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DETROIT (AP) — A former Detroit prep football star has been sentenced to more jail time for violating probation after his conviction for assaulting a school security guard.

WNBA star Brittney Griner was cut on the elbow by a man in a knife attack in China but didn't need to go to the hospital, her agent told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Adrian Peterson has been away from the Minnesota Vikings for almost two months.

CONROE, Texas (AP) — Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson avoided jail time on Tuesday in a plea agreement reached with prosecutors to resolve his child abuse case.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Denny Hamlin says most drivers don't respect Brad Keselowski, and it's over the lack of remorse he shows for his aggressive driving.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hall of Famer Paul Molitor has officially taken over as manager of the Minnesota Twins. And he says "I have no doubt this is where I'm supposed to be."

Connecticut's Breanna Stewart and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis are in a class by themselves.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican football got a boost in September when former Brazil and Barcelona star Ronaldinho — a two-time FIFA player of the year — joined modest local club Queretaro.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Rival Israeli football fans brawled Tuesday outside a Tel Aviv courthouse that was extending the arrests of other fans who had stormed the field and halted a league match.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Devon Still figures it will be the most emotional game he'll ever play.

MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. government says New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez paid his cousin almost $1 million to keep secret Rodriguez's use of performance enhancing drugs.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The trial of two former Vanderbilt football players accused of raping a student in a campus dorm has been continued because one of the defense attorneys needs surgery.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith has another game left on his nine-game suspension for violations of the NFL's substance abuse and personal conduct policies, …

BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka will lead Switzerland's bid for its first Davis Cup title against host France this month.

BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka will lead Switzerland's bid for its first Davis Cup title against host France this month.

BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka will lead Switzerland's bid for its first Davis Cup title against host France this month.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Indians have signed manager Terry Francona to a two-year contract extension through 2018.

The new front-runner to host the 2022 Winter Olympics doesn't have a long winter sports tradition. Then there's the matter of snow, or lack thereof. The mountains near Beijing where Olympic bi…

SHANGHAI (AP) — As far as caddies are concerned, this might as well be the Adam Scott sweepstakes.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — With Andrew Luck playing quarterback and a talented group of skilled players on both sides of the ball, it doesn't take the Indianapolis Colts long to get over a bad loss.