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FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Jesus Ferreira was among the scorers for Dallas in a 2-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders. With the victory, Dallas moved to 5-1-4, while the Sounders dropped to 2-5-1.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rhyne Howard scored 16 points in her debut for Atlanta, Cheyenne Parker had 10 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks and the Dream beat the Dallas Wings 66-59 in the season opener for both teams. Nia Coffey added 11 points and nine rebounds for Atlanta, Erika Wheeler also scored 11 points

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Brandon Vazquez scored an all-important goal while Roman Celentano stopped the five shots he faced as Cincinnati earned a 1-0 win over Minnesota United. Cincinnati moved to 5-5-1 with the victory and United fell to 4-4-2.

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Danton Heinen’s first playoff goal in three years just past the midway point of the third period helped the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 7-4 victory over the New York Rangers. The win gives the Penguins a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series. Pittsburgh blew a

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Clayton Kershaw remembered getting knocked out in the shortest start of his stellar career. Fair to say, things went a little better for him in his return to Wrigley Field. It turned out to be a good day for Mookie Betts, too. Kershaw dominated over seven

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Spyros Chakas had 14 kills and 16 1/2 points and Hawaii swept Long Beach State 25-22, 25-21, 25-20 on Saturday night to win its second straight NCAA men’s volleyball title. Hawaii (27-5), which also swept BYU last year in the final, hit at least .400 in each set. Alex Nikolov had

CINCINNATI (AP) — Pittsburgh emergency catcher Josh VanMeter had a rough time in his first try behind the plate since he was a teenager, and the Cincinnati Reds took advantage to end a nine-game losing streak, beating the Pirates 9-2 in the opener of a doubleheader. Tyler Stephenson fouled a ball hard off VanMeter’s mask,

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a fifth-inning homer for the game’s first run, Max Fried outpitched Corbin Burnes and the Atlanta Braves held on in the ninth to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2. Fried allowed one run on four hits with eight strikeouts in seven innings to

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Danton Heinen’s first playoff goal in three years just past the midway point of the third period helped the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 7-4 victory over the New York Rangers. The win gives the Penguins a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series. Pittsburgh blew a

CHARLOTTE, N,C. (AP) — Andre Shinyashiki scored in his Charlotte debut in the expansion team’s 1-0 victory over Inter Miami on Saturday. Four days after coming over from Colorado in a trade, Shinyashiki scored off Yordy Reyna’s cross in the 68th minute. Kristijan Kahlina made six saves for Charlotte (4-6-1). Inter Miami dropped to 3-6-1.

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jockey Sonny Leon and trainer Eric Reed hit the ground running in every way imaginable for the Kentucky Derby. Rich Strike did both one better after his last-minute Derby entry, blowing past 80-1 odds and then Epicenter and Zandon in the stretch Saturday for

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Owen Miller hit a two-run double and Franmil Reyes homered and had two RBIs, helping the Cleveland Guardians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-2 and earn a doubleheader split. The Blue Jays won the opener 8-3 as George Springer and Raimel Tapia each drove in three runs

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Long scored the equalizer for the New York Red Bulls in a 1-1 draw with the Portland Timbers. The Red Bulls moved to 5-2-3 and the Timbers are 2-3-6.

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Johnson made three saves for New York City FC and Tim Melia had two saves for Sporting Kansas City in a 0-0 draw. NYCFC moved to 4-3-2 and Sporting KC is 2-6-3.