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MLB SCHEDULE Urias wins again UNDATED (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers possess the first nine-game winner of the major league season. Julio Urías (oo-REE’-uhs) is 9-2 after allowing three runs over six innings of the Dodgers’ 6-3 win over the Pirates. Urias also had a two-run single as Los Angeles beat Pittsburgh for the 13th consecutive time. Mookie Betts…

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MLB SCHEDULE Tigers 8-Mariners 3 UNDATED (AP) —Jonathan Schoop homered and Isaac Paredes hit a go-ahead single as the Detroit Tigers rallied from a first-inning deficit and took advantage of three errors to beat the Seattle Mariners 8-3. Mitch Haniger put Seattle ahead against Tyler Alexander with the first of his two solo homers, but the Tigers rallied to take…

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL AP source: CFP expansion to 12 teams on table for discussion UNDATED (AP) — The College Football Playoff would expand from four to 12 teams, with six spots reserved for the highest ranked conference champions, under a proposal that will be considered next week. A person familiar with announcement tells The Associated Press that a 12-team playoff would…

The Latest: Krejcikova saves match point to reach final

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The Latest on the French Open (all times local): 8:40 p.m Unseeded Barbora Krejcikova saved one match point before booking a spot in the French Open final, where she will face Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Saturday. Down 5-3, 30-40 on her serve in the decider against 17th-seeded Maria Sakkari, Krejcikova hit a backhand winner at the net to stay alive in…

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NBA PLAYOFFS Bucks face character test after getting embarrassed by Nets MILWAUKEE (AP) — No second-round matchup had more advance billing than the Brooklyn Nets-Milwaukee Bucks series that featured the NBA’s two highest-scoring offenses. So far it’s been no contest. Brooklyn has been every bit as potent as advertised in building a 2-0 lead. But the struggling Bucks posted their…

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NBA PLAYOFFS-SUNS/NUGGETS Suns blast Nuggets PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul continues to demonstrate why the young Phoenix Suns picked up the 36-year-old veteran after last season. The Suns have a two-games-to-none lead in the NBA’s Western Conference semifinals after Paul provided 17 points and 15 assists without a turnover in a 123-98 rout of the Nuggets. Devin Booker and Deandre…

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NBA PLAYOFFS-SUNS/NUGGETS Suns blast Nuggets PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul continues to demonstrate why the young Phoenix Suns picked up the 36-year-old veteran after last season. The Suns have a two-games-to-none lead in the NBA’s Western Conference semifinals after Paul provided 17 points and 15 assists without a turnover in a 123-98 rout of the Nuggets. Devin Booker and Deandre…

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NBA PLAYOFFS-SUNS/NUGGETS Suns blast Nuggets PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul continues to demonstrate why the young Phoenix Suns picked up the 36-year-old veteran after last season. The Suns have a two-games-to-none lead in the NBA’s Western Conference semifinals after Paul provided 17 points and 15 assists without a turnover in a 123-98 rout of the Nuggets. Devin Booker and Deandre…

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NBA PLAYOFFS-SUNS/NUGGETS Suns blast Nuggets PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul continues to demonstrate why the young Phoenix Suns picked up the 36-year-old veteran after last season. The Suns have a two-games-to-none lead in the NBA’s Western Conference semifinals after Paul provided 17 points and 15 assists without a turnover in a 123-98 rout of the Nuggets. Devin Booker and Deandre…