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MILWAUKEE — The Chicago Bulls finally delivered a knockout blow to the Milwaukee Bucks — not literally, although it sure seemed to come close at times. And for all of Chicago's star power, it …

BESSEMER, Ala. (AP) — Jameis Winston celebrated the NFL draft his way, creating his own memorable moment with family and friends in his hometown. It was his mother who handed him his No. 3 Buc…

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ATLANTA (AP) — Mike Leake pitched eight strong innings and hit his fifth career home run to help the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Thursday night.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Chicago Bulls finally delivered a knockout blow to the Milwaukee Bucks — not literally, although it sure seemed to come close at times. And for all of Chicago's star power…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brian Dozier had a homer and four RBIs and the Minnesota Twins roughed up Chicago ace Chris Sale in a 12-2 victory over the White Sox on Thursday night.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A chat with his father and a couple of overtime matches that delayed the start of Jordan Spieth's second day at TPC Harding Park might have paid off Thursday in the Match …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rickie Fowler made three big putts in a row and won his second straight match Thursday to secure his spot in the round of 16 on the weekend at the Match Play Championship.

NEW YORK (AP) — Joel Ward scored with 1.3 seconds left to give the Washington Capitals a 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night in Game 1 of their second-round series.

CHICAGO (AP) — You don't pass up a potential franchise quarterback.

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Lydia Ko sent her caddie up a pine tree behind the 14th green — and tumbled down the leaderboard Thursday in the North Texas Shootout.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are counting on Jameis Winston to help them become relevant again.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Despite Gov. Scott Walker joining the talks, no deal has been reached on financing a new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kole Calhoun had two hits and three RBIs, Garrett Richards took a shutout into the seventh inning, and the Los Angeles Angels held on to beat the Oakland Athletics 6-5 Thursday.

ESTORIL, Portugal (AP) — Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain upset second-seeded Kevin Anderson of South Africa 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 in the second round of the Estoril Open on Thursday.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rickie Fowler escaped with big putts to outlast Shane Lowry of Ireland on Thursday and become the first player to secure a spot in the round of 16 at the Match Play Championship.

MADRID (AP) — The ATP says world No. 1 and former champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next week's Madrid Open without elaborating, and will return to competition the following week in R…

MADRID (AP) — The ATP says world No. 1 and former champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next week's Madrid Open without elaborating, and will return to competition the following week in R…

MADRID (AP) — The ATP says world No. 1 and former champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next week's Madrid Open without elaborating, and will return to competition the following week in R…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court has granted a motion from prosecutors that gives them until at least July 22 to decide whether to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate Barry Bon…