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This week's MOTD Top 10 features the best Premier League players from around the world. Could keeping one of those players, Son Heung-min, be the key to Tottenham winning trophies?

Source: BBC.co.uk

Miami and Boston will meet in the Eastern Conference finals, with each team rightfully confident in its ability to win. The series may be too close to call.

Source: Nytimes.com

The Maple Leafs set a record for futility, but the Oilers and the Flames made up for it. They will meet in a postseason Battle of Alberta for the first time in more than 30 years.

Source: Nytimes.com

Jake Daniels, a 17-year-old forward for Blackpool FC in England's second tier, publicly came out as gay Monday in a statement released by the club.

Source: CNN.com

Colorado Rockies starter Antonio Senzatela left a game against the San Francisco Giants on Monday night with a back injury after throwing a warm-up pitch in the third inning.

Source: ESPN.com

An easy win over Baltimore improved the Yankees’ record to 26-9. The Mets, meanwhile, were rained out in Queens.

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Each week, we're collecting the best stories from the MLB stars mic'ed up on Sunday nights -- and behind-the-scenes reflections from producers and the players themselves.

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The Cleveland Guardians acquired right-hander Yohan Ramirez from the Seattle Mariners on Monday for cash or a player to be named.

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Gerardo Parra says he is retiring from baseball after 12 seasons in the major leagues and will become a special assistant to Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo.

Source: ESPN.com

The Seattle Mariners put right-hander Drew Steckenrider on the restricted list before Monday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays and called up left-hander Roenis Elías from Triple-A Tacoma.

Source: ESPN.com

The Kansas City Royals fired hitting coach Terry Bradshaw on Monday and announced that Alec Zumwalt, the team's senior director for player development and hitting performance, will join the major league staff "to oversee all hitting efforts."

Source: ESPN.com

While Los Angeles has long sat atop our MLS Power Rankings, FC Dallas is reminding the Southern California duo that Texas has contenders, too.

Source: ESPN.com

Mikel Arteta has made progress in changing attitudes, but Arsenal players showed a lack of fight at Newcastle with the Champions League on the line.

Source: ESPN.com

Do the Saints hold his rights? Here’s a quick glance at what a comeback might entail for the 43-year-old.

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A federal judge denied a request Monday for a new trial from former aspiring sports business manager Christian Dawkins, who was among those convicted in the college basketball bribery case.

Source: ESPN.com

Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes said he deactivated his Twitter account after screenshots surfaced Sunday of tweets from a decade ago that included racial slurs.

Source: ESPN.com

The British government has yet to approve the sale of Premier League club Chelsea to a consortium fronted by LA Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly.

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Houston Astros right-hander Jake Odorizzi, 32, collapsed running to cover first base in the fifth inning Monday night against the Boston Red Sox and was taken off the Fenway Park field on a stretcher.

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says his side deserved to be beaten 2-0 by Newcastle at St James' Park.

Source: BBC.co.uk

Gary Lineker expects other footballers to follow Jake Daniels in coming out, while others point to a landmark announcement for football.

Source: BBC.co.uk

Huddersfield Town will play in the Championship play-off final after battling past Luton Town, 2-1 on aggregate.

Source: BBC.co.uk

Arsenal's hopes of finishing in the Premier League top four are dealt a huge blow as they are well beaten by Newcastle at St James' Park.

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In 1971, Blin was working-class fighter from Hamburg and a top contender in Germany. Ali was coming off a loss to Joe Frazier and needed to get back in shape.

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André Snellings goes over the WNBA landscape and recommends five waiver-wire pickups.

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The Celtics said Monday that Marcus Smart is questionable for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals due to a midfoot sprain he suffered Sunday in Game 7 against the Bucks.

Source: ESPN.com

André Snellings ranks the top 150 players in head-to-head points leagues looking ahead to next season, with Dejounte Murray now in first-round territory.

Source: ESPN.com

Diego Cervero never played in LaLiga's top division over a 19-year career. But there are many reasons to love, and admire, his life of service.

Source: ESPN.com

Azerbaijan wants its Grand Prix in Baku to be one of six proposed Sprint weekends next season.

Source: ESPN.com

Reigning Formula E champion Nyck de Vries will drive for Williams during the first practice session for this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix.

Source: ESPN.com

Real Madrid have launched their new home kit for the 2022-23 season which serves as a nod to the Spanish club's grand, success-laden history.

Source: ESPN.com

Anything less than victory at Newcastle will take Champions League qualification out of Arsenal's hands.

Source: ESPN.com

At 37 years old, Cristiano Ronaldo leads Man United with 24 goals during a woeful season.

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Man City rallied to remain on course for PL glory with one week left. PLUS: Liverpool won another trophy and Bayern prepare for a stressful summer.

Source: ESPN.com

Marc Raimondi addresses Usman's legacy vs. GSP, the star potential of Michael Chandler and Holly Holm's chances at one last title run.

Source: ESPN.com

There's a change atop the rankings, with the Mystics supplanting the Aces in the top spot.

Source: ESPN.com

The Saints didn't pick Jameis Winston's successor, the Cowboys' rookies will free up Micah Parsons and the Chargers added help for Justin Herbert.

Source: ESPN.com

From the education of Igor Shesterkin, to newfound resiliency in Florida, to McDavid vs. Markstrom in Alberta, here's what we're watching heading into Round 2.

Source: ESPN.com

A year ago, Mickelson was on top of the world, golf's oldest major champion at age 50. This week, he won't be at the PGA Championship. How did it all fall apart so fast?

Source: ESPN.com

Saints coach Dennis Allen says a cryptic tweet by Drew Brees, who hinted at a possible return to football, was likely "made in jest."

Source: ESPN.com

Blackpool's Jake Daniels has become the first active openly gay male footballer in the U.K. after coming out on Monday.

Source: ESPN.com