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CLEVELAND (AP) — Pioneering black golfer Charlie Sifford will receive the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, on Nov. 24 during a ceremony at the White House.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have released running back LeGarrette Blount.

Paul Caligiuri changed the direction of American soccer 25 years ago.

GENEVA (AP) — FIFA filed a criminal complaint against unnamed individuals on Tuesday over the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding contests won by Russia and Qatar.

GIRONA, Spain (AP) — John Hahn was one better than golf's magic number with a 12-under 58 in the fourth round of Q-school on the European Tour on Tuesday.

TORONTO (AP) — Free agent catcher Russell Martin and the Toronto Blue Jays finalized an $82 million, five-year contract on Tuesday.

MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal has criticized Spain's female Davis Cup captain for feeding a "false and absurd" debate that started when his coach and uncle questioned whether a woman could coach …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The NFL has suspended Adrian Peterson without pay for at least the rest of the season.

SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — Matt Shoemaker upstaged Japanese pitching sensation Shohei Otani as the Major League Baseball All-Stars beat Japan 3-1 on Tuesday in the final game of their five-game series.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Breaking from the tradition of awarding the Olympics only to a single host city, the IOC is opening the door to possible wider bids — including bids from an entire…

LONDON (AP) — Britain's broadcasting watchdog will investigate whether more Premier League matches should be made available for domestic television audiences.

MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal says he will return to playing at the start of the year.

MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal says he will return to playing at the start of the year.

MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal says he will return to playing at the start of the year.

The star tailback hasn’t forgotten his struggles last year at Iowa.

The UW legend says he's proud of the running back who knocked him out of the top spot of the school record book for single-game rushing yardage.

The title scenarios in the Big Ten’s West Division, with two conference games to play.

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Days before this game, Geno Auriemma credited Stanford and Hall of Fame coach Tara VanDerveer for continuing to play Connecticut when many teams no longer see the point…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers go into their bye with Le'Veon Bell showing he can help Ben Roethlisberger with the balance coach Mike Tomlin has been wanting all season.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL took a major step this season by authorizing the use of tablets on the sidelines and in coaches' booths. Most everyone from coaches to players to video directors to lea…