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By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Jordan Henderson is the man with the dancing feet and a heart of gold who has captained Liverpool throughout its latest era of success. That could reach trophy No. 7 on Saturday when Liverpool plays Real Madrid in the Champions League final. Henderson dancing a little

WASHINGTON (AP) — Women’s professional tennis will return to Washington as part of a combined ATP-WTA event at the Citi Open this year. The hard-court tournament will be played from July 30 to Aug. 7 at the Rock Creek Park Tennis Center. The WTA 250 event will have a 32-player singles field and 16 doubles

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If this was about trading insults, Gervonta Davis might not be the better man this time. Rolando Romero can talk and has been doing plenty of it leading into their match Saturday night, profanely poking fun at everything from the quality of Davis’ resume to

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer MONACO (AP) — Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc led the first practice for the Monaco Grand Prix on his home track while Sergio Perez placed second for Red Bull and Mercedes again struggled with bouncing issues. Leclerc has never finished a Formula One race on his home track. In sunny

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — The turmoil of the last three years is showing no sign of abating at Hertha Berlin despite the team’s last-gasp survival in the Bundesliga. Fans and players may have exhaled a sigh of relief after the nervy playoff win over second-division Hamburger SV on Monday. But

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Eibar, Almería and Valladolid play Spanish second-division matches on the final day of the season. The teams are hoping to finish in the top two spots that earn automatic promotion. The third-place finisher after Sunday’s final round will enter a four-team playoff to decide the third

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer MONACO (AP) — Lewis Hamilton kept his nose stud in at the Monaco Grand Prix after motorsport’s governing body extended the exemption on drivers wearing jewelry until the end of June. Hamilton had been given a temporary exemption of two races to remove his stud. That covered only

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Cooper Hjerpe scattered five hits with five strikeouts and allowed just one run over five innings and No. 2 seed Oregon State beat California 3-1 at the Pac-12 Tournament. Sixth-seeded Cal, which had its seven-game win streak snapped, plays No. 3 seed UCLA in a loser-out game and the winner plays

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Igor Shesterkin has shown he has the talent and the personality to succeed Henrik Lundqvist as the new king of New York. The face of the Rangers has the Original Six franchise in the traditional 16-team NHL playoffs for the first time in five years. He knows it’s now

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar drivers are among the growing number of athletes who getting deep in the crypto game. The shift to cryptocurrency sponsorship may still be a curious concept to the almost 300,000 fans that will pack the track for Sunday’s Indianapolis 500. But new forms of digital

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Joe Stewart went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run and three runs to help Michigan beat Illinois 7-5 in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament. No. 5 seed Michigan (29-25) plays top-seeded Maryland in the quarterfinals. Tito Flores singled to lead off the eighth inning and scored when

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya is back for the seventh time and he’s an enigma in the field. He has not tried much in the lead-up to Sunday’s race. The 46-year-old Colombian says not to underestimate him. He says he’s only at Indy

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Vladimir Konstantinov has traded hockey sticks for an Uno deck. Many, in fact. The onetime Soviet and Detroit Red Wings star plays so often that he goes through a pack per week, wearing out cards with the hands that once made him one of

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green picked up where they left off last time they were healthy in the postseason. The star trio that has been the core of a dynasty for Golden State got the Warriors back to the NBA Finals for the

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Two talented young Brazilians are part of a Real Madrid squad filled with experienced players and will get their first shot at Champions League glory on Saturday. Vinícius Júnior and Rodrygo are a pair of 21-year-old forwards who arrived in Spain a year apart after being

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Josh Pearson, Tyler McManus and Jordan Thompson had three RBIs apiece on Thursday night to help LSU beat No. 12 seed Kentucky 11-6 in the SEC Tournament. No. 4 seed LSU (37-18) plays against top-seeded Tennessee and Kentucky plays No. 8 seed Vanderbilt in a loser-out game — both on Friday.

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As the clock ticked down the final seconds, Klay Thompson began dancing on the sideline before nearly being moved to tears during a celebration with his teammates. After two major surgeries and two years of grueling rehabilitation, Thompson is rounding back into form and shot

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Surfing is no longer a solitary pursuit for Dan Fischer. When he catches a wave along the shores of Rhode Island, he looks down at a surfboard covered with the names of people who have died, and who shared his love of the ocean. His father’s

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid scored at 5:03 of overtime and the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Calgary Flames 5-4 to win the second-round playoff series in five games and advance to the Western Conference finals. Zach Hyman had a goal and two assists, and Darnell Nurse, Jesse Puljujarvi and Evan Bouchard also scored for