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CHICAGO (AP) — Kahleah Copper scored 23 points, Candace Parker had a double-double and the Chicago Sky beat the Dallas Wings 81-64 in a first-round…

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Ryan Mountcastle and Austin Hays homered, rookie Zac Lowther pitched five sparkling innings to…

HOUSTON (AP) — Carolina running back Christian McCaffrey left Thursday night’s game against the Houston Texans with a hamstring injury and will…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jurickson Profar raced home on Victor Caratini’s infield single with one out in the 10th…

By The Associated Press Yankees ace Gerrit Cole starts the opener of a crucial three-game series at Fenway Park with the Red Sox two games ahead of…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays reliever Ryan Borucki has been suspended for three games by Major League Baseball for intentionally hitting…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Matt Fitzpatrick’s Ryder Cup debut wasn’t great. He lost. Europe lost. And he never…

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Washington State has given basketball coach Kyle Smith a contract extension that goes through the 2026-27 season and adds two…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — The sea of red that fills the galleries every time the United States hosts the Ryder Cup…

By BEN ROSS Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Chris Bassitt pitched three scoreless innings less than a month after surgery to repair facial…

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is experimenting with pre-tacked baseballs at some Triple-A games during…

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston safety Justin Reid and Carolina cornerback A.J. Bouye were among the players inactive Thursday night. Reid, the Texans’…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Max Muncy homered to start the 10th inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Colorado…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons and New York Giants will each be looking for their first win of…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — When New Orleans and New England face off, it will mark the first time the teams have…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The NHL’s newest franchise has hit the ice for the first time as a team with the start of training…

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Protesters appeared outside a meeting of the University of Michigan’s governing…

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Carson Kelly hit a tying three-run homer in a five-run seventh inning, Daulton Varsho followed…

NEW YORK (AP) — William C. Steinman, the longtime sports information director of Columbia University, has died. He was 76. Steinman, a member of…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Julian Edelman will soon be back on the field where his NFL career began and ultimately…