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NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — The Atlanta Braves will open the season with two rookie left-handers in their rotation while giving right-hander Kyle Wright more time to prepare for his first start. Wright was told he would start the season on the 15-day injured list. The only 20-game winner in the majors last season got

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets overcame a 40-point outing from Luka Doncic to defeat Dallas for the second time in three days 110-104. It also is another costly blow to the Mavericks’ playoff hopes. Gordon Hayward scored 22 points and P.J. Washington added 21 points and 12

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy looked certain to meet in the final of the Dell Match Play. Sam Burns and Cameron Young had the final say. Young rallied from 2 down with three holes to play and beat McIlroy on the 19th hole to reach

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James has returned to the Los Angeles Lakers after a monthlong injury absence, but he was held out of the starting lineup. The Lakers declared James available for their game against the Chicago Bulls after a pregame workout. The NBA’s career scoring leader hasn’t

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has picked up his 16th technical foul of the season and now faces a one-game suspension. Unless the NBA office rescinds the technical, Doncic will be forced to sit out the team’s game Monday night against against the Indiana Pacers. Doncic had been chirping at officials

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dan Hurley got choked up when asked about his dad on the eve of UConn’s Sweet 16 game. Tears flowed again before the Huskies’ Elite Eight game, this time from thinking about what he considers his other family. “I love coaching this team. I’ve gotten

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nick Bachem has pulled clear of the field with a faultless final-round 64 to win the Jonsson Workwear Open in South Africa by four shots for his first European tour title. The German carded eight birdies to go to 24 under par and leave his challengers behind at The Club at Steyn

WEVELGEM, Belgium (AP) — Christophe Laporte has won the first one-day classic race of his career. The Frenchman and teammate Wout van Aert secured a 1-2 finish at Gent-Wevelgem for the Jumbo-Visma team on Sunday. In pouring rain the duo resisted the peloton’s chase in the 260.9-kilometer (162-mile) race through Belgium after a 50-kilometer breakaway

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Harry Kane’s golden touch continued for England as he struck a record-extending 55th goal for his country in a 2-0 win against Ukraine. The Tottenham striker had already surpassed Wayne Rooney as the Three Lions’ outright leading scorer with his penalty in the recent 2-1 win

LONDON (AP) — It’s four wins out of five for Cambridge in one of England’s oldest sporting events after it powered to victory over Oxford in the men’s Boat Race. And it was a bold move by Cambridge cox Jasper Parish to find friendlier waters on the River Thames that proved the difference in the

BY RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Florida Atlantic has defied expectation and description all season. The winningest team in Division I, but the lowest seed left in the NCAA Tournament, is heading to the Final Four with a squad that is greater than the sum of its interchangeable parts.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Primoz Roglic held off a challenge from Remco Evenepoel to win the Catalonia Volta in the Slovenian’s second victory since returning from surgery on his left shoulder. Roglic finished the week-long race six seconds ahead of Evenepoel, who narrowly won Sunday’s seventh stage. The Jumbo-Visma leader defended several attacks from Evenepoel

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA has postponed the men’s Under-20 World Cup finals draw because of host nation Indonesia’s issues with Israel having qualified. The Indonesian soccer federation has confirmed the postponement Sunday just five days before the draw ceremony in Bali. The 24-nation draw for the May 20-June 11

PORTIMAO, Portugal (AP) — Marc Márquez has injured his right hand after crashing out of the season-opening Portuguese Moto Grand Prix. Márquez hurt his hand when he went down hard Sunday after slamming into the back of Miguel Oliveira’s bike. His Honda team said that the six-time MotoGP world champion has a “possible fracture to

LONDON (AP) — England player Phil Foden has been ruled out of the European Championship qualifier against Ukraine after having his appendix removed hours before kickoff. The Football Association said the Manchester City forward underwent surgery on Sunday morning. No estimate has been given on how long Foden is expected to be out while he

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer Horse racing’s efforts to clean up the sport and level the playing field take another step forward Monday with the launch of a new anti-doping program. It’s an attempt to centralize the drug testing of racehorses and manage the results, as well as dole out uniform penalties to horses

By The Associated Press The battle for the national championship in women’s basketball is on. The Elite Eight has arrived, and some of the heavy-hitters are still around. Sunday’s action is Kim Mulkey’s No. 3 LSU team against a surging No. 9 Miami team, and No. 2 Iowa with its all-around standout Caitlin Clark against

By The Associated Press The NCAA Tournament is wrapping up the Elite Eight and looking ahead to the national championship in men’s basketball. Florida Atlantic and UConn punched their tickets to the Final Four on Saturday. Sunday’s matchups are Miami versus Texas and Creighton against San Diego State. The Final Four is in Houston. The