Rafael Devers doubled to break an eighth-inning tie and the Boston Red Sox overcame Chris Sale’s early exit because of shoulder soreness to beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-2. Sale came out with two out …
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By BRENDAN McGAIR
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6/1/23
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The latest sanctions, if any, that the NBA plans to levy against Memphis guard Ja Morant for his second instance of displaying a gun on social media will be announced shortly after the finals, …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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6/1/23
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The Vegas Golden Knights will play the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final beginning Saturday. This is Vegas' second Cup Final appearance in its six seasons as an NHL franchise. Its other trip …
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By MARK ANDERSON
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6/1/23
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Davis Riley had a 67 and is atop the leaderboard after one round at the Memorial for the second straight year. And that's where the similarities end. Muirfield Village was hot, dry and a beast. The …
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By DOUG FERGUSON
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6/1/23
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Corbin Carroll had a two-out, two-run single in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 6-5 on Thursday to tie the idle Los Angeles Dodgers for a share of the NL West …
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By JACK THOMPSON
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6/1/23
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The Southeastern Conference will play eight league games in 2024 when it expands to 16 teams with the additions of Oklahoma and Texas, but beyond that the schedule model is to be determined. …
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By RALPH D. RUSSO
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6/1/23
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Patrick Kane underwent hip resurfacing surgery and is expected to miss four to six months. Agent Pat Brisson confirmed Kane's operation in a text message to The Associated Press. Kane has been …
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By STEPHEN WHYNO
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6/1/23
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Two-time NCAA individual champion Rose Zhang made an impressive debut on the LPGA Tour in the Mizuho Americas Open in the shadow of New York City. The 20-year-old from Stanford who has dominated …
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By TOM CANAVAN
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6/1/23
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Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens sees a team in need of small tweaks, not massive disruption to leadership or its core. Stevens says coach Joe Mazzulla will return next season …
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By KYLE HIGHTOWER
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6/1/23
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NCAA rules state schools cannot recruit athletes who are currently on another team’s roster. But with college football players freer to transfer than ever before — and name, image and likeness …
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By RALPH D. RUSSO
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6/1/23
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Rylie West hit a three-run homer and No. 4 seed Tennessee defeated No. 5 seed Alabama 10-5 in the opening game of the Women’s College World Series. Jamison Brockenbrough and Katie Taylor had two …
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By CLIFF BRUNT
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6/1/23
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Churchill Downs will limit horses to four starts during a rolling eight-week period and impose ineligibility standards for continued poor performance. Those are among the safety initiatives announced …
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6/1/23
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Some North American racetracks have replaced traditional dirt with a synthetic surface made of wax-coated sand, fibers and recycled rubber. Such surfaces could be a potential answer to creating safer …
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By BETH HARRIS
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6/1/23
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Hilary Knight was the runaway leader in voting for the International Ice Hockey Federation’s first female player of the year award on Thursday, some six weeks after the 33-year-old captained the …
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By JOHN WAWROW
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6/1/23
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Elena Rybakina's comfort on clay is improving as she showed while easing into the third round at the French Open by beating another Czech teenager. The Wimbledon champion and No. 4 seed at Roland …
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6/1/23
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The San Antonio Spurs have the No. 1 pick and there is no mystery about who Gregg Popovich and company are going to bring in to revive the Alamo City. Victor Wembanyama could have started packing for …
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By BRIAN MAHONEY
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6/1/23
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Eric Lewis was not selected as one of the 12 referees who will work the NBA Finals, while the league continues to investigate whether he used a Twitter account to defend himself and other referees …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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6/1/23
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The NBA Finals will end in six games. At least, that’s what history says. Out of the first 76 editions of the NBA Finals — the 77th title series starts Thursday night in Denver when the Nuggets …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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6/1/23
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Individual NCAA champion Fred Biondi beat Hiroshi Tai 1 up with a par on the 18th hole and Florida won its fifth men’s national golf title with a 3-1 victory over Georgia Tech on Wednesday. …
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By JOHN MARSHALL
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5/31/23
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San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy has officially resumed his throwing program as he tries to return from offseason elbow surgery in time for the season opener. Purdy began throwing on the side …
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By JOSH DUBOW
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5/31/23
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