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MIAMI (AP) — The Marlins are no longer pinching pennies, and Giancarlo Stanton won't be, either.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals are pulling away from the competition in the NFC.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — After spending half of last season on the sideline with a broken collarbone, Aaron Rodgers has been a spectator a lot lately, too, though for a different reason.

It was some six hours after Kevin Harvick had won his first Sprint Cup championship when he was finally able to peel off his beer-soaked firesuit, take a shower and begin celebrating the bigge…

Going south is exactly what the Saints, Panthers, Falcons and Buccaneers have done this season.

The first regular-season college basketball poll did not look a whole lot different than The Associated Press preseason Top 25: A few teams swapped places, and the one that lost dropped out.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's next football coach will have a "track record of success on the offensive side of the ball."

MIAMI (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations says Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton has agreed to terms with the team on a $325 million, 13-year contract. It's the most lucrative…

Kentucky remains No. 1 in the first Associated Press regular-season men's basketball poll released Monday.

TORONTO (AP) — A few months ago, Line Burns was driving to see a friend and stopped in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, where she used to live with her husband.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have dealt outfielder Jason Heyward and reliever Jordan Walden to the St. Louis Cardinals for pitcher Shelby Miller and a minor-leaguer.

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid says it has reached a sponsorship deal with American software giant Microsoft.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Now that the St. Louis Rams are figuring out how to keep from giving away games, the wins are starting to come a little more often.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Accompanied by two women, 9-year-old Felipe Angiono enters cautiously and asks: "Is this where the blind play tennis?"

Running back Melvin Gordon was named offensive player of the week and linebacker Joe Schobert the defensive player of the week.

BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) — The father of a 14-year-old Minnesota boy who collapsed while playing hockey says his son died from heart defects.

Green Bay has posted four straight laughers at home, which bodes well for a postseason run if they can secure home-field advantage

Aaron Rodgers passed for 341 yards and three touchdowns and Julius Peppers returned his second interception of the season for a score.

When you consider the opponent and the circumstances, it could be seen as the most dominating one-game individual performance in FBS history.

Now the focus shifts to finishing strong against the two biggest rivals.