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Athletics prevent Guardians from series sweep

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Colby Thomas, Zack Gelof and Tyler Soderstrom homered to back a strong start by Aaron Civale and the Athletics beat the Cleveland Guardian 7-1 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep. Thomas hit his first home run of the season, leading off the second against rookie Parker Messick (3-1) for a 1-0 lead. Rookie Chase DeLauter hit his sixth home run — and first since April 3 — going the opposite way to left field to tie it 1-all in the fifth and extend his hitting streak to eight games. DeLauter went 8 for 11 in the series. Messick retired nine in a row ...

Cavs end Raptors

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jarrett Allen tied his playoff career high with 22 points and grabbed 19 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 114-102 victory over the Toronto Raptors in Game 7 of their series Sunday night. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 22 points and James Harden added 18 in a series in which the home team won all seven games. Cleveland, the No. 4 seed, will visit top-seeded Detroit on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the second round. The Central Division rivals split their four regular-season meetings. Scottie Barnes had ...

No clear favorite in 20-horse puzzle

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The chaos at the start of the Kentucky Derby sometimes decides the most exciting two minutes in sports in a matter of seconds. Twenty horses bursting out of the starting gate to varying degrees of success makes it a mad dash to the turn. Calling the race on television for NBC, Larry Collmus typically focuses on the favorite. This year presents a challenge. “I don’t know who the favorite is going to be,” Collmus said. “I guess we’ll find out. It’s wide open this year.” Todd Pletcher-trained Renegade opened as the favorite, but it could just as ...

Cavaliers throw it away

TORONTO (AP) — RJ Barrett hit a 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds remaining in overtime and the Toronto Raptors pushed their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series to a seventh game by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 112-110 on Friday night. Evan Mobley had a chance to win it for Cleveland but his 3-pointer bounced off the front of the rim. Scottie Barnes had 25 points and 14 assists, Barrett and Ja’Kobe Walter both scored 24 points and Collin Murray-Boyles added 17 as Toronto held on after blowing an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter. Game 7 is in Cleveland on Sunday. The ...

Game times rise in wake of ABS

NEW YORK (AP) — Walks are up 7.3% as pitches in the strike zone dropped markedly and the average time of games increased by 5 minutes through the first full month of Major League Baseball’s initial season with robot umpires. Average attendance increased 2.8% and the big league batting average went up by one percentage point to .243. Home runs are being hit at the same rate as last year and stolen bases and success rate dipped. The Automatic Ball/Strike System has upheld 53.4% of challenges (1,030 of 1,928), with catchers far more successful than batters. Walks are up from 6.8 ...

4GOLF RESULTS

Zep’s Pizza & More at Pinky’s League at Eagle Pass Standings: Gage Chestnut & Isaiah Chestnut 14 1/2, Kaden Smith & Tyler Humphrey 14, Mike Palmer & Dale Kampfer 13 1/2, Chad Wood & Rod Davison 13, Tony Sluss & Logan Schaefer 13, Galen Brandt & Rick Beadles 12, Roger Kelley & Don Harrison 9, Brian Bostwick & Chuck Sluss 8, Jeff Cain & Tom Polen 8, Scott Cope & Rod Wright 7 1/2, Kevin Beresford & Dick Cope 7, Kiel Jones & Jackie Jones 6 1/2. Low Gross: (individual) Chad Wood 36; (team) Scott Cope & Lucian Clewell 83. Low Net: (individual) Chad Wood 34; (team) Mike Palmer & ...