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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Pitcher Max Fried has lost to the Atlanta Braves in salary arbitration. He’ll make $13.5 million in the upcoming season instead of his $15 million request. Mark Burstein, Fredric Horowitz and Jeanne Vonhof issued their decision a day after hearing arguments. Fried won a $6.85 million salary last year in

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Kelechi Iheanacho has scored a goal and set up two others to help Leicester beat Aston Villa 4-2 in the English Premier League. The Nigeria forward’s first-half pluck allowed Leicester to snap a five-game winless run in league play. It was Villa’s first loss in its past five league matches. Iheanacho

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — After reigniting hope of an English Premier League title challenge, Manchester United has been left counting the cost of Casemiro’s red card after beating Crystal Palace 2-1. The Brazil international was sent off in the second half for grabbing Palace midfielder Will Hughes by the

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — American forward Jordan Pefok has scored late to shoot Union Berlin back to the top of the Bundesliga after beating Mainz 2-1. Pefok came on as a substitute for opening goal-scorer Kevin Behrens in the 79th minute. Five minutes later he scored the winner to lift

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Ireland has justified its status as rugby’s top-ranked country and the team to beat in the Six Nations by using a strong start to run over Wales with a 34-10 bonus-point victory in Cardiff. It spoiled Warren Gatland’s first match in charge of the Welsh since his return as coach. The

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles are trying to win their second Super Bowl in franchise history. They went 14-3 this season largely on the play of quarterback Jalen Hurts. He is a finalist for AP NFL MVP, Offensive Player of the Year and tied a franchise record with

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Cremonese’s Serie A future looks ever more bleak after failing to continue its cup exploits in the league. Cremonese lost at home to Lecce 2-0 to leave it rock bottom of Serie A. It is 10 points from safety. Lecce inched 10 points above the relegation

HUA HIN, Thailand (AP) — Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine has reached her first final in four years after the top-seeded Bianca Andreescu retired with a shoulder injury during their semifinal match at the Thailand Open. Tsurenko was leading the 2019 U.S. Open champion 7-5, 4-0 when the Canadian stopped playing. The former world No. 23

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Arsenal has lost in the Premier League for just the second time this season as Everton pulled off a surprising 1-0 win over the leaders in its first match under new manager Sean Dyche. A couple of Dyche’s former players at Burnley did the business for him at a lively Goodison

RAS AL KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — South African golfer Zander Lombard has finished birdie-birdie to shoot a bogey-free round of 9-under 63 and take a one-stroke lead after the third round of the Ras Al Khaimah Championship. The No. 333-ranked Lombard is looking to win his first title on the European tour and

CHAMONIX, France (AP) — Swiss skier Ramon Zenhaeusern beat unheralded AJ Ginnis to win the last men’s World Cup slalom before the world championships. Ginnis became the first skier from Greece on a World Cup podium. It was Zenhaeusern’s sixth career win and first since December 2020. His Swiss teammate Daniel Yule was four-hundredths further

CHAMONIX, France (AP) — French skier Clement Noel has posted the fastest first-run time in a men’s World Cup slalom. It’s the last race before his home world championships. The Olympic slalom champion was chasing his second straight victory. He won a night slalom in Austria 11 days ago. Noel led Swiss duo Ramon Zenhaeusern

By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Led by Jemarl Baker Jr.’s 23 points, the Fresno State Bulldogs defeated the UNLV Rebels 82-79. The Bulldogs moved to 8-14 with the win and the Rebels dropped to 15-8.