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By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 18 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter and the Miami Heat avoided an embarrassing loss by rallying to beat the hapless Detroit Pistons 118-105. Miami (42-37) kept its chance of escaping the Play-In tournament alive, but Detroit (16-63) made it tough before

By RICHARD WALKER Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Pascal Siakam led a balanced Toronto Raptors attack to their fifth win in six games over the injury-riddled Charlotte Hornets. Toronto has won five of its last six games, improving to 40-39 and solidifying their position for the NBA play-in tournament. The Raptors scored 19 straight

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — UFC President Dana White says combining marketing forces with World Wrestling Entertainment will create an even larger fan base for both organizations. The sides will work together after Endeavor announced a $21.4 billion deal to bring WWE under its umbrella with UFC. White also says

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, and Jrue Holiday nearly added a triple-double of his own as the Milwaukee Bucks took another step toward wrapping up the NBA’s best record with a 140-128 victory over the Washington Wizards. Holiday finished with 26

MIAMI (AP) — Sandy Alcantara pitched the major leagues’ first complete game this season, a three-hitter that led the Miami Marlins to a 1-0 win over the Minnesota Twins. The 2022 NL Cy Young Award winner pitched six of the big leagues’ 36 complete games last season.  He struck out five and walked one in

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres lost Manny Manny Machado to a first-inning ejection, blew a 5-1 lead and lost 8-6 to the Arizona Diamondbacks, who surged ahead with four runs in an ugly eighth inning. José Herrera singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth, when

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Veteran offensive lineman Josh Wells has signed a one-year deal with Jacksonville. He returns to the Jaguars after four seasons in Tampa Bay. Wells was an undrafted rookie from James Madison in 2014. He spent the first five years of his NFL career with Jacksonville. He started nine games and missed

By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn coach Dan Hurley let the moment envelope him Tuesday on the 40-mile ride from Bradley International Airport back to campus watching the fans who hung signs from highway overpasses and lined the streets leading into campus. More than 7,000 people gathered inside Gampel Pavilion, Connecticut’s

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins placed veteran pitcher Johnny Cueto on the 15-day injured list because of right bicep tightness. Cueto’s debut with the Marlins ended in the second inning after he allowed a three-run homer to Minnesota Twins slugger Joey Gallo on Monday. The 37-year-old Cueto said he had experienced discomfort in his

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres lost Manny Manny Machado to a first-inning ejection, blew a 5-1 lead and lost 8-6 to the Arizona Diamondbacks, who surged ahead with four runs in an ugly eighth inning. José Herrera singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth, when

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Osasuna has pulled off yet another Copa del Rey upset by eliminating Athletic Bilbao in extra time Tuesday to reach the final for the first time in nearly two decades. Late substitute Pablo Ibáñez scored with a volley from the edge of the area on a

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the situation says former Arizona Cardinals front office executive Terry McDonough has filed an arbitration claim against the team that accuses owner Michael Bidwill of cheating. McDonough claims he was eventually demoted after he objected to a scheme that would

ROME (AP) — The Italian Open plans to award women the same amount of prize money as men starting in 2025. Iga Swiatek earned less than half of what Novak Djokovic took home for his title when she won last year’s tournament on the red clay of the Foro Italico. Billie Jean King has often

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Safety Dallin Leavitt is staying in Green Bay as the Packers continue taking steps to keep their top special teams players. Leavitt tied for the team lead with 13 special teams tackles last season. The 28-year-old Leavitt joined the Packers last year after spending four seasons with the Raiders. He

TURIN, Italy (AP) — The Italian Cup semifinal between Inter Milan and Juventus ended with a mass scuffle and three red cards following a 1-1 draw in the first leg. After Romelu Lukaku converted a penalty in stoppage time to equalize for Inter, the Belgium striker picked up his second yellow card for apparently taunting

BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — Teenage strikers scored Brighton’s goals in a 2-0 Premier League win over Bournemouth that boosted the team’s European aspirations. Ireland international Evan Ferguson, 18, stylishly flicked home Kaoru Mitoma’s low cross in the 28th minute to set Brighton on course for a win that moved the team up to sixth place

LEEDS, England (AP) — Luis Sinisterra’s strike completed Leeds’ rally for a 2-1 home win in its Premier League relegation battle against Nottingham Forest. The Colombia winger curled home the winner in first-half stoppage time to lift his team out of the bottom three. Forest took a 12th-minute lead through Orel Mangala. Jack Harrison equalized

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rangers outfielder Josh Smith has six stitches on the lower right side of his face, a cut inside his mouth and some slight swelling. But he has no fractures after getting hit in the face with a pitch. Smith says the injury isn’t as bad

SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres slugger Manny Machado was ejected by plate umpire Ron Kulpa after being called out on strikes on a pitch clock violation to end the first inning against Arizona. Machado was adjusting his batting gloves and appeared to be calling time as the clock wound down to eight seconds,