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By RICHARD J. MARCUS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Xander Bogaerts hit a two-run homer, newly acquired starter Seth Lugo pitched seven strong innings and the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 3-1, salvaging a split of the four-game series after dropping the first two games. Bogaerts, a new fixture in the powerhouse

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer Kyle Larson pulled away on a restart with 14 laps to go and won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway. Larson started the final green flag run with Hendrick Motorsports teammate Josh Berry to his outside and easily pulled away. Berry, who is filling in for

SEATTLE (AP) — José Ramírez scored on a bases-loaded error by catcher Cal Raleigh in the 10th, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Seattle Mariners 6-5 in the major leagues’ first extra-inning game this season. Cleveland’s Tim Herrin, a 26-year-old left-hander, struck out all four batters he faced in his major league debut, the first

By PAT PICKENS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Mikal Bridges had 30 points and seven rebounds, helping the Brooklyn Nets move closer to clinching a playoff berth in the Eastern Conference by holding off the Utah Jazz 111-110. Spencer Dinwiddie had 17 points and 12 assists, his eighth double-double in 23 games for Brooklyn,

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Adam Duvall had three more hits, including two doubles and a two-run single to break a fifth-inning tie as the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-5. One day after Duvall went 4 for 5 with a walk-off homer, the free agent outfielder collected his

By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, MO. (AP) — Joey Gallo hit two home runs, Joe Ryan gave up one run over six innings and the Minnesota Twins completed a sweep of Kansas City with a 7-4 win. Gallo hit his first home run of the game in the sixth inning and in the

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Both Connecticut and San Diego State used an offseason of work in the transfer portal to bolster teams that have reached the NCAA title game. The Huskies and Aztecs meet in Monday night’s championship game. UConn lost a first-round NCAA game last year but bolstered its

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Defending Serie A champion AC Milan has routed this season’s runaway leader Napoli 4-0 in the first of three matches between the clubs this month. Milan and Napoli will also meet over two legs of the Champions League quarterfinals. Rafael Leão scored twice and Brahim Diaz

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Jesse Winker had two hits and three RBIs, including a key two-run single in Milwaukee’s five-run sixth inning, and the Brewers beat Jameson Taillon and the Chicago Cubs 9-5. Christian Yelich, Garrett Mitchell and Brice Turang also had two hits apiece — part of a 13-hit

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay’s Jeffrey Springs was pulled after six hitless innings, Riley Greene got Detroit’s first hit with an infield single off Colin Poche in the seventh and the Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 on Sunday to complete an opening three-game sweep. Springs struck out

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — MacKenzie Gore made his regular-season debut for the Nationals and limited the Braves to one run across 5 1/3 innings in Washington’s 4-1 win over Atlanta. Gore is a 24-year-old left-hander who was the No. 3 overall pick in the 2017 amateur draft and was a

By MARC BERMAN Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Daniil Medvedev won his fourth ATP title of the year Sunday, beating Jannik Sinner 7-5, 6-3 in the Miami Open to move to 6-0 in their career matchup. Medvedev is now the most sizzling player on the men’s tour, winning 24 of his last 25

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Mark Grant will be the director for Monday night’s national championship game between San Diego State and UConn. And it’s believed he’s making history as the first Black director for a championship game in any sport. Grant replaced Bob Fishman, who retired last year after doing 39 Final Fours.

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea has fired manager Graham Potter with the club languishing in the middle of the Premier League standings despite spending around $630 million on players in the last two transfer windows. The team announced Potter’s departure a day after a 2-0 loss to Aston Villa that left Chelsea in 11th place. Chelsea

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay’s Jeffrey Springs was pulled after six hitless innings, and Riley Greene got the Detroit Tigers’ first hit with an infield single off Colin Poche in the seventh. Springs struck out a career-high 12 and matched his high of six innings. He threw 58 of 81 pitches for strikes.