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LONDON Crystal Palace earned its first victory of 2023 after Jean-Philippe Mateta’s stoppage-time strike gave Roy Hodgson’s team a 2-1 win over Leicester in the Premier League. Hodgson returned to his former team after Patrick Vieira was fired and Palace halted a 12-game winless slide in the league in dramatic fashion. In the fourth minute

By MATTIAS KAREN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Gabriel Jesus has ended a six-month scoring drought by netting twice as Premier League leader Arsenal beat Leeds 4-1 to maintain some breathing space atop the standings. Jesus converted a first-half penalty for his first goal since Oct. 1 to give Arsenal the lead and then made it

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Stuttgart midfielder Genki Haraguchi scored an own-goal in his first return to Union Berlin as his former team won 3-0 and consolidated third place in the Bundesliga. Sheraldo Becker scored in the 51st minute to get Union off the mark. Kevin Behrens struck from close range

By TIM PRICE Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Patrick Rodgers has a three-shot lead at the Valero Texas Open after the field finished the weather-delayed second round. The third round will be completed under clear skies Saturday. Corey Conners is second. Four people are tied at third: Roberto Diaz, Michael Thompson, Harry Higgs and

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Gregg Popovich, Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Pau Gasol, Dwyane Wade and Becky Hammon are the headliners of the 2023 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class. They will be enshrined on Aug. 11 and 12 in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Others getting into the Hall include former North Carolina State

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — No Erling Haaland but no problem for Manchester City. Pep Guardiola’s team came from behind to rout Liverpool 4-1 and stay in pursuit of first-place Arsenal. That was despite being without the Premier League’s leading scorer. Haaland was ruled out of the game at Etihad

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Prolific striker Erling Haaland was not part of Manchester City’s squad to play Liverpool following a groin injury. The Norway international has scored 42 goals in all competitions this season. He had to withdraw from his country’s European Championship qualifiers against Spain and Georgia during

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Prolific striker Erling Haaland was not part of Manchester City’s squad to play Liverpool following a groin injury. The Norway international has scored 42 goals in all competitions this season. He had to withdraw from his country’s European Championship qualifiers against Spain and Georgia during the international break because of the

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Those who stay will be champions has been a Michigan football mantra for generations, dating to Bo Schembechler saying those six words to his first team in 1969. The two-time defending Big Ten-champion Wolverines are thrilled many key players chose to stay this season

By COURTNEY WALSH Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Max Verstappen will have his best chance of claiming an inaugural Australian Grand Prix title after taking pole position in his Red Bull for Sunday’s third race of the Formula One season. But the two-time world champion was not pleased with the performance of his RB19

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Tyler Toffoli scored his second goal of the game 3:27 into overtime and the Calgary Flames rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4. Troy Stecher had a goal and an assist, and Jonathan Huberdeau and Blake Coleman also scored for the Flames, who faced deficits of 2-0, 3-2, and 4-3

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Steven Kwan became the second player in Cleveland franchise history with five RBIs in either of the first two games of the season and the Guardians took advantage of three Seattle errors in a 9-4 win over the Mariners. Larry Doby in 1953 was the only

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole combined for 20 3-pointers with Curry scoring 33 points, Thompson 31 and Poole 27 to send the Golden State Warriors past the San Antonio Spurs 130-115. Poole’s first of six 3s gave Golden State three players with 200

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — De’Aaron Fox had 20 points and 11 assists and the playoff-bound Sacramento Kings won a second consecutive game against Portland Trail Blazers, 138-114. Malik Monk had 20 off the bench for the Kings, who had already secured their first postseason berth since 2006 and

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer DALLAS (AP) — Caitlin Clark tossed the ball high in the air as the clock ticked down, gave a huge shout-out to her adoring fans and then took off on a gleeful gallop around the court. In the biggest matchup of her life, the dazzling point guard from Iowa

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Left-hander Kyle Freeland made a brilliant defensive play while holding San Diego to three hits in six scoreless innings and Charlie Blackmon hit a two-run homer in the Colorado Rockies’ 4-1 victory over the Padres on Friday night. The Rockies have won the first two

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Jason Robertson had a goal and three assists, with his goal breaking a tie with 22 seconds remaining in the second period in the Dallas Stars’ 5-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Friday night. Robertson, who has 95 points, broke Mike Modano’s franchise season scoring

By COURTNEY WALSH Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Taking a break in the paddock after watching Max Verstappen during a practice session at the Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne teenager Kaitlyn Bourne was loving her day at the track. The 17-year-old Bourne was wearing a clear plastic poncho over a Red Bull sweater on a

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 30 points, Devin Booker added 27 and the Phoenix Suns won their fourth straight game by beating the short-handed Denver Nuggets 100-93 on Friday night. The Suns are 5-0 with Durant in the lineup. Phoenix traded for the 13-time All-Star in a deadline