survive. Burnley needed only to match Leeds’ result against Brentford. Groans sounded around Burnley’s Turf Moor home when news came through in added time that Leeds had scored

CHICAGO (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Josh Rojas is out of the starting lineup for Sunday’s series finale against the Chicago Cubs because of a left hand contusion. Rojas got hurt when he struck out in the first inning of Saturday’s 7-6 victory over the Cubs. He hit his first three home runs of

LONDON (AP) — Mohamed Salah and Son Heung-min finished the Premier League season tied as the top scorers on Sunday with 23 goals. Salah has now captured the Golden Boot on three occasions. He was the outright winner in the 2017-18 season and shared it in 2018-19 and this season. It is the first time