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  • Fed Cup: Mladenovic wins as France ties Netherlands in semi
    Associated Press | April 16, 2016 10:48 am

    TRELAZE, France (AP) — Kristina Mladenovic beat Richel Hogenkamp 6-2, 6-4 to draw France level with the Netherlands in their Fed Cup semifinal after Kiki Bertens defeated Caroline Garcia 6-4 6-2 on Saturday. Mladenovic, ranked 28th, broke the 139th-ranked Hogenkamp’s serve five times. Earlier, the strong-serving Bertens broke Garcia’s serve four times in another lopsided […]

  • Swiss Roger Federer plays a return to Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut during their match at the Monte Carlo Tennis Masters tournament in Monaco, Thursday, April 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
    Nadal on course for 9th Monte Carlo title as Federer exits
    Associated Press | April 16, 2016 9:50 am

    MONACO (AP) — A ninth Monte Carlo Masters title is getting closer for Rafael Nadal with most of his rivals out of the way — including Roger Federer, who again misses out on one of the few trophies not already in his glittering collection. But Federer — a four-time runner-up on the French Riviera — […]

  • Spain leads Italy 2-0 in Fed Cup World Group playoff
    Associated Press | April 16, 2016 9:47 am

    LLEIDA, Spain (AP) — Garbine Muguruza and Carla Suarez Navarro gave Spain a 2-0 lead over Italy after winning the opening matches of their Fed Cup World Group playoff on Saturday. Fourth-ranked Muguruza beat Francesca Schiavone 7-6 (4), 6-0, before Suarez Navarro eased past Roberta Vinci 6-1, 6-1 on the outdoor red clay court in […]

  • Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen of Finland pulls onto the pit lane during the first practice session for the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit, in China, Friday, April 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
    Ferrari sets pace ahead of Mercedes in Chinese GP practice
    Associated Press | April 16, 2016 9:45 am

    SHANGHAI (AP) — Ferrari showed it has the speed to challenge Mercedes in the Chinese Grand Prix, with Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel setting the two fastest times in practice on Friday. Raikkonen had the quickest lap time, a tenth of a second ahead of Vettel. The Mercedes cars were just behind the Ferrari pair, […]

  • Cincinnati Reds' Jordan Pacheco scores on a double by Eugenio Suarez during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Saturday, April 16, 2016, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
    Reds erase early 4-run deficit, beat Cardinals 9-8
    Associated Press | April 16, 2016 9:43 am

    ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brandon Phillips, Zack Cozart and Jay Bruce had two RBIs apiece for the Cincinnati Reds, who erased an early four-run deficit against St. Louis ace Adam Wainwright in a 9-8 victory over the Cardinals on Saturday. Stephen Piscotty had four RBIs for St. Louis, and his three-run homer made it 4-0 […]

  • Connecticut's Moriah Jefferson smiles after being congratulated by UConn coach Geno Auriemma, right, after the San Antonio Stars selected Jefferson with the second pick in theWNBA basketball draft, Thursday, April 14, 2016, in Uncasville, Conn. (Cloe Poisson/Hartford Courant via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
    UConn coach Auriemma hospitalized with undisclosed illness
    Associated Press | April 16, 2016 9:29 am

    STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma has been hospitalized with an undisclosed illness. The school released a statement saying the 62-year-old Auriemma had boarded a plane Saturday morning at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, but decided to deplane because he was not feeling well. The school says he was taken […]

  • The Tampa Bay Rays have added an extra piece of protective netting that is shown before a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox Saturday, April 16, 2016, in St. Petersburg, Fla. A fan was taken to the hospital after being hit in the face by a foul ball off the bat of Tampa Bay Rays' Steven Souza Jr. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
    Fan hit by foul ball at Rays game in stable condition
    Associated Press | April 16, 2016 9:26 am

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A fan hit by a foul ball at Tropicana Field was in stable condition Saturday at a hospital, one day after she was injured during a game between the Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Rays. The woman, sitting in the lower box seats next to Tampa Bay’s dugout on […]

  • Former New Orleans Saints running back Pierre Thomas, reacts with former New Orleans policeman William Ceravolo, partially visible center, near the casket of former New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith during a public viewing inside the Saints training facility in Metairie, La., Friday, April 15, 2016. Smith was shot to death this past Saturday, and his wife wounded by gunfire, after an altercation following a traffic accident. Both Ceravolo and Thomas were with Smith the night of the shooting. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
    Funeral held for slain former Saints football player
    Associated Press | April 16, 2016 9:00 am

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Funeral services were held Saturday for former New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith, who was shot and killed a week ago. A private funeral service was held at a downtown theater. Saints players, former players, coaches and managers attended the service as did friends and family, according to Nola.com ‘ […]

  • FILE - In this April 10, 2016, file photo, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich yells at a referee during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors in San Antonio. The Spurs take on the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the NBA playoffs starting Sunday. (AP Photo/Darren Abate, File)
    Season only hikes playoff stakes as Spurs open vs. Grizzlies
    Associated Press | April 16, 2016 8:59 am

    Overshadowed by Golden State’s historic run, the San Antonio Spurs put together their own season for the ages, too. Now that the postseason finally has arrived, they have no intention of easing up. “We didn’t play the way we did this season just to be on vacation after a few games,” Spurs guard Manu Ginobili […]

  • Softball star Finch to guest manage minor league game
    Associated Press | April 16, 2016 8:57 am

    BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Softball star Jennie Finch has agreed to spend a day managing a minor league baseball team. The Bridgeport Bluefish of the independent Atlantic League say the former Olympic pitcher will serve as the “guest manager” on May 29 in a game against the Maryland Blue Crabs. The team is billing Finch’s […]

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