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By Mark Gonzales Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Kansas City Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi’s season is in jeopardy after tests Thursday revealed a torn anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee. The 26-year-old Mondesi, who played in only 35 games in 2021 because of left hamstring and left oblique injuries, had started 14 of 15

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have exercised the fifth-year option in pass rusher Josh Allen’s rookie contract. The move keeps Allen under contract for two more seasons and fully guarantees his 2023 salary at $11.5 million. The former Kentucky standout and seventh overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft has 20 1/2 sacks

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins are heading to the Stanley Cup playoffs for a 16th straight season. Yet Sidney Crosby and company aren’t exactly on a tear. Pittsburgh is just 6-9-2 in its last 17 games heading into its regular-season finale against Columbus. Head coach Mike Sullivan is

MUNICH (AP) — Seventh-ranked Casper Ruud took his time finding his rhythm as he beat Alex Molcan 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals at the BMW Open. Ruud is the highest-ranked player in the draw after Alexander Zverev’s surprise loss to 18-year-old Holger Rune on Wednesday. Ruud moves on to face eighth-seeded Botic van

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The smile on Peter O’Reilly’s face was as bright as the desert sun. The man in charge of putting together the NFL draft, an event in some ways as difficult as staging a Super Bowl, stood Wednesday near the theater built exclusively for these proceedings. Nearby, 20 prospects were involved in

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have picked up the fifth-year option on defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence. The Giants announced the move before the start of the NFL draft. Lawrence was the 17th overall pick in the 2019 draft. The Clemson product has played in 48 games over his first three seasons,

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — AC Milan is coping better without its veteran talisman than Inter Milan. And that’s bad news for defending champion Inter heading into the final four matches of the Italian league season. Milan has had to play large swathes of the season without Zlatan Ibrahimović but dealt

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gonzaga guard Rasir Bolton has become the fifth starter to declare for the NBA draft. He announced his decision on social media. Bolton played one season at Penn State and two more at Iowa State before transferring to Gonzaga. He is eligible for a second season at Gonzaga due to a

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer USA Track and Field has signed on to use technology that will give athletes and members an additional method to anonymously report sexual abuse and other forms of misconduct. The organization announced a deal with RealResponse on Thursday, a company that serves around 100,000 athletes in nearly 1,500 clients

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — The German title race has ended with another dominant win for Bayern Munich but the Bundesliga has one of the fiercest fights in European soccer just a little further down the standings. Six points separate Bayer Leverkusen in third from Cologne in seventh as teams

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Monaco is in great form at a crucial time of the season. Belgian coach Philippe Clement has seen his Riviera side win its last six French league matches to move to fourth place in the standings. The race for a spot in the Champions League is intensifying. Six points

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona says it will play the 2023-24 season away from Camp Nou while Europe’s largest soccer stadium undergoes a massive overhaul. The club says Barcelona will play its games at the municipally owned Lluís Companys Stadium. Games will continue to be played at Camp Nou next season. The club wants games