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Pete Fairbanks couldn’t get a good grip on the baseball. For that, he blamed the humidor at Coors Field. The Tampa Bay Rays' reliever took issue with the variability of the baseballs Friday after …
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By PAT GRAHAM
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4/5/24
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Akshay Bhatia started with a three-shot lead in the Valero Texas Open and at one point fell behind. But he rallied with three birdies for a 70. And then all the challengers kept falling away in the …
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4/5/24
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South Carolina star center Kamilla Cardoso briefly exited the Gamecocks’ Final Four matchup with North Carolina State with a right leg injury. The 6-foot-7 Cardoso was driving late in the second …
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4/5/24
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Juan Soto soaked in the fan fervor on his first day in pinstripes and wound up flinging his bat and helmet in response to his futility. Soto went 0 for 4 with a pair of strikeouts, vexed by the wide …
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By RONALD BLUM
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4/5/24
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Nelly Korda almost certainly kept her hopes alive for a fourth consecutive LPGA Tour victory by shooting a 3-under 69 on Friday for a three-day total of 1-under par in the T-Mobile Match Play. The …
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By MARK ANDERSON
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4/5/24
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In the 15 minutes before Alabama makes its first Final Four appearance in school history, there probably won’t be many warm and fuzzy moments in the locker room. Instead, there will be insults. …
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By DAVID BRANDT
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4/5/24
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Alabama coach Nate Oats had become comfortable coaching at Romulus High School outside of Detroit. His desire to take any Division I college coaching job waned through the years before he got an …
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By JOHN MARSHALL
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4/5/24
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North Carolina State coach Kevin Keatts’ shoes say everything about the Wolfpack’s improbable Final Four run. Keatts was walking around State Farm Stadium ahead of the team’s practice sporting …
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By AARON BEARD
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4/5/24
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Alyssa Nakken became the first full-time female coach in major league history to appear on the field in April 2022. Now, Nakken is a new mom balancing coaching and caring for her 11-week-old baby …
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By JANIE McCAULEY
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4/5/24
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Alabama coach Nate Oats had to rebuild his roster and replace three assistant coaches. The pieces ended up fitting perfectly. The fast-and-furious Crimson Tide were among one of the nation’s best …
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By JOHN MARSHALL
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4/5/24
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Pinch-hitter Ernie Clement had a tiebreaking solo home run off Caleb Ferguson leading off the seventh inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Yankees 3-0 in New York’s home opener. Juan Soto …
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4/5/24
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The opener at the Final Four on Saturday might feel like a trip through a time machine. Yes, those are Purdue and North Carolina State — one program here for the first time since 1980, the other …
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By EDDIE PELLS
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4/5/24
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The Oakland Athletics no longer have to wonder where they’ll play next season. They'll be playing at least the next three seasons in Sacramento, California before eventually moving to Las Vegas. …
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By DANA GAURUDER
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4/5/24
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One of NASCAR’s top track owners deleted social media posts he made in a back-and-forth spat with top driver Denny Hamlin that began when Hamlin criticized the repaving of Sonoma Raceway in …
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By JENNA FRYER
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4/5/24
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Houston coach Kelvin Sampson is the Associated Press coach of the year for men's college basketball. Sampson received 23 of 62 votes from a national panel that votes for the AP Top 25. That edged Dan …
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By DAVE SKRETTA
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4/5/24
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Camilo Villegas is all about energy. Only now the 42-year-old Colombian feels he is on the receiving end of it. Villegas is returning to the Masters for the first time in nine years, and so much has …
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By DOUG FERGUSON
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4/5/24
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Right-hander Jonathan Loáisiga was put on the 60-day injured list by the New York Yankees because of a strained right flexor muscle. New York made the move retroactive to Thursday and selected the …
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4/5/24
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Vingegaard has collapsed lung after crash in Basque Country race. Tour de France defense is in doubt
Two-time defending Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard remains hospitalized in Spain a day after he broke his collarbone and several ribs in a bad crash with other top riders during the Tour …
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By JOSEPH WILSON
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4/5/24
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Women’s basketball has grown in popularity over the past few years thanks in no small part to the sensational play of Caitlin Clark. She’s become a household name that’s brought millions of new …
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By DOUG FEINBERG
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4/5/24
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About two dozen Japanese drivers have raced in Formula 1 over almost 50 years, and success has been limited. A Japanese driver has never won an F1 race, which means Ayumu Iwasa’s goals are …
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By STEPHEN WADE
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4/5/24
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