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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Prospective NFL draftees don't flinch at benching 225 pounds until exhaustion or trying to beat their personal best at the 40-yard dash. They do dread one sentence: "The do…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Danica Patrick and Denny Hamlin wrecked during Daytona 500 practice Wednesday.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Bobby Labonte looks around NASCAR's motorhome lot and sees the makeover coming.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Browns coach Mike Pettine says Johnny Manziel is in a "much better place" than he was earlier this month when he entered a treatment program.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — That old, familiar baseball refrain made famous by fans of the Brooklyn Dodgers took on an entirely different meaning for the Kansas City Royals this offseason.

NEW YORK (AP) — A person with knowledge of the plan says that New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony will have surgery on his left knee.

Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman says he expects star running back Adrian Peterson to stay with the team this season.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald has agreed to a two-year deal that will keep him with Arizona.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Second-seeded Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania reached the quarterfinals of the Rio Open on Wednesday, defeating Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States 6-2, 6-4.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Second-seeded Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania reached the quarterfinals of the Rio Open on Wednesday, defeating Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States 6-2, 6-4.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Second-seeded Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania reached the quarterfinals of the Rio Open on Wednesday, defeating Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States 6-2, 6-4.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — No one noticed Erik Compton sitting in the back of the room as he listened to the kind of stories he one day would like to tell.

Two matches between teams from Britain and Italy headline the last 32 of the Europa League as the continent's second-tier competition resumes at the knockout stage on Thursday.

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Darren Clarke has been selected as the captain of the European team for the 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Defending champion Venus Williams is out of the Dubai Tennis Championships after losing in the third round in straight sets to 11th-seeded Lucie Safarova.

Richter and Underwood were classmates and teammates at Madison East, graduating in 1959. They're still friends, and still supporting East.

PARIS (AP) — A group of Chelsea fans have been filmed preventing a black man from boarding a subway train in France before the team's Champions League game at Paris Saint-Germain.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A post-practice interview session was wrapping up Monday night, and Josh Gasser was eager to unwind.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ryan Grigson will go anywhere and do practically anything to find football players.

One of college basketball's greatest rivalries and a showdown between two Pac-12 powers highlight this week in college basketball.