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Penguins captain Sidney Crosby reaches 1,600 regular-season points milestone

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is the 10th player in NHL history to record 1,600 regular-season points in a career. Crosby recorded the secondary assist on Bryan Rust’s power-play goal at 11:01 of the first period in Wednesday’s game against the Buffalo Sabres. The 37-year-old Crosby is the first player to reach […]

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Ramírez’s late homer in Game 2 gives Guardians lift as they prepare to face Yankees in 0-2 ALCS hole

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CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez finally had his New York moment. After several frustrating at-bats in Yankee Stadium, Cleveland’s All-Star third baseman connected for a homer in the ninth inning of Game 2. The shot into the ballpark’s famed “short porch” in right was too little, too late, but a positive sign for the Guardians.

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Billie Jean King and 100 athletes to celebrate the 50th anniversary of her Women’s Sports Foundation

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NEW YORK (AP) — Billie Jean King started the Women’s Sports Foundation with a $5,000 check. She’s turned that investment into $100 million and a half century of helping girls and women achieve their dreams through travel and training grants, local sports programs and mentoring athletes and coaches. King will celebrate the 50th anniversary of

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NWSL expansion team BOS Nation FC apologizes for ‘Too Many Balls’ campaign

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BOSTON (AP) — The National Women’s Soccer League expansion team in Boston apologized on Wednesday for a “Too Many Balls” marketing campaign that draw a harsh reaction from the transgender community and others. A day after unveiling the slogan as part of the rollout of the team name BOS Nation FC, the organization said in

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Clark first rookie to make All-WNBA 1st team since 2008, joined by unanimous choices Wilson, Collier

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rookie guard Caitlin Clark added another accolade to her outstanding first season, earning All-WNBA honors Wednesday. The Indiana Fever guard became the first rookie to make the team since Candace Parker did it in 2008. She’s the fifth rookie ever to have that honor, joining Sue Bird, Tamika Catchings and Diana Taurasi.

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Signings of the times: Banished letters of intent, shrunk transfer window equals more college chaos

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The time-honored tradition of high school athletes proudly sitting behind a table and signing a national letter of intent is a thing of the past. In its place starting in a matter of weeks, athletes will ink their name to something different — a financial aid package that will likely be tied to a revenue-sharing

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NCAA closes loophole that allowed Oregon to purposely induce late penalty in win

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The NCAA football rules committee issued guidance Wednesday to close a loophole that allowed second-ranked Oregon to exploit an illegal substitution penalty late in its victory over Ohio State to take time off the clock. With Ohio State driving on its final possession of the game and just seconds left on the clock, Oregon was

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A German in charge of England? Nationality matters less than it used to in international soccer

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The question was inevitable. At his first news conference as England’s newly appointed head coach, Thomas Tuchel – a German – was asked on Wednesday what message he had for fans who would have preferred an Englishman in charge of their beloved national team. “I’m sorry, I just have a German passport,” he said, laughing,

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Newly acquired wide receiver Davante Adams expected to play for Jets on Sunday night vs. Steelers

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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Davante Adams will likely make his debut for the New York Jets on Sunday night at Pittsburgh. The star wide receiver was acquired from Las Vegas on Tuesday and interim Jets coach Jeff Ulbrich said Wednesday that Adams would participate in the team’s walkthrough and should play against the Steelers.

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