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Miro Heiskanen keys fast start for Stars in 7-1 victory over the Penguins

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Miro Heiskanen scored two of Dallas’ six first-period goals, and the Stars beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 7-1 on Monday night. Mason Marchment had a goal and four assists for Dallas, which had dropped three of four. Matt Duchene had a goal and two assists. The Stars scored six first-period goals for the […]

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Ohtani, Lindor and Marte are finalists for NL MVP. Judge, Witt and Soto contend for AL honor

NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is a finalist for his first National League MVP award after winning the AL honor twice, joined among the top three in NL voting by New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor and Arizona second baseman Ketel Marte. New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is a

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Heupel says No. 6 Vols should have QB Nico Iamaleava against 11th-ranked Georgia

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Coach Josh Heupel said No. 6 Tennessee should have quarterback Nico Iamaleava available on Saturday night when the Vols visit 11th-ranked Georgia. Iamaleava left last week’s 33-14 win over Mississippi State late in the first half after taking a hard hit from safety Isaac Smith. Iamaleava was 8 of 13 for

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Cole Caufield scores twice to lead Canadiens over Sabres 7-5

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Cole Caufield scored twice, including the game-winner, to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 7-5 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday. The win snapped a six-game losing streak for the Canadiens, and ended a three-game winning streak for the Sabres. Caufield’s two goals put him at a league-leading 12 for

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Roger Penske closes nearly perfect motorsports season with 3rd consecutive NASCAR championship

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — There is no such a thing as a perfect season. At least that is what Roger Penske told The Associated Press hours after winning his third consecutive NASCAR championship. Maybe not. But Team Penske sure came close. It started in January with a rare show of emotion from “The Captain” —

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Jack Del Rio leaving Wisconsin’s staff after arrest on charge of operating vehicle while intoxicated

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former NFL head coach Jack Del Rio was arrested by Madison police for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and will step down from his role on Wisconsin’s coaching staff, coach Luke Fickell announced Monday. Del Rio, the former head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Oakland Raiders, had joined Wisconsin’s staff

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Warriors to honor Klay Thompson in his return to Chase Center with the Mavericks

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mere minutes after the final buzzer sounded, and with the score still showing on the big screen, an emotion-stirring graphic went up for all to see: side-by-side photos of Stephen Curry dribbling left-handed and Klay Thompson in nearly the same pose but now wearing a blue Mavericks jersey. The Golden State

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Roma and Lyon fight for group lead in Women’s Champion league and high-scoring Chelsea is at Celtic

Eight-time champion Lyon and Italian upstart Roma both have perfect records going into their Women’s Champions League meeting that highlights the third round of matches this week. While five teams — including Mancester City, Chelsea and Bayern Munich — have won their two opening matches, Group A is the only one with two teams on

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AP Top 25 Extra Points: 4 teams in top 5 a first for the Big Ten; SEC is only other league to do it

Oregon’s dominance in its first year in the Big Ten and Indiana’s monumental turnaround have helped the conference stack four of its teams in the top five of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time. The Big Ten had three teams among the top five on 16 occasions in the 88-year history

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