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By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut Sun are off to an unexpectedly hot start after losing 2021 league MVP Jonquel Jones to New York and coach Curt Miller to Los Angeles in the offseason. The Sun are 6-1 and leading the Eastern Conference coming into two games this week

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Pederson is trying to get receiver Calvin Ridley to slowly work his way back following an 18-month absence. Ridley has other thoughts. The former Atlanta Falcons standout is sneaking in extra repetitions during Jacksonville’s organized team activities. It’s a clear

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — They use the court as their canvas, seeing passing lanes and paths to victory that others in their sports simply cannot. For Novak Djokovic, it’s tennis. For Nikola Jokic, it’s basketball. For their home country of Serbia, June is shaping up as a month no sports

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund has signed Algeria international Ramy Bensebaini on a free transfer from Borussia Mönchengladbach, making the left back its first reinforcement of the summer. Bensebaini replaces Portugal left back Raphaël Guerreiro and Dortmund says the 28-year-old Bensebaini has signed a four-year deal. Bensebaini joined Gladbach in 2019 from French team

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tiare Jennings doubled in the ninth inning to score two runs to lead the top-seeded Sooners past No. 9 Stanford 4-2 for a shot at their third straight Women’s College World Series title. The Sooners increased their Division I record to 51 consecutive victories. They

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Josh Rivera went 3 for 4, BT Riopelle hit a pair of two-run homers and Florida beat Texas Tech 6-0 to advance to the super regionals for the first time since 2018. No. 2 Florida (48-15) survived three consecutive loser-out games to claim the Gainesville Regional championship. The Gators will host

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul joined Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula in helping break ground on the team’s new $1.54 billion stadium scheduled to be built in time for the 2026 season. The ceremony was held on the former

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have signed free agent Breshad Perriman in hopes he can strengthen their team’s receiving contingent. Perriman was a first-round draft pick of the Baltimore Ravens in 2015, No. 26 overall, but did not play as a rookie. He became a free agent in 2019 and has been with three

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Needing to make a difficult decision at catcher, the New York Mets cut light-hitting Tomás Nido on Monday when they reinstated fellow backstop Omar Narváez from the 60-day injured list. Nido was designated for assignment in a move that keeps catcher Francisco Álvarez in the

By The Associated Press The United States is playing for an unprecedented three-peat at the Women’s World Cup. The No. 1 team in the world started its tournament with a 3-0 win over Vietnam and then had to rally for a 1-1 draw with Netherlands in a rematch of the 2019 final. The quadrennial tournament

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Richard Childress and Kyle Busch were hardly on good terms 12 years ago, when they got into a fight after a Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway. Yet both say they have matured, and the fact that they’re not only working together but also winning

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama defensive back Tony Mitchell said he feared his football career was over after his arrest on a drug charge. The Crimson Tide freshman said in a video posted on social media that he knew “something much bigger could have happened.” A judge in Holmes County, Florida, sentenced Mitchell to three

MONTREAL (AP) — The Montreal Canadiens have signed Cole Caufield to an eight-year, $62.8 million contract extension. The deal, which will pay the 22-year-old winger an average annual salary of $7.85 million, runs through the 2030-31 season. Caufield scored 26 goals and added 10 assists in 46 games in 2022-23 before he underwent season-ending surgery

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Anaheim Ducks have hired Greg Cronin to be their head coach. Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek announced the decision to hire the 60-year-old Cronin, who will be a first-time NHL head coach. Cronin has 12 years of experience as an NHL assistant with the

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — The easiest way to explain what the Miami Heat are doing in the comeback department during these playoffs is simply to put up their numbers against the rest of the league. When facing a deficit of at least 12 points this postseason: — The Heat are

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have reached an agreement to sign linebacker Leonard Floyd to a one-year contract in reuniting the player with fellow edge rusher, Von Miller, a person with direct knowledge of the agreement tells The Associated Press. The person spoke on the condition