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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Graham Motion always wondered what it would be like to show up at the Preakness with the Kentucky Derby winner, and when that happened in 2011 with Animal Kingdom it was all he was hoping for and then some. “Nobody else can win the Triple Crown,”

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Austria has pulled off a major upset at the ice hockey world championship by stunning the Czech Republic 2-1 after prevailing in a penalty shootout. It was Austria’s first victory over the Czechs at a major tournament. Austria’s Peter Schneider was the only player to convert his penalty in the shootout.

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tiger Woods is all about majors and legacy, a point he drove home Tuesday in a sharp rebuke of Phil Mickelson and his support of a Saudi-funded golf venture that led to Lefty not defending his title at the PGA Championship. Even as Woods resumes

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Guardians manager Terry Francona missed his fourth consecutive game after testing positive for COVID-19 last week. Francona and most of his coaching staff were forced to return from the team’s trip to Chicago and Minnesota after an outbreak in Cleveland’s clubhouse. The series finale against the

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang are hopeful they can stay with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The longtime franchise stars will become free agents for the first time in their careers in July. Malkin says he would prefer to keep playing with captain Sidney Crosby but added he

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow said he didn’t spend any time second-guessing himself or pondering what might have been after the Bengals’ Super Bowl loss. The 25-year-old quarterback says he watched video of the game once and then mentally filed it away. He is not one to dwell on

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Rafael Borré was used to playing in big games with River Plate in the Copa Libertadores. Now he hopes his experience in South America will help Eintracht Frankfurt succeed in the Europa League. The 26-year-old Colombian forward will be playing in his first European final

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — More than 5,000 police officers and security personnel are on high alert in Seville as the Spanish city braces for the throngs of Rangers and Eintracht Frankfurt fans arriving for the Europa League final. Streets are being closed, barriers are being erected around monuments and

By The Associated Press Former Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen, now a free agent, apparently suffered an injury during a training session being live-streamed on his Instagram account. The hard-luck player, released in March by the Bears due to past injuries, grabbed the back of his leg after going down during the workout. The

OBERHOF, Germany (AP) — Olympic champion Johannes Ludwig had the best luge season of his life, then decided that would be the perfect way to end his career. The 36-year-old German veteran has announced his retirement from competitive sliding, doing so after winning two gold medals — one in men’s singles, the other in the

ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland (AP) — Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says next month’s soccer exhibition between his nation and Iran is ill-advised. Preparing for its first World Cup since 1986, Canada hosts Iran on June 5 at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia. Trudeau says “this was a choice by Soccer Canada” and “I

GENEVA (AP) — Second-ranked Daniil Medvedev has lost his comeback match at the Geneva Open after a six-week injury layoff. Medvedev was beaten 6-2, 7-6 (5) by Richard Gasquet in the second round. Medvedev underwent hernia surgery last month and this will be his only tournament match on clay courts before the French Open starts

ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland (AP) — Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says next month’s soccer exhibition between his nation and Iran is ill-advised. Preparing for its first World Cup since 1986, Canada hosts Iran on June 5 at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia. Trudeau says “this was a choice by Soccer Canada” and “I

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte has been placed on the bereavement list following the death of his grandmother, which came nearly two years to the day after his wife died of a heart attack. Mets manager Buck Showalter said Marte’s grandmother, Ponga Brigida, died unexpectedly. Marte was raised by his

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Rory McIlroy was 25 years old when he hoisted the Wanamaker Trophy over his head and looked primed for a run at the PGA record books. He’d just won the 2014 PGA Championship for his fourth major title and it was open question of how

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chicago Fire midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri is Major League Soccer’s highest-paid player, jumping past Los Angeles FC attacker Carlos Vela and breaking Zlatan Ibrahimović’s league record. The 30-year-old Swiss international, who joined Chicago this season from Lyon, has a base salary of $7.35 million and total

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — More than 5,000 police officers and security personnel are on high alert in Seville as the Spanish city braces for the throngs of Rangers and Eintracht Frankfurt fans arriving for the Europa League final. Streets are being closed, barriers are being erected around monuments and

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The World Cup circuit will be making two more ski racing stops in the United States by adding Alpine events at Palisades Tahoe in California and Aspen, Colorado. U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced the new competitions Tuesday, which will join two American stops already on the schedule: Killington, Vermont, and

By The Associated Press Jori Epstein, who covers the Dallas Cowboys and the NFL for USA Today, has been selected as the 2022 Terez A. Paylor Emerging Writer Award winner by the Professional Football Writers of America.Epstein, the second Paylor Award winner, has covered the league and the Cowboys for USA Today since 2018. Epstein