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By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer Aaron Gordon bristled at the notion the Denver Nuggets must operate the “rust versus rest” seesaw with 10 days between their Western Conference title celebration in Los Angeles and the start of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. Rest? “We’ve been working,” Gordon declared about 15 hours after

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma could become the first college softball program since UCLA more than 30 years ago to win three consecutive national championships. UCLA won titles in 1988, 1989 and 1990. Oklahoma went for three after winning it all in 2016 and 2017 but lost in the

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings will have two different teams come to training camp this year. They will host joint practices with the Tennessee Titans and the Arizona Cardinals prior to their preseason games. There will be two days of practice sessions with each team at TCO Performance Center in Eagan, Minnesota, where

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Jack Nicklaus is keeping quiet on whether the Memorial should have a cut. Tiger Woods has said he wants the Genesis Invitational to have a cut and Nicklaus feels the same about the Memorial. The plan next year is for elevated events to have limited

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators have fired coach John Hynes more than a month after they missed the playoffs. Incoming general manager Barry Trotz made the move Tuesday. Trotz said the decision was made to dismiss Hynes and assistant coach Dan Lambert after doing additional postseason evaluation. The Predators lost their first playoff

TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass apologized for expressing support on social media for anti-LGBTQ+ boycotts of Target and Bud Light. Bass shared a post on his Instagram stories Monday urging others to spurn the American companies over support for they showed for the LGBTQ+ community. Both companies are dealing with fallout

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday signed legislation that will ban transgender women from playing on female sports teams in college, becoming the latest state to place restrictions on transgender athletes. The legislation expands the state’s existing 2021 ban on transgender athletes on K-12 sports teams

By The Associated Press Women’s College World Series team-by-team breakdown.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw says he disagrees with the Los Angeles Dodgers’ decision to welcome a satirical LGBTQ+ group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence at the team’s annual Pride Night. Kershaw told The Los Angeles Times on Monday that the team’s decision to honor the group after it rescinded its original invitation

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles have signed outfielder Aaron Hicks, less than 24 hours after Cedric Mullins went down with a strained right groin. Mullins went on the 10-day injured list Tuesday. The Orioles are hoping Hicks can help defensively in the spacious outfield at Camden Yards. Hicks

By DEBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — River Plate’s tribute to one of its greatest coaches has become divisive since the seven-meter-tall statue of Marcelo Gallardo was unveiled. Exaggerated private parts on the statue and other alleged flaws have caused only 21% of more than 6,100 voters to say they liked it

TORONTO (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers designated hitter/outfielder Jesse Winker has gone on the 10-day injured list with a cervical strain. The Brewers made the move before opening a three-game series at Toronto on Tuesday. The move is retroactive to Sunday. The 29-year-old Winker is batting .204 with a .315 on-base percentage and .231 slugging percentage

CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. men’s soccer team will play exhibitions against Germany and Ghana in October. No. 14 Germany will play the 13th-ranked U.S. on Oct. 14 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut, and No. 60 Ghana will face the Americans three days later at Geodis Park in Nashville, Tennessee. The U.S. has

By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — “The Ride,” a new eight-episode Prime Video series, documents the peaks and valleys of the fearless competitors of the Professional Bull Riders league, as well as those closest to them. Cameras followed an ensemble cast of PBR’s best and most engaging riders, along with coaches

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — Alabama coach Nick Saban says college football is not a business that operates like the NFL and warned that without more uniform rules on player compensation only the biggest spenders will compete for championships. Saban met with reporters as the Southeastern Conference began

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The United States has reached the Under-20 World Cup quarterfinals in convincing fashion without conceding again after beating New Zealand 4-0 in Mendoza. Israel will also be in the quarterfinals after a last-minute 1-0 win over Uzbekistan. The Americans dominated the round-of-16 match without much threat from the New Zealanders

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer DENVER (AP) — Caleb Martin was undrafted coming out of college. He entered the NBA with almost no guarantees. He had to play in the G League. Charlotte let him go after two seasons. Desperate for a second chance, he joined the Miami Heat on a two-way contract to

SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — The wife of Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Sergio Rico says he remains in stable condition with a head injury after being hit by a horse in Spain last weekend. Alba Silva spoke briefly to Spanish media outside the hospital where Rico was in an intensive care unit on Sunday. She did not

Authorities are asking the public to share any video or information as they investigate a weekend shooting that left eight teens wounded outside a stadium near Philadelphia. Police in Chester said gunfire erupted shortly before 11:30 p.m. Sunday in a parking lot outside Subaru Park, the sports venue where the MLS soccer team Philadelphia Union