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'Big Bear' on the prowl. Braves' Marcell Ozuna heading for another big year

ATLANTA (AP) — Marcell Ozuna shrugged off the chants of “MVP! MVP! MVP!” The Atlanta Braves slugger...

NCAA removes cap on official recruiting visits in basketball to deal with unlimited transfers

The NCAA has approved a waiver that will allow men's and women's basketball programs to pay for unlimited...

The Philadelphia Phillies are hot, loose and loving life as one of the best teams in baseball

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Phillies are hot, that much is certain, with Bryce Harper and Zack Wheeler powerin...

Toronto Maple Leafs fire coach Sheldon Keefe after another early playoff exit

TORONTO (AP) — Sheldon Keefe is out as coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, fired Thursday after another...

Rafael Nadal shows he's not quite ready for retirement in a comeback win at the Italian Open

ROME (AP) — For a brief stretch on Thursday, Rafael Nadal looked every bit of a weary 37-year-old...

Carlisle: 'Small-market teams deserve a fair shot.' Pacers send calls for NBA review, AP source says

NEW YORK (AP) — The Indiana Pacers have, as coach Rick Carlisle said they would, sent 78 plays they...

A Ukrainian gymnast carried the Paris Olympic torch with an EU team, in a sign of support

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Ukrainian gymnast Mariia Vysochanska led a group of European athletes carrying...

Charlotte Hornets hire Celtics assistant coach Charles Lee to be their next head coach

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets named Charles Lee as their head coach on Thursday, hoping...

Simone Biles wants to turn her post-Olympic tour into a celebration. The guys are coming along too

Simone Biles is bringing back her Gold Over America Tour this fall, with a twist. This time, the...

14-year-old Cavan Sullivan signs deal with Philadelphia Union that will land him with Man City at 18

Cavan Sullivan shrugs off words like prodigy, phenom or even wonderkid, all things he's been called...

Raucous crowd roars its approval for Caitlin Clark in her home debut with Fever, an 83-80 win

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark walked into her new home arena Thursday night with No. 22 shirts an...

Canucks overcome 3-goal deficit to stun Oilers 5-4 in Game 1

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Conor Garland broke a tie with 5:34 left and the Vancouver Canucks...

Jalen Brunson returns from foot injury, sparks Knicks past Pacers for 2-0 lead in East semifinals

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson left the locker room on an injured leg, walked onto the court and sent...

Aleksander Barkov scores twice, Panthers rout Bruins 6-1 in Game 2 to tie series

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Florida showed some fight, then got in some fights. And the Panthers were thrilled...

What will Utah's NHL team be called? Here are 20 options

Ownership of the NHL’s team in Utah has given fans 20 choices to vote on for the franchise’s new name...

Jalen Brunson returns for NY in 2nd half of Game 2 vs. Pacers, then Anunoby exits with injury

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson returned for New York in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Wednesda...

Tiger Woods to be lone player on negotiating committee with Saudis

Tiger Woods will be the lone player on a five-member subcommittee that will be involved in negotiations...

Jokic wins NBA's MVP award, his 3rd in 4 seasons. Gilgeous-Alexander and Doncic round out top 3

Nikola Jokic did it all again. And the MVP trophy is his again. Jokic, the Denver Nuggets star from...

De Ligt says linesman apologized for late 'mistake' in Bayern's loss to Madrid in Champions League

MADRID (AP) — Bayern Munich defender Matthijs de Ligt said the linesman apologized to him for raising...

Contreras' injury highlights the danger of big league catchers moving closer to home plate

When catcher Willson Contreras of the St. Louis Cardinals was struck on his left arm by a swing Tuesday...

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