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By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — It was almost inconceivable that the Panthers running game would actually improve after…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Suspended Brooklyn guard Kyrie Irving and the Nets appear to be on a path toward reconciliation. It still…

SUN CITY, South Africa (AP) — Luke Donald and Ryan Fox share the lead at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City after lightning and rain…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros general manager James Click will not be given a new contract. The team has…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur says cornerback Eric Stokes probably won’t play again this season after getting…

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Formula One team Mercedes says it has suspended its sponsorship deal with FTX, one of the…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The Mountain West hired Gloria Nevarez, who has been leading the West Coast Conference for the last five years, to…

By DEBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina is taking nine defenders, seven midfielders and seven forwards to the World Cup in…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Kelli Masters remembers the feeling going to her first scouting combine in 2006, seeing no other female agents…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has tested his sore throwing elbow for the first…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Some familiar faces are helping new Green Bay Packers safety Johnathan Abram adapt to switching teams at midseason as the…

LONDON (AP) — Chinese player Baoluo Zheng has been provisionally suspended pending corruption charges. The precise nature of the charges was not…

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The unheralded Czech Republic has upset the United States to reach the Billie Jean King Cup semifinals for the first time…

ZURICH (AP) — Huge amounts of World Cup match data will be shared with teams, media and fans in a performance analysis project that has been…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has ended its preparations for the World Cup with a 1-0 win over Iceland. Gimcheon Sangmu defender Park…

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Center forward Dušan Vlahović has been included in Serbia’s squad for the World Cup despite missing his last four…

MADRID (AP) — Spain coach Luis Enrique has included 20-year-old Barcelona forward Ansu Fati in his squad for the World Cup. Ansu has not played for…

By ALEKSANDAR FURTULA and MIKE CORDER Associated Press ZEIST, Netherlands (AP) — Uncapped attacking midfielder Xavi Simons has been included in the…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Faster, more competitive games have the NFL feeling proud through the first half of the season. While the league…