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SEATTLE (AP) — The Texas Rangers will be without starting pitcher Jon Gray for at least one start after he suffered a left knee sprain, general manager Chris Young said. Gray will go on the injured list Friday and right-hander Glenn Otto is expected to be brought up from Triple-A Round Rock to start Friday

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton is expected to miss at least two weeks after injuring his left knee Wednesday night in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series with the Chicago Bulls. The Bucks announced Thursday night that the three-time All-Star had undergone an MRI  earlier

AVONDALE, La. (AP) — Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele are a good team even when they’re playing for cash instead of a flag. The Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup partners opened with a tournament-record 59 for a one-shot lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The format was fourballs Thursday. Now it switches to

Major League Soccer’s All-Star Game will again be between the league’s best players and their counterparts from Mexico’s LIGA MX. The game is set for Aug. 10 at Allianz Field, home of Minnesota United. The festivities that week will include a concert headlined by Khalid and a skills challenge. The MLS and LIGA MX all-stars

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Senior candidates will have more opportunities to be selected for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the next three years. The hall’s Board of Trustees has approved several changes to the bylaws governing the selection of Hall of Fame enshrinees. In the past, only one player who no longer was

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jimmie Johnson posted the fastest lap of his career Thursday. And IndyCar drivers got back to work on the second day of Indianapolis 500 testing. This time, there were no spins, no crashes and fewer concerns about the slick warmup lane. Drivers raced toward the top

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Senior candidates will have more opportunities to be selected for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the next three years. The hall’s Board of Trustees has approved several changes to the bylaws governing the selection of Hall of Fame enshrinees. In the past, only one player who no longer was

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The U.S. women’s national soccer team will play a pair of matches against Colombia in June as it prepares for World Cup qualifying. The games will be held in Commerce City, Colorado, on June 25 and Sandy, Utah, on June 28. The U.S. will then head to Monterrey,

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Khris Middleton will miss at least the Milwaukee Bucks’ next game with a sprained medial collateral ligament after getting hurt in the fourth quarter of their Game 2 loss to the Chicago Bulls. The Bucks announced Thursday that the three-time All-Star wouldn’t be available for Game

By The Associated Press Miguel Cabrera tries again for his 3,000th career hit when the Detroit Tigers take on Colorado at Comerica Park on Friday night. The 39-year-old star needs one more hit to become the 33rd major leaguer to reach the milestone and the first from Venezuela to do it. Cabrera is set to

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities are investigating after former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson was recorded on video punching an aggressive passenger on board a plane at San Francisco International Airport. The video shows Tyson leaning over the back of his seat repeatedly striking the unidentified man in the head, drawing blood. The footage was first

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona has defeated Real Sociedad 1-0 to make sure Real Madrid will have to wait at least another week to celebrate the Spanish league title. Barcelona’s away victory reduced its gap to Madrid to 15 points and it can further cut it to 12 points on

BURNLEY, England (AP) — Burnley has improved its chances of staying in the Premier League with a 2-0 victory over Southampton in the team’s first home game since the surprise firing of Sean Dyche as manager. Burnley earned just its fifth league win of the season after first-half goals from defenders Connor Roberts and Nathan

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nasa Hataoka and Emily Kristine Pedersen shared the lead at 4-under 67 halfway through the first round Thursday in the LPGA Tour’s DIO Implant LA Open. Hataoka closed with a birdie on the par-3 18th at breezy Wilshire Country Club. The 23-year-old Japanese player had seven birdies and three bogeys. She

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer’s administrative leave has been extended through April 29 by Major League Baseball and the players’ association. A person familiar with the proceedings says the decision on the extension, the 13th since the original announcement of a one-week leave, was