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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Horse racing’s oversight authority and Churchill Downs have each announced additional safety and health initiatives in the…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Breece Hall still believes he would have been the AP Offensive Rookie of the…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — You’d have to go back a generation — to 1988 — to find the last time a…

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer Some North American racetracks have replaced traditional dirt with a synthetic surface made of wax-coated sand,…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — An anti-racism group has called on soccer’s top referee to distance himself from a far-right…

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Alabama turned its baseball season around after a rough start that included the firing of coach Brad Bohannon amid a…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton, Josh Donaldson and Tommy Kahnle were activated by the New York Yankees ahead of their weekend series at the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Infielder Alec Bohm, the Philadelphia Phillies’ RBIs leader, has been put on the 10-day injured list because a a strained left…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. was once considered a risky pick by the Denver Nuggets due to his balky back. But…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — This has been a year full of change for Green Bay Packers offensive lineman David…

BERLIN (AP) — The German soccer federation will hold a weekend of mourning for the 15-year-old player who died after a post-match brawl at an…

TORONTO (AP) — Seven-time Olympic medalist Penny Oleksiak will miss the world swimming championships in July while she continues rehabbing from…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kyle Dubas didn’t stay out of work for long. The Pittsburgh Penguins have hired Dubas as the club’s president of hockey…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer Hilary Knight was the runaway leader in voting for the International Ice Hockey Federation’s first female player of…

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Ajax is not extending the contract of coach John Heitinga at the end of the season. The Amsterdam powerhouse finished third in the…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer Brandon Miller and Scoot Henderson have made their cases to be the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft. With Victor…