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LEEDS, England (AP) — Leeds midfielder Tyler Adams is set for an extended spell out of the team after undergoing a hamstring operation. Adams missed the Premier League match at Wolverhampton on March 18 and didn’t play for the United States in its games against Grenada and El Salvador over the past week. The 24-year-old

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — WWE’s WrestleMania, the Super Bowl for the sports entertainment company, arrives this weekend to a massive audience and vastly larger sponsorship revenue as it seeks to establish itself as a serious contender for major dollars from such partnerships. Craig Stimmel, WWE’s senior vice president and

ANGERS, France (AP) — Angers president Said Chabane has stepped down to make way for his son at the helm of the struggling French league club. Angers says Chabane resigned on March 21 to offer his position to Romain Chabane. Said Chabane is facing sexual assault accusations. Angers is in last place in the league

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The Luis de la Fuente era in Spain is already being questioned after only two games. A lackluster win and a disappointing loss were enough to put the new coach under the spotlight. Spain needed two late goals in a hard-fought 3-0 win over Norway to

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Dusty May is going to the Final Four and it’s safe to say that few might have seen that coming. May had, to be fair, not much better than minimal name recognition when he took the Florida Atlantic job five years ago. That wasn’t the case with almost all

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Jacob Markstrom made 32 saves to backstop the Calgary Flames to a critical 2-1 victory over the red-hot Los Angeles Kings. Andrew Mangiapane and Walker Duehr scored for Calgary, which won its second consecutive game. The Flames moved within two points of the Winnipeg Jets, who occupy the final wild-card spot

By MAX MILLER Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — James Reimer earned his third shutout of the season and the San Jose Sharks beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-0 to halt a nine-game losing streak. Reimer stopped 41 shots, including a diving paddle save in the second period. Noah Gregor, Kevin Labanc and Martin Kaut

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — When the Nashville Predators’ team flight took off for Boston, defenseman Ryan McDonagh wasn’t aboard. He stayed home Monday, to be with his three young daughters in the shaken community. A day after a fatal grade school shooting in Nashville left six dead, including three children, McDonagh

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Juuse Saros stopped 35 shots, Cody Glass scored late in the second period and the Nashville Predators beat NHL-best Boston 2-1 on Tuesday night, halting the Bruins’ seven-game winning streak. Chasing the Western Conference’s eighth and final playoff spot, the Predators won for just the third time

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins tied a career high with five points, and Edmonton’s top-ranked power play scored three goals as the Oilers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 7-4 to tighten the Pacific Division race. The Oilers extended their point streak to eight games. They have 95 points

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry had 39 points with eight 3-pointers, eight rebounds and eight assists, Jordan Poole scored 21 with consecutive layups that gave Golden State the lead early in the fourth, and the Warriors rallied past the New Orleans Pelicans 120-109 in a testy, playoff-like matchup

TORONTO (AP) — Sixteen-year-old Summer McIntosh of Canada has set a world record in the women’s 400-meter freestyle. Competing in the Canadian swimming trials in Toronto, McIntosh finished in 3 minutes, 56.08 seconds. That broke the mark of 3:56.40 set last year by Australia’s Ariarne Titmus. It was the first long-course world record by a

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ty Brewer had a career-high 30 points with 12 rebounds and five steals, Eric Gaines scored seven of his 13 points in overtime and UAB beat Utah Valley 88-86 to set up an all-Conference USA final in the NIT. UAB will face North Texas for the fourth time this season on

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Jacob Markstrom was spectacular on Tuesday making 32 saves to backstop the Calgary Flames to a critical 2-1 victory over the red-hot Los Angeles Kings. Andrew Mangiapane and Walker Duehr scored for Calgary, which won its second consecutive game. The Flames opened the night four points behind the Winnipeg Jets, who