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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…

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NHL-KRAKEN-COACH Expansion Seattle Kraken hire Dave Hakstol as first coach SEATTLE (AP) — The NHL’s newest team now has a coach. The expansion Seattle Kraken hired Dave Hakstol on Thursday to take charge of the team that will play its first NHL season beginning in the fall. It’s Hakstol’s second NHL head-coaching job after three-plus seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers….

The Latest: Portugal midfielder Danilo OK after scare

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The Latest on soccer’s European Championship: Portugal midfielder Danilo says he is doing fine after being hit in the face by France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris during a game at the European Championship. Danilo says on his Instagram account “it was only a scare.” He thanked everyone for their messages and their concern. Danilo was hit after Lloris came out to…

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NBA PLAYOFFS-SUNS/CLIPPERS History hangs over Clippers as they host Suns in Game 3 LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s not simply the Los Angeles Clippers vs. the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference Finals. The Clippers are fighting the franchise’s own fraught playoff history. For the third straight series, LA is down 0-2 as this series shifts to Staples Center. The…

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NBA PLAYOFFS-EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Hawks dump Bucks in opener of Eastern Conference Finals MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are three wins away from a spot in the NBA Finals after improving to 6-2 on the road this postseason. Trae Young scored 48 points and Clint Capela converted a go-ahead putback with 29.8 seconds left as the Hawks took Game…

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NBA PLAYOFFS-EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Hawks dump Bucks in opener of Eastern Conference Finals MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are three wins away from a spot in the NBA Finals after improving to 6-2 on the road this postseason. Trae Young scored 48 points and Clint Capela converted a go-ahead putback with 29.8 seconds left as the Hawks took Game…

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NBA PLAYOFFS-EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Hawks dump Bucks in opener of Eastern Conference Finals MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are three wins away from a spot in the NBA Finals after improving to 6-2 on the road this postseason. Trae Young scored 48 points and Clint Capela converted a go-ahead putback with 29.8 seconds left as the Hawks took Game…

Update on the latest sports

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NBA PLAYOFFS-EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Hawks dump Bucks opener of Eastern Conference Finals MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are three wins away from a spot in the NBA Finals after improving to 6-2 on the road this postseason. Trae Young scored 48 points and Clint Capela converted a go-ahead putback with 29.8 seconds left as the Hawks took Game 1…