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BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — More than 20 years after Jimmy Connors left the tennis tour, he's finally announcing his retirement.

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — Kevin Love may be one of LeBron James' 18.7 million followers on Twitter. But that's not how he communicates with his superstar teammate.

NORWOOD, Mass. (AP) — Malcolm Butler has intercepted the delivery of Tom Brady's new truck.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Tim Corbin sounded more like a philosopher than Vanderbilt's coach as he talked about the new flat-seam baseball designed to bring a little more scoring back to the college game.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Adreian Payne came to Minnesota on Monday as a seldom-used member of the powerful Atlanta Hawks, languishing on the bench for one of the league's best teams.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Actor Vince Vaughn, who starred in the movies "Wedding Crashers," ''Old School" and "Swingers," will serve as grand marshal for the upcoming Daytona 500.

DETROIT (AP) — Victor Martinez is expected to be ready for the start of the season after the Detroit slugger had surgery on his left knee Tuesday.

HAMBURG, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Marcell Dareus will stand trial for reckless endangerment nearly a year after he crashed his car into a tree during an alleged race with a teammate.

MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade wanted to play in the All-Star Game and wants to be as healthy as possible for the stretch run of the season.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced deals with a power company and railroad Tuesday that he said represent "concrete progress" in plans to build a riverfront stadium that could …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets, looking to make a playoff push, bolstered their roster Tuesday by acquiring guard Mo Williams from the Minnesota Timberwolves for guard Gary Neal.

CHICAGO (AP) — Citing "new information," Little League International officials met Tuesday to discuss whether last summer's Little League World Series national championship team from Chicago's…

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Seventh-seeded Alize Cornet avoided an early upset at the Diamond Games as she rallied to beat Belinda Bencic 1-6, 6-2, 7-5 in the first round on Tuesday.

ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Three weeks. Three long weeks of tests and maybe and possibly and could be. That was the most difficult part for Danielle O'Banion.

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Second-seeded Milos Raonic was made to work for a 6-7 (5), 6-1, 7-5 victory over qualifier Andrey Kuznetsov and a place in the second round of the World Tennis To…

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Second-seeded Milos Raonic was made to work for a 6-7 (5), 6-1, 7-5 victory over qualifier Andrey Kuznetsov and a place in the second round of the World Tennis To…

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Second-seeded Milos Raonic was made to work for a 6-7 (5), 6-1, 7-5 victory over qualifier Andrey Kuznetsov and a place in the second round of the World Tennis To…

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The golf world has seen Ian Poulter making five straight birdies in the 2012 Ryder Cup to win a pivotal match and swing momentum toward Europe. It has seen him holi…

LONDON (AP) — The English Premier League has awarded the domestic television rights to Sky and BT in three-year deals worth 5.136 billion pounds ($7.8 billion).

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro's top environmental official says he hopes to restart cleanup work on the trash- and sewage-filled lagoon system that hugs the site of the city's future Ol…