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The Latest: Italy’s players to decide on taking a knee

By The Associated Press

The Latest on soccer’s European Championship: Italy’s players will decide as a team whether to take a knee before their match against Austria on Saturday in the round of 16 at the European Championship. Italian media reported that the team would not make the anti-racism gesture ahead of the match at Wembley Stadium. Half the players remained standing before the…

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NHL PLAYOFFS-ISLANDERS/LIGHTNING Islanders visit Lightning to battle for spot in Stanlye Cup Final TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning haven’t lost consecutive postseason games in over two years and haven’t faced a winner-take-all challenge since 2018. That may speak to how difficult they’ve been to beat in the playoffs lately. But neither streak will mean anything when the…

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NBA PLAYOFFS-SUNS/CLIPPERS Clippers get within 2-1 of Suns LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers have avoided an 0-3 deficit in the NBA’s Western Conference Finals. The Clippers are within 2-1 of Phoenix after Paul George scored 27 points in their 106-92 win over the Suns. George also had 15 rebounds and eight assists to help L.A. win without…

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NBA PLAYOFFS-SUNS/CLIPPERS Clippers get within 2-1 of Suns LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers have avoided an 0-3 deficit in the NBA’s Western Conference Finals. The Clippers are within 2-1 of Phoenix after Paul George scored 27 points in their 106-92 win over the Suns. George also had 15 rebounds and eight assists to help L.A. win without…

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NBA PLAYOFFS-SUNS/CLIPPERS Clippers get within 2-1 of Suns LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers have avoided an 0-3 deficit in the NBA’s Western Conference Finals. The Clippers are within 2-1 of Phoenix after Paul George scored 27 points in their 106-92 win over the Suns. George also had 15 rebounds and eight assists to help L.A. win without…

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NBA PLAYOFFS-SUNS/CLIPPERS Clippers get within 2-1 of Suns LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers have avoided an 0-3 deficit in the NBA’s Western Conference Finals. The Clippers are within 2-1 of Phoenix after Paul George scored 27 points in their 106-92 win over the Suns. George also had 15 rebounds and eight assists to help L.A. win without…

The Latest: Emma Coburn wins 3,000-meter steeplechase

By The Associated Press

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The Latest on U.S. track and field Olympic trials (all times PDT): 9:20 p.m. Emma Coburn is headed to her third Olympics after winning the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the U.S. track trials. The American recordholder in the event, Coburn finished in a meetrecord 9 minutes, 9.41 seconds. Joining her on the Olympic team will be Courtney…

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MLB-SCHEDULE Yanks batter Royals UNDATED (AP) — The New York Yankees are in a nice hitting groove heading into their weekend series with the Boston Red Sox. Homers by Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez and Luke Voit powered the Yankees to their seventh win in nine games, 8-1 over the Royals. Judge opened the scoring with a first-inning blast and finished…

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MLB-SCHEDULE Yanks batter Royals UNDATED (AP) — The New York Yankees are in a nice hitting groove heading into their weekend series with the Boston Red Sox. Homers by Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez and Luke Voit powered the Yankees to their seventh win in nine games, 8-1 over the Royals. Judge opened the scoring with a first-inning blast and finished…

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MLB-SCHEDULE Judge, Sánchez drive Yanks to blowout win over Royals UNDATED (AP) — Aaron Judge homered for the first of his three hits, Gary Sánchez connected for the second straight game and the New York Yankees got their first blowout victory in a month, beating the Kansas City Royals 8-1. Judge got New York started with a solo shot in…