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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers bolstered their depth at running back by re-signing free agent Giovani Bernard to a one-year, $1.12…

NEW YORK (AP) — Kelsie Whitmore has signed a contract with the Staten Island FerryHawks of the Atlantic League, becoming one of the first women to…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James will miss the final two games of the Los Angeles Lakers’ season with a sprained…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Rachel Balkovec was a winner as the first woman to manage a minor league affiliate of a…

CHICAGO (AP) — The second game of the season between the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs has been postponed because of inclement weather. The NL…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks have signed guard Rayjon Tucker. The 6-foot-3 Tucker appeared in three games with the Denver Nuggets this…

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 28% of Major League Baseball players were born outside the 50 states for the second straight season. MLB says 275 of 975…

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue’s board of trustees has approved a $6.7 million renovation plan for Mackey Arena. Construction is expected…

GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — New Grambling volleyball coach Chelsea Lucas has cut more than half of the team’s scholarship players and told incoming…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Butler Bulldogs have hired Austin Parkinson as their new women’s basketball coach. Parkinson will stay in…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have signed Gold Glove shortstop J.P. Crawford to a $51 million, five-year contract ahead of the start of…

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Chelsea got $5.55 million from European Championship revenues for releasing players to their national teams. UEFA had a…

LONDON (AP) — Tennis great Boris Becker could face a jail sentence after being found guilty of illicitly moving thousands of dollars from a bank…

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Atlético Madrid has been charged by UEFA after a fan was filmed apparently making Nazi salutes at a Champions League…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer Ukrainian soccer club Shakhtar Donetsk will play a series of charity games on a government-backed “Global Tour…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Joe Davis was named Fox Sports’ lead baseball play-by-play announcer. He takes over…

By The Associated Press Rachel Balkovec is set to become the first woman to manage a minor league affiliate of a major league team Friday when her…

By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer The 18th edition of the Green Grand Prix is Friday at Watkins Glen International, and for the first time drivers are…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Nobody knows for certain where the NBA will be in 25 years, when it’ll be celebrating its 100th anniversary.…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Of all the 6,576 shots that were officially struck at Augusta National on Day 1 of the…

By AMANDA SEITZ, MIKE CATALINI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” TV star, a Paralympic…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Framber Valdez outpitched Shohei Ohtani with 6 2/3 dominant innings of two-hit ball, and…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Seth Beer launched a game-winning, three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the…

By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Elias Lindholm scored twice, Matthew Tkachuk added a goal and two assists, and the Calgary…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Connor McDavid set a career high with his 42nd goal and became the seventh player in NHL history…

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former Florida prep school administrator has been sentenced to prison and a University of…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 33 points with six 3-pointers and the Golden State Warriors won their…

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Bo Horvat and Alex Chiasson each had two goals and an assist and the Vancouver Canucks…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc was fastest in the second practice session for the Australian Grand Prix and Formula One…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Mark Canha and Starling Marte drove in runs to back five shutout innings from Tylor Megill,…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s Pavin Smith sliced a line-drive single to start the seventh inning, ending an opening…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Reggie Lutz scored to break a second-period tie and Minnesota State scored three times in the third…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic made history on the night his Denver Nuggets clinched a fourth consecutive playoff…

STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Auston Matthews has the most goals ever in a single season for the Toronto Maple Leafs — and the…

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Philipp Grubauer made 29 saves for Seattle’s second shutout, and the expansion Kraken blanked the…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Tyler Mahle allowed only an unearned run in five innings to outpitch Max Fried, Brandon Drury hit a…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday each scored 29 points and the Milwaukee Bucks edged the…

By TYLER MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards set a career high with 49 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 13…

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — William Byron raced to his first NASCAR Truck Series victory since 2016 on Thursday night at Martinsville Speedway. Byron,…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 23 points in 29 minutes against his former team, and the New Orleans…

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Roman Josi had three assists and the Nashville Predators erased a one-goal deficit in the third period to defeat the Ottawa…

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sebastian Aho and Jordan Staal each scored two goals and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied from a…

By The Associated Press Rachel Balkovec is set to become the first woman to manage a minor league affiliate of a major league team Friday when her…

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Frank Vatrano and Artemi Panarin scored in the second period, Igor Shesterkin stopped 30 shots for…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball had 26 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, and the Charlotte Hornets routed…

By PAT PICKENS Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Kale Clague had a goal and two assists, Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki each had a goal and an…

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kevin Connauton, Owen Tippett and Noah Cates scored in Philadelphia’s three-goal second…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Rayfield Wright, the Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive tackle nicknamed “Big Cat” who went to five Super…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have placed newly acquired right-hander Garrett Richards on the 10-day injured list because of a blister…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — With all eyes on Tiger Woods, Sungjae Im quietly turned in the round of the day at Augusta…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland traded oft-injured outfielder Bradley Zimmer to the Toronto Blue Jays for right-handed…

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Jade Carey is returning to elite gymnastics. Carey, who won gold in floor exercise at the 2020 Tokyo…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Carter Savoie scored with 14:53 gone in overtime to lead Denver past Michigan 3-2 in the Frozen Four…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods was back in the Masters some 14 months after a car crash that shattered his right…

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Sungjae Im of Korea shot a 5-under 67 to take a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Masters. Im opened with a 4-under…

By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer It’s opening day in Major League Baseball and a new season has brought a new look. The Cleveland team took the…

DENVER (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies would like for All-Star guard Ja Morant to play at least once before the regular season ends. The final…

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright pitched six scoreless innings, Tyler O’Neill hit a three-run homer and drove…

HOUSTON (AP) — John Isner has erased a match point and hit a tournament-record 38 aces during a 6-7 (1), 7-6 (4), 6-3 comeback victory over Steve…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. searched the crowd for his family before his highly anticipated big league…

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gonzaga junior forward Drew Timme announced his intention to declare for the NBA draft, but did not indicate if he would hire…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Australian Cameron Smith overcame a pair of double bogeys to put himself in the mix after the…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama is a Masters champion and apparently a master host. Jack Nicklaus has been…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The Tampa Bay Lightning haven’t been through struggles like this in many years. Three separate three-game…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Alex Zanardi has been invited back to the Long Beach Grand Prix time and again, in…

TORONTO (AP) — Philadelphia guard Matisse Thybulle was listed as ‘ineligible to play’ on the official NBA injury report for the 76ers’ game…

By The Associated Press American forward Konrad de la Fuente is unlikely to play again this season with Marseille due to a knee injury. French media…

By MARK LUDWICZAK Associated Press Stefon Diggs has a reassuring message to fans of the Buffalo Bills: He’s not going anywhere. Diggs…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — All-Star closer Ryan Pressly has signed a $30 million, two-year contract to stay with the Houston…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Ian Happ had three hits, including a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh inning, and the…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole notices the changes at Yankee Stadium: no masks, breakfast spreads and couches back.…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Duke has hired former Elon head coach and Blue Devils staffer Mike Schrage to work as special assistant to new…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Brian Kelly is settled in at LSU after 12 seasons at Notre Dame. Kelly tells…

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Amanda Anisimova rallied from a set down to defeat top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and reach the quarterfinals at the…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Max Scherzer says he is “good to go” for his New York Mets debut in Friday’s second…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Three-time Olympian Resi Stiegler will make a comeback to the ski racing scene this weekend at the World Pro Ski Tour…

By The Associated Press Andrew McCutchen of the Milwaukee Brewers has gotten the first hit of the 2022 Major League Baseball season. He sliced a…

NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets have waived veteran forward James Johnson, opening a roster spot ahead of the postseason. The move would allow…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers think Victor Caratini will have no trouble adjusting to his new team. The…

MILAN (AP) — Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini will miss the next three ATP Masters 1000 tournaments as he recovers from surgery. The…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament reported strong viewership numbers this week.  The event is packaged with 28…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians began opening day Thursday by making official a $20 million,…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer The Pittsburgh Pirates are building around third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes. A person with knowledge of the agreement…

DETROIT (AP) — The Chicago White Sox expect third baseman Yoán Moncada to miss the first three weeks of the season because of a strained right…

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have placed right-hander Alec Mills, left-hander Wade Miley and shortstop Andrelton Simmons on the 10-day injured…