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No detail had been overlooked as Hendrick Motorsports spent more than a year planning its 40th anniversary celebration. The extravaganza was to be held at Martinsville Speedway, the first track …
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By JENNA FRYER
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4/8/24
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New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole faulted Major League Baseball and the players’ association for bickering over the pitch clock last weekend, comparing their behavior to divorced parents. The …
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By RONALD BLUM
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4/8/24
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Shane Bieber held it together as long as he could. Cleveland’s ace became emotional when discussing the upcoming Tommy John elbow surgery that will end his season. Bieber's voice cracked before the …
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By TOM WITHERS
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4/8/24
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San Diego cut payroll by $96 million in the past year, the New York Mets by $50 million and the Los Angeles Angels by $49 million, among nine teams that slashed spending in a tepid free-agent market …
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By RONALD BLUM
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4/8/24
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Baseball’s Hall of Fame will unveil a bronze statue of Hank Aaron on May 23 on the first floor of its museum in Cooperstown, New York. The hall made the announcement on the 50th anniversary of …
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4/8/24
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The last week of the NBA season has arrived. With no games Monday — the league typically tries to not play on the night of the NCAA men’s championship game — the schedule resumes Tuesday with …
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By The Associated Press
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4/8/24
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Most points. Highest scoring average. Most 3-pointers in a season. Most 3-pointers in a career. Most national scoring titles. And so on, and so on, and so on. Caitlin Clark’s college career is …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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4/8/24
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Dawn Staley and South Carolina have cemented their place as the next dynasty in women’s basketball. With two NCAA titles in the past three seasons and 109 wins in the last 112 games, it’s hard to …
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By DOUG FEINBERG
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4/8/24
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Arsenal leads the Premier League with seven games to go. The same happened last season but the team imploded and handed the title to fast-finishing Manchester City. City is again on the shoulder of …
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By STEVE DOUGLAS
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4/8/24
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Ronel Blanco’s brilliant start to the season is about the only thing going right for the Houston Astros. Blanco threw 2024’s first no-hitter Monday night against Toronto, then made it to the …
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By NOAH TRISTER
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4/8/24
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Longtime Kentucky coach John Calipari was in negotiations to potentially leave and take the men’s basketball coaching job at Arkansas, multiple outlets reported late Sunday. Arkansas officials have …
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4/8/24
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Houston right-hander Ronel Blanco followed his no-hitter with one-hit ball over six scoreless innings, and the Astros beat the Texas Rangers 3-1. Six nights after throwing a no-hitter at home against …
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS
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4/8/24
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Jerry Grote, the catcher who helped transform the New York Mets from a perennial loser into the 1969 World Series champion, has died. He was 81. Grote had suffered from heart issues and died in Texas …
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4/7/24
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William Byron took the lead with 73 laps to go and held onto it during a two-lap overtime finish to enhance Hendrick Motorsports’ celebration of its 40-year anniversary with a victory in the NASCAR …
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By HANK KURZ Jr.
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4/7/24
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Nelly Korda won the T-Mobile Match Play on Sunday to become the first LPGA Tour player in 16 years to win four straight starts, taking four of the first seven holes and going on to beat Leona Maguire …
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By MARK ANDERSON
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4/7/24
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Purdue coach Matt Painter mostly stays away from the transfer portal and stays away from making promises he can't keep to incoming recruits. It's a formula some say is all but dead in the new era of …
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By EDDIE PELLS
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4/7/24
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UConn and Purdue have dominated this year's NCAA Tournament. Now they're set to meet for the national championship on Monday night. The Huskies are going for the first repeat men's title since …
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By AARON BEARD
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4/7/24
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Akshay Bhatia is headed to the Masters after winning the Valero Texas Open. He never imagined how it would pan out. Bhatia had a six-shot lead going to the back nine. He had to make a 12-foot birdie …
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4/7/24
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LeBron James is sitting out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ meeting with Minnesota due to flu-like symptoms. The Lakers announced three hours before tipoff that James would miss his 11th game of the …
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By GREG BEACHAM
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4/7/24
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The national championship game will be a beefy one. In one corner of the paint is Zach Edey, Purdue’s 7-foot-4, 300-pound unstoppable force. Opposite him will be Donovan Clingan, UConn’s 7-2, …
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By JOHN MARSHALL
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4/7/24
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