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A person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press that David West is headed to Golden State on a one-year deal to try to land that elusive championship.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Blues have re-signed forward Magnus Paajarvi to a one-year, $700,000 contract.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon has been ejected from Tuesday's game against the Cincinnati Reds.

BOSTON (AP) — Boston College will retire the jerseys of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan and Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly in separate ceremonies during the 2016 season.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Gerardo Martino has resigned as Argentina's national team coach, just over a week after the team lost in the final of the Copa America.

Kimberly quarterback Danny Vanden Boom announced on Twitter that he will be a walk-on for the University of Wisconsin in 2017.

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA season is at the midway point and Los Angeles has definitely been the surprise of the season.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former NBA head coach Sidney Lowe and interim coach Tony Brown have been hired as assistants to Scott Brooks with the Washington Wizards.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies have hired Keith Smart and Adam Mazarei as assistants on new coach David Fizdale's staff.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Copacabana Beach is an Olympic construction site. The beach volleyball venue is going up, broadcast studios rise on scaffolding above the sand and a mammoth tent is jammed with thousands of pricey souvenirs.

No University of Wisconsin football player has ever won the Bednarik Award, which has been given to the nation’s top defensive player since 1995.

A person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press that the Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to terms with guard Gerald Henderson on a two-year deal worth $18 million.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — France rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat host the Philippines 93-84, and Canada defeated Turkey 77-69 Tuesday on the opening day of one of the final qualifying tournaments for men's basketball at the Olympics in…

AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Championships were supposed to be about Dafne Schippers fine-tuning for the Olympics in front of her home crowd. Then, in stepped Yulia Stepanova.

Corey Clement was named to the Maxwell Award watch list Tuesday, the first of many preseason award lists to be released in the coming days.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia named 68 athletes on Tuesday it wants to send to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro if its global ban from track and field is lifted.

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Matt Kuchar finished with a 12-foot birdie at the Bridgestone Invitational, which had no bearing on the outcome but still had a few ramifications.

HELSINKI (AP) — A regional court in Finland has ordered the detention of six members of Cuba's national men's volleyball team on suspicion of aggravated rape.

DALLAS (AP) — A person with knowledge of the deal says the Mavericks and Dirk Nowitzki have reached agreement on a two-year contract that could get the star forward to 20 seasons in Dallas.

LONDON (AP) — Venus Williams is back in the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in six years.