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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers defensive end and soon-to-be free agent Greg Hardy will meet with NFL officials in New York on Wednesday to discuss his domestic violence case, a person familia…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyrie Irving admitted missing two games with a strained left shoulder wasn't easy.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jameis Winston met with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, hoping to make a good impression on the team considering taking the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback with the first pick …

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The New York Yankees say they have fired a part-time ticker seller accused by Curt Schilling of making offensive comments on Twitter about the daughter of the former Boston pitcher.

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner was roughed up in his exhibition debut, and Marcus Semien hit a pair of home runs as the Oakland Athletics opened their new spring trainin…

The Green Bay Packers have all the salary cap money in the world to use toward free agent wide receiver Randall Cobb and offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga, but it doesn’t mean they are going to sp…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh senior forward Aron Phillips-Nwankwo has played less than 100 minutes in four seasons.

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Nick Marshall was a busy man at Auburn's pro day, throwing passes, performing in defensive back drills and finally fielding punts.

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Pedro Alvarez hit a three-run shot and Korean rookie Jung Ho Kang connected for his first major league homer, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-7 win over the Toronto…

MIAMI (AP) — To say the Miami Heat have been presented with a new problem every day since last season ended, that would be an exaggeration.

The marketing agency that represents Jameis Winston is trying to trademark "Famous Jameis," the popular nickname for the Heisman Trophy during his two years at Florida State.

CHICAGO (AP) — Mayor Rahm Emanuel says city building ordinances don't allow the renovation project at Wrigley Field to have construction crews working around the clock.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant will be out at least another week for the Oklahoma City Thunder, but Russell Westbrook could return Wednesday against the Philadelphia 76ers.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Tick, tock, baseball is on the clock.

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets have fired coach Brian Shaw after 1½ seasons.

Settle, who coached Badgers backs from 2006 to '10, replaces Thomas Brown, who spent one season at UW before leaving for Georgia.

ROME (AP) — With three kids at home, Mia Hamm already had plenty on her plate when two professional clubs called over the space of just a few days in October.

MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida man who admitted to recruiting foreign baseball players for the operators of a steroid-dispensing clinic has been sentenced to prison followed by house arrest.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Rodriguez predicts he'll be "a little nervous" when he returns to the field Wednesday for his first game in 17 months following a season-long drug suspension.

LONDON (AP) — Susie Wolff will drive for the Williams team in the first practice sessions at the Formula One races in Spain and Britain this season.