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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski has a hamstring strain and is likely to miss the “clasico” against Real Madrid in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey on Thursday. Lewandowski picked up the left-leg injury in Barcelona’s 1-0 loss at Almeria in the Spanish league on Sunday. Barcelona did not give a

LONDON (AP) — Marcus Rashford has been credited with Manchester United’s second goal in the club’s 2-0 League Cup final win against Newcastle. The England forward thought he had scored for the 25th time this season when his shot deflected off Newcastle defender Sven Botman in the Wembley final. But the effort was adjudged an

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United has gone from jeers to cheers in just 12 months. The League Cup final celebrations at Wembley came a year to the day since a chorus of boos rang around Old Trafford after a goalless draw with lowly Watford. The 20 times English

SEOUL (AP) — Former Germany great Jurgen Klinsmann has been hired to coach South Korea’s national soccer team. The 58-year-old Klinsmann won the World Cup as a player with West Germany in 1990. He replaces Paulo Bento. The Portuguese coach left the team after leading South Korea to the second round at last year’s World

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Red Bull driver Max Verstappen was so far ahead last season that catching the Formula One champion may feel like scaling a mountain.So that’s exactly what Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc did to get himself ready for the challenge, which starts next Sunday at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The celebration surrounding Damian Lillard’s record-breaking performance was short-lived. Lillard set franchise and career marks with 71 points — tied for the most in the NBA this season — and 13 3-pointers in the Portland Trail Blazers’ 131 -114 victory over the Houston Rockets

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The celebration surrounding Damian Lillard’s record-breaking performance was short-lived. Lillard set franchise and career marks with 71 points — tied for the most in the NBA this season — and 13 3-pointers in the Portland Trail Blazers’ 131 -114 victory over the Houston Rockets

By CRAIG MEYER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 40 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 134-124 overtime victory against the Los Angeles Clippers in a matchup of Western Conference contenders. Paul George nearly won it for the Clippers with an incredible shot at the end

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz arrived at the Rio Open tournament last year as a little-known player, but this year he was welcomed as a global star. The 19-year-old has signed autographs for hours, become the youngest men’s No. 1 in history, and lifted the U.S Open

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard set franchise and career highs with 71 points — tied for the most in the NBA this season — and 13 3-pointers and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a two-game skid with a 131-114 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night.

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer The slumping Tampa Bay Lightning added an element of grit into their lineup to punch up their late-season playoff push by acquiring forward Tanner Jeannot in a trade with the Nashville Predators. And the Lightning paid a high price in doing so by trading away third-year defenseman Cal Foote,

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — John Hunter Nemechek held off Sam Mayer and earned his third career Xfinity Series victory in a rare Sunday night race on the final NASCAR weekend at Fontana. Nemechek reclaimed the lead shortly after a restart with 12 laps to go and held on in