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By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer Georgia defensive tackle Jordan Davis is attracting more and more attention. Davis is a 6-foot-6, 340-pound senior who can occupy two or even three offensive linemen and has the speed to get up field and pressure quarterbacks. Davis has drawn raves this season for his size and mobility for

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — If it wasn’t obvious already, Justin Tucker’s 66-yard field goal to beat Detroit last weekend solidified the Baltimore kicker’s status as a legitimate NFL star. Kickers don’t often reach that level of prominence, but the Ravens have understood for a while just how valuable

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars jumped out to a surprising 14-0 lead in the first half and had the chance to add to it. But the Cincinnati Bengals stopped quarterback Trevor Lawrence on fourth-and-goal inside the 1 late in the first half in what ended up being a

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — LaMonte Wade Jr. singled home the winning run with one out in the ninth inning and the San Francisco Giants held their two-game lead in the NL West by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4. The Giants posted their 105th victory, one off the franchise record

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts and Corey Seager homered back-to-back in the first inning, Justin Turner and AJ Pollock did the same in the fourth, and the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres with an 8-3 victory. The defending World Series champions

By DANNY WEBSTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Diana Taurasi scored a playoff career-high 37 points and the Phoenix Mercury overwhelmed the Las Vegas Aces 117-91 on Thursday night to even the best-of-five WNBA semifinal series at a game apiece. Taurasi, the 39-year-old guard who has been dealing with a left ankle injury, was

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Conforto hit a pair of run-scoring singles, doubled and made a shoestring catch in what might have been his final game at Citi Field for the Mets, and New York routed the Miami Marlins 12-3. Pete Alonso homered twice for the Mets, raising his

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Evan McPherson kicked a 35-yard field goal as time ran out to give the Cincinnati Bengals a 24-21 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night, spoiling Urban Meyer’s Ohio return. Joe Burrow passed for 348 yards and two touchdowns to help the Bengals (3-1) overcome

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Shane Bieber pitched three effective innings, Bradley Zimmer drove in three runs and the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 6-1 to avoid a three-game sweep. Royals star Salvador Perez, who left Wednesday’s game after spraining his right ankle, started and hit a double.

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer In this week spotlighting returns by Tom Brady to New England, Andy Reid to Philadelphia and Kevin Stefanski to Minnesota, don’t lose sight of the best matchup on the schedule. The Rams and Cardinals, both 3-0, meet for NFC West supremacy. Two potent offenses go at it in

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Niko Goodrum homered twice and drove in four runs, Jonathan Schoop hit a solo homer and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 10-7. Alex Lange (1-3) earned the win with 1 1/3 innings of perfect relief, recording two strikeouts. Michael Fulmer earned his 13th save. Byron

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Dontayvion Wicks had a circus catch for a touchdown, Brennan Armstrong passed for 268 yards and Virginia added to Miami’s struggles by beating the Hurricanes 30-28. Miami freshman kicker Andy Borregales missed a 33-yard field goal try as time expired, the ball bouncing off

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) — Jawon Pass ran for two touchdowns, including a 59-yarder, Lyndemian Brooks scored on an 83-yard run and Prairie View A&M beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 27-17. Pass, a graduate transfer from Louisville, was 15-of-26 passing for 160 yards and added 70 yards rushing on six carries. UAPB’s Zack Piwniczka made a 33-yard

PERTH, Australia (AP) — The Perth Glory have signed former Liverpool and England player Daniel Sturridge for the 2021-22 A-League season. Sturridge is a two-time UEFA Champions League and FA Cup winner who scored 68 goals during a six-year spell at Liverpool and won a Premier League title with Chelsea. He was also part of

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Andy Murray’s bid to reach quarterfinals in consecutive weeks has ended with a mistake-filled 7-5, 6-4 loss to No. 2 seed Casper Ruud at the San Diego Open. The match was even at 5-all but turned when Murray allowed the first set to slip away entirely and also fell behind early

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Conforto hit a pair of run-scoring singles, doubled and made a shoestring catch in what might have been his final game at Citi Field for the Mets, and New York routed the Miami Marlins 12-3. Pete Alonso homered twice for the Mets, raising his

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Aaron Judge hit two of New York’s five home runs and the Yankees extended their AL wild-card lead by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2. Gleyber Torres and Anthony Rizzo also connected off Blue Jays starter Robbie Ray, and Brett Gardner added a solo homer as New

By AARON FAVILA and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Newly retired boxing star Manny Pacquiao has filed his certificate of candidacy for the Philippine presidency at the start of the registration period for the May elections. Restrictions were in place at the registration venues to prevent huge crowds from gathering in a