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By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Cameron Smith says he has let go of his bad swing at the 12th hole in the final round of the Masters last week and is ready to continue a stellar season at the RBC Heritage. Smith was in contention most of the

By ALAN SAUNDERS Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Gamel hit a three-run homer in the first inning, Ke’Bryan Hayes went 4 for 4 a day after getting a big contract and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2 for a two-game series split. Kevin Newman hit a two-run triple in the third for

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Clayton Kershaw took a perfect game through seven innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers in his season debut before being pulled. Kershaw dominated the Minnesota Twins with 13 strikeouts in 21 batters in a 7-0 victory. Manager Dave Roberts pulled Kershaw after 80 pitches on a

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Josiah Gray allowed one hit in five scoreless innings, and the Washington Nationals beat Max Fried and the Atlanta Braves 3-1. The Nationals won two of three in the series, dropping the World Series champions to 3-4 on their opening homestand. Gray struck out five, walked

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Clayton Kershaw took a perfect game through seven innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers in his season debut. Kershaw dominated the Minnesota Twins with 13 strikeouts in 21 batters. Manager Dave Roberts pulled Kershaw after 80 pitches on a cold afternoon at Target Field. Alex Vesia relieved him for the eighth and

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Clayton Kershaw took a perfect game through the seventh inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers in his season debut. He dominated the Minnesota Twins with 12 strikeouts in 18 batters. Kershaw is starting his 15th year in the major leagues, all with the Dodgers. He needed only 80 pitches to breeze through

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars left tackle Cam Robinson has signed his franchise tender that guarantees him $16.7 million this season. General manager Trent Baalke and new coach Doug Pederson have said repeatedly they hope to sign Robinson to a long-term deal. The former Alabama standout has

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Jirehl Brock’s time has arrived at Iowa State. He showed up in Ames as a four-star recruit and ranked as one of the nation’s top running back prospects. For three seasons he waited his turn behind Breece Hall. Brock said he never considered transferring.  As the Cyclones wrap

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The biggest offseason clue forecasting Aaron Rodgers’ eventual decision to stay in Green Bay came when Tom Clements ended his retirement to begin a second stint as the Packers quarterback coach. Clements also held that position when Rodgers led the Packers to a Super

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer’s administrative leave has been extended yet again, this time by six additional days through April 22. Bauer was placed on seven days’ paid leave last July 2 under the union and MLB’s joint domestic violence and sexual assault policy

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has added Green Bay transfer Kamari McGee. The 6-foot guard averaged 11.6 points in his lone season with Green Bay. He made the Horizon League’s all-freshman team this season. He shot 38.8% from the floor and made 80.8% of his free throws. Wisconsin must replace All-America guard Johnny Davis and

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield feels the Cleveland Browns deceived him about their offseason plans, which resulted in them trading for Deshaun Watson. Speaking on a podcast, Mayfield, whose tumultuous four-year run as Cleveland’s quarterback essentially ended when the team acquired Watson in a stunning deal last month with

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama coach Nick Saban is concerned about the current state of college football. He recently told The Associated Press “I don’t think what we’re doing right now is a sustainable model.” The new era of college athletics sees players having more opportunities to

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA has announced the hiring of its fourth different chief marketing executive in less than four years. Former Juventus and United Arab Emirates league executive Romy Gai will take over as Chief Business Officer. Gai is taking over from Kay Madati, who is stepping down for

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer North Carolina big man Armando Bacot is returning for his senior season after the Tar Heels fell a game short of winning an improbable national championship. He announced his decision in a social-media video Wednesday. That announcement came nine days after the Tar Heels lost to Kansas in the

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Peacock’s Sunday morning Major League Baseball package will be called “MLB Sunday Leadoff.” Peacock will stream games produced by NBC Sports for 18 straight weeks beginning on May 8. The first six games will begin at 11:30 a.m. EDT, with the remaining ones beginning at 12 p.m. The first game between