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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins are sticking with Casey DeSmith, signing the team’s No. 2 goaltender to a two-year contract extension…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The Los Angeles Sparks have been on roll lately, battling their way to just below .500 after a slow start to…

EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Islanders have hired Doug Houda and Brian Wiseman as coaches. The Islanders announced the additions to new…

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds have hired the American Hockey League’s first female assistant coach. Jessica Campbell…

BOSTON (AP) — Former NFL wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, who died last December at age 33, had CTE, his family said Tuesday. Boston University CTE…

EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) — University officials say a wide receiver on the Emporia State football team died over the weekend in a cliff-diving accident.…

By The Associated Press PGA Tour and European tour players will be on both sides of the Atlantic this week. Under a new arrangement, the Scottish…

CALAIS, France (AP) — Belgian rider Wout van Aert won the hilly fourth stage of the Tour de France and extended his overall lead after attacking…

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers have given forward Julien Gauthier a one-year contract extension. General manager Chris Drury announced the…

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Wimbledon quarterfinalist Nick Kyrgios is due in court back home in Australia next month. A lawyer representing him says…

MADRID (AP) — Former NBA player Lorenzo Brown is eligible to play for Spain’s national team after being granted Spanish citizenship. The Spanish…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — It says a lot about Novak Djokovic that a two-sets-to-none hole at Wimbledon on a day…

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid’s basketball team is embroiled in a controversy with one if its greatest coaches. The Spanish club says it parted…

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Soccer players have been cautioned by their trades union about joining clubs in countries with “systematic and…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United has gone back to the Netherlands to buy its first player since Erik ten Hag arrived as coach. Tyrell…

LONDON (AP) — Tottenham forward Richarlison has been banned from his new club’s English Premier League opening game after throwing a smoke…

MONACO (AP) — The world half-marathon championships have been canceled because China isn’t able to host the races due to the coronavirus…

By The Associated Press New York Mets ace Max Scherzer returns to a major league mound for the first time since May 18 when the NL East leaders play…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Feeling inconsistent at the plate, Trayce Thompson looks no farther than the next locker down…

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Leonardo Campana scored the equalizer for Inter Miami in a 1-1 draw with Dallas. Campana’s game-tying goal came in the 89th…

By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Luis Arraez had three hits, including a tiebreaking RBI single in Minnesota’s four-run 10th…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Vogt cherished going to San Francisco Giants games on July 4 or Mother’s…

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Rick Bowness doesn’t mind being the second choice. The Winnipeg Jets’ new head coach was introduced Monday, a little…

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Lindor homered, helping the New York Mets beat the lowly Cincinnati…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Taxiarchis Fountas scored three goals to help D.C. United beat Orlando City 5-3. Fountas began his hat trick for United with…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike had 23 points and nine rebounds, Liz Cambage added 19 points and seven rebounds, and the Los Angeles Sparks beat…

HAVANA (AP) — There were some cheers for “The Star-Spangled Banner” before USA Basketball’s game in Cuba on Independence Day. And then the…

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Alex Morgan scored a pair of first-half goals and the U.S. women’s national team defeated Haiti 3-0 on Monday in the…

By The Associated Press New York Mets ace Max Scherzer returns to a major league mound for the first time since May 18 when the NL East leaders play…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez homered with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Houston Astros beat the Kansas…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves paid tribute to their longtime public address announcer, Casey Motter, in a…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich’s chief executive Oliver Kahn has defended the German soccer club’s…

By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox talked to Major League Baseball about postponing their game against the…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Authorities in Virginia say the 17-year-old daughter of Toronto Blue Jays first base coach Mark Budzinski died in a tubing…

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Ian Poulter and two other players who signed up for the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series are allowed in the Scottish…