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Minnesota Twins left-hander J.A. Happ has lost his bid for a no-hitter with one out in the eighth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jacob Stallings doubled with one out in the eighth for the Pirates. Happ is in his first season with the Twins. He walked two batters in the second, the only baserunners he allowed until Stallings got his hit.

Ghislaine Maxwell has faced her trial judge in person for the first time as lawyers squabble over exactly when she should be tried on sex trafficking charges alleging that she procured teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse at his posh residences. Maxwell pleaded not guilty Friday to sex trafficking conspiracy and a sex trafficking charge that were added in a rewritten indictment filed last month in Manhattan federal court. The court proceeding lasted only a few minutes. Her lawyers maintain they need months of additional preparation because of the new charges, making it impossible to keep a July 12 trial date.

Progressives are looking for their next big win now that the COVID-19 relief bill has been signed into law. Many have declared a Democratic countermeasure to the Georgia election law the No. 1 goal. The Derek Chauvin murder trial has resurrected calls for criminal justice legislation. Some liberals want an immigration overhaul. Others seize on expanding the Supreme Court. This week, the House voted to make the District of Columbia a state. And progressives have their own version of climate and public works spending. It's a reflection that the progressive movement remains scattershot as it tries to turn its growing power into policy achievements.

Tony Finau and Cameron Champ shot a 4-under 68 in alternate-shot play Friday for a share of the Zurich Classic lead with the Norwegian duo of Viktor Hovland and Kris Ventura. Hovland and Ventura had a 69 to match Finau and Champ at 13-under 131. The teams will play best ball Saturday, and close with an alternate-shot round Sunday. Henrik Stenson-Justin Rose and Bubba Watson-Scottie Scheffler were 11 under.

The Chiefs have acquired Pro Bowl left tackle Orlando Brown from the Ravens for a package of draft picks. The Ravens announced the deal. Baltimore will get the No. 31 overall pick on Thursday night, along with third- and fourth-round picks this year and a fifth-round pick next year. The Chiefs will get the Ravens’ second-round pick next week and a sixth-round selection in 2022.

President Joe Biden has spoken with Turkey’s president as Biden prepares to move forward with a campaign pledge to formally recognize that atrocities committed against the Armenian people by the Ottoman Empire more than a century ago were genocide. The U.S. and Turkish governments released separate statements on the call but made no mention of Biden's looming decision. The White House says Biden told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he wants to improve the two countries' relationship and find “effective management of disagreements.” The two also agreed to hold a bilateral meeting at the NATO summit in Brussels in June. 

Harrison Burton is set to make his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Talladega Superspeedway. The 20-year-old of former NASCAR driver Jeff Burton is set become the first driver born in the 21st century to race in NASCAR's top series. Harrison Burton is the reigning  NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie of the year.  He will drive the No. 96 Toyota for Gaunt Brothers Racing Sunday, a day after making his 50th Xfinity Series start. Jeff Burton says it will “be a little nerve-racking” seeing his son debut at the superspeedway, which can prove harrowing even for veteran drivers.

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.

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. 

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.