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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the deal tells AP the Cleveland Guardians have reached agreement with free…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Curt Simmons, the last surviving member of the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies Whiz Kids team, has died. He was 93. His death on…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Fox will keep on broadcasting Major League Soccer games in the U.S. as part of a four-year agreement, ending the run of…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG., Fla. (AP) — The Rays finalized Zach Eflin’s $40 million, three-year contract on Tuesday, the…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Receiver Cole Beasley ended a brief retirement to take one more shot at extending his…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer There’s been an evolution of the NBA’s Most Valuable Player trophy in the 70 or so years since it was first…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Purdue has hired Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters as its new football coach. He will replace Jeff Brohm,…

AL WAKRAH, Qatar (AP) — Hundreds of Moroccan fans have waited outside Al Janoub Stadium for a chance to score a free ticket to the country’s…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed right-handed pitcher Vince Velasquez to a one-year, $3.15 million contract. The 30-year-old…

By The Associated Press Tiger Woods finishes off an abbreviated year by playing the PNC Championship with his 13-year-old son, Charlie. Last year…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Gruff, pioneering and unfiltered, Mississippi State’s Mike Leach was one of the most influential…

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Morocco’s players are sharing the World Cup spotlight with some of their most ardent…

By SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Forget Croatia’s forthcoming historic change of currency, or joining European…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Dusty Baker’s run to a World Series title win was one of the several memorable sports stories in 2022, on and…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Michael Jordan was moments away from hoisting his third of what would become five NBA Most Valuable Player…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer After losing 57 games a season ago, the Indiana Pacers are a .500 team at the moment. That’s despite dropping…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A Spanish court has acquitted soccer star Neymar and his fellow defendants in a fraud and…