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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Colton Herta broke the Long Beach track record when qualifying and it gave the California native the start from the pole for his home IndyCar race. Herta turned a lap at 1 minute, 05.3095 seconds on the temporary street course set up through

By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid made his closing argument for MVP votes and all but wrapped up the NBA scoring title as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Indiana Pacers 133-120. Embiid scored 41 points while adding 20 rebounds and four assists. He shot 14 for 17 from the floor, went

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Joel Embiid is about to make history. And a half-dozen first-round or play-in game matchups are set to be decided. The final day of the NBA season has no shortage of storylines. A new scoring champion will be crowned and, barring something crazy, Embiid will become the first international

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Francisco Mejía homered and drove in three runs, helping the Tampa Bay Rays beat Baltimore 5-3 for their 14th straight win over the Orioles. The two-time defending AL East champions improved to 20-1 against the Orioles since the start of the 2021. The 14-game

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer It was a Premier League day that could hardly have gone any better for Tottenham. Spurs beat Aston Villa 4-0 after losses for both Arsenal and Manchester United. Tottenham is three points clear in fourth and has become favorite to that final Champions League qualification spot. Arsenal slumped to

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Defending Serie A champion Inter Milan moved within one point of league leader and city rival AC Milan with a 2-0 win against Hellas Verona. Ivan Perišić set up both first-half goals for Nicolò Barella and Edin Džeko. Milan visits Torino on Sunday. Both Milan teams

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Son Heung-min scored a sensational hat trick as Tottenham took control of the race for a Premier League top-four spot with a 4-0 win at Aston Villa. After Manchester United and Arsenal both lost earlier in the day, Son’s treble and Dejan Kulusevski’s strike sent Spurs three points in clear in

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Chicago White Sox ace Lucas Giolito will be placed on the 10-day injured list due to a lower abdominal strain. Giolito was injured during the fourth inning of the team’s opener on Friday. Manager Tony La Russa estimated Giolito will miss “optimistically, maybe a couple of starts.”

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Outfielder Myles Straw and the Cleveland Guardians have agreed to a $25 million, five-year contract that includes two option years that could take the deal to $39.5 million over seven seasons. Straw was acquired in a July trade with Houston. He has made a quick impact for Cleveland at the

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Defending Serie A champion Inter Milan moved to within one point of league leader and city rival AC Milan as it beat Hellas Verona 2-0. Ivan Perišić set up both first-half goals for Nicolò Barella and Edin Džeko. Milan visits Torino on Sunday. Both Milan teams

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians signed outfielder Myles Straw to a five-year contract extension. It’s the club’s third significant transaction this week. Straw, who came over in a trade last July from the Houston Astros, has made a quick impact for Cleveland at the top of the order and in center field.

MADRID (AP) — Daniel Martínez of Colombia has won the six-day Basque Country Tour after snatching the lead from Remco Evenepoel on the final stage. Evenepoel held a slim advantage of two seconds over Martínez entering the day. But the Belgian struggled on the final climb of the race as Martínez of Ineos held off