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By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Carlos Santana tugged at his new Pittsburgh Pirates cap, pulled at his jersey and broke into an…

Quarterbacks Caleb Williams of Southern California, C.J. Stroud of Ohio State and Hendon Hooker of Tennessee have been named finalists for the…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — José Abreu has spent his entire nine-year MLB career with the Chicago White Sox, but Astros…

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — The Big Ten has announced Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh is the conference coach of the year and Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell is…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — It was a November to forget for No. 10 Clemson and No. 24 North Carolina. Both teams in the…

MOSCOW (AP) — A senior Russian diplomat says Russia and the United States repeatedly came close to reaching agreement on a prisoner exchange and a…

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — An attorney for the women who settled their lawsuits against Deshaun Watson says most of his…

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney says injured receiver Beaux Collins needs surgery on his separated shoulder and won’t play…

ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — The founder of the institute that examines diversity in sports is taking to Twitter to highlight weekly examples of racism…

By JON GAMBRELL and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — While Iran’s national team faced the U.S. on the pitch, Iran’s politically…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Two of the five oldest national Opens in golf are being played this week in South Africa and…

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Stars have signed center Roope Hintz to a $67.5 million, eight-year contract extension. The deal announced Tuesday…

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — Qatari soccer fans gathered at Al Bayt Stadium for the country’s last game in the…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Lance Leipold has signed his lucrative contract extension at Kansas, which includes a…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Tiger Woods painted an uncertain picture about how much golf he can play, saying Tuesday…

By ALI ABDUL-HASSAN and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. team’s victory over Iran at the World Cup was closely watched across…

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The parents of a Georgia high school basketball player who collapsed while practicing outdoors in…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Edmonton star Connor McDavid is a much different player 500-plus games into his NHL career than he was seven years…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois says the squad has held a meeting where players aired…

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly put his team into the last 16 of the World Cup by…