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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mets pitcher Max Scherzer is expected to be sidelined for six to eight weeks with a strained…

NEW YORK (AP) — Calgary Flames head coach Darryl Sutter is among the three finalists for the Jack Adams Award, presented annually to the NHL’s…

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Even though the NFL attempted to enhance opportunities for minority candidates to become head coaches in a…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Lo van Pham’s journey to the NFL began when he fell in love with sports upon arriving in Texas after living in…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — The Preakness tradition of the Alibi Breakfast is back this week after a two-year absence…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Naomi Osaka’s return to the French Open will be a tough test against the player who beat her at…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Italian club Spezia has challenged FIFA at a hearing at sport’s highest court trying to overturn a two-year transfer…

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse University and JMA Wireless announced a 10-year partnership for naming rights of the university’s iconic indoor…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Al Horford and Marcus Smart are coming back. And Derrick White headed home early for a good…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer How well do you know the French Open? How well do you know tennis? The AP has put together a quiz to test your…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher is firing back at Alabama coach Nick Saban. Fisher called Saban a…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Phillies slugger Bryce Harper did not start a fourth straight game on Thursday as he recovers from a platelet-rich plasma…

GENOA, Italy (AP) — Italian cyclist Stefano Oldani has claimed his first professional victory by winning the 12th and longest stage of the Giro…

LONDON (AP) — Brentford manager Thomas Frank says Christian Eriksen can expect a statue built in his honor outside the team’s stadium if the…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Bobsled and skeleton World Cup races will return to North America this fall for the first time since before the…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish state prosecutors have opened an investigation into the contracts behind the…

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — France coach Didier Deschamps left out veteran forward Olivier Giroud and called up uncapped…

By JON GAMBRELL and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Officials say that a Hong Kong-flagged sailboat is reported to…