BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas has beaten Grigor Dimitrov 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the Barcelona Open quarterfinals. Organizers have slotted in the third round and quarterfinals on Friday to make up for lost playing time this week due to rain delays. That means after a short break Tsitsipas will face local favorite
Continue Reading MILWAUKEE (AP) — Patrick Baldwin Jr. has announced he is entering the NBA draft. The move comes several weeks after his father was fired as Milwaukee coach. Baldwin announced his decision in a social media post. The 6-foot-9 Baldwin is a former top-10 recruit who chose Milwaukee for the opportunity to play for his father,
Continue Reading MONTREAL (AP) — Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur, who helped the Montreal Canadiens win five Stanley Cup titles in the 1970s, has died at age 70. The No. 1 pick in the 1971 NHL draft, Lafleur registered 518 goals and 728 assists in 14 seasons with Montreal. With the flashy forward leading the way,
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Jonathan Gómez, an 18-year-old right back who made his U.S. debut in December, was among 20 players picked by Mexico coach Gerardo Martino for an exhibition against Guatemala on April 27 at Orlando, Florida. Gómez, who plays for Real Sociedad’s B team in Spain’s second tier, made his U.S. debut when
Continue Reading IMOLA, Italy (AP) — Ferrari again looks set to be the team to beat this weekend in Formula One. Championship leader Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. were the two fastest drivers in a rain-sodden first practice session for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix ahead of qualifying for the sprint later. Leclerc finished 0.877 seconds ahead
Continue Reading By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer IMOLA, Italy (AP) — Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton’s passion for playing soccer as a child is part of what drove him to join a consortium that is bidding to buy Chelsea. Hamilton is part of a group trying to buy the Premier League club from sanctioned Russian owner
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL and The National Domestic Violence Hotline have renewed their partnership for three years through a grant from the league. An agreement with RALIANCE also has been extended. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. For more than eight years, the NFL has provided financial support to The Hotline in its
Continue Reading MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Paul Pogba might have played his last game for Manchester United. He came off injured in the 4-0 loss to Liverpool on Tuesday and United manager Ralf Rangnick says Pogba will take at least four weeks to recover. The France midfielder is out of contract at the end of the season.
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN The Golden State Warriors offense is purring and it’s fun, must-watch TV. The Dubs’ trio of stars — Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole — combined for 80 points as the Warriors beat the Denver Nuggets, 118-113, in Game 3 on Thursday night. The ‘Splash Bros’ — Curry and Thompson
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN “We in Minnesota now,” a cocky Karl-Anthony Towns was heard saying on the bench. “Like I said after [Game 2] to the media: ‘Cool, we got to come back to our house now. I only seen them at their house.’” At the time, his Minnesota Timberwolves held a 17-point lead over
Continue Reading Matias Grez, CNN “Who would have thought it?” Tyson Fury asked, almost incredulous. “Even we didn’t think we’d be doing 90-odd thousand at Wembley.” Such is the grandeur of Saturday’s WBC world heavyweight title fight against Dillian Whyte, set against the backdrop of a record-breaking 94,000 fans at Wembley Stadium, that even Fury himself is
Continue Reading By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Kenny Chesney knows all about a wall of sound. He creates one at each of his concerts. So when the country music superstar stood in SoFi Stadium at the Super Bowl in February, he couldn’t help but think ahead to when his “Here And Now” tour would reach
Continue Reading By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Brody Brecht’s schedule is so full that sometimes he make notes as a reminder of where he needs to be and when. The Iowa freshman is working double-duty this spring as a pitcher on the baseball team and a wide receiver on the football team.
Continue Reading By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Aidan Joseph Bernardi Hutchinson is an impressive reflection of his parents and his middle names honor a great-grandfather who was part of the World War II jungle fighting unit known as “Merrill’s Marauders.” Jacksonville is expected to select Hutchinson with the No. 1 pick
Continue Reading LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russian Olympic gold medalist swimmer Evgeny Rylov has been banned from the sport for nine months for appearing at a rally in support of President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. World governing body FINA says it “acknowledged” an earlier, as yet unpublished ruling from a disciplinary panel to ban
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Kole Calhoun lined a two-out RBI double to score Adolis García in ninth, García made a terrific diving catch in the bottom of the inning and the Texas Rangers rallied from an early five-run deficit to beat the Seattle Mariners 8-6. Texas snapped a five-game losing
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A few local athletes are advancing their respective career by moving on in their life and doing what they love. Headlined by Cord Stansberry, the Shadow Hills senior recently committed to Pepperdine where he will play basketball. Stansberry will look to help the Waves the same way he helped the Knights to two league titles
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Robert Thomas scored his 20th goal to extend his points streak to 15 games and the St. Louis Blues beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1. Dakota Joshua also scored and Pavel Buchnevich added an empty-netter to lead the Blues to their 12th win in
Continue Reading By TYLER MASON Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kevin Fiala scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third period, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-3. The Wild ensured they will finish either second or third in the Central Division and locked in a first-round playoff matchup with St. Louis.
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Stephen Curry and Jordan Poole scored 27 points each, Klay Thompson made six 3-pointers on his way to 26 points and the Golden State Warriors muscled past the Denver Nuggets 118-113 on Thursday night to take a 3-0 lead in the playoff series. Draymond Green added
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