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  • SportAssociated Press

    Disputed foul tip that put Rangers behind in opener not reviewable. Heim makes up for miscue

    Texas Rangers catcher Jonah Heim was going down to block a low pitch when he heard the ball tip off the bat and saw it change directions. Home plate umpire Chad Fairchild didn't hear or see the same thing in the ninth inning of the season opener for the World Series champions, and the Chicago Cubs took the lead on that disputed play before Texas rallied to win 4-3 on Heim's game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning Thursday night. As the ball rolled behind the plate, Heim held his glove back e

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  • SportAustralian Associated Press

    Superstar rivals queueing up for a piece of Tszyu

    Tim Tszyu is a wanted man, with Errol Spence the latest boxing big name to call out the Australian, who first must get past towering American Sebastian Fundora.

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    Seattle scores 3 goals in 3rd period to pull away for 4-2 win over Anaheim

    Tye Kartye scored the go-ahead goal with 6:57 left in the third period and the Seattle Kraken rallied to beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Thursday night to sweep a two-game set. Jaden Schwartz, Andre Burakovsky and Matty Beniers all had power-play goals for the Kraken, who overcame a 2-1 deficit after allowing two short-handed goals early in the third period. Jared McCann had three assists and Philipp Grubauer made 21 saves.

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  • SportAustralian Associated Press

    Hawks swoop for another last-gasp NBA win over Celtics

    Dejounte Murray scored a career-high 44 points, including a go-ahead jumper in the final second of overtime, to power Atlanta to a 123-122 win over the Celtics.

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    Migrant workers who helped build modern China have scant or no pensions, and can't retire

    At 53, Guan Junling is too old to get hired at factories anymore. Toiling in sweatshops and building apartment complexes they could never afford to live in, they played a vital role in China's transformation into an economic powerhouse. As they grow older, the first generation of migrant workers is struggling to find jobs in a slowing economy.

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    West-leading Stars wrap up playoff spot, beating Canucks 3-1 for 6th straight victory

    Roope Hintz had a goal and two assists and the Western Conference-leading Dallas Stars wrapped up a playoff spot, beating the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Thursday night for their sixth straight victory. Jake Oettinger stopped 27 shot to help Dallas improve to 46-19-9 and open a three-point lead over second-place Vancouver in the West. Jamie Benn added a goal and an an assist, Jason Robertson had an empty-netter and Joe Pavelski had two assists.

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    Tyler O'Neill homers for record-setting 5th straight opening day as Red Sox top Mariners 6-4

    Tyler O’Neill homered in his fifth straight opening day game to set a major league record, this time against the organization that drafted him, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 6-4 on Thursday night. Rafael Devers homered and doubled off Seattle ace Luis Castillo, but it was O’Neill’s homer on the first pitch from Cody Bolton in the eighth inning that gave the Red Sox a 6-4 lead and made history.

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