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By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — New Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark says the league is open for business. While…

COL DU GRANON, France (AP) — Jonas Vingegaard has won the first big mountain stage of the Tour de France to claim the yellow jersey from Tadej…

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox All-Star Rafael Devers is practicing with his teammates both on and off the field. Born and…

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid is driving away from a partnership of nearly two decades with Audi and switching to BMW as one of its main sponsors. The…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — R&A chief Martin Slumbers is blasting the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series as being…

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona has reached a deal to sign Leeds playmaker Raphinha and will also keep France forward Ousmane Dembélé at the…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer French senators say the chaos outside the national stadium that marred the Champions League soccer final was due…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Chelsea completed the signing of Raheem Sterling from Manchester City on Wednesday, with the winger signing a five-year…

By CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Tiger Woods called it “historic” and his “favorite.” Jack Nicklaus…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — No major championship has as much history as the British Open. We look back at key…

By The Associated Press Shohei Ohtani makes his final start before heading to the All-Star Game and hopes to lead Los Angeles to a better result…

By JOHN DUERDEN Associated Press Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei congratulated the national team on reaching the Volleyball…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Even the mighty Houston Astros are not immune to occasional bouts of comprehensive…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elena Delle Donne tied her season high with 26 points, making four 3-pointers and shooting 10 for 14 overall, and Natasha Cloud…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thairo Estrada hit two of San Francisco’s four home runs, Logan Webb struck out eight in…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers outlasted three rain delays to beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3 in the…

By LARY BUMP Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Chad Pinder hit a grand slam during an eight-run 12th inning and the Oakland Athletics…

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Charlie Blackmon hit a tiebreaking three-run homer, Austin Gomber pitched six strong innings and…

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Albert Pujols and rookie Nolan Gorman hit solo home runs and the St. Louis Cardinals ended Los…

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan India drove in two runs with a go-ahead, bases-loaded single with two outs in the ninth…

By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Miguel Cabrera drove in the tying and go-ahead runs, matching Ted Williams for 14th place…

By STEVE McMORRAN AP Sports Writer WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The release of World Rugby rankings this week has been accompanied by little…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Aerial Powers had career highs of 35 points and 12 rebounds, Rachel Banham added season highs of 25 points and seven assists,…

CHICAGO (AP) — Ramón Urías hit a two-run homer and made a big defensive play, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2 for their ninth…

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout has left the Los Angeles Angels’ game against Houston with upper back spasms. The three-time AL MVP…

CHICAGO (AP) — Candace Parker had 31 points and 11 rebounds, Kahleah Copper scored 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting and the Chicago Sky pulled away in…

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Olson hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning, Adam Duvall went deep for two runs in…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Chris Sale worked five scoreless innings in his season debut, but the Boston bullpen…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NBA has completed the process of changing the transition take foul rule, ending years of…

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — José Berríos matched his career high by striking out 13 over six innings, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had…

NEW YORK (AP) — The Florida State League will limit defensive shifts by drawing chalk lines in a pie shape from second base to the outfield grass…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Santi Aldama scored 31 points, David Roddy added 20 and the Memphis Grizzlies tied the Las Vegas Summer League record for points…

By BOBBY BANCROFT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Tuesday’s game between the Seattle Mariners and Washington Nationals was postponed because…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kelsey Plum got Las Vegas started and Jackie Young helped the Aces close the door from the…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Boston Red Sox second baseman Trevor Story left a game at Tampa Bay after being hit by a ball in the hand while…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man with a criminal history was charged Tuesday with assaulting a former Olympic volleyball player last week in downtown Los…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Defending IndyCar champion Alex Palou says he’s leaving Chip Ganassi Racing after this season. His announcement came…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays’ injured list increased to a major league-high 16 when left-hander Josh Fleming was placed on the…

By The Associated Press Shohei Ohtani makes his final start before heading to the All-Star Game and hopes to lead Los Angeles to a better result…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans say second-round draft choice E.J. Liddell has been diagnosed with torn knee ligaments that will keep…