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Liverpool has extended manager Jürgen Klopp’s contract for a further 4 1/2 years December 13, 2019, 4:53 PM 3 min read LIVERPOOL, England — Keen to project an image of security and stability for future transfer targets, Jürgen Klopp extended his contract as Liverpool manager until 2024 having re-established the team’s elite status in England […]

MELBOURNE, Australia — Justin Thomas delivered the biggest moment for an American team desperate for one Friday in the Presidents Cup. He holed an 18-foot birdie putt on the final hole, dropped his putter and looked over at his partner — U.S. captain Tiger Woods — and then borrowed a line from former NFL receiver

Nikola Jokic and Jerami Grant scored 20 points apiece and the Denver Nuggets overcame a career-high 33 by Hassan Whiteside to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 114-99 By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press December 13, 2019, 7:58 AM 4 min read DENVER — With his team well ahead in the final seconds, Nikola Jokic heaved a

Lamar Jackson threw five touchdown passes and the Baltimore Ravens clinched the AFC North title by beating the New York Jets 42-21 By DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer December 13, 2019, 5:52 AM 4 min read BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson threw five touchdown passes, scurried into the NFL record book and guided the Baltimore Ravens

FUTABA, Japan — The torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics will kick off in Fukushima, the northern prefecture devastated almost nine years ago by an earthquake, tsunami and the subsequent meltdown of three nuclear reactors. They’ll also play Olympic baseball and softball next year in one part of Fukushima, allowing Tokyo organizers and the Japanese

Bogdan Bogdanovic made a 3-pointer with 13.4 seconds remaining, and the Sacramento Kings overcame an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 94-93 By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press December 12, 2019, 7:00 AM 4 min read SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Buddy Hield was upset about not getting a foul call when

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow is The Associated Press college football player of the year in a landslide By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer December 12, 2019, 6:09 PM 2 min read LSU quarterback Joe Burrow is The Associated Press college football player of the year in a landslide vote. Burrow, who has led

UNDATED — Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim isn’t used to this — nine games into the season his Orange are barely above .500. With no seniors and five freshmen on the roster and apparent weaknesses on the floor, the Orange (5-4) were no match for defending national champion Virginia to open the season — a 48-34

Attorneys for the parents of a 19-year-old football player who died of heatstroke after practice at a Kansas community college in August last year say negotiations with the school remain on track By ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press December 12, 2019, 8:02 PM 3 min read WICHITA, Kan. — Attorneys for the parents of a 19-year-old

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA said former Commissioner David Stern suffered a sudden brain hemorrhage Thursday and had emergency surgery. The league said in a statement its thoughts and prayers are with the 77-year-old Stern’s family. ASSOCIATED PRESS Stern served exactly 30 years as the NBA’s longest-tenured commissioner before Adam Silver replaced him on