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CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — An appeals committee has overturned the penalty levied against Jimmie Johnson's team for receiving two consecutive written warnings.

OSSEO, Wis. — Tim Bettis put in the work. He had to.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have dropped consecutive one-goal games to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final, and they had the lead in each one. And there is no panic for …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Waltrip Racing has swapped crew chiefs for Clint Bowyer and David Ragan as the team tries to jumpstart its season.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jabari Parker just got to town, and he doesn't want to leave.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The proposed riverfront football stadium in St. Louis already has cost taxpayers $3 million, according to a newspaper report Tuesday.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican Soccer Federation is investigating national team coach Miguel Herrera and two players over politically tinged tweets sent the day of the country's recent elections.

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — The tattoo was his mother's idea about five years ago.

DETROIT (AP) — Jeff Blashill has been hired by the Detroit Red Wings, ending a fairly un-suspenseful coaching search that began when Mike Babcock left to take over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

CHICAGO (AP) — Cedric Paquette didn't make the Lightning's roster out of training camp. He didn't nail down a permanent job in Tampa Bay until January, when general manager Steve Yzerman told …

S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands (AP) — Back on her favorite surface, top-seeded Eugenie Bouchard lost in the first round at the Topshelf Open on Tuesday.

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Fifth-seeded Bernard Tomic advanced to the second round of the Mercedes Cup by beating Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany 6-3, 7-6 (5) Tuesday at the grass-court Wimbledon…

ROME (AP) — Police in northern Italy say Argentine businessman Alejandro Burzaco, who was indicted by U.S. authorities in connection to the FIFA corruption case, has turned himself in.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Seeking to cut into Beijing's status as favorite, leaders of the Kazakh bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics told the IOC on Tuesday that Almaty presents the ideal cho…

First impressions, second thoughts and the third degree:

MILWAUKEE — Ray Montgomery admitted there was some temptation to take a college pitcher that might be able to provide help sooner for the Milwaukee Brewers.

Manfred said MLB might be open to holding the draft during a different week — or even at a new venue.

SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Long night, short story.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Forgive the United States for some opening night jitters.

It took teams close to 100 years to make the drastic defensive shifts we see now. And it's evident every day the effect they're having on offensive performance.