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By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid made his closing argument for MVP votes and all but wrapped up the NBA scoring…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Joel Embiid is about to make history. And a half-dozen first-round or play-in game matchups are set to be…

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Francisco Mejía homered and drove in three runs, helping the Tampa Bay Rays beat…

By BARRY WILNER AP Sports Writer Alysa Liu, a 2022 Olympian and world championships bronze medalist, is retiring from competitive figure skating at…

By The Associated Press American forward Jordan Pefok converted a penalty kick for his Swiss league-leading 18th goal of the season, helping Young…

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Son Heung-min scored a sensational hat trick as Tottenham took control of the race for a Premier League top-four spot…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer It was a Premier League day that could hardly have gone any better for Tottenham. Spurs beat Aston Villa 4-0 after…

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Chicago White Sox ace Lucas Giolito will be placed on the 10-day injured list due to a lower…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Outfielder Myles Straw and the Cleveland Guardians have agreed to a $25 million, five-year contract that includes two…

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Defending Serie A champion Inter Milan moved within one point of league leader and city rival AC…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson says he will race in the Long Beach Grand Prix despite a broken hand…

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal’s quest to qualify for the Champions League received another setback with a 2-1 home loss to Brighton. That made it two…

MADRID (AP) — Daniel Martínez of Colombia has won the six-day Basque Country Tour after snatching the lead from Remco Evenepoel on the final…

PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappe and Neymar both scored hat tricks as runaway leader Paris Saint-Germain moved closer to a record-tying 10th French…

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Amateur jockey Sam Waley-Cohen has had quite the retirement ride. The 39-year-old Waley-Cohen marked his final race as a…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid has brushed aside Getafe 2-0 to restore its 12-point lead of the Spanish…

By DEBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina, United States, England, Ireland, Brazil and Italy will face off at the Campo…

SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Chelsea consigned Southampton to its latest humiliating defeat in the Premier League with the 6-0 thrashing proving…

WATFORD, England (AP) — Leeds has moved further away from the relegation zone with a 3-0 win which inflicted another blow on Watford’s…