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By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — On a steamy afternoon that saw yet another dustup between Josh Donaldson and the White Sox, DJ LeMahieu hit an early grand slam and the New York Yankees beat Chicago 7-5 in a contentious contest. A week after they scrapped in Chicago when Tim Anderson objected

ROME (AP) — Fiorentina has edged Atalanta for Serie A’s final berth in Europe with a 2-0 win over Juventus. Fiorentina claimed seventh place and a Europa Conference League spot with goals from Alfred Duncan and Nicolás González. Atalanta lost at home to Empoli 1-0. Fiorentina finished seventh and Atalanta came eighth to end the

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Ten-man Leipzig has come from a goal down in the German Cup final to beat Freiburg 4-2 on penalties for the club’s first trophy in its short history. Christopher Nkunku equalized in the 76th minute for 1-1 in normal time, sending the game to extra time.

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Cup regular Tyler Reddick led the final 31 laps of the NASCAR Xfinity race at Texas to give second-year team Big Machine Racing its first victory. It also ended a three-race streak in which three different JR Motorsports took the checkered flag. Reddick finished

GENEVA (AP) — Casper Ruud retained his Geneva Open title by beating Joao Sousa 7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-6 (1) in the final on Saturday. The three-hour match was the longest three-set final on the ATP Tour this season. The eighth-ranked Ruud’s seventh career title on clay courts lifted his record in finals to 8-3 one

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tiger Woods battled to make the cut in the PGA Championship in a compelling display of grit. And then he must have wondered if it was worth it. He appeared to be in great pain from his battered right leg. He hit two balls in

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Adam Gaudette scored in overtime for the United States to beat Sweden 3-2 at the world ice hockey championship on Saturday. Gaudette was involved in all three of the U.S. goals as he scored the first and assisted Nate Schmidt for the second. The win improves the U.S. to 4-1 for

NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press has withdrawn a story about a book by former New York Jets assistant coach Mike Westhoff. The story should not have moved. No substitute story will move.

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The Spanish league says it will file a complaint against Paris Saint-Germain over the renewal of Kylian Mbappé‘s contract. It says the “scandalous” agreement attacks the economic stability of European soccer. The league’s announcement on Saturday came after Mbappé’s decision to stay with PSG instead of

By ROB HARRIS and JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writers PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé has celebrated with fans at Parc des Princes then scored a hat trick after signing a new three-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain and turning down the chance again to join Real Madrid. France’s World-Cup winning star stood on a platform near

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper returned to the Phillies lineup as the designated hitter on Saturday after he missed the previous five games because of soreness from a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right elbow. The reigning NL MVP hit third for the Phillies against the Los Angeles Dodgers

DENVER (AP) — The New York Mets on Saturday placed pitcher Max Scherzer on the 15-day injured list with a left oblique strain. The move is retroactive to Thursday. Scherzer left his start on Wednesday night after experiencing tightness in his side. An MRI performed Thursday revealed a moderate to high-grade internal oblique strain, according