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Boston and Los Angeles finalized the on-again, off-again deal that will send Mookie Betts and David Price to to the West Coast just hours before the Red Sox are scheduled to open spring training By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer February 11, 2020, 1:30 AM 4 min read FORT MYERS, Fla. — Mookie Betts and […]

The owner of the New Orleans Saints says the NFL team played no role in determining which priests would be named in the list of “credibly accused” clergy published by the area’s Roman Catholic Church By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press February 11, 2020, 12:30 AM 3 min read The owner of the New Orleans Saints

Vanessa Bryant expressed grief and anger in an Instagram post as she copes with the deaths of her husband Kobe Bryant, their daughter, Gigi, and seven other people in a helicopter crash February 10, 2020, 11:20 PM 2 min read LOS ANGELES — Vanessa Bryant expressed grief and anger in an Instagram post Monday as

WASHINGTON — As Congress considers whether to allow college athletes to receive endorsement money, the NCAA and its allies spent nearly $1 million last year lobbying lawmakers to shape any reforms to the organization’s liking. The NCAA last fall said it would allow athletes to “benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness”

A rock star as usual, Bono is heading back Madison Square Garden February 10, 2020, 9:24 PM 4 min read NEW YORK — The Latest on the Westminster Kennel Club dog show (all times local): 3:45 p.m. A rock star as usual, Bono is heading back Madison Square Garden. The Havanese named after U2’s frontman

The Minnesota Twins will be working with a new piece of smart technology at spring training this year By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer February 10, 2020, 8:09 PM 4 min read FARMINGTON, Conn. — Central Connecticut pitcher Michael Delease was throwing fastballs inside the Center for Motion Analysis and wasn’t getting much movement on

LAS VEGAS — Before 42-1, there was 27-1. That was the number that popped into oddsmaker Jimmy Vaccaro’s head in early February 1990, though at the time it didn’t seem to matter. There was no way Buster Douglas was going to go to Japan and beat the baddest man on the planet, so 27-1 seemed

Baylor remains atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll in a week that saw preseason No. 1 Michigan State fall out By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer February 10, 2020, 6:22 PM 5 min read The NCAA initial rankings had little impact at the top of the AP Top 25, but a three-game losing

UConn football player Eli Thomas wants his story to inspire others never to quit By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer February 10, 2020, 5:17 PM 3 min read STORRS, Conn. — Eastern Connecticut runner Samara Johnson doesn’t want people to feel sorry for her. The 4-foot-8 senior cross-country and track athlete is one of the

LeBron James is considering a return to the Olympics. James — a two-time gold medalist and three-time Olympian — is among 44 players announced by USA Basketball on Monday as finalists for the team that will play in the Tokyo Games this summer. James played in 2004, 2008 and 2012, helping the U.S. win gold