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MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins were a little frustrated after their first seven games, having played about as poorly as possible.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Jewell Loyd is the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft.

MINNEAPOLIS — Adrian Peterson has been cleared to return to the NFL. Now all that remains to be settled is where he will play next season.

It's not impossible, of course, for an NHL team to erase a two-game series deficit.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Jordan Spieth had a post-Masters letdown Thursday, shooting a 3-over 74 at the RBC Heritage to end his run of 16 straight rounds under par.

CHICAGO (AP) — Derrick Rose has no interest in looking back, in discussing what might have been.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida State University student has filed a lawsuit against Jameis Winston accusing the NFL prospect of sexually assaulting her in 2012.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A NASCAR appeals panel on Thursday upheld a penalty against Richard Childress Racing for intentionally manipulating the tires on a car driven by Ryan Newman at Fontana.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks spent the past month doing little more than warming up for the playoffs.

The Big Ten's reputation as an underachieving football conference is so 2014.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It takes a certain self-confidence for a college freshman to embrace a potentially pejorative nickname like "The Unibrow."

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Super Bowl champion New England Patriots will be honored at the White House.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Chicago native Jabari Parker has a good idea of how challenging it might be for Milwaukee to face his hometown Bulls in the first round of the NBA playoffs, even if he's just …

Sweet-shooting Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors have the best record, an unmatched home-court advantage, and the understanding that means nothing now.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Adrian Peterson has been cleared to return to the NFL. Now all that remains to be settled is where he will play next season.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Fish continued to die by the ton Thursday in a Rio de Janeiro lake that's slated to host Olympic rowing events, while city authorities and biologists argued about the cau…

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles' early-season schedule is a journey into the past, exclusively on East Coast time.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Thunder coach Scott Brooks says he expects to return as coach next season, despite speculation that his job might be in jeopardy.

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Rafael Nadal will begin his Wimbledon preparations at the Mercedes Cup in June as the Stuttgart tournament makes the switch from clay to grass courts.