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By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Joe Pavelski is a point-a-game player at 37 years old for the Dallas Stars. He is part of the top line with 40-goal scorer Jason Robertson and his fellow 20-something forward Roope Hintz. Coach Rick Bowness said that line has carried Dallas all season. The wild-card

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Jon Rahm is the big favorite at the Mexico Open and he’s playing the par. Rahm used his short game to avoid a slow start. He chipped in for birdie early. He made a long eagle putt late. It added to a 64, and the third-ranked player in golf was

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit a long three-run homer moments after Baltimore committed its fifth error of the game, and the surging New York Yankees beat the sloppy Orioles 10-5. Judge hit his fifth homer two batters after shortstop Jorge Mateo committed his second error by misplaying DJ

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo’s fifth goal in three games has salvaged a point for Manchester United in a 1-1 draw against Chelsea that further damaged his team’s chances of a top-four finish in the Premier League. Ronaldo ran onto a ball over the Chelsea defense from Nemanja Matic and delivered a clinical finish

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kyle Tucker hit a tiebreaking pinch-hit homer in the eighth inning and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 3-2. The four-game series finale began as an impressive duel between starting pitchers. Tucker’s two-run blast came off Matt Bush, the first reliever for Texas after

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA guard David Singleton is returning for a fifth year with the Bruins, while center Myles Johnson is leaving the team to finish his graduate degree in electrical engineering. Both players announced their plans on social media Thursday. Singleton is taking advantage of an extra

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brett Phillips bounced a tiebreaking single off pitcher Chris Flexen’s leg in the seventh inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Seattle Mariners 2-1. With Harold Ramirez on third base and two out in a 1-1 game, Phillips grounded a comebacker at Flexen that

By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carlos Correa broke out of a slump with three hits and three RBIs and the Minnesota Twins completed a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 7-1 victory on Thursday. Gio Urshela, Trevor Larnach, and Gilbert Celestino each had two hits for the Twins. Minnesota has

CINCINNATI (AP) — Ha-Seong Kim hit a tiebreaking, three-run double in the sixth inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-5 Thursday to complete a season sweep in the series. Left fielder Tommy Pham just missed a diving catch of Kim’s two-out, sinking line drive, which gave San Diego infielder five RBIs

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew McCutchen’s go-ahead two-run single in the top of the ninth inning rallied the Milwaukee Brewers past the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 to complete a three-game sweep. McCutchen, a five-time All-Star in Pittsburgh, began the game with a leadoff home run. In the ninth, he delivered a

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Trevor Rogers provided his longest outing of the season by allowing one run in six innings, and the Miami Marlins stretched their winning streak to five games with a 3-2 sweep-completing victory over the reeling Washington Nationals. Rogers gave up just two hits against a Nationals

GIRONA, Spain (AP) — Oliver Bekker has shot a 6-under 66 to take a share of the first-round lead at the Catalunya Championship. The South African made eight birdies and a double bogey at the Stadium Course to finish tied with Jeff Winther and Darren Fichardt. Winther had one bogey and seven birdies while Fichardt