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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Ryan Blaney will get his crew chief back for the most important weekend of his NASCAR season after an untimely suspension. Jonathan Hassler will need to guide Blaney through qualifying at Martinsville Speedway, where three spots in NASCAR’s championship race are up for grabs. Joey Logano is the

CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Oklahoma State junior Bo Jin has the 36-hole lead in the Asia-Pacific Amateur for the second straight year. The 20-year-old from China had a 69 at Amata Spring Country Club and leads by one shot over 15-year-old TK Chantananuwat of Thailand and Wooyoung Cho of South Korea. Jin was the halfway

MILAN (AP) — The surgeon who operated on soccer player Pablo Marí’s wounded back says being in top physical form helped the Spaniard avoid life-threatening injuries in a knife attack at an Italian shopping center. Niguarda hospital surgery and trauma director Osvaldo Chiara says “the surgery was a relatively simple one” since “there were only

UKERSKÉ HRADIŠTĚ, Czech Republic (AP) — Cologne have beaten Slovácko 1-0 in the Europa Conference League after a day’s delay caused by thick fog. The game was abandoned after six minutes on Thursday because visibility was poor. It restarted almost 20 hours after it was originally due to start in much clearer conditions with the

MILAN (AP) — Spanish soccer player Pablo Marí has undergone surgery to treat wounds to his back. The Monza club in Serie A that Marí plays for on loan from Arsenal says that the operation consisted of repairing two torn muscles. Monza adds that “the operation went well” and that Marí should spend another “two

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Ukraine was invaded, the only fight Vasiliy Lomachenko would consider was the one for his home. Boxing plans were put on hold, even though they appeared set to include a title match. Lomachenko calls being undisputed champion his dream, but his country’s war with

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. was asked for a simple description of Houston manager Dusty Baker. His answer? “Story time.” Baker has spent a lifetime in baseball and loves to regale his team with tales of his experiences and exploits in the game. This week as

MILAN (AP) — Spanish soccer player Pablo Marí called himself “lucky” to survive after getting wounded in a knife attack at an Italian shopping center. He was being treated following injuries to his back and mouth. Five people were stabbed Thursday and one was killed after a man grabbed a knife from a supermarket shelf.

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Backup quarterback Bryson Barnes threw for 175 yards and a touchdown and No. 14 Utah beat Washington State 21-17 on Thursday night to stay in the hunt for the Pac-12 championship game. Barnes, who started in place of injured Cam Rising, completed 17 of 27

By JOHN DUERDEN Associated Press Head coach Li Xiaopeng apologized to angry fans and promised that “Chinese soccer will definitely revive in the future”  after China’s qualification campaign for the men’s World Cup ended in February with a humiliating loss to Vietnam. That revival is being led by the country’s women. They’re very much the

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Axel Jonsson-Fjallby scored the go-ahead goal on a deflection during the third period and the Winnipeg Jets rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. Adam Lowry had a goal and an assist for the Jets, who won consecutive games for the first

By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Erik Karlsson scored on a breakaway 57 seconds into overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Karlsson also had two assists as San Jose won at home for the first time this season, improving

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 10 of his 33 points in a tight fourth quarter to go with nine assists and seven rebounds, leading the Golden State Warriors past the Miami Heat 123-110.Curry pounded his chest with both hands in delight after a dazzling sequence in which

By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Ilya Mikheyev scored his first two goals of the season and the Vancouver Canucks ended their season-opening losing streak at a franchise-record seven games, beating the Seattle Kraken 5-4 on Thursday night. Elias Pettersson, Andrei Kuzmenko and Conor Garland each had a goal and had an assist

By CAMERON SALERNO Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Desmond Bane made six 3-pointers and scored 31 points as the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the winless Sacramento Kings 125-110. Ja Morant added 22 points, six assists and five rebounds. Brandon Clarke had 16 points, Tyus Jones added 14 and Jake LaRavia scored 13 off the bench

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Joel Kiviranta scored a short-handed, unassisted goal, Jake Oettinger stopped 27 shots in his first shutout of the season and the Dallas Stars beat the Washington Capitals 2-0. Jason Robertson redirected Nils Lundkvist’s hard shot from the high slot to open the scoring in the first

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Lamar Jackson threw for 238 yards and two second-half touchdowns to lead the Baltimore Ravens to a come-from-behind 27-22 victory over Tom Brady and the struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucs lost for the fifth time in six games following a 2-0 start, and the