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QB Fernando Mendoza, edge rusher David Bailey, running back Jeremiyah Love go 1-2-3 in the NFL draft
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Fernando Mendoza’s journey from overlooked two-star recruit to the top of the NFL draft is complete after the Las Vegas Raiders took him with the first pick Thursday night.
Turning the Raiders into a contender is the next challenge for the Heisman Trophy winner who led Indiana to its first...
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The Mets, Red Sox and Phillies aren’t out — but they’re very much down
Alex Cora was fired as manager of the Boston Red Sox over the weekend.
That news could have come from any of three major markets.
The Red Sox actually took two of three at Baltimore, but they’re still in last place in their division at 11-17. The New York Mets have been...
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Players say MLB’s robot umpires are shrinking the strike zone
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks closer Paul Sewald knows that — in theory — Major League Baseball’s new Automated Ball-Strike system shouldn’t favor batters or pitchers.
In practice, he thinks one side has gained an advantage.
And it’s not the guys...
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‘Heated Rivalry’ has brought a lot of buzz to hockey. Is the NHL ready for an openly gay player?- Phillies fire manager Rob Thomson after losing 11 of 12 games, name Don Mattingly interim skipper
- Alex Cora to Red Sox fans: ‘Boston, we will miss you’
- Phillies fire Rob Thomson, tab Don Mattingly as interim manager
- Shohei Ohtani will pitch but not hit Tuesday night for the Dodgers against the Marlins
- Alex Fitzpatrick officially accepts PGA Tour membership
- Steelers place rare contract tender on Aaron Rodgers
- Thunder breeze through the first round for a 3rd straight year and brace for tougher games ahead
- NBA roundup: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder close out sweep of Suns
- The Penguins needed Sidney Crosby to do Sidney Crosby things against Philly. The captain delivered
- Sloppy Pistons are 1 loss from becoming 7th No. 1 seed to lose to an 8 seed in the NBA playoffs
- Aaron Judge and Ben Rice match Yankees greats Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra with powerful starts
- Eagles exercise fifth-year options on Jalen Carter, Nolan Smith
- Ex-NBA player Damon Jones is 1st to plead guilty in gambling sweep that led to over 30 arrests
- Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton headed to injured list with low-grade right calf strain
- Soccer-Australia’s Irvine says Trump peace prize makes a mockery of FIFA Human Rights Policy
- Padres’ Manny Machado leaves game; reason unclear
- Lawyer: Lawrence Taylor still hospitalized with stomach-related issue
- MLB roundup: Cards score 4 runs in ninth to stun Pirates
- Nuggets scratch Aaron Gordon (calf) for Game 5
- Guardians prospect Travis Bazzana, 2024 top overall pick, will be called up Tuesday, AP source says
- New Rams QB Ty Simpson reveals pre-draft meeting with Sean McVay
- Report: Changing course, NWSL not expected to vote on schedule flip
- Guardians to call-up Travis Bazzana, 2024 No. 1 overall pick
- Golf-LIV Golf may postpone Louisiana event to avoid World Cup clash, sources say
- Arch Manning favorite to be top pick in ’27 NFL draft
- Cooper Flagg edges former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel for NBA Rookie of the Year
- Mavs’ Cooper Flagg narrowly wins ROY over Kon Knueppel
- Sabres are on the verge of a long-awaited series win, and the Ducks are too
- Me’Arah O’Neal, Shaq’s daughter, leaving Florida for Kentucky
- Soccer-Congressmen call for National Guard to address drone threats at the World Cup
- Paul Skenes rents a bounce house for Pirates’ clubhouse to celebrate Konnor Griffin’s 20th birthday
- Prosecutors to introduce additional charges in Terry Rozier case
- Report: LIV Golf postpones New Orleans event in June
- Report: Phoenix, Vegas potential options if Whitecaps relocate
- Blue Jays’ Max Scherzer placed on IL with forearm, ankle issues
- Two days later, Mike Vrabel back with Patriots
- Pat Riley plans to run Heat, not into retirement, at 81
- Fever’s Kelsey Mitchell, Sophie Cunningham remain committed to Europe’s Project B
- Wings’ Paige Bueckers: Relationship with Azzi Fudd ‘nobody’s business’
- Report: Cowboys signing WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling
- Bucs exercise 5th-year option on DT Calijah Kancey
- Soccer-Tailgating allowed at World Cup matches in Boston, say organisers
- Wolves confirm Edwards has no structural damage in his knee, but he’ll be out for at least a week
- Fiesta Bowl sets new women’s flag football standard with 8-team tournament featuring NCAA teams
- Braves’ Reynaldo Lopez a reliever ‘for now’ to work on delivery flaw
- Soccer-US Open home to host one of New York’s free World Cup fan zones
- Yankees promote OF Jasson Dominguez to make 2026 debut
- Timberwolves G Anthony Edwards (knee) week-to-week
- He laughed so hard at Koo’s botched NFL kick that he had a seizure. It may have saved his life
