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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer New Orleans guard and NBA Players Association president CJ McCollum has added another title to his busy schedule —…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — The game was over. So, finally, was Al Horford’s journey. He grabbed what would be the final…

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — More than a week off between playoff games can seem like an eternity for any team. The two-time…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — A frustrated Bam Adebayo tore his jersey apart as he walked off the court after the final buzzer.…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Spanish club Valencia has removed president Anil Murthy from his post following the leak of private…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The fast-tracked purchase of English soccer club Chelsea for 2.5 billion pounds ($3.2 billion) — the highest…

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians have traded infielder Yu Chang to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash. Chang had been designated for…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer There was a distinct New Zealand flavor to the new era for English cricket that was launched at Lord’s. Brendon…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 was many things. It was excruciatingly long, wildly unpredictable and…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Robert Lewandowski’s time at Bayern Munich appears to be over. The Poland striker has been linked with a move to Barcelona.…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer PARIS (AP) — French authorities defended police on Monday for indiscriminately firing tear gas and pepper…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — A Real Madrid fan at the Champions League final held a Paris Saint-Germain shirt with Kylian…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Henrik Stenson has checked out the Italian course staging next year’s Ryder…

By The Associated Press San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler says he might return to the field for the national anthem in recognition of Memorial…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer After an encouraging second half in 2021, the Detroit Tigers were significant spenders last offseason for the…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer A little more than a mile from the United Nations, where Russia’s war in Ukraine is front and center, the crowd…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Carter Graham had four hits and drove in three runs, Drew Browser hit a tie-breaking home run in the seventh inning, and…

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Miami punter Lou Hedley is among thousands of international student athletes who can’t earn income…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nick Plummer launched a tying homer in the ninth inning for his first major league hit,…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Denny Hamlin held off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch in overtime to win the longest —…