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CHAPEL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s association overseeing high school sports has cleared the way for its athletes to reach endorsement deals…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, in a blunt assessment of the team’s 16-15 start,…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A Silicon Valley city councilman accused of leaking a grand jury report criticizing the San Francisco 49ers’ outsize…

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have signed cornerback Rock Ya-Sin. That fills another important need in an offseason that has…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Los Angels Lakers needed every bit of effort and energy from the opening tip to the…

By JAMES ROBSON and STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writers Lionel Messi is set to leave Paris Saint-Germain when his contract expires at the end of the…

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — A new Premier League goals record for Erling Haaland and three more points for…

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool moved to within four points of fourth-place Manchester United with a 1-0 win over Fulham in the Premier League.…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Christian Walker homered twice before he drew a bases-loaded walk that put the…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Cameron Payne was a surprise hero for a few games during the Phoenix Suns’ run to the NBA Finals…

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Randal Kolo Muani has fired Eintracht Frankfurt into the German Cup final with a 3-2 win at Stuttgart in their semifinal.…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The absence of a contract extension for Kirk Cousins could well spell the end of his…

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Erling Haaland has set a Premier League goals record by scoring his 35th of the season…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Wilmer Flores homered, and Joey Bart and Austin Slater had two hits each to give the San…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Aaron Rodgers was sitting alone in the dark two months ago and pondering his future while many speculated…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Brittney Griner balanced the start of the Phoenix Mercury’s training camp with consecutive…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — The X Games are coming home to Southern California for an eight-day tour of the Pacific…

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Eric Haase homered in both games of a doubleheader, driving in six runs, and the Detroit Tigers tagged…

JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — A former University of Wisconsin football wide receiver was sentenced Wednesday to two consecutive life sentences for the…