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By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz will miss at least four months after having surgery to repair a fractured left ankle. Cruz sustained the injury while sliding home awkwardly during a 1-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox. The Pirates placed the 24-year-old Cruz on the 10-day

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson left Chicago’s game in Minnesota with left knee soreness after being involved in a minor collision at third base. Anderson went to cover third on an apparent double-play ball in the fourth inning. Michael Taylor’s groundball was fielded by third baseman Hanser

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer Jake Gelof’s next home run will make him Virginia’s career leader with 38, and if it doesn’t come either Tuesday against Richmond or Wednesday against Mount St. Mary’s, it’s a good bet it will come this weekend against Pittsburgh. The junior has homered in nine consecutive Atlantic Coast

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal says if he wanted to leave Washington, he’d have made that a lot more obvious by now. Beal hasn’t said anything to that effect. So it appears he’s ready to stay the course with the Wizards. The Wizards sound prepared to try to keep

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone returned to practice Monday for the first time since back surgery Jan. 31 forced him out of the lineup. He was in a blue noncontact jersey. Coach Bruce Cassidy said Stone’s return to game action was still unknown. Stone

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The family of deceased Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins has filed a lawsuit claiming he was drugged, robbed and extorted before he was fatally struck while standing drunk on a highway after running out of gas. The Florida lawsuit alleges that the former Ohio State

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Boston Red Sox slugger Adam Duvall is going on the injured list with a fractured left wrist. The team said infielder Bobby Dalbec is being recalled from Triple-A Worcester. Duvall was hurt while attempting a diving catch in the outfield in Sunday’s game with Detroit. He was hitting .455 with

NEW YORK (AP) — CBS Sports’ Golazo Network digital channel is launching Tuesday, with 12 live matches, same-day replays of Champions League matches and a pair of weekday studio shows planned to air over the first two weeks. The Golazo Network will stream on CBS Sports digital platforms as well as Paramount+ and Pluto TV.

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hanser Alberto hit a three-run homer, Dylan Cease had another strong outing against the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox held on to beat Minnesota 4-3. Chicago had to remove shortstop Tim Anderson in the sixth inning with left knee soreness after he collided with a

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The Portland Trail Blazers missed the playoffs for the second straight season despite star Damian Lillard averaging a career-high 32.2 points a game, third-best in the league. Inopportune injuries and inconsistent play plagued Portland. The season ended with a 157-101 drubbing by Golden State. Lillard and fellow regular

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Guardians starter Triston McKenzie is set to resume his throwing program after making progress in his recovery from a shoulder strain. The team says McKenzie, who has been sidelined to start the season with a strained teres major muscle, was checked by Dr. Jason Genin

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — First-year Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro will return to the dugout for Monday night’s road game against the Texas Rangers after missing the club’s previous five games with COVID-19. The Royals went 2-3 under interim manager Paul Hoover, the team’s bench coach. Kansas City lost four of its first five

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The sentencing trial has begun for a former Houston-area high school football coach convicted twice of fatally shooting his pregnant wife during what authorities say was a staged burglary more than 24 years ago. David Mark Temple was convicted in August 2019 for a second time

DETROIT (AP) — Claressa Shields will fight Hanna Gabriels for the women’s world middleweight championship on June 3, bringing boxing to Little Caesars Arena for the first time since it opened in 2017. DAZN will carry the match live and made the announcement. Shields headlines the card that will include up-and-coming fighters from the Motor

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have suspended center Rudy Gobert for their play-in game against the Los Angeles Lakers. The 10-year veteran threw a punch at teammate Kyle Anderson in an argument in the huddle during a timeout. Gobert took a swing at Anderson and hit him in

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte Hornets coach Steve Clifford said it’s critical for the team to start winning if it intends to keep star point guard LaMelo Ball, considered a cornerstone of the franchise. Ball hasn’t played in a postseason game since joining the Hornets as the No. 3

MIAMI (AP) — The CONCACAF Gold Cup will be played for the first time in Cincinnati, St. Louis and San Diego. Fifteen sites will be used for the 16-nation tournament played from June 24 to July 16. SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, another first-time site, was announced last October as site of the final. The

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons are searching for a coach and hoping their new leader has Victor Wembanyama in the lineup. Detroit closed its fourth straight season and 12th in 14 years without a postseason appearance on Sunday with a lopsided loss at Chicago. After finishing an NBA-worst

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer David Pastrnak of the Boston Bruins has scored 60 goals in a season for the first time in his 9-year NHL career. The Czech winger got to 60 with a hat trick at Philadelphia that gave Boston sole possession of the single-season wins record. Pastrnak believed he could do