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By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants had little to say on Tuesday about contract talks with running back Saquon Barkley after the 26-year-old complained over the weekend that the team was leaking information to make him look bad. Barkley, who was given a non-exclusive franchise tag

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Monty Williams says he took himself out of the running for the Detroit Pistons’ coaching job after his wife, Lisa, was diagnosed with breast cancer. But after spending some time helping his family deal with the diagnosis, Williams got a follow-up text from Pistons general manager Troy

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — For his second straight offseason with the New England Patriots, linebacker Matt Judon has kept up a side hustle of sorts as the team’s self-appointed recruiter. Judon’s free agent target this time around is three-time All-Pro receiver DeAndre Hopkins. He is taking visits with potential suitors after

By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A stadium financing bill aimed at drawing the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas cleared one hurdle Tuesday after passing the Nevada Senate — with requirements strengthening its benefits to the community. The 13-8 vote marks another step as the bill moves through the

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jon Rahm is one of the many PGA Tour players who were surprised and frustrated about last week’s announcement of a partnership between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the primary funder of rival circuit LIV Golf. Rahm says he has no

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Atlanta Braves slugger Marcell Ozuna has avoided a serious injury to his right wrist after being hit by a pitch Monday night. Ozuna was sent to a hospital for testing after leaving a 6-5 loss to the Detroit Tigers when he was struck by a pitch from

By KEITH JENKINS Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — The question isn’t if Joe Burrow will be among the NFL’s highest-paid players. The question is when. The 2022 Pro Bowler and 2021 AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year is in negotiations with the Cincinnati Bengals on a long-term contract extension. After the Bengals ended their

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer The New York Jets signed former Green Bay Packers safety Adrian Amos to a one-year deal. The deal is reportedly worth as much as $4 million. Amos gives New York eight former Packers who are now on the Jets. That list also includes quarterback Aaron Rodgers, backup

NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Angels infielder Brandon Drury was suspended for one game and fined by Major League Baseball on Tuesday for making contact with umpire Ramon De Jesus. Drury appealed the discipline imposed by MLB senior vice president for on-field operations Michael Hill and will not have to serve the suspension until

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Raptors have introduced Darko Rajakovic as the 10th head coach in the team’s 28-year history. The 44-year-old Rajakovic replaces Nick Nurse, who was fired on April 21. Toronto went 41-41 this season and lost in the play-in tournament. Nurse led Toronto to its only NBA

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brooks Koepka is at a major and feeling as good as ever. No issues with his health. His major trophy count is at five. Koepka isn’t the least bit bothered about the future of LIV Golf or anything else involving the PGA Tour partnership with

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees’ Hal Steinbrenner says he’s open to other baseball owners’ consideration of proposing a salary cap for 2027, but only if small-market teams like the Oakland Athletics are subject to a payroll floor, too. Major League Baseball owners are meeting in New

MADRID (AP) — Brazil will make another push to hire Carlo Ancelotti despite the coach’s intention to remain with Real Madrid next season. Brazilian soccer confederation president Ednaldo Rodrigues says he hopes to meet with Ancelotti or his staff in the next few days to discuss the possibility of hiring him. Rodrigues is in Madrid

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — A Tottenham fan has been banned from attending soccer matches for three years for making gestures mocking the Hillsborough disaster during a Premier League game against Liverpool. Twenty-five-year-old Kieron Darlow made the gestures at a game between the teams at Anfield on April 30. British prosecutors say Darlow “was laughing and

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Nick Kyrgios has lost on his comeback from knee surgery 7-5, 6-3 to Chinese player Wu Yibing in the first round of the Stuttgart Open. The 2022 Wimbledon finalist looked far from his best in his first match of the year. Kyrgios was playing for the first time since October in

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Distance runner Faith Kipyegon has been given $35,000 and a house by Kenyan President William Ruto as a reward for breaking two world records in the space of a week. Kipyegon met with Ruto on Tuesday, when the gifts were announced by the president’s office. Kipyegon said she would now fulfill

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer The College World Series begins its annual run in Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday. The opening games match Oral Roberts against TCU and Florida against Virginia. Openers on Saturday pit Wake Forest against Stanford and LSU against SEC rival Tennessee. Wake Forest is the first No. 1 national seed since

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The New York Rangers have hired Peter Laviolette as their next coach. Laviolette replaces Gerard Gallant, who mutually parted ways with the team after a first-round playoff exit. The Rangers announced the selection of Laviolette on Tuesday. Laviolette takes over with the Original Six franchise in win-now mode after

DEN BOSCH, Netherlands (AP) — Seven-time major champion Venus Williams has lost her first competitive singles match since injuring her hamstring in January. She succumbed to 17-year-old Celine Naef 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 at the Libema Open grass-court tournament. With family members including her sister, Serena, in the stands, the 42-year-old Williams battled temperatures around