Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens sees a team in need of small tweaks, not massive disruption to leadership or its core. Stevens says coach Joe Mazzulla will return next season …
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By KYLE HIGHTOWER
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6/1/23
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NCAA rules state schools cannot recruit athletes who are currently on another team’s roster. But with college football players freer to transfer than ever before — and name, image and likeness …
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By RALPH D. RUSSO
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6/1/23
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Rylie West hit a three-run homer and No. 4 seed Tennessee defeated No. 5 seed Alabama 10-5 in the opening game of the Women’s College World Series. Jamison Brockenbrough and Katie Taylor had two …
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By CLIFF BRUNT
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6/1/23
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Churchill Downs will limit horses to four starts during a rolling eight-week period and impose ineligibility standards for continued poor performance. Those are among the safety initiatives announced …
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6/1/23
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Some North American racetracks have replaced traditional dirt with a synthetic surface made of wax-coated sand, fibers and recycled rubber. Such surfaces could be a potential answer to creating safer …
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By BETH HARRIS
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6/1/23
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Hilary Knight was the runaway leader in voting for the International Ice Hockey Federation’s first female player of the year award on Thursday, some six weeks after the 33-year-old captained the …
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By JOHN WAWROW
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6/1/23
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Elena Rybakina's comfort on clay is improving as she showed while easing into the third round at the French Open by beating another Czech teenager. The Wimbledon champion and No. 4 seed at Roland …
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6/1/23
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The San Antonio Spurs have the No. 1 pick and there is no mystery about who Gregg Popovich and company are going to bring in to revive the Alamo City. Victor Wembanyama could have started packing for …
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By BRIAN MAHONEY
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6/1/23
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Eric Lewis was not selected as one of the 12 referees who will work the NBA Finals, while the league continues to investigate whether he used a Twitter account to defend himself and other referees …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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6/1/23
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The NBA Finals will end in six games. At least, that’s what history says. Out of the first 76 editions of the NBA Finals — the 77th title series starts Thursday night in Denver when the Nuggets …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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6/1/23
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Individual NCAA champion Fred Biondi beat Hiroshi Tai 1 up with a par on the 18th hole and Florida won its fifth men’s national golf title with a 3-1 victory over Georgia Tech on Wednesday. …
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By JOHN MARSHALL
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5/31/23
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San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy has officially resumed his throwing program as he tries to return from offseason elbow surgery in time for the season opener. Purdy began throwing on the side …
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By JOSH DUBOW
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5/31/23
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Novak Djokovic might be busy trying to win the French Open but he definitely will be keeping tabs on how his friend and countryman Nikola Jokic fares in the NBA Finals with the Denver Nuggets. The …
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5/31/23
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Shohei Ohtani homered in consecutive innings, including a 459-foot drive that was the longest of his Major League Baseball career, and drove in four runs to lead the Los Angeles Angels over the …
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5/31/23
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The Memorial has another loaded field. That included the pro-am with a cast of athletes and celebrities. The tournament Jack Nicklaus built already was among the best on the PGA Tour. Now it's an …
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By DOUG FERGUSON
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5/31/23
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The Europa League final between six-time champion Sevilla and José Mourinho’s Roma has gone to extra time with the score at 1-1 after 90 minutes. Paulo Dybala put Roma ahead in the 35th minute at …
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5/31/23
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A month highlighted by gambling-related firings and potential NCAA infractions in college sports motivated the Southeastern Conference to put extra emphasis on the issue at this week’s spring …
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By RALPH D. RUSSO
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5/31/23
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Wednesday marked the deadline for players who were early entrants to the NBA draft to withdraw and return to college basketball. The list includes national champion Connecticut getting back guard …
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By AARON BEARD
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5/31/23
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Rhyne Howard isn’t willing to rest on her first-year WNBA honors with the Atlanta Dream. Howard was an All-Star and Rookie of the Year after being the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 draft. That’s …
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By CHARLES ODUM
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5/31/23
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The Carolina Hurricanes are evaluating their next steps after falling in the Eastern Conference Final in their fifth straight playoff appearance. Florida swept Carolina in the NHL semifinals. That …
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By AARON BEARD
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5/31/23
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