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Baylor assistants remain despite report, Briles ouster
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Baylor University has kept its assistant coaching staff intact after firing head coach Art Briles despite a scathing report that concluded multiple football "coaches" acted inappropriately in handling sexual assault allegations against their players.
Cowboys' McFadden claims financial planner mishandled $15M
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Dallas Cowboys running back Darren McFadden has sued his longtime business manager, saying he misappropriated and mishandled money over the years, including $3 million lost in a bitcoin business venture.
Jay Z, Eminem, Slick Rick and more remember Muhammad Ali
NEW YORK (AP) — Muhammad Ali was not a rapper, but to many of the genre's best lyricists, he was influential in paving the way for hip-hop stars to succeed and had a lasting impact on the art form.
Russian minister denies covering up doping
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko on Thursday denied allegations in a German documentary that he intervened to conceal a soccer player's positive drug test, dismissing the report as "laughable" and "implausible."
Free sensitive document shredding offered at Comerica Park
DETROIT (AP) — Free shredding of sensitive documents and recycling of small electronics is being offered Saturday at the home of the Detroit Tigers.
Saban to golf in Greenbrier pro-am in native West Virginia
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban will tee it up in his native state during The Greenbrier Classic's pro-am event.
Ex-football star Wells testifies against extortion suspect
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Former Ohio State star and NFL player Christopher "Beanie" Wells has testified against a man suspected of trying to extort at least $65,000 from him over a botched drug deal.
Aaron Hernandez hires Casey Anthony attorney Jose Baez
BOSTON (AP) — Aaron Hernandez has hired the lawyer who famously won an acquittal for Florida mom Casey Anthony to represent him in his upcoming double-murder trial.
South Africa: Bob Hewitt appeal rejected, must go to jail
SOMERSET WEST, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's Supreme Court rejected an appeal by former Grand Slam tennis champion Bob Hewitt on Thursday and ruled he must serve a six-year jail sentence for the rapes and sexual assaults of young…
Racket sponsor keeps backing Sharapova despite 2-year ban
VIENNA (AP) — Maria Sharapova's racket supplier reinforces its support of the five-time Grand Slam champion, one day after she was banned for two years for doping.
Brewers: Fifth overall draft pick holds plenty of options
Milwaukee could go one of several ways with its choice in the first round.
Badgers men's basketball: Wisconsin adds Michael Ballard as walk-on for 2016-17 season
Ballard joins freshmen Aleem Ford and D'Mitrik Trice in UW's Class of 2016.
Badgers men's basketball: Wisconsin commit Nathan Reuvers ranked No. 87 by ESPN in Class of 2017
Reuvers, who is listed as a four-star recruit with a scouts grade of 83, committed to the Badgers on May 18.
Wednesday's Sports in Brief
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Ali's gravesite: Boxer will share cemetery with Col. Sanders
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Every year on the same day, Muhammad Babar plans to walk past a soaring clock tower that juts 180 feet toward the sky, through a gate and into Cave Hill Cemetery, one of his city's greatest…
After another blowout, now 'soft' Warriors' need to respond
CLEVELAND (AP) — It's been the postseason of blowouts.
No clear-cut No. 1 creates intrigue at top of baseball draft
SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have lots of options — and uncertainty — at the top of the Major League Baseball draft.
LEADING OFF: Phillies on the clock, Stroman seeks control
A look at what's happening all around the majors today:
Business savvy Okung bets on himself by brokering own deal
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — On the football field, Russell Okung is a top-notch offensive lineman. In the field of business, he wants to reach that status, too.
Dodger waste Maeda's effort in 1-0 loss to Rockies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kenta Maeda was downright dominant for a good portion of a contest Wednesday night against the Colorado Rockies.