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By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer Part of the NFL’s safety experiments to reduce head injuries is the expanded use of the padded helmet…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer The mushroom-like padding players are wearing on their helmets during training camps this summer are called Guardian…

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Diontae Johnson’s hold-in paid off. Literally. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Pro Bowl wide receiver have agreed to a…

PHOENIX (AP) — Nicole Hazen, the wife of Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen, has died from complications due to glioblastoma, a form…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer Anthony Pettis is ready for a rematch against Stevie Ray when the Professional Fighters League playoffs open Friday…

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball plans to return to London next year for the first time since 2019. The league says the St. Louis Cardinals…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Thursday made it likely she’ll rule in weeks rather than months whether NFL…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Darrius Shepherd made a quick first impression Thursday at training camp, hauling…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Colton Herta returns to the second Music City Grand Prix coming off his own moment on…

By The Associated Press Brittney Griner has been sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison for drug possession. Here’s a look at the WNBA…

DALLAS (AP) — Former NBA player Iman Shumpert was arrested at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport last weekend for allegedly trying to…

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida track and field coach Mike “Mouse” Holloway is getting a four-year extension that puts him under contract…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The world’s richest soccer league starts a new season in England on Friday as the rest of Europe…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Ford and its teams head home to Michigan International Speedway looking for improved success. The Ford…

By COURTNEY WALSH Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — English diver Jack Laugher extended his dominance in the one-meter springboard event…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Cliff Branch was the epitome of what Al Davis coveted in a receiver during his decades running the Raiders.…

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — A judge in Russia convicted American basketball star Brittney Griner of drug possession and…

By JOE STIGLICH Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Julio Urias won his eighth consecutive decision and Miguel Vargas drove in two runs in his…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Sean Murphy homered and drove in three runs off Shohei Ohtani, leading the Oakland…