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The Latest on Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final (all times local): 8:30 p.m. Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara has left Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final after taking a puck to the face from short range off the stick of St. Louis Blues forward Brayden Schenn early in the second period. Chara […]

Toronto star Kawhi Leonard filed a federal lawsuit against Nike on Monday, saying the footwear and apparel giant is blocking him from using a logo that he believes he owns. The suit was filed on a travel day for the NBA Finals; Leonard and the Raptors flew to Oakland, California on Monday to begin preparing

Police in Sao Paulo, Brazil, say a woman has accused Brazilian soccer megastar Neymar of drunkenly raping her at a hotel in Paris last month.  Neymar denies the allegations and claims the whole thing is a setup designed to extort him. Here’s a basic primer to catch you up to speed. Who is Neymar? Neymar

Novak Djokovic is into his record 10th consecutive French Open quarterfinal, something not even King of Clay Rafael Nadal has managed to do. And Djokovic is yet to be challenged at all this year at Roland Garros. Not only hasn’t he lost a set — he’s only twice ceded as many as four games in

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Caster Semenya’s lawyers say the Swiss supreme court has ordered track’s governing body to suspend its testosterone regulations. The lawyers say Monday’s ruling allows Semenya to compete unrestricted in all female events. The two-time Olympic 800-meter champion can now run in her favored event without suppressing her natural testosterone level. The

Josh Heupel, who was the Heisman Trophy runner-up for Oklahoma in 2000, and former North Carolina pass-rushing star Julius Peppers are among 12 players making their first appearance of the College Football Hall of Fame ballot this year. The National Football Foundation emailed ballots Monday to its more than 12,000 members and current Hall of

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr belonged to another team before Game 2 of the NBA Finals: One fighting for sensible gun laws. The activist and former NBA player wore a “Vote For Our Lives” T-shirt to the game on Sunday advocating tighter firearms laws, USA Today reported. A gunman killed 12 people in Virginia

Lucas Giolito was lost at the end of last season. He found himself in the work. All the time he spent on a new motion. All the bullpen sessions with his new catcher. All the innings that paved the way to right now. “It’s fun to finally be able to do what I know I’ve

When it comes to the deciding set, count on Kei Nishikori. The Japanese player won his eighth consecutive five-set match on Monday to defeat Benoit Paire 6-2, 6-7 (8), 6-2, 6-7 (8), 7-5 over two days and set up a quarterfinal match against defending champion Rafael Nadal at the French Open. In a match ridden

The Golden State Warriors relied on a champion’s heart to overcome their weary bodies. Klay Thompson scored 25 points before leaving with a hamstring injury, Stephen Curry had 23 and the Warriors ran off the first 18 points of the second half on the way to a 109-104 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday