By Tim Reynolds, AP Sports Writer HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Denny Hamlin found the magic at Homestead-Miami Speedway, once again. Hamlin went to the lead for the final time with 30…

By Rob Harris, AP Global Soccer Writer FIFA appealed Monday for “tolerance, mutual respect and common sense” after U.S. President Donald Trump denounced the annulment of a policy that required soccer…

By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Daniel Berger dreamed of moments like this, a putt on the final hole with everything riding on it, and he…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield plans to kneel during the national anthem this upcoming season to support protests of social injustice, police brutality and racism. In answering a…

By Ronald Blum, AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball appears headed to its shortest season since the 1870s. Continuing a contentious back-and-forth in a bitter dispute over…

By Anne M. Peterson, Associated Press U.S. Soccer’s board of directors has voted to repeal a 2017 policy that required national team players to stand during the national anthem, a rule…

By Dan Gelston, AP Sports Writer For more than 70 years, the Confederate flag was a common and complicated sight at NASCAR races. Through the civil rights era right on through…

COLLEGE HOOPS … Pettisville Blackbird senior Graeme Jacoby has signed to further his academic and basketball career at Ohio Dominican University in Columbus. Shown with Graeme as he signed his Letter…

By Kantele Franko, Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Aiming to recruit and engage more competitive video gamers, a dozen schools in the Mid-American Conference are creating a standalone esports conference…

By Dan Gelston, AP Sports Writer The familiar scene of Confederate flags waved by fans at NASCAR tracks could soon be a relic of racing’s good ol’ boy roots. Bubba Wallace…

By Ronald Blum, AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball players moved toward teams but remained far apart economically in their latest proposal for starting the pandemic-delayed season, adamant they…

By Noah Trister, AP Baseball Writer DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers are rebuilding around an impressive group of minor league pitchers. Now, it might be time to add a star…

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The Pro Football Hall of Fame will reopen Wednesday after nearly a three-month closure caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The hall closed on March 16, but permission has…

By Tom Withers, AP Sports Writer Cleveland (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers are missing from the NBA’s Disney World summer bubble. They hope NBA Commissioner Adam Silver doesn’t need to pop…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR is set to allow fans back at the track for races this month at Homestead-Miami Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. NASCAR will allow up to 1,000…

By Ronald Blum, AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has made another try to start the coronavirus-delayed season in early July, proposing a 76-game regular season, expanding…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida and NFL receiver Reche Caldwell was fatally shot Saturday night in his hometown. Caldwell’s mother, Deborah, did not return phone messages left by The Associated…

By Tim Reynolds, AP Basketball Writer The NBA took a major step toward getting back on the court Thursday, with the league’s Board of Governors approving a 22-team format for restarting…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees apologized Thursday for comments that were “insensitive and completely missed the mark” when he reiterated his opposition to Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling during the national anthem…

By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer The course Jack Nicklaus built is getting golf’s version of a doubleheader. The PGA Tour has reached an agreement with Workday Inc. to be title…