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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The family of a young driver struck and killed by Tony Stewart’s car on an upstate New York dirt track filed a wrongful death laws...

HAMBURG, N.Y. (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane is under police investigation over something that may have happened at his home last weekend...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The NFL draft lasted 20 rounds in 1962, for the 14 teams in the league at the time. More than a dozen centers came off the board am...

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves reacquired outfielder Michael Bourn in a trade Friday with Cleveland, also landing outfielder Nick Swisher while dea...

As he ran out of gas on the final lap Sunday at Pocono Raceway, Tony Stewart wearily asked his team where he finished. Ninth, he was told. “Hell, I’ll...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A defamation lawsuit filed by two former Syracuse University ball boys against basketball head coach Jim Boeheim has been settled,...

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Jurors convicted Colorado theater shooter James Holmes on Thursday in the chilling 2012 attack on defenseless moviegoers at a...

PHOENIX (AP) — Three months into Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign for president, there are fresh warning signs she may be falling short with some Dem...

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a decade after No Child Left Behind established a stronger federal role in public education, the Senate on Thursday approv...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jordy Mercer doubled home Andrew McCutchen with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-2 win...

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Connor McDavid’s favorite hockey player is Sidney Crosby. His favorite non-skating athlete is LeBron James. He’s now in their clu...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Carli Lloyd scored on a header in the 51st minute, and the United States beat China 1-0 Friday night to reach a semifinal again...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew McCutchen and Francisco Cervelli homered during a fourth-inning outburst and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended a three-game losing...

NEW YORK (AP) — After a 10-hour hearing, Tom Brady now must wait to find out if his appeal of a four-game suspension carried any weight with NFL Commi...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres are all but certain to select Boston University center Jack Eichel with the second overall pick in the upcomin...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Ross struck out 11 in his third major league start, and the Washington Nationals beat A.J. Burnett and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-...

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez homered for his 3,000th career hit and smiled all the way around the bases Friday night, the highlight so far in what’s...

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Indians are going to gamble with Brady Aiken. Cleveland agreed Friday to a minor league contract with the hard-throwing left-hand...

CHICAGO (AP) — Gerrit Cole became the majors’ first 11-game winner and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the struggling Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Thursday ni...

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez reached 2,999 hits with a pair of singles, and Carlos Beltran and Brett Gardner each had two-run homers, leading the Ne...