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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Draymond Green knows who is responsible for his kick to the groin of Thunder center Steven Adams: Russell Westbrook and the rest of the NBA stars who get to the foul line with a whole lot…

TORONTO (AP) — Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas is active for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals against Cleveland on Monday night, but will not start against the Cavaliers.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Hamilton will have another surgery on his left knee and not play a game this season for the Texas Rangers.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts said Monday that they have signed safety T.J. Green, their second-round draft pick.

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have placed All-Star outfielder Alex Gordon on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured right wrist.

HOUSTON (AP) — AL Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel is getting plenty of advice as he goes through his worst stretch since breaking into the majors in 2012.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Called up to be a long reliever, Jordan Lyles was forced into making a spot start Monday for the Colorado Rockies, who were making up a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates that had been postponed a day…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The bigger the playoff moment, the more Nikita Kucherov shines.

WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Mets first baseman Lucas Duda is out at least four to six weeks with a stress fracture in his lower back, a significant blow to the defending National League champions.

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — With reliever Ryan Vogelsong making a spot start Monday in a game rescheduled from the day before, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle knew that he was going need a few innings from his bullpen.

DETROIT (AP) — Jordan Zimmermann is expected to miss at least one start for Detroit, but Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said he was more optimistic Monday than he was when the right-hander left his start a day earlier with a…

MIAMI (AP) — Everything about Giancarlo Stanton is epic: his physique, his contract, the distance of his home runs.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas pitching coach Dave Jorn has announced his retirement after a combined 20 years with the Razorbacks, including the last 14 seasons working under head coach Dave Van Horn.

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says New Orleans has signed receiver Vincent Brown and kicker Connor Barth.

GENEVA (AP) — FIFA has fired its finance director of the past 13 years, removing another fixture of the Sepp Blatter presidential era in another round of revelations about irregular million-dollar payments.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Reno Aces right-hander Archie Bradley has been named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week after hurling eight shutout-innings in his only start last week.

MIAMI (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier is expected to be sidelined eight to 10 weeks with a broken left hand.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Louis van Gaal was fired by Manchester United on Monday after months of uncertainty around his position as the English Premier League team struggled despite more than $350 million spent on new players during his two…