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DETROIT — Even if the Boston Red Sox hadn’t been short-handed, this would have been a gratifying win. Sandy Leon broke an eighth-inning tie with a two-run single, part of a four-run rally that lifted Boston to a 7-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. The Red Sox, depleted recently by injury and illness,

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — What do you call a sirloin patty with garlic butter, blue cheese dressing and other fixings? A burger named for Gene Keady. Keady, the retired Purdue basketball coach, has his own burger at Route 66 Diner in West Lafayette. It’s called “Coach Keady’s JamaicaMeCrazy Burger.” It costs $9.65. Keady says he

LONDON — The winners of the 2017 Olivier Awards, honoring achievement in London theater, opera and dance: New Play: “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” New Musical: “Groundhog Day” New Comedy: “Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour” Entertainment and Family Show: “The Red Shoes” Revival: “Yerma” Musical Revival: “Jesus Christ Superstar” Actress-Play: Billie Piper, “Yerma” Actor-Play:

HARRISBURG, Ore. — The three members of a California family killed in an Oregon plane crash are being described as fun-loving go-getters with a zest for life. The crash on Friday killed John A. Zitting, 42; his wife, Karen Blackmore Zitting, 37; and their 17-year-old son, John “Brendan” Zitting. Also killed was the pilot, Mark

STANFORD, Calif. — Former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka plans to return to the WTA Tour for the Bank of the West Classic this summer. The 27-year-old Azarenka stepped away from the game last year after she became pregnant. Her son, Leo, was born in December. Azarenka, from Belarus, won the Australian Open in 2012

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Cassidy Bentley, the wife of country music star Dierks Bentley, is running the Boston Marathon to raise money for a Nashville shelter for homeless families. The Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/2ofEtH7 ) reports Cassidy Bentley was introduced to the Safe Haven shelter when her husband’s 2015 video for the song “Riser” featured a formerly homeless

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte authorities say they arrested a black man Sunday in what they’ve described as a racially tinged arson attack on an immigrant-owned store specializing in goods from the Indian subcontinent. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in a statement that 32-year-old Curtis Flournoy has been charged with multiple counts including ethnic intimidation and

ST. PETERBURG, Fla. — Steven Souza Jr. calmed down after a dustup and powered Tampa Bay past Toronto again. The outfielder hit a three-run homer and was involved in a scrum after a slide during the Rays’ 7-2 victory over the Blue Jays on Sunday. Corey Dickerson and Jesus Sucre also homered, and Jake Odorizzi

NEW YORK — A final on or around the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Modern stadiums across the United States and perhaps in Mexico and Canada, too. A North American World Cup in 2026 with 48 nations would be far larger and played in almost all different venues than the 24-team event the

HOUSTON — After dropping two straight at the SheBelieves tournament, the U.S. women’s national team rebounded with two dominant performances. Crystal Dunn had two goals for the second straight game, helping the U.S. cruise to a 5-1 win over Russia in an international friendly Sunday. “It’s important for us to regroup,” Dunn said. “We were

SAN DIEGO — The Padres have placed right-hander Trevor Cahill on the 10-day disabled list with a lower back strain, a move retroactive to Thursday. San Diego recalled right-hander Zach Lee from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday Cahill, who left the Chicago Cubs as a free agent, lost 3-1 at the Los Angeles Dodgers on

MOSCOW — Two extremist attacks in Europe during the past week have tendrils to former Soviet Central Asian republics, drawing new attention to the poverty and repressive governments that observers suggest make the region’s people ripe for Islamic extremist recruiting. The man who allegedly drove a truck into a crowd in downtown Stockholm, killing four,

SALT LAKE CITY — Gordon Hayward, fresh off a career-high 39 points, chuckled when asked how he refined his pull-up jumper coming off a pick from behind the arc during the offseason. “Shooting it over and over and over this summer,” the Jazz All-Star said. “Nothing else to say.” Hayward and Rudy Gobert have been

DALLAS — Thousands of people marched and rallied in downtown Dallas on Sunday to call for an overhaul of the nation’s immigration system and end to what organizers said is an aggressive deportation policy. Organizers who called Sunday’s event the “Dallas Mega March” said President Donald Trump’s executive orders restricting travel from predominantly Muslim countries

WARWICK, R.I. — Some deaf and hearing-impaired moviegoers say a Rhode Island theater refused to switch on the captioning so they could follow along with Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.” The Providence Journal reports (http://bit.ly/2phXbLK) 18 hearing-impaired people tried to see the film at the Showcase Cinemas at Warwick Mall on Saturday. Organizer Tim Riker

AUGUSTA, Ga. — If this was Ernie Els’ final round at the Masters, he’s made peace with the long-ago predictions for Augusta National success that never came true. The Big Easy completed his 23rd Masters on Sunday with a 6-over 78, better than the 83 he scored Saturday but still nowhere close to what the

BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. — A teenage boy has fallen into an open New York sewer main and been dragged along by the sewage for about half a mile but has been rescued. The Albany Times Union newspaper reports (http://bit.ly/2nYnJRQ) the 14-year-old was out with a couple of friends Saturday afternoon in Ballston Spa, a village

RICHMOND, Va. — Dorothy Abernathy, longtime Virginia bureau chief for The Associated Press, has been honored by The Virginia Press Association with its Lifetime Achievement Award for exceptional contributions to the newspaper industry. Abernathy was honored Saturday at the association’s annual conference. She is retiring in June after a 35-year career with the AP, including

RED WING, Minn. — An Olympic-level ski jump is coming to southeastern Minnesota. Goodhue County commissioners last week approved new zoning and a permit for the ski jump south of Red Wing. The jump is expected to bring as many as 80,000 new visitors to the Red Wing area each year, including athletes training for

NEW YORK — “The Fast and the Furious” franchise has seen its share of drama outside of the films, but rumored infighting between the series’ biggest stars, Vin Diesel and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, is uncharted territory for the long-running series. The riff was put into the spotlight last year when Johnson, while shooting “The

DALLAS — Lindy Ruff will not return as coach of the Dallas Stars after the team went from the Western Conference’s top seed last year to missing the playoffs this season. General manager Jim Nill announced the move Sunday, a day after the Stars finished with their second-fewest points in a full season since moving

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Teenager Daria Kasatkina doesn’t just upset the top-ranked player in the world. She also can win a tournament. The 19-year-old Russian showed patience and poise Sunday to beat fellow teen Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-1 to win her first WTA event at the Volvo Car Open. It was the first final between two

MODESTO, Calif. — Authorities say an Alaska Airlines flight headed from Sacramento to San Diego was forced to make an unexpected landing after a warning light indicated a possible fire in the plane’s cargo area. Alaska Airlines Flight 3391, which was operated by SkyWest Airlines, landed without incident at Modesto City-County Airport on Sunday. The

NEW YORK — The Toronto Raptors know they are headed for another wake-up call, no matter how much they would like to sleep in. They’ve had the noon start on the opening day of the NBA playoffs the last few years and expect it again. So while playing some no-name Knicks on Sunday might not

JERUSALEM — A former Arab Israeli lawmaker has been sentenced to two years in prison after admitting to smuggling cellphones to Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. An Israeli court on Sunday accepted a plea bargain between Basel Ghattas and prosecutors. Under the deal, Ghattas admitted to slipping the phones and SIM cards to Palestinian inmates