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By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Willson Contreras led off with a double and became a rare leadoff hitter with a first-inning grand slam as the Chicago Cubs burst to an eight-run lead and beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0. Contreras became the 10th leadoff hitter since 1901 with a first-inning slam, the first

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Kentucky Derby runner-up Epicenter was set Monday as the 6-5 morning line favorite for the Preakness Stakes, which will be run without Rich Strike. The surprise Derby winner at 80-1 is not in the field of nine for Saturday’s $1.65 million race. Rich Strike’s owner felt

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Luis Severino allowed one hit in six innings, and Jose Trevino hit a three-run homer in the fourth to lift the surging New York Yankees to a 6-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Josh Donaldson and Anthony Rizzo added back-to-back solo homers in the ninth for

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Rockies starter Antonio Senzatela left a game against the San Francisco Giants on Monday night with a back injury after throwing a warm-up pitch in the third inning. Senzatela winced and walked gingerly off the mound after suffering what the team later said was a lower back strain. Manager Bud Black

MIAMI (AP) — Sandy Alcantara retired his last 20 batters, pitching three-hit ball over eight innings to lead Miami over the Washington Nationals 8-2 and give the Marlins just their fourth win in 15 games. Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Bryan De La Cruz had three hits each, and Avisaíl García homered for the Marlins, who

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Harold Castro hit his first home run of the year with two outs in the ninth inning, a tiebreaking shot that sent the Detroit Tigers past the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 for their season-best fourth straight victory. Castro connected off Andrew Kittredge. Michael Fulmer got

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Weber State men’s basketball coach Randy Rahe is retiring after 16 seasons and three trips to the NCAA Tournament. The school says longtime Wildcats assistant Eric Duft will take over the program. Rahe leaves Weber State as the Big Sky Conference’s leader in wins with 316 and league wins with 198.

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — “Pomp and Circumstance” played as Stephen Curry stepped up to the podium after practice as he prepared with the Golden State Warriors for the Western Conference Finals.A playful, makeshift moment to honor his new status as college graduate.Curry completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Joe Buck and Troy Aikman have met their ESPN co-workers for the first time as they prepare to take over in the “Monday Night Football” booth. Both said Monday they are excited about the challenge of doing something new after 20 seasons together at Fox. Aikman had considered a

DENVER (AP) — San Francisco Giants infielder Tommy La Stella was reinstated from the 10-day injured list and was slated to make his season debut at Colorado. In other moves, the Giants transferred right-hander Anthony DeSclafani to the 60-day injured list and optioned outfielder Luis González to Triple-A Sacramento. Right-hander Yunior Marte was optioned to

By The Associated Press Reid Detmers has a chance to match Johnny Vander Meer’s feat of consecutive no-hitters when he starts for the Los Angeles Angels at the Texas Rangers. The 22-year-old left-hander pitched his gem in a 12-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on May 10 in just his 11th big league start.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Louisville woman has filed for an emergency protective order against Cleveland Cavaliers guard Rajon Rondo and alleges the former Kentucky star brandished a gun and threatened her life. The woman alleges Rondo “became enraged” last week and filed for the EPO on Friday in Jefferson County Family Court, news outlets

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gerardo Parra says he is retiring from baseball after 12 seasons in the major leagues and will become a special assistant to Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo. The 35-year-old outfielder says on Instgram “it’s time for me to step aside to take on new professional and personal challenges.” Parra said his

BOSTON (AP) — Houston Astros right-hander Jake Odorizzi collapsed running to cover first base in the fifth inning against the Boston Red Sox and was taken off the Fenway Park field on a stretcher. Odorizzi, who entered the game with a 15 2/3 inning shutout streak, appeared to twist his left leg awkwardly on the

By RICH ROVITO Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Atlanta Braves woke up to an extended power outage at their hotel in downtown Milwaukee on Monday that also left some without running water. Some players were unable to shower at the Pfister Hotel, which is already infamous among ballplayers for allegedly being haunted. Bryce Harper,

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets have signed defensive end Jermaine Johnson to a fully guaranteed four-year, $13.1 million rookie deal. The No. 26 overall pick in the NFL draft joins cornerback Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner who was selected fourth overall as Jets first-round picks to

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have signed linebacker Vince Biegel. Biegel played five games last season for the Miami Dolphins. He also started 10 games for Miami in 2019. Prior to that, he played for the New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers. Biegel had 2 1/2 sacks during that 2019 season,

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Mariners left-hander Robbie Ray isn’t joining Seattle for a series in Toronto this week, missing a chance to celebrate the Cy Young Award he won with the Blue Jays last season amid border restrictions related to the COVID-19 vaccine. Ray pitched against the Mets in New York

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Kings gained valuable experience in making it to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2018. That will mean nothing if the Kings are unable to make more progress next season. The Kings had 11 players see their first

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Southern Hills proudly displays the slogan for this PGA Championship as “First to Five.” No course has hosted the PGA as many times. And it’s surely going to be different from the other four. Tiger Woods is playing and defending champion Phil Mickelson is not.