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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nicolas Batum is returning to the Los Angeles Clippers, who re-signed the free agent forward on Wednesday. Joining him is…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Josiah Gray struck out a career-high 11 and the last-place Washington Nationals beat the…

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls have signed veteran center Andre Drummond, adding a two-time All-Star and four-time rebounding champion. The team…

MIAMI (AP) — Shohei Ohtani allowed one unearned run in seven dominant innings and had the go-ahead hit in the Los Angeles Angels’ 5-2 victory…

By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Spenser Watkins pitched more than six innings for the first time in his career, and the…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Marcell Ozuna and Eddie Rosario hit back-to-back homers, Max Fried threw six strong innings and the…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild re-signed defenseman Jake Middleton to a three-year, $7.35 million contract Wednesday. The 26-year-old…

By The Associated Press Justin Verlander looks to become the first 11-game winner in the majors when Houston hosts the last-place Royals in the…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Chris Sale struck out five Triple-A batters in what could be his final rehab start before…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson is celebrating his a $193 million, five-year extension with New Orleans by…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Rudy Gobert reads Twitter comments, so he’s aware that Minnesota fans didn’t like him very much during his…

MONTREAL (AP) — Montreal Alouettes general manager Danny Maciocia took over as interim head coach Wednesday after firing head coach Khari Jones and…

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta United’s injury woes have continued with the team losing midfielder Emerson Hyndman for about four to six weeks with a…

By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Andrew Vaughn tied the game with a two-run homer in the eighth inning, and Leury Garcia hit a…

By BEN ROSS Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Bo Bichette hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — In Las Vegas, there’s always a big show happening. Welcome to the stage, Paolo Banchero.…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer MONTREAL (AP) — Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin says Kirill Kaprizov remains in Russia and is doing…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — P.J. Higgins hit a tiebreaking two-out double off Josh Hader in the ninth inning, and the…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Flag football will be played at an international, multi-sport event for the first time next week during the…