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FRENCH OPEN: Gauff advances

Coco Gauff did not let 10 double-faults, 12 break points or a warning from the chair umpire about receiving coaching from her dad disrupt her progress into the second round of the French Open.

The 18-year-old American began her trip to Paris with a 7-5, 6-0 victory over Canadian qualifier Rebecca Marino on Sunday.

The 19-year-old rising star Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, never faced a break point while beating Juan Ignacio Londero, 6-4, 6-2, 6-0, in less than two hours.

NHL: Bolts go up 3-0 on Panthers Steven Stamkos scored two goals and Nikita Kucherov had a goal and three assists, and the Lightning beat the Panthers, 5-1, to move to the brink of another trip to the Eastern Conference final in Tampa, Fla.

In Edmonton, Alberta, Evander Kane had three goals in a six-minute span in the second period, Leon Draisaitl set an NHL record with four assists in one playoff period, and the Oilers defeated the Flames, 4-1, to take a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series.

MLB: Odor wins it again for O’s

Rougned Odor had his second gamewinning at-bat in three days as the Orioles beat the Rays, 7-6, in 11 innings in Baltimore.

Albert Pujols hit two home runs, then caught the warm-up tosses when star catcher Yadier Molina made his first pitching appearance to close out the Cardinals’ 18-4 romp over the Pirates in Pittsburgh.

In Philadelphia, Max Muncy’s tworun fielding error in the 10th capped a wild late-inning sequence and allowed the Phillies to beat the Dodgers, 4-3.

In Boston, Franchy Cordero hit a grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting the surging Red Sox to an 8-4 victory over the Mariners.

SOCCER: Man City claims EPL title

Three goals in five minutes turned around Manchester City’s season finale as Pep Guardiola’s team clinched a sixth Premier League title in 11 seasons, rallying to beat Aston Villa 3-2 and hold off Liverpool’s challenge in Manchester, England.

Ilkay Gundogan’s header began the comeback from 2-0 in the 76th minute, and Rodri equalized two minutes later by placing the ball through a tight gap into the bottom corner. The Etihad Stadium erupted in celebrations in the 81st when Gundogan tapped in Kevin De Bruyne’s cross.

Heber scored on a penalty kick in the 23rd minute as surging New York City FC posted its franchise-best fifth straight shutout with a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Fire at Citi Field.

In Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Ariel Lassiter scored in the first half, Robert Taylor scored an insurance goal late and Inter Miami CF defeated the Red Bulls, 2-0.

ETC.: Clowney staying with Browns Free agent defensive end Jadeveon Clowney has agreed to re-sign with the Browns on a one-year contract worth up to $11 million, a source told the AP.

In Fort Worth, Texas, Ryan Blaney needed two extra laps after thinking he had already won the NASCAR All-Star race and $1 million, staying in front through a green-white-checkered finish after a caution came out just yards before he got to the line the first time.

Michigan coach Juwan Howard has declined the Lakers’ interest in bringing him in for their head coaching vacancy, ESPN reported.

In Birmingham, Ala., Generals quarterback Luis Perez’s 1-yard sneak up the middle on the final play of the game gave New Jersey a 26-25 win over the Houston Gamblers to move to 5-1 in USFL play.

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