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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia has fired baseball coach Scott Stricklin, ending a decade-long tenure that failed to produce postseason success.…

GENOA, Italy (AP) — Already-relegated Sampdoria has come back to level with Sassuolo 2-2 in Serie A. Sassuolo can’t secure a place in a UEFA…

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Hicks’ eight-year tenure with the New York Yankees ended when the outfielder was released from a contract that had more…

CHICAGO (AP) — Christopher Morel of the Chicago Cubs led off the eighth inning with a bloop single against reliever Eduardo Salazar, ending the…

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Haley Lee hit a grand slam, Cydney Sanders and Alyssa Brito each added a homer and top-ranked Oklahoma extended its winning…

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former Michigan State football coach Denny Stolz has died. He was 89. Michigan State announced Stolz died on Thursday.…

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The United States has completed a perfect group stage at the Under-20 World Cup for the first time. The Group…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer A partnership between supercross and motocross is already paying off. The debut of the SuperMotocross World…

By The Associated Press A list of the 15 teams that forced at least a Game 6 in a best-of-seven NBA playoff series after dropping the first three…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Maybe Kevin Garnett was right. Maybe, as he screamed in celebration of Boston’s 2008 NBA…

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Caden Grice hit his 16th home run of the season, Jack Crighton went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and Clemson beat Boston College 4-1…

CROMVOIRT, Netherlands (AP) — Spanish golfer Jorge Campillo saw his lead at the KLM Open trimmed to two strokes after shooting 1-under 71 in the…

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Freshman NiJaree Canady struck out nine in her 16th win of the season and No. 9 seed Stanford beat eighth-seeded Duke 3-1 to…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — All of the past drama and sore feelings associated with Louisiana State’s invitation…

OTTAWA, Canada (AP) — Two-time Olympian Keegan Messing, one of the most popular figure skaters of his generation, announced Friday that he was…

PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic will be seeking his men’s-record 23rd Grand Slam title in the French Open final. Casper Ruud will be seeking his…

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico teen who was the target of a cruel yearbook insult over his love of mixed martial arts fighting is getting a…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have released three-time All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins in a…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time champion Takuma Sato led a strong showing from the Chip Ganassi Racing quartet in…