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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Franco Escobar scored the tying goal for Los Angeles FC in a 2-2 draw against the Philadelphia Union. LAFC is now 7-1-2 and the Union are 5-1-4.

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Joe Pavelski scored twice and got the game-winner on the first power-play goal in the series for Dallas as the Stars beat the Calgary Flames 4-2 to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series. The Stars were 0 for 10 with an

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol retained his title Saturday night by defeating Saul “Canelo” Alvarez by unanimous decision. The unbeaten Bivol (20-0, 11 KOs), who has held a version of his belt since May 2016, handed Alvarez (57-2-2, 39 KOs) just the second defeat of

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Brandon Lowe hit two solo homers off Seattle starter Marco Gonzales for the seventh multi-homer game of his career, Manuel Margot hit his first grand slam, and the Tampa Bay Rays won their sixth straight, beating the Mariners 8-2. Lowe’s last multi-homer game came on Oct.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Taxiarchis Fountas scored goals about 7 minutes apart and Rafael Romo made his MLS debut as D.C. United beat the Houston Dynamo 2-0. Fountas chipped in a first-timer off a corner kick by Julian Gressel in the 35th minute and blasted a rising shot into the net in the 43rd to give

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Nathan Cardoso scored an all-important goal while JT Marcinkowski stopped the four shots he faced as the San Jose Earthquakes earned a 1-0 win over the Colorado Rapids. The Earthquakes moved to 2-5-3 after the victory and the Rapids dropped to 3-4-3.

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Josh Bell, Yadiel Hernandez and Nelson Cruz went deep, Maikel Franco drove in three runs and the Washington Nationals snapped a three-game losing streak with a 7-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Josiah Gray (4-2) won his second straight start, allowing three runs and

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Joe Dunand, the nephew of Alex Rodriguez, homered on the third pitch he saw as a big leaguer and then doubled as the Miami Marlins beat the San Diego Padres 8-0 to end a six-game losing streak.  Jorge Soler hit his first career grand slam

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Yonathan Daza, José Iglesias and Connor Joe hit consecutive, two-out, run-scoring singles in the ninth inning to help the Colorado Rockies rally past the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1. Colorado trailed 1-0 entering the ninth and pieced together four runs off Arizona closer Mark Melancon, who had a

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta defender Miles Robinson has been stretchered off the field after collapsing to the artificial turf with a non-contact injury to his left leg in Atlanta’s 4-1 win over the Chicago Fire. Atlanta coach Gonzalo Pineda said Robinson will have an MRI on his Achilles tendon. A serious injury to the 25-year-old

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Jesus Ferreira was among the scorers for Dallas in a 2-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders. With the victory, Dallas moved to 5-1-4, while the Sounders dropped to 2-5-1.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rhyne Howard scored 16 points in her debut for Atlanta, Cheyenne Parker had 10 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks and the Dream beat the Dallas Wings 66-59 in the season opener for both teams. Nia Coffey added 11 points and nine rebounds for Atlanta, Erika Wheeler also scored 11 points

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Brandon Vazquez scored an all-important goal while Roman Celentano stopped the five shots he faced as Cincinnati earned a 1-0 win over Minnesota United. Cincinnati moved to 5-5-1 with the victory and United fell to 4-4-2.

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Now, Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies are calling out the Golden State Warriors for causing unnecessary injury. Morant re-injured his troublesome right knee late in the game when Jordan Poole grabbed it as they fought for a loose ball late in the Warriors’ 142-112

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wilmer Flores hit a grand slam in the first inning and matched his career high with six RBIs as the San Francisco Giants snapped out of their offensive funk and beat the St. Louis Cardinals 13-7 to end a five-game losing streak. On a day the

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Danton Heinen’s first playoff goal in three years just past the midway point of the third period helped the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 7-4 victory over the New York Rangers. The win gives the Penguins a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series. Pittsburgh blew a

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Clayton Kershaw dominated over seven innings in the opener, Mookie Betts drove in five runs in the nightcap, and the Los Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 7-0 and 6-2 to sweep a split doubleheader. The Dodgers continued to roll along with Kershaw and Betts coming through.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Pittsburgh emergency catcher Josh VanMeter had a rough time in his first try behind the plate since he was a teenager, and the Cincinnati Reds took advantage to end a nine-game losing streak, beating the Pirates 9-2 in the opener of a doubleheader. Tyler Stephenson fouled a ball hard off VanMeter’s mask,