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TORONTO (AP) — Seattle Mariners shortstop Ketel Marte has been diagnosed with mononucleosis and placed on the 15-day disabled list.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Indians outfielder Michael Brantley has responded favorably to a medical procedure on his ailing shoulder and expects to resume baseball activities next week.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dennis Green, the trailblazing coach who led a Minnesota Vikings renaissance in the 1990s before a less successful run with the Arizona Cardinals, has died. He was 67.

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) -- John Mora hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, leading the St. Lucie Mets to a 6-2 win over the Lakeland Flying Tigers on Friday.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Charles Tillman is officially retiring as a member of the Chicago Bears.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts defensive lineman Arthur Jones has been suspended for the first four games of the 2016 season for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances.

Whitewater churns into foam as double-ended paddles windmill one-person boats into position. The paddles go up in the air as the boats slide through red or green gates, then the furious wind milling begins again.

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — The Latest on the death of an Oklahoma State basketball player (all times local):

The NCAA is sending a questionnaire about potential discrimination laws to organizers in cities that will be or are a hoping to host sanctioned college sports events.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The NFL says it is reviewing domestic violence allegations against Dallas Cowboys rookie Ezekiel Elliott.

Michael Phelps is back for a sequel to his Olympic farewell.

After 40 years helping some of the greatest gymnasts of all time soar to Olympic gold — from Nadia Comaneci to Mary Lou Retton to Nastia Liukin — Martha Karolyi is ready to say goodbye. The U.S. women's national team…

The NBA's rising cap situation has made free-agent signings look truly absurd in 2016, but deals sign in the not-too-distant past now look like steals. PointAfter broke down the most team-friendly contracts in the new NBA salary landscape.

Kohei Uchimura has nothing left to prove. The only question surrounding the effortlessly elegant 27-year-old is if he is the greatest male gymnast of all time.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Lawyers say Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green will pay $560 for a noise violation in a deal that gets rid of a misdemeanor assault-and-battery charge in East Lansing, Michigan.

It's been 10 years since the NBA's one-and-done rule was put in effect. PointAfter looked back and ranked every prep-to-pro player following the NBA/ABA merger.

The lowdown on American archer Mackenzie Brown: She knits, line dances, used to be a competitive swimmer — backstroke was her specialty — and shoots arrows while listening to country music to hone her concentration.

Skateboarding icon Tony Hawk thinks his sport will give the Olympics a big lift if it's added to the 2020 Tokyo Games.

Russia is known for its quick tempo and intricate, crowd-pleasing routines in rhythmic gymnastics. Confidence radiates when the Russian women take the floor.

Marathon world-record holder Paula Radcliffe said Friday that comments she made concerning Caster Semenya have been misrepresented after stating in a radio interview that the South African's current dominance in the 800 meters is "no longer sport."