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Photos show damage after Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, as residents take shelter 04/16/2026 02:11am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Residents surveyed the damage and took shelter Thursday following a Russian strike on a residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Shohei Ohtani pitches but doesn't bat for first time since 2021. He's still sore from a hit-by-pitch 04/16/2026 02:05am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani struck out 10 as the starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night, when he was held out of the lineup as designated hitter after getting hit by a pitch this week. His 22 swing and misses against the New York Mets were a career high with the Dodge Tigres reach CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals despite a 3-1 loss to the Sounders 04/16/2026 01:56am • SEATTLE (AP) — UANL Tigres lost the match but won their series on away goals Wednesday. Albert Rusnak scored twice and the Seattle Sounders had a 3-1 victory over the Tigres, but the Tigres advanced to the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals. Rusnak put the home team ahead in the 11th minute and add China's economy grows at 5% in first quarter, shrugging off initial impact of Iran war 04/16/2026 01:46am • HONG KONG (AP) — China’s economy accelerated in the first quarter of this year, expanding 5% from a year earlier as it largely shrugged off impacts from the Iran war so far, according to data released Thursday. The January-March data released by the government, covering a period during which the Jackson Merrill's walk-off double caps 5-run 9th, Padres beat Mariners 7-6 04/16/2026 01:40am • SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jackson Merrill hit a walk-off, two-run double to cap San Diego's five-run ninth inning and the Padres beat the Seattle Mariners 7-6 on Wednesday night for their seventh win in a row. The Padres won a game after entering the ninth inning trailing by four-plus runs for the first t Langeliers, Wilson hit HRs as Athletics beat Rangers 6-5, sit atop AL West for 1st time since 2021 04/16/2026 01:13am • WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Shea Langeliers hit the longest homer in the majors this season and Jacob Wilson also had a two-run shot to help the Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 6-5 on Wednesday night. The Athletics (10-8) are alone atop the AL West, a game ahead of Texas (9-9), for the first Baseball Glance 04/16/2026 01:12am • All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Tampa B Tyrese Maxey scores 31 and Sixers beat Magic in play-in game, advance to series vs. Celtics 04/16/2026 01:09am • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 31 points, V.J. Edgecombe added 19 points and 11 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers weathered the absence of Joel Embiid to beat the Orlando Magic 109-97 on Wednesday night and secure the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Sixers moved on t High-A Northwest League Glance 04/16/2026 01:07am • All Times EDT Tuesday's Games Spokane 5, Vancouver 3 Tri-City 7, Hillsboro 1 Eugene 7, Everett 1 Wednesday's Games Hillsboro 8, Tri-City 4 Eugene 6, Everett 5, 10 innings Vancouver 14, Spokane 6 Thursday's Games Hillsboro at Tri-City, 9:30 p.m. Everett at Eugene, 9:35 p.m. Vancouver at Spokane, 9:35 NBA Playoff Glance 04/16/2026 12:48am • NBA Playoff Glance By The Associated Press All Times EDT PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT Tuesday, April 14 Eastern Conference Game 1 - Charlotte 127, Miami 126, OT Western Conference Game 2 - Portland 114, Phoenix 110 Wednesday, April 15 Eastern Conference Game 3 - Philadelphia 109, Orlando 97 Western Conference Wyatt Johnston seals Stars' regular season-ending shootout win over Sabres 04/16/2026 12:46am • BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Wyatt Johnston scored the decisive shootout goal and the Dallas Stars posted their third consecutive 50-win season with a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night in the regular-season finale for both teams. Justin Hryckowian and Esa Lindell each had a goal and a Joel Embiid provides an emotional lift and Tyrese Maxey carries the 76ers into the playoffs 04/16/2026 12:41am • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey and his 76ers teammates sent feelers out to Joel Embiid about the recovering All-Star center attending the play-in game. Embiid had been absent since his emergency appendectomy last week and the Sixers thought it would lift his spirits if he was part of their playo Golden Knights win the Pacific Division title, beating the Kraken 4-1 04/16/2026 12:32am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mitch Marner broke a third-period tie and the Vegas Golden Knights won the Pacific Division for the fifth time in their nine-year history, beating the Seattle Kraken 4-1 on Wednesday night to close the regular season. Two points ahead of Edmonton entering the night, Vegas needed o Elder turns in another strong start, three Atlanta homers lead Braves past Marlins 6-3 04/16/2026 12:29am • ATLANTA (AP) — Bryce Elder pitched scoreless ball into the sixth inning, three Atlanta players homered and the Braves won another series with a 6-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night. Ozzie Albies, Austin Riley and Matt Olson went deep for the first-place Braves, who took two of thr Consecutive Israeli strikes kill 4 Lebanese medics as Israel-Hezbollah war grinds on 04/16/2026 12:19am • TYRE, Lebanon (AP) — The Israeli military killed four Lebanese rescue workers and wounded six others in three consecutive, targeted strikes Wednesday, paramedic groups said, a stark illustration of the human cost of the Israeli military campaign against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon a day after th