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By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 36 points and Mike Conley add a season-best 30…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Max Fried got stomped on in the first inning, then delivered the best start of the entire…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Atlanta’s 7-0 victory over Houston in Game 6 to win the World Series could mark the end of an…

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Baseball was especially good to Fox, with the Atlanta-Houston World Series lifting the…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — A bit player during the Chicago Cubs’ drought-smashing victory over Cleveland five years ago,…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer Brian Snitker has joined mentor Bobby Cox as the only Atlanta Braves managers to win the World Series. The…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Nineteen years after falling one win short with San Francisco, Dusty Baker’s quest for his first…

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Mark Scheifele scored the deciding goal in the shootout in his return from COVID-19 protocol, leading the Winnipeg Jets…

ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Kurtis Rourke passed for three touchdowns, Isiah Cox had 106 yards receiving and two scores, and Ohio beat Miami (Ohio) 35-33…

By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have won their first World Series championship since 1995, hammering the Houston…

By MIKE COOK Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored his first goal of the season 2:02 into overtime and the Minnesota Wild…

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Drew Plitt threw for three touchdowns, Justin Hall had a receiving and rushing touchdown, and Ball State held off Akron 31-25.…

MONTREAL (AP) — Nick Suzuki had a goal and two assists, Jake Allen stopped 22 shots and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-0. Josh…

DALLAS (AP) — Four Miami Heat players had 22 or more points for the first time in franchise history in holding off a late Dallas rally to beat the…

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored twice and Jack Campbell made 26 saves, leading the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-0 win over the short-handed…

Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff says he was unaware of the severity of the sexual assault allegations made more than a decade ago against a…

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sean Couturier broke a scoreless tie early in the third period and Carter Hart made 29 saves to…

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in 27 minutes as the Milwaukee…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Freddie Freeman fittingly caught the last out for the Atlanta Braves as they won their first…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas forward Jalen Wilson was suspended for the No. 3 Jayhawks’ lone exhibition game and first three regular-season games…