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By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Evans Chebet led a Kenyan sweep across the finish line in the Boston Marathon. The last time Kenya took the top three spots on the podium was 2012. Lawrence Cherono crossed second, followed by Benson Kipruto. Tanzania’s Gabriel Geay was stride for stride with Chebet late

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo has taken to social media to say one of his newborn twins has died. The Manchester United striker writes in a post also signed by his partner Georgina Rodriguez “it is with our deepest sadness we have to announce that our baby boy has passed away.” Ronaldo announced last

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jorge Polanco and Kyle Garlick hit early two-run homers over the Green Monster to back Dylan Bundy, carrying the Minnesota Twins past the Red Sox 8-3 in Boston’s annual Patriots’ Day game.  The game started at 11:11 a.m. EDT, played in conjunction with the 126th Boston Marathon,

MILAN (AP) — Bahrain’s government has announced that a private equity firm based in the country is in “exclusive talks” to buy seven-time European champion AC Milan and become the Italian league’s first Middle East investor. A tweet from Bahrain’s embassy to Britain confirms Investcorp is in discussions to buy the Serie A leader for

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Cornerback Stephon Gilmore spent a month looking for the perfect fit. He finally found it — with the Indianapolis Colts. Shortly after team officials announced they had signed the NFL’s 2019 Defensive Player of the Year and five-time Pro Bowler, Gilmore told local reporters why he

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta goalkeeper Brad Guzan ruptured his right Achilles tendon and needs surgery. Guzan was hurt during Saturday’s game. Atlanta says surgery will take place this week. Guzan left the field on a stretcher in the 73rd minute and collapsing to the artificial turf. A former Chivas USA, Aston Villa, Hull and Middlesbrough

CLEVELAND (AP) — The game between the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians scheduled for Monday night has been postponed by bad weather. The game was called about five hours before the scheduled 6:10 p.m. first pitch after rain and snow showers fell most of the day and temperatures dropped into the 30s. The teams

LONDON (AP) — Wayne Rooney’s Derby County has been relegated to the third tier of English soccer to cap a miserable season that also saw the club docked 21 points for breaches of financial rules. A 1-0 loss at Queens Park Rangers left Derby 10 points from safety with three games remaining in the second-tier

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Boston Marathon women’s division by winning a see-saw sprint down Boylston Street. Evans Chebet of Kenya won the men’s division as the race returned to its traditional Patriots’ Day spot in the schedule for the

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Audios stolen from the Spanish soccer federation by hackers reveal Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué helped to negotiate a 24 million euros commission to take the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia. The federation changed the format of the Super Cup in 2020. It created a “Final

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) — The president of the World Boxing Council has acknowledged making an “innocent mistake” by meeting with a promoter who fronts an Irish organized crime gang that has been targeted with sanctions by the American government. Mauricio Sulaiman attended a boxing event in Dubai last month and was pictured alongside Daniel

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The NFL’s Washington Commanders denied several allegations of financial impropriety in a letter written to the Federal Trade Commission. The 105-page letter including testimony, emails and other documents comes as a response to the U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee asking the FTC to look into

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — A pair of familiar faces made it to top of the winner’s stand in the wheelchair division of the 126th Boston Marathon. American Daniel Romanchuk won his second career men’s wheelchair  title, claiming the victory with a time of 1 hour, 26 minutes and 58 seconds.