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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."

The sport of trampoline, first introduced to the Olympics in Sydney in 2000, is all about high-flying exploits.

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Maty Mauk understands that second-guessing might accompany his second chance at Eastern Kentucky.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Dennis Green, one of the winningest NFL coaches in the 1990s before a failed run with the Arizona Cardinals, has died at age of 67.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC has disqualified a silver medal-winning Turkish weightlifter from the 2008 Beijing Olympics for doping with an anabolic steroid.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo police say Sabres forward Evander Kane has been charged with four counts of non-criminal harassment and one count of misdemeanor trespass after an incident at a city bar last month.

More than ever before, baseball has become a globalized sport. PointAfter ranks the best Asian players in Major League Baseball history.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavaliers have officially signed veteran forward Chris "Birdman" Andersen to a one-year contract.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on a hearing for the man charged with second-degree murder in the April shooting death of former New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith (all times local):

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Hartford's new minor league baseball team won't play a single game in the city this season.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The most popular trophy in sports won't be the only historical artifact on display next week when Pittsburgh Penguins center Matt Cullen shows it off in the Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota, metropolitan area.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A ruling is expected soon from a state judge weighing whether the New Orleans district attorney should be barred from prosecuting the man charged in the shooting death of retired Saints defensive end Will Smith.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers have signed forward Chris Kreider to a four-year contract that will pay him an average of $4.625 million.

MEGEVE, France (AP) — Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin, a favorite for gold in the Olympic time trial, abandoned the Tour de France in tears Friday after injuring his left wrist in a fall, two stages from the end of the…