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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Shane Bieber shook off a rough first inning to pitch seven, and Josh Naylor hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh to give the Cleveland Guardians a 3-2 win over the New York Yankees in a rematch of last year’s AL Division Series. Bieber gave

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays became the first major league team since the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers to open the season with 10 straight wins, getting a solo homer from Brandon Lowe in the eighth inning to beat the Boston Red Sox 1-0. Lowe homered for the

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Indiana Fever made the most of the first No. 1 draft pick in franchise history, selecting Aliyah Boston. The South Carolina star had a stellar college career, leading the Gamecocks to a national championship her junior year, losing only nine games total and helping

By The Associated Press Will Zalatoris is out for the rest of the PGA Tour season after back surgery. He says he had surgery on the Saturday of the Masters. Zalatoris was at Augusta National for practice rounds and withdrew before the Masters started. He is the No. 8 player in the world who had

TOKYO (AP) — The head of the Japanese Olympic Committee says Sapporo may delay its bid for the Winter Olympics, going for 2034 instead of 2030. Yashuhiro Yamashita indicated on Monday that he would hold talks with Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto. Akimoto was re-elected on Sunday, overcoming challenges from two anti-Olympic opponents. Despite the victory,

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The captain of the U.S. women’s national team, Becky Sauerbrunn, has written an open letter to Kiwis in which she praises New Zealand for its commitment to gender equality and women’s rights. She says there “could not be a more fitting host for our base camp during the first round”

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins has expectations that he can recover this season from a torn ACL after injuring his left knee while fielding a grounder in a spring training game. Hoskins spoke to reporters Monday for the first time since he “felt a pop”

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Leicester has hired Dean Smith as manager until the end of the season as it fights to avoid relegation from the Premier League. The former Aston Villa manager has been out of work since leaving Norwich earlier this year. Smith will oversee the final eight games of Leicester’s campaign following the

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

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona has failed to rebound from its big loss to Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey. It was held to a 0-0 home draw with Girona in the Spanish league on Monday. Barcelona finished with 18 shots in total but only three were on target.

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