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Jake Marisnick homered and matched a career high with five RBIs, and the Chicago Cubs pounded the Milwaukee Brewers 15-2 for their fourth straight victory. Anthony Rizzo, Javier Báez and Willson Contreras also connected for Chicago, which was coming off a three-game sweep of the New York Mets. Nico Hoerner had three hits in his first start of the season. Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks pitched six innings of two-run ball in his first win of the season. Milwaukee had won three in a row. Kolten Wong and Billy McKinney hit consecutive homers in the sixth, but that was it for the Brewers’ offense.

A Minnesota court has set a June sentencing date for Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Online court records say Chauvin will be sentenced on June 16 at 1:30 p.m., by Judge Peter Cahill, the Hennepin County judge who oversaw the trial. Chauvin, 45, was convicted Tuesday of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for pressing his knee against Floyd’s neck. Under Minnesota statutes he’ll only be sentenced on the most serious one — second-degree murder. The max he would face is likely 30 years, but he could get less.

The Kansas City Chiefs traded a package of picks, including the No. 31 overall selection, to the Ravens on Friday for two-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle Orlando Brown. The trade also sent third- and fourth-round picks to Baltimore along with sending a second-rounder back to Kansas City. That means the Chiefs will not pick until Day 2, when they have two second-round choices, barring even more moves. It also means that while they could pick another offensive lineman, they also could plug holes at wide receiver, linebacker and pass rusher with their initial selection.

The death of former Kentucky guard Terrence Clarke following a car accident in Los Angeles sparked an outpouring of grief and support from around basketball, including reaction from Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. The university announced Clarke’s death from a two-car crash in a release Thursday night. A player-organized candlelight public vigil outside the team dormitory was announced, just after Wildcats coach John Calipari arrived in California to be with Clarke’s family. He wrote on his web site that he was “still trying to process what has happened to a kid we all loved.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — What did the world learn at Joe Biden's global summit about his vision of the battle to save the world’s climate? For two days, Biden and his team of climate experts pressed his case that tackling global…

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — CIA Director William Burns made a recent unannounced visit to Kabul, a senior politician and a well-placed public figure told The Associated Press, as concerns mount about Afghanistan's capability to fight terrorism once the U.S. has…

Laura Pausini was so emotionally affected by the pandemic last year that she even thought she would never sing again. This Sunday she will perform for the biggest event in Hollywood — the Academy Awards — where she will sing the nominated song “Io sì (Seen)” from “The Life Ahead” during a pre-show ceremony. Co-written by Pausini and Diane Warren, it has already won the Golden Globe and on Sunday could become the first song entirely in Italian to receive an Oscar. The 93rd Academy Awards will be aired live on Sunday at 8:00 pm EDT on ABC.

When UFC President Dana White brought his mixed martial arts behemoth to Florida last May for a closed-door event, he promised a return trip once the state fully reopened. He makes good on that promise Saturday night. White will put on UFC 261 in front of a sellout crowd in Jacksonville that won’t be socially distant and probably mostly unmasked. The fight is being touted as the first full-capacity sporting event held indoors in more than a year. The card features three title fights, including a rematch between reigning welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and fan favorite Jorge Masvidal.

VMI's football team has faced plenty of obstacles this season. There was the COVID-19 outbreak that sidelined at least 30 players during preseason training camp in January. Then the injury to quarterback Reece Udinski that ended his season early and left a redshirt freshman in charge of the Air Raid offense. And a nearly four-decade history of not having so much as one winning season. The Keydets overcame it all. They went 6-1 to claim their first Southern Conference championship since 1977, their first national ranking and first postseason berth. They now face James Madison in Harrisonburg on Saturday. The Dukes are ranked No. 1 in the STATS Perform FCS Top 25 and are one of the most dominant programs in the Football Championship Subdivision.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has decided to keep an aircraft carrier in the Middle East to help provide protection for American and coalition troops during their planned withdrawal from Afghanistan in coming weeks, his spokesman said Friday.…

Leaders of a North Carolina city where a Black man was shot and killed by deputies serving search and drug-related warrants are planning to urge a court to release body camera video of the shooting. The calls for transparency come amid growing concern that Andrew Brown Jr. was killed as he was trying to drive away. A notice posted by the City Council in Elizabeth City said it intended on Friday to have the city attorney petition a local court to make the video public. In North Carolina, a judge must generally sign off on release of body camera footage.

It’s always mesmerizing to watch greatness in real time. A young Mike Tyson. An old Tom Brady. The Boston Celtics of the 1960s. The New York Yankees of, well, several different eras. Which brings us to the 2021 Los Angeles Dodgers. This very well could be the most exceptional team in baseball history. The defining answer is still six months way, of course. You can’t claim the ultimate title without a championship attached to your resume. But, with the baseball season less than a month old, all signs point to the Dodgers claiming a spot in a very elite club. 

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania holds parliamentary elections on Sunday amid the virus pandemic and a bitter political rivalry between the country’s two largest political parties. Albania, with its population of 2.8 million, has been a NATO member since 2009…

The Calgary Flames have had one player test positive for COVID-19 and called off their morning skate due to the test. The club says in a statement the player is in isolation and other players and staff members have tested negative for the coronavirus. Montreal was prepared to play at Calgary on Friday night despite the positive test. The Canadiens had four games in March rescheduled because one team member tested positive for a variant and another player was a close contact. COVID-19 has forced the rescheduling of 52 NHL games so far this season.

President Joe Biden has nominated Tracy Stone-Manning of Missoula, Montana, to direct the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management. She will oversee roughly a quarter-billion acres of federally owned land in Western states. It’s the latest in a string of political appointments raising concerns among Republicans as Biden moves to curtail energy production from public reserves. The bureau has jurisdiction over vast reserves of oil, gas and coal and is set to play a key role in Biden’s commitment announced Thursday to cut climate warming emissions from fossil fuels by at least half by 2030.

Jacksonville’s draft prospects helped lure Urban Meyer out of coaching retirement. The Jaguars have five of the first 65 picks. It's a chance to land several young starters to build the team around. They have the No. 1 choice. It's an opportunity to grab Clemson star Trevor Lawrence and secure a franchise quarterback for the foreseeable future. It was too good for Meyer to pass up. Now, he hopes to not mess it up. The first pick will be easy. Meyer has been locked on Lawrence for months. He’s widely considered the best quarterback prospect to come out of college since Andrew Luck in 2012.

Police responding to a person gripped by a mental health or drug crisis can lead to tragic results. Now a government health program will help communities set up an alternative: mobile teams of behavioral health practitioners and paramedics trained in de-escalating such potentially volatile situations. The effort to reinvent policing after the death of George Floyd in police custody is getting an assist from Medicaid, the federal-state health insurance program for low-income people. President Joe Biden’s recent coronavirus relief bill calls for an estimated $1 billion over 10 years in federal payments to states that set up mobile crisis teams, now locally operated in only a handful of places, including Oregon.

TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday Canada has reached an agreement with Pfizer for 35 million booster shots next year and 30 million in 2023 in case the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines fades with time and need…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will embark on his first overseas trip in office in June, the White House announced Friday, with the aim of demonstrating his administration's commitment to the transatlantic alliance and reengagement with key allies. Biden…