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BOSTON (AP) — Toronto first baseman Chris Colabello showed up at his locker the morning after getting beaned by Steven Wright to find a present the Boston pitcher left for him.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Andy Dalton's first pass with his healed thumb plopped right to the couch. And it felt really good.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Donald Trump will be receiving a Rex Ryan-styled welcome to Buffalo.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld an estimated $1 billion plan by the NFL to settle thousands of concussion lawsuits filed by former players, potentially ending a troubled chapter in league history.

CHICAGO (AP) — Aaron Ekblad had a big goal for the Florida Panthers, and then it was gone. Same for Vladimir Tarasenko in St. Louis last week. Andrew Shaw of the Chicago Blackhawks and Derick Brassard of the New York…

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Sixth-seeded Guido Pella of Argentina defeated wild card Adrian Ungur of Romania 7-5, 6-2 to advance to the second round of the the Nastase Tiriac Trophy on Monday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Iowa State basketball star Nikki Moody has sued coach Bill Fennelly, the university and the state for racial discrimination and retaliation, saying she was repeatedly called a "thug" and labeled a selfish player despite…

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A former Syracuse University football player has pleaded not guilty to stabbing two current Orange players with a pocket knife.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Fresh from winning his ninth Monte Carlo Masters title, Rafael Nadal arrived in Spain ready to win his ninth at the Barcelona Open.

NEW YORK (AP) — Kawhi Leonard has won his second straight NBA Defensive Player of the Year award after helping the San Antonio Spurs have the league's best defense.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Evgeny Donskoy of Russia defeated Facundo Bagnis of Argentina 7-5, 7-6 (5) to advance to the second round of the Barcelona Open on Monday.

MOSCOW (AP) — Some male athletes who have taken meldonium use it to improve sexual performance, the Latvian scientist who developed the recently banned drug said Monday.

UW's hope is that the duo's performance can lessen the load on Corey Clement and Dare Ogunbowale.

The University of Wisconsin finally joined in when Nigel Hayes, Charlie Thomas and Khalil Iverson posted their version in the UW locker room on Instagram on Sunday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Griffin is back to his old ferocious self just in time for the playoffs.

Sunday was a truly rare day in NBA history.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The playoffs started the way much of this season has gone for the San Jose Sharks: a successful road trip where structured defense, strong goaltending and solid all-around play led to two straight wins in…

The Dallas Stars have had a clear edge over the depleted Minnesota Wild during most of the first two games of their Western Conference quarterfinal series.

Golden State's Stephen Curry and the Toronto Raptors have provided a little early NBA playoff drama for teams returning to the court Monday night.

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