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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Sparks have signed forward-center Sandrine Gruda for her second stint with the WNBA team.

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets traded forward Joffrey Lauvergne to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday for two second-round draft picks in 2017.

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA is back in full swing after the monthlong Olympic break and if the opening weekend was any indication, it's going to be an exciting final few weeks.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have acquired linebacker Lerentee McCray in trade with the Green Bay Packers.

For the first time since the NFL created its current divisional structure in 2002, there is talk of a potential dynasty in the NFC South.

The kind of parity the NFL wants has been on display in the NFC West over the past half-decade.

The Bears trimmed their roster to 75 players Tuesday, starting by placing two players on injured reserve — center Hroniss Grasu and quarterback Connor Shaw.

Minnesota has a gleaming new stadium. The Vikings are division champions for the first time in six years.

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins defensive end Dion Jordan has been placed on the reserve non-football injury list, meaning he's ineligible for the first six games of the season.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Panthers released veteran punter Mike Scifres one day after trading for three-time Pro Bowler Andy Lee.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have waived former first-round draft pick Bjoern Werner and placed safety James Sample on injured reserve for the second straight season.

Major League Baseball and its players' union are making a joint donation of $250,000 to help flood Louisiana flood victims.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals released receiver Brandon Tate — the franchise leader in punt returns — as part of their moves to reach the 75-man roster limit on Tuesday.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes have signed general manager Ron Francis to a contract extension through the 2018-19 season.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC says it may be forced to consider sanctions against Kenya after its national Olympic committee was disbanded.

Breaking down Houston's game against the Illini 10 months ago and what Badgers fans can expect from him this season.

Jason Witten said recently Tony Romo will return sooner than expected from the broken bone in his back that's sidelined the Cowboys starting QB to begin the season. The Cowboys haven't given an official timetable but reports indicate he'll be…

The Browns have done things a bit differently than the rest of the NFL this offseason, from building an analytics-driven front office to attempting to solve their quarterback riddle with a fallen former Rookie of the Year.

Sean Payton has repeatedly said that he's not happy with the team's ability to rush the passer this summer.

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Three Tennessee high school basketball players are due in juvenile court to face charges that they raped a freshman teammate in an apparent hazing incident.