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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.…

HUDDERSFIELD, England (AP) — Huddersfield is one win away from returning to the English Premier League. With a 1-0 win over Luton, Huddersfield…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes has signed forward Julian Phillips. He is the fourth high school…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville has signed Iaroslav Askarov to a three-year entry level contract, two years after making him the sixth…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer The New Orleans Pelicans are the lone playoff team among the clubs who can get a boost from lotto luck when the…

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Arsenal no longer has Champions League qualification in its own hands. A 2-0 loss at Newcastle sees Arsenal relinquish…

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini bid goodbye to the Turin club’s fans during a 2-2 draw with Lazio in Serie A. Chiellini…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns are still struggling to explain the aftermath of a 33-point loss to the Dallas…

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Sakari Manninen scored and added two assists for host Finland to beat the United States 4-1 and keep a perfect record at…

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia has landed transfer Audrey Warren, who helped Texas reach back-to-back regionals finals in the women’s NCAA…

NEW YORK (AP) — The game between the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets scheduled for Monday night has been postponed because of rain in the…

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon told Kelsey Plum before the season began that she would be the…

ZURICH (AP) — Cameroon’s recruitment drive ahead of the World Cup has continued with FIFA approving the change in international eligibility of…

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have signed inside linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski to a one-year contract. Kwiatkoski has played in 77…

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Mariners left-hander Robbie Ray isn’t joining Seattle for a series in Toronto this week, missing…

LONDON (AP) — The Queen’s and Eastbourne tournaments have been spared punishment from the ATP for banning Russian and Belarussian players.…

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have hired Demitrius Washington as vice president of football operations. This is a new position under…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Bills Hall of Fame running back Thurman Thomas tells The Associated Press he and several former teammates are coming together…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Virginia Tech’s baseball program has reached unprecedented heights and is looking for more with one week left in…

GENEVA (AP) — Two-time French Open runner-up Dominic Thiem is still without a win in an injury-affected season after another first-round exit.…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin founded 23XI Racing with a vision that extended far…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Elena Delle Donne played a full season was 2019. She won her second MVP award and…

By The Associated Press Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier and the late Greg Knapp have been selected as the Paul “Dr. Z”…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins are at a crossroads following a fourth straight quick playoff exit. The…

DETROIT (AP) — A man walking on a footbridge to a Detroit Tigers game says he fell 15 feet to the ground when part of the concrete collapsed. Ely…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals fired hitting coach Terry Bradshaw and promoted Alex Zumwalt to…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer The British government has yet to approve the sale of Premier League club Chelsea to a consortium fronted by…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that Cleveland Browns quarterback…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The woman known to British tabloid readers as Wagatha Christie has testified about the sleuthing…

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Clint Demspey says he thinks American goalkeepers Zack Steffen and Matt Turner should consider…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights have fired coach Peter DeBoer after they missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer A person familiar with the situation says Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander has agreed to terms on a…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — English soccer player Jake Daniels said he is gay on Monday in a trailblazing moment for the…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The New York Islanders have hired longtime Barry Trotz assistant and right-hand man Lane Lambert to succeed him as…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida hired Samantha Bohon as its women’s soccer coach and tasked her with revitalizing…

CAIRO (AP) — Sao Tome and Principe has been thrown out of the African Cup of Nations qualifying tournament for breaching COVID-19 protocols in a…

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa rugby player Elton Jantjies has been charged with malicious damage to…

MADRID (AP) — Spanish soccer team Valencia says the leaked audio in which club president Anil Murthy jokingly says he would kill player Carlos…