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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Browns general manager Ray Farmer took responsibility Thursday for breaking the NFL's rules about text messages — and selecting Johnny Manziel in last year's draft.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The ball is in Peyton Manning's court.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin Garnett is coming back to the place it all began.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The state medical examiner says former Portland Trail Blazers player Jerome Kersey died from a blood clot that traveled from his left calf to his lungs.

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Top-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada was knocked out of the Open 13 in his first match on Thursday after a shock 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (3) second-round loss to Simone Bolelli.

DENVER (AP) — Arron Afflalo's second stint in Denver didn't last long, with the veteran guard sent to the Portland Trail Blazers in a five-player deal Thursday.

MONTMELO, Spain (AP) — Formula One had an incident-filled return to preseason testing on Thursday with champion Lewis Hamilton falling ill, McLaren's Jenson Button haulted by a faulty seal and…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Gordon is backing away from the possibility of running more races after this year.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Top-seeded Sara Errani of Italy reached the quarterfinals of the Rio Open on Thursday, defeating Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Spain 6-0, 7-5.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Three medical organizations are endorsing USA Football's new youth football practice guidelines in an effort to make the sport safer.

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has denied a request from rooftop clubs overlooking Chicago's Wrigley Field to temporarily halt installation of signs they say will block their view and violate …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — For the second consecutive week, Karolina Pliskova advanced to the semifinals of a tournament by beating Lucie Safarova.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Paralympics bronze medalist Amy Purdy will drive the honorary pace car for Sunday's Daytona 500.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Defending champion Siddikur Rahman and three-time runner-up Shiv Chowrasia each shot 6-under 65 Thursday to take a share of the lead with three others in the first round of th…

MONTMELO, Spain (AP) — Mercedes says Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton is "unwell" and has stopped driving for the day at preseason testing near Barcelona.

The 6-foot-4 sophomore has established career highs of 11 rebounds against Illinois and 14 points against Minnesota in the past two weeks.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jordan Spieth has his eyes on a record held by Fred Couples, and it has nothing to do with a green jacket or getting to No. 1 in the world.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — IMG and its parent company has boosted its roster of clients and strengthened its North American business by acquiring Ohio-based Icon Sports Management, which handles a sta…

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Very few leads are safe these days against No. 4 Duke.

Kohen Olischefski, a 17-year-old center from British Columbia, said he's committed to the University of Wisconsin men's hockey team for 2017-18.