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By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington departed Game 3 of the second round against Colorado after colliding with Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri 6:45 into the first period. Kadri was attacking the St. Louis net when he got his skates tangled up with Blues defenseman Calle Rosen.

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tiger Woods is out of the PGA Championship after a painful third round at Southern Hills. He posted a 79 for his highest score ever in the PGA. It also was his third-highest score in a major. When the third round ended, the PGA of

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Epicenter became the first horse since Bodemeister in 2012 to be the runner-up in both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness. Each loss carried its own type of frustration. In the Derby, Epicenter ran a big race but was passed by 80-1 longshot Rich Strike at the

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — It’s been a long time since Bubba Watson contended for the PGA Championship. And he was right there for a while on Saturday. An up-and-down third round at blustery Southern Hills put Watson tantalizingly close to the lead until he faded late with some trouble

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — First-round leader Rory McIlroy’s stellar start turned into a stunning slide down the leaderboard. He offset four birdies with three bogeys, a double and a triple during his wild ride around Southern Hills on Saturday. By the time he missed a 15-footer for par at

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Rafael Devers hit two homers, Christian Vázquez had a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and Boston’s bullpen held the Seattle Mariners scoreless for six innings, lifting the Red Sox to a 6-5 victory.  Devers drove in three runs and had three hits for the Red Sox,

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Maybe extra rest isn’t such a bad thing for a racehorse after all. In the Preakness Stakes that was run without the Kentucky Derby winner because Rich Strike’s owner felt he needed more time off after his 80-1 upset, Early Voting validated a gutsy decision to

By GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — With the game tied at 4 in the top of the 10th inning, the Cubs’ Rowan Wick zipped a couple of fastballs past Arizona’s Daulton Varsho before Varsho settled into a high-pressure at-bat. “All I told myself was, ‘Can’t get beat again,’” Varsho said. He didn’t. Varsho

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Joe Musgrove pitched seven scoreless innings of four-hit ball to remain unbeaten, Manny Machado homered and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Saturday. Jurickson Profar had two hits as the Padres extended their winning streak to three with their fifth win in six games. Wilmer Flores

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics will be without center Robert Williams III for Game 3 of their Eastern Conference finals matchup with the Heat due to soreness and swelling in his left knee. Daniel Theis will start in his place. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said point guard Kyle Lowry

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Chicago White Sox star Tim Anderson accused Yankees slugger Josh Donaldson of making a racist remark by calling him Jackie Robinson during their game Saturday. Major League Baseball is looking into the incident. Anderson is Black and said Donaldson said “What’s up, Jackie?” Robinson broke the

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer The Tampa Bay Lightning don’t want to get ahead of themselves in their bid to become the first team in 40 years to win three consecutive Stanley Cup titles. The two-time defending champions are up 2-0 on the Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference semifinals yet understand there’s still

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Starling Marte homered in his return to the lineup, and the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 5-1 in the first game of a split doubleheader. Friday’s game was postponed when wintry weather blew into Colorado after temperatures were in the high 80s on Thursday. Snow

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Edmonton Oilers head home for Game 3 on Sunday night against the Calgary Flames after eveing the series at 1-1. Veteran defenseman Duncan Keith was a big reason why. He had a goal and two assists for the Oilers in the Game 2 win. He was also a calming presence

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jimmie Johnson felt comfortable from his very first laps of Indianapolis 500 preparation. The seven-time NASCAR champion knows his way around The Brickyard — he won at Indianapolis Motor Speedway four times in a stock car — so not even a brush with the wall in