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By JAMIE STENGLE, SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — Family and friends say they are heartbroken and…

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — East Carolina hired Tennessee assistant Michael Schwartz as head basketball coach Wednesday. Athletic director Jon Gilbert…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots took a step in rebuilding their secondary following the departure of…

NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Simmons had an epidural this week that the Brooklyn Nets hope will help improve his back pain so he can play sometime this…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Nursing a nagging foot injury, Rafael Nadal improved to 18-0 this season, edging Reilly…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — It’s Von Miller time in Buffalo. The two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year and…

By FRANK GRIFFITHS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Liverpool has reignited the Premier League title race and is now within a point of the top spot…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks have agreed on an eight-year contract extension with Tomas Hertl,…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Coach Jay Wright has Villanova again in the national championship hunt. The Wildcats have won…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll says he recently spoke with Colin Kaepernick, who expressed an interest in another…

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Russell Wilson to Denver, Carson Wentz to Washington, Amari Cooper to Cleveland. Chandler Jones to Las Vegas,…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Saints say former New York Jets safety Marcus Maye has agreed on a three-year, free-agent…

LILLE, France (AP) — U.S. international Christian Pulisic converted one of Chelsea’s rare chances and Cesar Azpilicueta added another goal to…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Richmond Spiders’ six graduate seniors get an opportunity for a second chance two…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Taylor Hagler last season became only the second woman in IMSA sports car history to win the championship, and…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Kim Barnes Arico left her close-knit family in New York and New Jersey a decade ago to turn…

MUNICH, Germany (AP) — Athletes from Russia and Belarus have been formally banned from the multi-sport European Championships in August. Organizers…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Luke Voit has gone from home run champ to seemingly the odd man out at first base with the New…

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have signed veteran outfielder Steven Souza Jr. and catcher Chance Sisco to minor-league deals with…

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Eduardo Rodríguez is the highest-paid and most experienced pitcher on the Detroit Tigers…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A person familiar with the move says the Tennessee Titans will be releasing…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Minnesota United goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair wants to prove his worth as a starter in Major League Soccer. But…

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Tottenham striker Harry Kane scored for the fourth straight Premier League game in a 2-0 win at Brighton that kept his…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Paul Pogba says his house was burglarized while he played for Manchester United against Atletico Madrid in the Champions…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Memphis is back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014. The Tigers had the No. 1…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer The IndyCar season has barely begun and the free agency market is already heating up. And the first name to…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer The Baltimore Ravens have agreed to a five-year deal with safety Marcus Williams, bolstering a secondary that was…

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer Louisville and Kenny Payne have agreed on a deal for the former Cardinals player and current New York Knicks…