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LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah fired Liverpool to a comeback 2-1 win against Brighton in the Premier League on Sunday and moved the Merseyside team to the top of the standings. Salah struck in the 65th minute at Anfield to keep Liverpool’s title challenge on track after Danny Welbeck had stunned the home crowd with an early goal. Luis …

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Bay Area native Steven Kwan homered and reached base four times, and the Cleveland Guardians had 15 hits in a 12-3 rout of the Oakland Athletics before a Saturday afternoon crowd of just 5,425. Six Guardians stole bases off Kyle McCann, a 26-year-old catcher making his major league debut. Cleveland’s Stephen Vogt tied Al Lopez in …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Leon Marchand repeated as champion in the 400-yard individual medley, and he led Arizona State to its first national relay title at the NCAA men’s swimming and diving championships on Friday night. Marchand went 3:32.12 in the IM for a pool record and his seventh NCAA title. It was a one-two finish for Arizona State with David …

TORONTO (AP) — Tyler Bertuzzi scored twice to give him six goals in seven games, Joseph Woll made 24 saves in a bounce-back performance and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Washington Capitals 5-1 on Thursday night. Mark Giordano scored following a long injury absence, and Conner Dewar and Bobby McMann added goals to help Toronto improve to 41-22-9. Nic …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Roope Hintz had a goal and two assists and the Western Conference-leading Dallas Stars wrapped up a playoff spot, beating the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Thursday night for their sixth straight victory. “You have to do a lot of work, starting six, seven months ago, to give yourself the opportunity to be one of those …

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. There is a reason Gonzaga coach Lisa Fortier has put so much trust in the sister duo of Kayleigh and Kaylynne Truong on the court. “Well, I mean, …

MILAN (AP) — New Salernitana coach Stefano Colantuono will be hoping a popular Italian expression applies to him at the start of his third spell in charge of the Serie A team. “Non c’è due senza tre” loosely translates as “Everything comes in threes.” Colantuono won his first away match during both previous times he coached Salernitana. His third stint …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Latrell Wrightsell Jr. will be a gametime decision for Alabama’s NCAA Tournament game against North Carolina on Thursday night. The senior guard continues to …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Capitals defenseman Ethan Bear has entered the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program. Bear will be away from the team indefinitely while he receives care. The league and union, which jointly run the program, made the announcement Wednesday. He is fifth player this season announced to be in the program after Columbus’ Patrik Laine, Colorado’s Samuel Girard and …

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, EE.UU. (AP) — Joe Espada ha trabajado bajo las órdenes de un prestigioso grupo de mánagers. Fue ayudante de Joe Girardi, A.J. Hinch y Dusty Baker, tres pilotos que se coronaron campeones de la Serie Mundial, previo a convertirse en manager por primera vez, al ser contratado por los Astros de Houston tras el retiro de …