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Cavaliers’ Mitchell on All-NBA first team

(AP) — Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Denver’s Nikola Jokic and Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo were the only players to appear on every MVP ballot this season. It only made sense that they would be unanimous All-NBA picks as well. Gilgeous-Alexander — the league’s ...

Skenes a Pirate for now

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates are reeling, and just about everything is on the table for a last-place team that has already fired its manager and packed a half-decade’s worth of public-relations missteps into two months. Well, except for one thing: trading ace Paul ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Hot dog! Wienie 500 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis 500 fans can spend this afternoon “hot dogging” it as Oscar Mayer’s six iconic Wienermobiles come to town for the inaugural “Wienie 500” race. The race is scheduled 2 p.m. Friday during race week’s annual Carb Day ...

Guardians escape Minnesota with a doubleheader split

MINNEAPOLIS — Gavin Williams pitched six strong innings and José Ramírez had three more hits to extend his hitting streak to 14 games as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 on Wednesday. Steven Kwan was 3 for 5 with two doubles and Carlos Santana added his second home run ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Man charged in Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man has been charged with providing alcohol to the 20-year-old who fell from the outfield stands at a Pittsburgh Pirates game on April 30. Ethan Kirkwood, 21, of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, was arrested Tuesday on misdemeanor charges of ...

PGA winner says his driver didn’t pass inspection either

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — For all the attention Rory McIlroy received for his driver failing to pass inspection at the PGA Championship, Scottie Scheffler added a surprising wrinkle after he won. His driver failed the test, too. It added to context badly missing in the original report. The ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Bell races to All-Star win By NATE RYAN Associated Press Writer NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) — Christopher Bell loves North Wilkesboro Speedway, and Joey Logano hates the “Promoter’s Caution.” Those were the main takeaways from the top two finishers in an action-packed NASCAR ...

Phillies rookie willing and Abel

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mick Abel stayed under control in his major league debut. Abel outdueled Paul Skenes, striking out nine over six innings to lead Philadelphia over the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 Sunday for a three-game sweep and the Phillies’ 15th win in 20 games. “It’s pretty ...

Benson haunts Guards

CINCINNATI (AP) — Will Benson had his first two-homer game, going deep for the fourth straight day to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-1 victory on Sunday and their first three-game sweep of the Cleveland Guardians since 2012. Benson followed Tyler Stephenson’s fourth-inning single with a ...