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Arsenal stay in control of Premier League title race

Arsenal stayed in control of the Premier League title race by beating relegation-threatened West Ham 1-0 thanks to an 83rd-minute goal by Leandro Trossard and a dramatic late VAR call on Sunday. Arsenal restored its five-point lead over second-place Manchester City and will clinch its first league title since 2004 by winning its final two games, at home to Burnley and away to Crystal Palace. Trossard scored off a shot that took a couple of slight deflections and found the bottom corner. Callum Wilson thought he’d equalized for West Ham following a corner in the fifth minute of ...

Van Gisbergen remains NASCAR’s road-course ace

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Shane van Gisbergen insists his NASCAR road-course dominance is harder than it looks, and that he feels “a lot of pressure” to beat the best in stock-car racing. But the Trackhouse Racing driver was in another league Sunday, schooling the stars of the Cup Series at ...

Carolina Hurricanes now getting more rest

The Carolina Hurricanes have secured their long-sought shot at breaking through a familiar roadblock in the Eastern Conference final. Now the Hurricanes — the only undefeated team left in the NHL playoffs — are set for another a lengthy wait to get started in the third round. Carolina beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in overtime on Saturday night, becoming the first team to sweep through the first two rounds since the league went to best-of-seven series in all four rounds in 1987. That has them back in the conference final for the third time in four seasons and fourth time in the ...

Knicks bury Sixers for sweep

PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and the New York Knicks are back in the Eastern Conference finals, tying the NBA postseason record with 25 3-pointers in front of a raucous crowd rooting for the road team and rolling past the Philadelphia 76ers 144-114 on Sunday to sweep the ...

Reitan gets two-shot win

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kristoffer Reitan was not having much fun early in his career on the DP World Tour, and he began contemplating the idea of leaving competitive golf to become a YouTube golfer. He never followed through, instead sticking with his goal of winning tournaments. He’s glad he ...

Bucs’ Jake Mangum goes on IL

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday placed outfielder Jake Mangum on the 10-day injured list (left hamstring strain), retroactive to May 6. Infielder-outfielder Nick Yorke was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis. The 24-year-old Yorke is in his second stint with Pittsburgh this season. He made his first career opening day roster and hit .221 (15-for-68) with three doubles, a home run, six RBIs, seven walks and six runs scored in 23 games with the Pirates before being optioned to Indianapolis on May 1 (post-game). Yorke had a walk, a stolen base and two runs scored in three ...