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Mariners hang on for a 3-2 win over the Astros as Raleigh, Arozarena go deep
HOUSTON (AP) — Cal Raleigh and Randy Arozarena homered to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 victory over the Hous…
Raptors-Celtics prep for Game 4, Nuggets-Clippers for Game 2
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — A year ago, Toronto had The Shot.
Will long Labor Day weekend mean another coronavirus spike?
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Stir-crazy in some cases after the dreary Summer of COVID-19, Americans headed into the Labor Day weekend amid warnings from public health officials not to make the same mistakes they did ove…
Ewing hopes to carry on Thompson's legacy at Georgetown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Georgetown coach Patrick Ewing said Friday he will try to carry on the legacy of his former coach and lifelong mentor John Thompson, who died Sunday at age 78.
Tank for Trevor? Jaguars say no way despite roster purge
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Attention shoppers: There’s a fire sale going on in Jacksonville.
No. 1 Clemson picked to win sixth straight ACC championship
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Top-ranked Clemson is the preseason favorite to win the Atlantic Coast Conference championship for a sixth straight season.
Lionel Messi says in a video he will stay at Barcelona for the upcoming season
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi says in a video he will stay at Barcelona for the upcoming season.
Lionel Messi says he is staying with Barcelona this season
Lionel Messi announced Friday that he will stay with Barcelona for the upcoming season.
Atalanta signs Russia midfielder Alexei Miranchuk
BERGAMO, Italy (AP) — Atalanta signed Russian attacking midfielder Alexei Miranchuk on Friday in its first addition since the Italian club's narrow defeat in the Champions League quarterfinals.
Washington releases Adrian Peterson, turns to young backs
Washington released veteran running back Adrian Peterson on Friday, a stunning move by first-year coach Ron Rivera in the name of getting younger.
On Football: 32 recipes for tasty and inedible seasons
It's Labor Day weekend, when every team has a perfect record and spouts optimistic claims of reaching untold heights, energizing their fan base.
Woodson returns to Knicks as assistant on Thibodeau's staff
Mike Woodson, the only Knicks coach to win a playoff series in the last two decades and the last one to even reach the postseason, is coming back to New York as an assistant on Tom Thibodeau's staff.
Virus-hit club loses appeal against Champions League ouster
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Slovan Bratislava lost its appeal Friday against exclusion from the Champions League by UEFA after players tested positive for COVID-19 in pre-game checks.
Camp injuries, virus protocols had some NFL teams scrambling
NEW YORK (AP) — Adam Gase probably could've saved some time after a few training camp practices by reading off the names of New York Jets players who weren't nursing injuries.
New York Red Bulls fire coach Chris Armas after poor start
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — New York Red Bulls have fired coach Chris Armas after a little more than two years on the job.
NFL is now betting big on once-taboo gambling industry
DENVER (AP) — It wasn’t that long ago that the NFL nixed Tony Romo’s fantasy football convention at a Nevada casino because of the league’s strict policy against having anything to do with sports betting.