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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina has agreed to a one-year contract extension with football coach Mack Brown through the 2026 season. The…

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Former Clemson offensive lineman Thomas Austin has been hired as a Tigers assistant football coach. Austin will coach the…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Jabari Walker is a 6-foot-9 sophomore on Colorado’s basketball team who can do things few people his size…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Stony Brook’s athletic teams are ineligible for America East postseason tournaments because the school is…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Angel McCoughtry is heading to Minnesota and Briann January is going to Seattle for her final season in the…

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s state prosecutors have rejected suggestions that Novak Djokovic used a fake…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Hockey Hall of Famer Cammi Granato says she was asked for years to write a book about her experiences…

WATFORD, England (AP) — Roy Hodgson has equated his return to Premier League management to a sailor receiving a “siren call from the mermaid.”…

Professional sports teams and gambling companies in the U.S. are increasingly bringing sportsbooks to the game, opening betting facilities in or near…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer When coach John Madden’s Oakland Raiders arrived at the Rose Bowl for the Super Bowl in 1977, the toughest…

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Mets general manager Omar Minaya has been hired by Major League Baseball as a consultant for amateur scouting. He will…

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — The Welsh Rugby Union will sell weaker beer and order bars to be closed during the second half of matches during the Six…

BEIJING (AP) — Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor has been chosen to be a flagbearer for the U.S. Olympic team but will not be able to attend the…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Premier League team West Ham is heading to sixth-tier Kidderminster Harriers for a fourth-round game in the FA Cup…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer Brian Flores says his lawsuit against the NFL over alleged racist hiring practices will continue even if…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The athletes at the Beijing Olympics will have to contend with the daily collection of coronavirus…