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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue center Zach Edey won’t enter the NBA draft and plans to return to Purdue for his junior season. Edey announced…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — For the better part of a decade, the first-round of the NFL draft has proved to be rather boring…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The talent of the quarterbacks who might be available to the Atlanta Falcons in the…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers desperately need to find a franchise quarterback — and a left tackle…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have been relatively small players in free agency this offseason. They figure to be more active in next…

ATLANTA (AP) — Miami Marlins infielder Joey Wendle is guaranteed $4,625,000 under a one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration, a deal that…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The Los Angeles Chargers found their franchise left tackle in the first round of last year’s NFL draft. It wouldn’t…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Two decades have passed since the Green Bay Packers have drafted a wide receiver in the first round. The Packers…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have helped dictate the first round of the draft in five…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have taken a step closer to financing a new, enclosed…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The Philadelphia Eagles enter the NFL draft with two first-round picks, 10 picks overall and plenty of options.…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns general manager Andrew Berry understands Baker Mayfield’s hurt feelings, not his…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Douglas and the New York Jets enter the NFL draft poised to make franchise history.…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns has long stated his contentment with contributing in a variety of ways to…

WOLFSBURG, Germany (AP) — Wolfsburg has demolished Mainz 5-0 in the Bundesliga in response to losing 6-1 to Borussia Dortmund last week. Max Kruse…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns don’t have a first-round pick in this year’s draft. They made their most…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Scoring has rarely looked so difficult for Kevin Durant. A four-time league leader who…

LA PINEDA, Spain (AP) — Scott Jamieson has taken a two-shot lead of the ISPS Handa Championship in Spain after the second round. Jamieson shot a…

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has ended U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu’s first clay tournament run by 6-4, 6-4 to move into…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — George Paton doesn’t own a first-round pick in the upcoming NFL draft and…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ryan Tannehill has been the easy scapegoat for fans angry that the Tennessee…

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Camp Nou has broken its own world record for a women’s soccer match when more than 91,600 fans reveled in Barcelona’s…

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky forward Oscar Tshiebwe quickly learned that achieving his dream of being an NBA…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs expect to resume discussions on a long-term contract with left…

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A former Washington state football coach who lost his job for praying on the field after games is…

CHICAGO (AP) — The United States will play its June 10 World Cup warmup match against 170th-ranked Grenada at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas. The…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former teammates and coaches paid tribute to former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins during an emotional memorial…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State is adding Mississippi transfer Jarkel Joiner and La Salle transfer Jack Clark. The school announced both…

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Nahiem Alleyne, who helped Virginia Tech to the ACC tournament title in March, will transfer to UConn, the Huskies announced…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The IndyCar Series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway are going green starting with next month’s Indianapolis 500. The…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots were one of the biggest spenders in free agency during the 2020 offseason,…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich began offseason workouts this week with another new…

NEW YORK (AP) — Seton Hall’s Lauren Park-Lane has been selected the All-Met Division I women’s college basketball Player of the Year by the Met…

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton hopes two weeks is all he needs to recover from his…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Jay Wright says he no longer had the mental edge he needed to continue his career and…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets have fired coach James Borrego after blowout losses in back-to-back…

CHICAGO (AP) — The start of the Pittsburgh Pirates-Chicago Cubs game has been pushed back because of inclement weather in the forecast. The NL…

ISTANBUL (AP) — Defending champion Sorana Cirstea has advanced to the semifinals at the clay-court Istanbul Championship by defeating Julia Grabher…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Bubba Wallace still has the voice message Michael Jordan left him after Wallace’s…

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Baseball’s Hall of Fame is restructuring its veterans committees for the third time in 12 years. The Hall says it is…

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Andrey Rublev and Fabio Fognini will face off in the Serbia Open semifinals after they each picked up wins in Friday’s…

LONDON (AP) — The mood was light and so was Tyson Fury who weighed-in for his WBC heavyweight title defense against Dillian Whyte 12 pounds or more…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has boasted one of the nation’s stingiest defenses virtually every season since…

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz has beaten top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas in three sets to advance to the semifinals of the…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Patrick Baldwin Jr. has announced he is entering the NBA draft. The move comes several weeks after his father was fired as…

By The Associated Press Jonathan Gómez, an 18-year-old right back who made his U.S. debut in December, was among 20 players picked by Mexico coach…

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer IMOLA, Italy (AP) — Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton’s passion for playing soccer as a child is part of what…

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL and The National Domestic Violence Hotline have renewed their partnership for three years through a grant from the league.…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Paul Pogba might have played his last game for Manchester United. He came off injured in the 4-0 loss to Liverpool on…

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Kenny Chesney knows all about a wall of sound. He creates one at each of his concerts. So when the country…

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Brody Brecht’s schedule is so full that sometimes he make notes as a reminder of where…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russian Olympic gold medalist swimmer Evgeny Rylov has been banned from the sport for nine months for appearing at a…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Kole Calhoun lined a two-out RBI double to score Adolis García in ninth, García made a terrific…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Robert Thomas scored his 20th goal to extend his points streak to 15 games and the St. Louis…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Stephen Curry and Jordan Poole scored 27 points each, Klay Thompson made six 3-pointers on his…

NEW YORK (AP) — The 2nd U.S. Court of Appeals has denied a request by the New York Yankees to rehear the team’s attempt to keep sealed a letter…

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk scored his 40th goal, Christopher Tanev scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, and the Calgary…

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas appears unlikely to join the growing number of states banning transgender athletes…

CHICAGO (AP) — Daniel Vogelbach hit a two-run homer, Yoshi Tsutsugo had a two-run double and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied past the Chicago Cubs…

By ERIK ERLENDSSON Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored his 34th goal of the season and became Tampa Bay’s all-time scoring…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Kelsie Whitmore pinch-ran for the Staten Island FerryHawks in their season opener Thursday night, becoming one of the…

MONTREAL (AP) — James van Reimsdyk had two goals and an assist, Ivan Provorov had a goal and an assist and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the…

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Copp scored three goals in the first period, Chris Kreider got his 51st of the season,…

By PAUL GEREFFI Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Aleksander Barkov scored his 38th goal of the season and the Florida Panthers tied a…

By MATT SUGAM Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Kyle Okposo and Alex Tuch scored short-handed goals less than a minute apart in the second…

MIAMI (AP) — Pablo López pitched three-hit ball over seven dominant innings and the Miami Marlins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0. Jesús…

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Seth Jarvis scored on a contact-filled rebound at 8:21 of the third period to help the…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Wendell Moore Jr. is the third Duke player this week to announce plans to enter the NBA draft. The school says…

SEATTLE (AP) — The Texas Rangers will be without starting pitcher Jon Gray for at least one start after he suffered a left knee sprain, general…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Haley and Hanna Cavinder are about to expose 4 million fans to Miami women’s…

AVONDALE, La. (AP) — Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele are a good team even when they’re playing for cash instead of a flag. The Presidents…

Major League Soccer’s All-Star Game will again be between the league’s best players and their counterparts from Mexico’s LIGA MX. The game…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona closer Mark Melancon retired Juan Soto with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, helping Cooper Hummel’s tiebreaking…

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Senior candidates will have more opportunities to be selected for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the next three years. The…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The U.S. women’s national soccer team will play a pair of matches against Colombia in June as it prepares for…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Sean Murphy hit a two-run homer and an RBI double, Cristian Pache also connected and…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton is expected to miss at least two weeks after injuring…

By The Associated Press Miguel Cabrera tries again for his 3,000th career hit when the Detroit Tigers take on Colorado at Comerica Park on Friday…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities are investigating after former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson was recorded on video punching an aggressive passenger…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona has defeated Real Sociedad 1-0 to make sure Real Madrid will have to wait at least another…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer The road back to the NBA Finals has become bumpy for the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks. Devin Booker…

BURNLEY, England (AP) — Burnley has improved its chances of staying in the Premier League with a 2-0 victory over Southampton in the team’s first…

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gonzaga stars Chet Holmgren and Andrew Nembhard have announced they will enter the NBA draft. Holmgren is expected to be a…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alison Lee shot a 5-under 66 on Thursday afternoon at breezy Wilshire Country Club to take the first-round lead in the DIO…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer’s administrative leave has been extended through April…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Jimmy Garoppolo expects his shoulder to be ready for training camp — wherever that may be. Garoppolo told the…

LA PINEDA, Spain (AP) — Johannes Veerman and Tapio Pulkkanen have both shot 6-under 64 to share an early lead at the ISPS Handa Championship. They…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Joe Ryan had just pitched six innings of two-hit ball, helping the Minnesota Twins hold…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Kevin Gausman took a shutout into the ninth inning and Jordan Romano escaped with a save as the…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera was intentionally walked in the eighth inning with 2,999 career hits, setting off a…