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By The Associated Press Free falling toward a dreadful bit of team history, the Angels fired manager Joe Maddon on Tuesday and appointed third base coach Phil Nevin to the role on an interim basis. Los Angeles had lost 12 straight games entering Tuesday night’s contest against Boston, one shy of the franchise record. The

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Guillermo Heredia gave Atlanta the lead with a home run to lead off the seventh, Ronald Acuña Jr. hit two homers and the streaking Braves beat the reeling Oakland Athletics 3-2. Kyle Wright recovered from a rough first inning to allow two runs in eight innings

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cal Quantrill stayed unbeaten at home, Owen Miller drove in two runs and the Cleveland Guardians got back to .500 with a 6-3 win over the Texas Rangers in the first game of a rain-delayed doubleheader. Quantrill is 7-0 in 20 career starts at Progressive Field.

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Wide receiver DK Metcalf was absent from the first day of Seattle Seahawks minicamp as he continues to seek a new contract from the team. Metcalf’s rookie deal is up after this season. Both Metcalf and the Seahawks have said they are optimistic a deal

HOUSTON (AP) — Astros pitcher Héctor Neris was suspended four games and Houston manager Dusty Baker was banned one game by Major League Baseball after both were ejected from a game against Seattle in which Neris plunked one hitter and nearly hit another in the head. Neris and Baker were also fined undisclosed amounts, MLB

By The Associated Press Cam Newton still considers himself one of the top 32 quarterbacks in the NFL. But Newton, who remains an unrestricted free agent, said people’s perception of him has changed largely because he put himself in bad situations the past two years with the Carolina Panthers and New England Patriots. Newton signed

BERLIN (AP) — Alexander Zverev has undergone surgery to repair torn ligaments in his right ankle. The third-ranked Zverev sustained the injury during his French Open semifinal against eventual champion Rafael Nadal. The 25-year-old German says on Instagram he had surgery Tuesday morning in Germany after receiving confirmation that “all three of the lateral ligaments

MIAMI (AP) — Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg is scheduled to make his season debut against the Miami Marlins on Thursday. The 33-year-old Strasburg has been sidelined for most of the past two seasons. He underwent surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome last summer and has not pitched since June 1, 2021. Nationals manager Dave Martinez

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken will be without goalie Chris Driedger for most of next season after he underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee. Driedger was injured playing for Canada in the world championships and had surgery this week. Driedger had a rocky first season with the Kraken due

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants opened a mandatory three-day minicamp Tuesday. First-year coach Brian Daboll said there was perfect attendance for the practice at the team’s facility in East Rutherford, New Jersey. This will be the Giants’ final workouts until they report for training camp

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills newly promoted special teams coordinator Matthew Smiley cites communication as being an issue contributing to how Buffalo squandered a lead in the final 13 seconds of regulation of an eventual overtime loss to Kansas City in an AFC divisional playoff game in January.

HOUSTON (AP) — The Club at Carlton Woods in Houston is the new site for the Chevron Championship. That’s the first LPGA Tour major of the year that for a half-century was in the California desert. Carlton Woods is a Jack Nicklaus signature design. The major is moving to April 20-23, two weeks after the

By BROOKE SCHULTZ Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Senate is advancing legislation that would prohibit transgender women from participating in women’s sports. The bill that passed Tuesday was sent to the state House, which had previously passed an identical bill. One Democrat crossed party lines to vote in favor of the

By GLEN FARLEY Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Lining up at his customary position in the New England Patriots’ backfield on Tuesday, Damien Harris felt a rush of adrenaline. Good things generally happened when Harris touched the ball last season as he gained a career-high 929 yards on 202 carries (an average of 4.6

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Orland Pride coach Amanda Cromwell and assistant Sam Greene have been placed on administrative leave while the National Women’s Soccer League and its players’ association investigate allegations of retaliation. Assistant Seb Hines will serve as interim coach. The league and the players’ union say the investigation is exploring

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has “no idea” if she’ll be ready for Wimbledon in just under three weeks after retiring from her match with a “freak injury” to her left side. The 19-year-old Raducanu was facing Victorija Golubic in her opener at the Nottingham Open and was trailing 4-3 when

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr says he is back to square one in learning the team’s new system and the unit he’ll direct this fall when the team navigates one of the league’s toughest schedules. Carr’s college teammate Davante Adams has joined the quarterback’s leading

AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — A late deflected goal from Ajdin Hrustic has secured a 2-1 win for Australia in an Asian playoff against the United Arab Emirates and sets up an intercontinental showdown with Peru for a spot at the World Cup in Qatar. The Australians are a win away from a fifth consecutive

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Titans cornerback Caleb Farley is one of 26 Titans who wound up on injured reserve for the 2021 season. He’s wearing a yellow jersey this offseason warning against contact along with wide receivers Robert Woods and Racey McMath and fellow cornerback Kristian Fulton.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Rickie Fowler still has a chance to make it to the U.S. Open. Fowler missed out on qualifying by one shot. But he won a playoff in the Florida sectional and is first alternate out of that site. Fowler is likely to be the fifth alternate overall for The Country Club