ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s main opposition party retained its control over key cities and made huge gains elsewhere in Sunday’s local elections, in a major upset to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had set his sights on retaking control of those urban areas. With more than 90% of ballot boxes counted, incumbent Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, of the Republican …

Colorado Avalanche (47-21-6, second in the Central Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (24-38-12, eighth in the Metropolitan Division) Columbus, Ohio; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche visit the Columbus Blue Jackets after Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals in the Avalanche’s 7-4 win against the Nashville Predators. Columbus has gone 14-18-5 at home and 24-38-12 overall. The Blue …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Alexandre Texier and Damon Severson scored in the shootout and the Columbus Blue Jackets broke a six-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. Kirill Marchenko and Zach Werenski scored third-period goals as Columbus rallied from a two-goal deficit. Mathieu Olivier also scored and Elvis Merzlikins made 30 saves to …

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops shot dead two Palestinians and wounded a third on Gaza’s beach, the military acknowledged Saturday, responding to a video that showed one man falling to the ground after walking in an open area and then a bulldozer pushing two bodies into the garbage-strewn sand. The military said troops opened fire after the men allegedly ignored …

Toronto Blue Jays (1-1) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (1-1) St. Petersburg, Florida; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Yusei Kikuchi (0-0); Rays: Zack Littell (0-0) FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Rays -126, Blue Jays +105; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays host the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. Tampa Bay had a 99-63 record …

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Unrattled by Stanford’s halftime lead, North Carolina State answered with a big third quarter and shut down All-American Cameron Brink for a spot in …

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Chandler Smith took the lead with 59 laps to go Saturday and won the spring NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Richmond Raceway for the second year in a row. Smith led a 1-2-3 finish for Joe Gibbs Racing — the seventh time the organization has done it — with Aric Almirola second and Taylor Gray third …

New York Rangers (49-20-4, first in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Arizona Coyotes (31-37-5, seventh in the Central Division) Tempe, Arizona; Saturday, 6 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers visit the Arizona Coyotes trying to continue a four-game win streak. Arizona has a 31-37-5 record overall and a 20-17-0 record on its home ice. The Coyotes have a 10-19-5 …

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, EE.UU. (AP) — George Springer, Cavan Biggio y Vladimir Guerrero Jr. conectaron jonrones el jueves para guiar a los Azulejos de Toronto a una victoria por 8-2 sobre los Rays de Tampa Bay en el día inaugural. El mexicano Alejandro Kirk y Bo Bichette impulsaron dos carreras cada uno para los Azulejos, que anotaron cinco veces en …

Todos los músicos sueñan con presentarse ante un gran público, pero María Becerra no había imaginado que tendría dos fechas con entradas agotadas en el estadio River Plate de Buenos Aires en las que convocó a cerca de 140.000 personas. “Tengo una lista de deseos que yo tenía, que hice a los 12 años, en la que escribí que soñaba …