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Ninth-seeded American Venus Williams posted a 6-4, 7-6 (4) victory over Russian Yaroslava Shvedova in the first round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Monday in Rome....Read More

Cleveland Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco left Monday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Progressive Field in Cleveland with pectoral muscle tightness....Read More

Chicago White Sox catcher Geovany Soto will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow and is expected to miss a minimum of three months, the club announced on Monday....Read More

Five members of the World Golf Hall of Fame and 12 other major champions have committed to the first Senior LPGA Championship....Read More

The Cleveland Cavaliers signed a multiyear deal to wear Goodyear’s Wingfoot patch on their jerseys starting with the 2017-18 season....Read More

Byron Buxton is having a terrible season at the plate, but the Minnesota Twins outfielder made up for it Sunday with an amazing catch at Progressive Field....Read More

Mike Krzyzewski added a star to his 2017 recruiting class Monday, snagging the country’s top high school point guard....Read More

Chicago Bears coach John Fox said No. 2 overall pick Mitch Trubisky had a “great camp” during the just-completed three-day rookie practices....Read More

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Nick Ritchie scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and the Anaheim Ducks rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Nashville Predators to even the Western Conference finals....Read More

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators chose different ways to spend Sunday, a pretty good indicator of where things stand in the Eastern Conference final....Read More