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By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers may rely on a different formula than usual as they chase their…

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press A bill to keep transgender women and girls in Louisiana from competing on college and K-12 women’s and girls’…

TORONTO (AP) — Brendan Shanahan got his housekeeping out of the way quickly. In the wake of another playoff failure, the president of the Toronto…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato shot to the top of the speed chart late…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Rick Bowness isn’t ready to be done coaching after more than 2,500 NHL games. He is…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Edwin Rios hit a three-run homer during a six-run second inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers erased another early deficit in a…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Boston will be without two starters for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, with Al Horford…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild would prefer to keep Marc-Andre Fleury and Cam Talbot as their goalies…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jimmie Johnson felt at home making his way around Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Danielle Hunter is in reinvention mode this year with the Minnesota Vikings. He became…

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs placed outfielder Jason Heyward on the injured list with no designation and selected left-handed pitcher Brandon…

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tyler O’Neill redeemed himself after setting a Cardinals record for a doubleheader with six…

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Phil Mickelson isn’t even at Southern Hills and he’s still the talk of Tulsa. Hardly a…

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brady Singer outdueled Davis Martin as the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox…

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Nottingham Forest will play Huddersfield for a place in the Premier League after reaching the Championship playoff final…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms on a multi-year contract with the 18th pick overall in wide receiver Treylon…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper did not start for the Philadelphia Phillies in Tuesday’s game against San Diego…

NEW YORK (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers pitcher J.C. Mejía has been suspended for 80 games following a positive test for a performance-enhancing…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Baltimore Orioles pitcher Matt Harvey has been suspended for 60 games by Major League Baseball…

EMPOLI, Italy (AP) — Ukraine’s national soccer team won its second straight friendly match by beating Italian Serie A club Empoli 3-1. The…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike’s absence from the Preakness has reignited the debate…

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Austria has pulled off a major upset at the ice hockey world championship by stunning the Czech Republic 2-1 after…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tiger Woods is all about majors and legacy, a point he drove home Tuesday in a sharp rebuke of…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Guardians manager Terry Francona missed his fourth consecutive game after testing positive for…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang are hopeful they can stay with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The…

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow said he didn’t spend any time second-guessing himself or pondering what might have…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Rafael Borré was used to playing in big games with River Plate in the Copa Libertadores.…

By The Associated Press Former Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen, now a free agent, apparently suffered an injury during a training session…

OBERHOF, Germany (AP) — Olympic champion Johannes Ludwig had the best luge season of his life, then decided that would be the perfect way to end…

ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland (AP) — Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says next month’s soccer exhibition between his nation and Iran is…

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Rory McIlroy was 25 years old when he hoisted the Wanamaker Trophy over his head and looked…

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chicago Fire midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri is Major League Soccer’s highest-paid player, jumping…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer After second straight 0-4 start, Minnesota finally gets win, edging Los Angeles in final seconds. The Lynx…

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The World Cup circuit will be making two more ski racing stops in the United States by adding Alpine events at Palisades…

TORONTO (AP) — Maple Leafs winger Mitch Marner was the victim of a carjacking in Toronto, the hockey team said Tuesday as city police investigated.…

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Tom Brady will be on the hot seat – this time during a Netflix roast. Netflix announced Tuesday the seven-time Super…

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte has been placed on the bereavement list following the death of his grandmother, which came…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — It is thanks to one of its fullbacks that Rangers arrives at the Europa League final with…

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Brian Reese is returning to Monmouth University for a second stint as an assistant coach under fellow North Carolina…

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s Republican governor has quietly signed into law a bill that would ban…

JESI, Italy (AP) — It’s been a season of firsts for Biniam Girmay and the Eritrean rider has now won a stage in the Giro d’Italia in his first…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Three huge matchups to kick off the college football season, the XFL, a new Australian Open agreement and two new “30…

By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — High school principals in Ohio have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to allow prep athletes…

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Rugby is trialing new laws banning certain officials from acting as on-field water…

By The Associated Press The Chicago Fire’s Gabriel Slonina was listed on Poland’s 39-man roster announced by coach Czesław Michniewicz ahead of…

By The Associated Press The strongest field of the four majors meets for the PGA Championship at Southern Hills. It’s the fifth time the Tulsa,…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — More than 5,000 police officers and security personnel are on high alert in Seville as the…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The climax of the men’s club soccer season in Europe starts Wednesday with the Europa League…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer A group fighting homophobia in soccer has called on the French league and Paris Saint-Germain to ask player…

LONDON (AP) — A turbulent period for English cricket has seen another high-profile departure among its leadership with chief executive Tom Harrison…

By The Associated Press Reid Detmers has a chance to match Johnny Vander Meer’s feat of consecutive no-hitters when he starts for the Los Angeles…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — How well do you the PGA Championship and its 106 years of history? This trivia quiz might give…

RED DEER, Alberta (AP) — One of the NHL playoff series in the second round has an entire Canadian province buzzing. Calgary faces Edmonton in the…

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Rickie Fowler returns to the PGA Championship looking for the form that once took him as high…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Taylor hit a two-run homer and Tony Gonsolin pitched six innings of three-hit ball in the…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Gary Sanchez homered, Royce Lewis scored twice and the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1. Lewis has played 10…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Trevor Story homered to tie the game in the seventh inning and Xander Bogaerts hit a two-run shot in…

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Luis Robert hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning after Johnny Cueto’s impressive…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Eli White had the first and last of five Texas hits during a six-run first inning off Noah Syndergaard, and the Rangers…

TORONTO (AP) — The Saskatchewan Roughriders became the fourth Canadian Football League team to cancel training-camp practices after the league and…

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Yusei Kikuchi allowed one hit over six shutout innings to beat his former team, Bo Bichette and…

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Willson Contreras led off with a double and became a rare leadoff hitter with a first-inning grand…

By RICH ROVITO Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Freddy Peralta dominated over seven innings, Hunter Renfroe scored on a wild pitch and the…

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Rockies starter Antonio Senzatela left a game against the San Francisco Giants on Monday night with a back injury after…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Luis Severino allowed one hit in six innings, and Jose Trevino hit a three-run homer in the…

MIAMI (AP) — Sandy Alcantara retired his last 20 batters, pitching three-hit ball over eight innings to lead Miami over the Washington Nationals…

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Harold Castro hit his first home run of the year with two outs in the ninth inning, a…

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Weber State men’s basketball coach Randy Rahe is retiring after 16 seasons and three trips to the NCAA Tournament.…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — “Pomp and Circumstance” played as Stephen Curry stepped up to the podium after practice…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Joe Buck and Troy Aikman have met their ESPN co-workers for the first time as they prepare to take over in the…

DENVER (AP) — San Francisco Giants infielder Tommy La Stella was reinstated from the 10-day injured list and was slated to make his season debut at…

By The Associated Press Reid Detmers has a chance to match Johnny Vander Meer’s feat of consecutive no-hitters when he starts for the Los Angeles…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Louisville woman has filed for an emergency protective order against Cleveland Cavaliers guard Rajon Rondo and alleges the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gerardo Parra says he is retiring from baseball after 12 seasons in the major leagues and will become a special assistant to…

BOSTON (AP) — Houston Astros right-hander Jake Odorizzi collapsed with a leg injury while running to cover first base in the fifth inning Monday…

By RICH ROVITO Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Atlanta Braves woke up to an extended power outage at their hotel in downtown Milwaukee on…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets have signed defensive end Jermaine Johnson to a fully guaranteed…

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have signed linebacker Vince Biegel. Biegel played five games last season for the Miami Dolphins. He…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Southern Hills proudly displays the slogan for this PGA Championship as “First to Five.” No…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The start of the NHL playoffs included more penalties called than any other first round in almost a decade.…

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Jeff Greenberg grew up watching Mario Lemieux and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played hockey all the…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Johnny Cueto is back in the majors, this time with the Chicago White Sox. The 36-year-old Cueto has been promoted from…

BALTIMORE (AP) — New York Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes says he deactivated his Twitter account after screenshots surfaced of tweets from a…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have signed veteran defensive lineman DeMarcus Walker and cornerback Kenneth George. The Titans also…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Khris Middleton might not have been available for the Eastern Conference finals even if the…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka and Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra have enormous respect for each…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Kentucky Derby runner-up Epicenter has been set as the morning line favorite for the Preakness.…