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ATHENS, Greece — Panathinaikos won at rival Olympiakos 66-51 on Sunday to clinch its 35th Greek title in the deciding match of the best-of-five playoffs. The two teams had split the previous four games, each winning at home. The game almost didn’t finish. With 1:56 left, and Panathinaikos ahead 66-49, a flare hit Panathinaikos’ bench.

ATLANTA — Seth Lugo senses that the New York Mets shouldn’t be written off just yet. “I think taking three out of four on the road is huge,” he said. “It’ll give us some momentum going home playing a couple of good teams.” Lugo became the latest member of the Mets to make a successful

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Mallex Smith had three hits and used his speed to set up the go-ahead run and the Tampa Bay Rays took three of four from the Oakland Athletics with a 5-4 victory Sunday. Smith had a bunt single leading off the seventh and went to third after reliever Daniel Coulombe (0-1)

KOKOMO, Ind. — A former central Indiana police officer has received probation for stealing a powerful painkiller while on-duty. Heath Evans was sentenced Thursday to 18 months of supervised probation and ordered to complete a substance abuse program. Evans pleaded guilty in Howard County to misdemeanor counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud or

NEW YORK — The board of Uber was meeting Sunday to consider placing the CEO of the ride-hailing company on leave, according The New York Times and other news outlets. The Times reported that three people with knowledge of the matter have confirmed that Uber’s board was meeting to consider recommendations from a law firm

CLEVELAND — Carlos Carrasco got the Cleveland Indians to the sixth inning, and Andrew Miller and company took over from there. Miller, Bryan Shaw and Cody Allen combined for 3 2/3 innings of one-hit relief, helping the Indians top the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Sunday. “We have an unbelievable bullpen,” Carrasco said. “It was

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Officials are increasing police patrols in downtown Bloomington following complaints about criminal activity, aggressive panhandling and drug abuse by the city’s homeless population. Twenty officers started their afternoon shifts with a roll call last week at Peoples Park about a block from the Indiana University campus. A police lieutenant told the officers

ALBION, Ind. — Authorities say a northeastern Indiana man has died after a chunk of concrete fell off a trailer and crashed through the windshield of his SUV. Noble County sheriff’s deputies say 24-year-old Christopher A. Vanattenhoven of Garrett died at the scene of the crash about noon Saturday along a rural road about 25

PITTSBURGH — Elias Diaz is filling in quite nicely for injured catchers Francisco Cervelli and Chris Stewart. Diaz drove in two runs, Ivan Nova pitched six shutout innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Jeff Locke and the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Sunday. Diaz drove in Jose Osuna and David Freese with a double in the

CAMARILLO, Calif. — An analyst says the average price of regular-grade gasoline has fallen less than a penny per gallon over the last three weeks, to $2.40 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday that gas prices in the coming weeks may decline unless crude oil prices rebound quickly. The

KINGSTON, Jamaica — World record holder Usain Bolt has bid farewell to the tracks of his native Jamaica, winning a 100-meter race amid fireworks and honors. Some 30,000 people attended the JN Racers Grand Prix race, labeled “Tribute to a Legend.” Among them were IAAF President Sebastian Coe and Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness. The

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Jurors at Bill Cosby’s sexual-assault trial have heard accuser Andrea Constand’s side of the story and have heard Cosby’s version in the form of his police statement and his lurid deposition in her 2005 lawsuit, but they don’t know if they’ll hear from him in person when his defense starts Monday. Cosby’s

SANDEFJORD, Norway — Christen Press scored to help the U.S. national team beat Norway 1-0 on Sunday. Press broke through in the 60th minute. It was her 42nd international goal. Mallory Pugh, a 19-year-old who earlier this year decided to go pro rather than play college soccer, injured her ankle in warmups, according to U.S.

LITTLEROCK, Wash. — The Latest on the search for two prisoners who escaped from a minimum-security prison in Washington state (all times local): 5:20 p.m. Authorities say two inmates who escaped from a minimum-security prison in Washington state have been captured without incident. Washington Department of Corrections spokesman Jeremy Barclay said Sunday that 30-year-old Richard

MONTREAL — Lewis Hamilton managed to avoid the jostling for position behind him on the opening lap of the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday. When he looked in his mirror, the news got even better. “I got a really good start, so I was generally in the clear,” he said after leading from the pole

JACKSON, Miss. — A headless body has been found after the head of a young black man was discovered on the front steps of a Mississippi home. Jackson Police Chief Lee Vance told WAPT-TV (http://bit.ly/2rPSLjp ) that a resident discovered human remains in an open field around 3 p.m. Saturday. The remains were located about

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City theater company is offering a $500 reward for the return of its replica of the iconic flying car in the 1968 movie “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.” But the company’s CEO says the car is priceless to the business. The Kansas City Star reports (http://bit.ly/2sRgEWj ) that employees of

NEW YORK — The Latest on the Tony Awards (all times local): 8:46 p.m. Cynthia Nixon won her second Tony Award, this time for her work in Lillian Hellman’s “The Little Foxes.” Nixon, who played lawyer Miranda on TV in “Sex and the City” from 1998 to 2004, has also been a steady presence on

PARIS — A quick look at the French Open: MEN’S FINAL SUNDAY Fourth-seeded Rafael Nadal of Spain beat third-seeded Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 to win his record 10th French Open title. Along with improving to 10-0 in finals at Roland Garros, Nadal increased his career haul to 15 Grand Slam trophies, breaking

Emirates Team New Zealand overcame a mistake by helmsman Peter Burling and barely held off Sweden’s Artemis Racing at the finish of Race 6 Sunday to reach match point in the America’s Cup challenger finals on Bermuda’s Great Sound. The Kiwis’ 50-foot foiling catamaran slowed dramatically as Burling misjudged his approach to the final mark,

HOUSTON — Hundreds of individuals, some armed, gathered at a Houston park Saturday to protest what they believe are efforts to remove a statue of Texas hero Sam Houston because he owned slaves. There hasn’t been any organized effort to remove Houston’s statue, which has stood near a city park since 1925. Protesters, some carrying

PARIS — Just as remarkable as Rafael Nadal’s unprecedented total of 10 French Open championships is that he is 10-0 in finals at Roland Garros. He’s overwhelmed his opponents in most of those title matches, too, never once getting pushed to five sets. Among the most dominant: Nadal’s 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 victory over Stan Wawrinka

TAMPERE, Finland — Substitute Artem Besedin headed the winning goal in the second half to keep Ukraine in contention for at least a playoff spot with a 2-1 victory over Finland in a 2018 World Cup qualifier on Sunday. Yevhen Konoplyanka scored for Ukraine six minutes into the second half on a rebound for his

SANFORD, Fla. — Nick Gordon, the ex-partner of the late Bobbi Kristina Brown, appeared in court and had his bail set at $15,500 after his arrest on accusations that he beat up his new girlfriend in a rage. WFTV in Orlando reports (http://at.wftv.com/2scdRcc ) Brown made his first court appearance Sunday. Jail records showed he

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The manslaughter trial of a Minnesota police officer who shot and killed a black motorist last summer will resume Monday with closing arguments. Officer Jeronimo Yanez shot and killed Philando Castile during a traffic stop last July in the Minneapolis suburb of Falcon Heights. Castile’s girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, streamed the immediate