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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,

CANTON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia school board member, who is also a retired professional wrestler, is accused of verbally harassing a transgender woman in the industry at a Los Angeles fan event. Robert Rechsteiner, known as Rick Steiner, was banned Saturday from WrestleCon — a three-day event — after allegedly making transphobic comments to

MIAMI (AP) — The Minnesota Twins’ home opener against World Series champion Houston Astros was postponed from Thursday afternoon because bad weather and cold is forecast. The game was rescheduled for Friday, originally an off-day. Right-hander Sonny Gray will remain the Twins’ scheduled starter against the Astros. The Twins opened the season with a three-game

TORONTO (AP) — The women’s hockey world gathered for the unveiling of a new exhibit at the Hockey Hall of Fame celebrating the sport’s history. Hall of Famers Angela James and Jayna Hefford put the finishing touches on the exhibit Tuesday, placing trophies named after them into a display case at the shrine to hockey

NEW YORK (AP) — Iowa standout Caitlin Clark said there’s no reason for LSU’s Angel Reese to be criticized on social media for waving her hand in front of her face while staring down Clark during the women’s NCAA championship game. Clark, The Associated Press Player of the Year, made a similar gesture to no

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods is at the Masters for the 25th time. Not even he knows how much longer he will keep playing. Woods says he doesn’t know how many more he has in him because of injuries to his legs and back. He describes his right

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A couple of familiar faces are staying in Pittsburgh. The Steelers re-signed veteran safety Damontae Kazee to a two-year deal and brought back tight end Zach Gentry on a one-year contract. Kazee played well for the Steelers in 2022 after missing the first half of the season because of a wrist injury.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Madison Keys grabbed an early lead and breezed into the second round of the Charleston Open with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over wild-card entry Emma Navarro. Navarro was the 2021 NCAA singles champion and her father owns the green-clay tournament. The temperature was around 80 degrees Tuesday. Keys took a 4-0

BURNABY, British Columbia (AP) — The only Canadian college with NCAA membership is shutting down its football program. Simon Fraser President Joy Johnson announced the decision in a letter, saying uncertainties about the future for the football program led to the decision to shut it down. Simon Fraser became the only Canadian school to hold