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By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Pep Guardiola’s team is top of the English Premier League playing a widely admired style of soccer. But that didn’t stop the Manchester City manager claiming Sunday that “everyone in this country supports Liverpool.” He gave the title rivalry a spiky edge after City

By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Franmil Reyes lumbered home on Óscar Mercado’s tiebreaking, two-out single in the eighth inning and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3. Toronto took a 3-2 lead into the eighth, but Owen Miller’s one-out homer off Tim Mayza tied it. Mayza retired José Ramírez, but

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Sandro Tonali has celebrated his 22nd birthday by scoring two goals. He helped AC Milan win 3-1 at Hellas Verona on Sunday and move a step closer to its first Serie A title in 11 years. Rafael Leão set up both goals for Tonali. Stefano Pioli’s

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The pressure is squarely on the Florida Panthers, New York Rangers and Calgary Flames down two games to one in their respective first-round series. Presidents’ Trophy-winning Florida is considering making some lineup adjustments for Game 4 at the Washington Capitals after a 6-1 loss Saturday. The

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Adam Duvall and William Contreras homered to help Charlie Morton won for the first time in five starts as the Atlanta Braves cranked up their bats to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-2. Matt Olson hit a two-run double during a four-run second inning. Duvall homered in

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Pep Guardiola’s team is top of the English Premier League playing a widely admired style of soccer. But that didn’t stop the Manchester City manager claiming Sunday that “everyone in this country supports Liverpool.” He gave the title rivalry a spiky edge after City

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Gavin Greene always imagined celebrating this moment with his famous father by his side. Life had other plans. Kevin Greene is still there as his son chases his NFL dream as a tryout with the New York Jets. The late Pro Football

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand had two goals and three assists to help the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 and even their first-round playoff series a two games apiece. Marchand scored the tie-breaker early in the third period and added an empty netter. The Bruins were without

NEW YORK (AP) — Washington’s Evgeny Kuznetsov and Jamie Benn of Dallas have been fined $5,000 for high sticking on a pair of incidents that didn’t get penalized. Kuznetsov’s play against Florida’s Noel Acciari came in the first period of the Capitals’ 6-1 victory in Game 3 Saturday. Benn’s infraction against Calgary’s Andrew Mangiapane was

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City will have to cope without injured defenders Rúben Dias, Kyle Walker and John Stones for the final three matches of the Premier League title run-in. Dias came off at halftime of City’s 5-0 rout of Newcastle with a hamstring problem. Walker was forced off in the second half of

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Cagliari scored deep in stoppage time to salvage a 1-1 draw at fellow struggler Salernitana in a match that was full of late drama. Simone Verdi had converted a penalty for the home side. Salernitana remained a point clear of Cagliari and the bottom three. There

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Saša Kalajdžić has earned relegation-threatened Stuttgart a 2-2 draw at league champion Bayern Munich to ensure three teams will be fighting for survival in the Bundesliga’s final round. Kalajdžić’s 52nd-minute equalizer moved Stuttgart three points behind Hertha Berlin and three points ahead of Arminia Bielefeld. Bielefeld

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Rich Strike’s stunning Kentucky Derby upset has the sports world buzzing and led to a sleepless night of celebration that Eric Reed was still recovering from Sunday morning. The veteran trainer and everybody around him partied long after the 80-1 long shot pulled off

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Marseille showed it can cope without injured playmaker Dimitri Payet to win 3-0 at Lorient in the French league and restore its three-point lead in second place. That’s an automatic Champions League spot. Payet is out for the rest of the campaign with a torn calf

By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Canelo Alvarez paused on his way to the ring to pose with his right fist high in the air, basking in the adulation of thousands of his frenzied fans expecting nothing more on this Cinco de Mayo weekend than another big win by a fighter

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Local favorite Jannik Sinner is struggling entering the Italian Open. The 20-year-old Sinner surprisingly split with his longtime coach Riccardo Piatti in February. He’s now working with the more inexperienced Simone Vagnozzi but has been dealing with physical problems after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier this

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City moved on from the disappointment of its Champions League exit with a 5-0 rout of Newcastle that sent the defending Premier League champions three points clear of Liverpool at the top. Raheem Sterling struck twice while Aymeric Laporte, Rodri and Phil Foden were also on target at the Etihad

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz has capped another impressive week with a straight-set victory over Alexander Zverev to win the Madrid Open and become the second-youngest player to claim two Masters 1000 titles. The Spanish teenage sensation was coming off victories over his idol Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals