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Two women will make their debut in professional baseball when they take the field for the independent league Sonoma (California) Stompers on Friday night.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — More than 1,500 former players claiming that NFL teams and their training staffs dispensed powerful drugs while misleading them about the health risks will get their day in court.

LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (AP) — Buddy Ryan was remembered not just as a defensive master who won two Super Bowls and spawned a legacy carried on by players and twin sons now coaching in the NFL.

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — What's believed to be the first regular-season baseball game played at an active military installation could be a wet one.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore Ravens tight end Darren Waller has been given a four-game suspension for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse.

RECREATION TENNIS

Aaron Ekblad will not be a free agent for a long time. That alone made this free-agency day for the Florida Panthers an overwhelming success.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Islanders moved quickly at the start of NHL free agency, signing forwards Andrew Ladd and Jason Chimera but losing longtime stars Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have re-signed defenseman Kevin Connauton to a two-year contract and signed former Los Angeles Kings defenseman Jamie McBain to a one-year deal.

Eric Staal settled with a new team that satisfied his postseason aspirations. The Minnesota Wild found the top-six forward they were seeking.

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Former Wyoming men's basketball coach Larry Shyatt has been hired by the Dallas Mavericks.

NEW YORK (AP) — Six players have been declared eligible for the NFL's supplemental draft, which will be held July 14.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Trail Blazers have signed free agent Evan Turner to a four-year, $70 million contract.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers have signed free agent forwards Michael Grabner and Nathan Gerbe.

Two people with knowledge of the situation tell The Associated Press that free agent forward Chandler Parsons has agreed to terms with the Memphis Grizzlies on a four-year deal worth $94 million.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Goalie Jeff Zatkoff, forward Michael Latta and defensemen Tom Gilbert and Zach Trotman have signed with the Los Angeles Kings.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have been banned from signing international amateur free agents for one year, a penalty assessed after Major League Baseball concluded the team broke rules on signing bonuses last summer.

The agent for free agent forward Mirza Teletovic says his client has agreed to terms on a three-year, $30 million contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.

DALLAS (AP) — The Stars signed defenseman Dan Hamhuis to a two-year, $7.5 million contract in the opening hours of free agency Friday, providing another veteran to a strong young group on the blue line.

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