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NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Roma and Feyenoord have each been allocated 4,000 tickets for their fans at the Europa Conference League final in Albania. UEFA says three quarters of the tickets are being given free to reward fans for their loyalty through the pandemic. The stadium capacity is just 20,000 in the National Arena in

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Erling Haaland might be coming home. The future of the Norway striker is set to be finalized this week and the expectation is he will leave Borussia Dortmund to join Manchester City as the English club’s belated replacement for Sergio Aguero. The 21-year-old Haaland is one of the rising

By The Associated Press The Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks will have two preseason matchups at Abu Dhabi in October. This will mark the NBA’s first games in the United Arab Emirates and the Arabian Gulf. They’re the third and fourth international preseason games known to be on next season’s schedule. The Golden State Warriors

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche are the first NHL team to advance this postseason, and the top-seeded team in the Western Conference is coming off simply a dominating performance. The Avalanche swept Nashville. That hadn’t happened in the Predators’ first 14 playoff appearances. The Avs scored

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani can do it all on a baseball field, yet the Japanese two-way sensation had never hit a grand slam as a professional. He changed that Monday night. Ohtani’s first slam came on a two-homer night, Mike Trout also homered and the surging Los

By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Josh Naylor hit a tying grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning and a three-run homer in the 11th, powering a huge comeback that carried the Cleveland Guardians to a wild 12-9 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Naylor also had a run-scoring double in

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kyle Hendricks went as far as manager David Ross would let him. His Chicago Cubs teammates were hoping for just a little more. Hendricks came within one out of a three-hit shutout for the Cubs, who beat the listless San Diego Padres 6-0 Monday night

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Jean Segura and Rhys Hoskins hit back-to-back home runs in the second inning, Ranger Suárez tossed six strong innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Seattle Mariners 9-0. Segura’s fourth homer of the season was a line drive out to left-center field against the team he

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Their coach sidelined again as has happened several times before, even during the playoffs, Stephen Curry took charge and led the Golden State Warriors back. Mike Brown grabbed the clipboard as acting head coach, just like he did during a title run five years ago

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Rasmus Andersson scored Calgary’s first power-play goal since early in the playoff opener, Jacob Markstrom had 34 saves and the Flames beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 in Game 4 to even their first-round series. Johnny Gaudreau converted a penalty shot with 12:13 left to make it

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Ketel Marte smashed a solo homer to take the lead and closed out the win by starting a nifty double play for the final outs. That’s the guy the Arizona Diamondbacks had in mind when they signed the second baseman to a long-term contract during spring

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Al Horford and Jayson Tatum scored 30 points each and led the Boston Celtics’ fourth-quarter comeback in a 116-108 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks that tied their Eastern Conference semifinal at two games apiece. The best-of-seven series continues Wednesday with Game 5 in Boston. Horford scored