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By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. is putting in the work and looks poised to make a leap as he heads into his second NBA season. The No. 3 pick in the 2022 draft capped his first summer league performance this season with a game-winning 3-pointer in a 100-99

SEATTLE (AP) — Baseball’s amateur draft has been a fitting conclusion to a historic season at Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons had six players drafted Monday, bringing their two-day total to nine. That’s three more than the LSU team that knocked Wake Forest out of the College World Series and went on to win the

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — At some point, Shohei Ohtani will entertain the idea of talking about his pending free agency, and what it could mean to the finances of baseball. But that didn’t stop others from pondering what could happen this offseason when perhaps the most unique free agent in

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says he believes all leagues have to continue to keep an incredibly close eye on gambling trends within their sport, mindful of issues that the NFL in particular has had to address in recent months. Silver has been a longtime proponent

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer Bob Huggins says he has checked into a rehabilitation facility following a drunken driving arrest and disputes that he resigned at West Virginia. Huggins issued a statement Monday saying he wanted to “set the record straight” on the events of the past two weeks since his arrest in Pittsburgh

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern fired coach Pat Fitzgerald on Monday amid a hazing scandal that called into question his leadership of the program and damaged the university’s reputation after it mishandled its response to the allegations. Fitzgerald’s dismissal completed a rapid fall from grace for the former All-American linebacker, the star of the 1995

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The Portland Trail Blazers have re-signed restricted free against Matisse Thybulle after matching an offer from the Dallas Mavericks. Terms of the deal for the guard/forward were not disclosed. Dallas reportedly offered Thybulle a three-year deal worth $33 million. Thybulle was acquired by the Blazers in a multi-team

By SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Growing up in Seattle, Corbin Carroll dreamed of someday playing baseball at T-Mobile Park. On Tuesday, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ breakout rookie will see his dream come true when he takes the field as the starting left fielder and No. 8 hitter for the National League in the

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has reinstated linebacker Jordan Turner less than two weeks after suspending him for a violation of the athletic department’s student-athlete discipline policy. Turner’s reinstatement follows an internal inquiry by a committee of university staff. Turner had 68 tackles during the Badgers’ 7-6 season last year to rank behind only fellow linebacker Maema

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Phoenix Mercury general manager Jim Pitman is retiring at the end of the season but staying on as the team’s chief financial officer. Pitman also is an executive vice president and CFO of the Phoenix Suns. He took over as the Mercury’s GM in 2013 and during his tenure

SEATTLE (AP) — Dusty Baker and the All-Star Game are tailor made for each other. After buying suits for his All-Star coaches last year, Baker purchased sports jackets for Tuesday night’s game. “We look like a band this year because we got ’em all the same blue blazer,” the 74-year-old Houston Astros manager said Monday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A rabid Kansas City Chiefs fan known on social media as “ChiefsAholic” is accused of robbing a bank in Iowa, and federal authorities suspect he’s responsible for bank and credit union robberies throughout the central U.S. Federal prosecutors on Monday announced that 28-year-old Xaviar Michael Babudar of Overland Park, Kansas,

SAO PAULO (AP) — A 23-year-old Brazilian woman has died two days after she was hit on the neck by a bottle of beer during a brawl between Palmeiras and Flamengo supporters. Police say a 26-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with the death of Gabriela Anelli. She was a Palmeiras supporter. Anelli was

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Fred S. Hoffman, a longtime Associated Press reporter who covered the Defense Department for more than two decades and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for an investigation into the black market in Vietnam has died. Hoffman was 100. Well known within the Pentagon,

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Damian Lillard wants to be traded to the Miami Heat. The Portland Trail Blazers know this yet haven’t abandoned hope that the seven-time All-Star changes his mind. And whether he does or not, the Blazers insist that they’re in no hurry. General manager Joe Cronin,

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Sean Casey was hired as hitting coach of the struggling New York Yankees, a day after the team fired Dillon Lawson. Casey, a three-time All-Star during a 12-year big league career that ended in 2008, had spent the past 15 years with the MLB Network, where

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers have signed defenseman Cam York to a two-year contract and agreed to terms with forward Noah Cates on a two-year deal. Flyers general manager Danny Briere announced the agreements Monday. The 22-year-old York signed a deal worth $3.2 million and the 24-year-old Cates agreed to a contract worth $5.25

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Ons Jabeur is getting another shot at Elena Rybakina a year after losing to her in the Wimbledon final. It’s just the quarterfinals this time around but the Tunisian player has to go through the defending champion to have a chance of winning her first

PRAGUE (AP) — Czech Republic defender David Jurásek has completed a transfer from Slavia Prague to Portugal champion Benfica on a five-year contract. The 22-year-old Jurásek joined Slavia from another Czech side, Mlada Boleslav, in February 2022. Jurásek played 55 games for Slavia, scoring three goals and adding 15 assists. He had three assists in

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Steve Yzerman made a major move to give the rebuildng Detroit Red Wings a desperately needed boost. Yzerman has preached and practiced patience for four-plus years as Red Wings general manager, but the bold move seems to signal a shift in his plan to get the