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Branden Grace leads Texas Open by 1 stroke

SAN ANTONIO – South African Branden Grace had a 6-under 66 and leads by a stroke after the opening round of the Valero Texas Open on Thursday. Grace had a season-best 11th-place f...

2-time New York City marathon champ dies coaching middle school meet

MONTCLAIR, N.J. – Tom Fleming, a two-time winner of the New York City Marathon and twice a runner-up at the Boston Marathon, has died. He was 65. Fleming died Wednesday of an appa...

Olympic athlete Germaine Mason killed in crash in Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Olympic medal-winning track and field athlete Germaine Mason died Thursday in a motorcycle crash in outside the capital of his native Jamaica, police in the Caribbean isl...

Supreme Court bans Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia

MOSCOW – Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday banned Jehovah’s Witnesses from operating anywhere in the country, accepting a request from the justice ministry that the religious organization b...

Diaper duty? Home trumps hotel for some in NHL postseason

CALGARY, Alberta – Crying kids and household chores don’t stop for NHL players in the postseason. But a few players who were asked if they’d rather stay in a hotel during the home...

NBA Playoff Roundup: James Harden leads Rockets to 2-0 lead against Westbrook’s Thunder

HOUSTON — James Harden scored 35 points and the Houston Rockets overcame 51 points from Russell Westbrook in the highest-scoring triple-double in playoff history, beating the Oklahoma City T...

NHL Playoff Roundup: Capitals answer Maple Leafs; Bruins pushed to brink by Senators

TORONTO — Tom Wilson and T.J. Oshie each scored two goals, and the Washington Capitals beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Wednesday night to tie their first-round playoff series at two game...

Celtics’ Isaiah Thomas: Days since sister died hardest of my life

BOSTON – Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas says the days since his younger sister was killed in a car crash have been the hardest of his life. He’s also expressing thanks for the support he has re...

Loud sex sounds interrupt pro tennis match in Florida

SARASOTA, Fla. — An outdoor professional tennis match in Florida came to a brief halt amid sounds of loud sex. Frances Tiafoe was about to serve Mitchell Krueger during their Tues...

Valverde wins Fleche Wallonne for record 5th time

HUY, Belgium — Alejandro Valverde of Spain won the Fleche Wallonne (Walloon Arrow) for a record fifth time after a fourth straight title in the Belgian classic on Wednesday. Valve...

People magazine names Julia Roberts ‘World’s Most Beautiful’

LOS ANGELES – Julia Roberts is more than just a “Pretty Woman.” People magazine has named her the “World’s Most Beautiful Woman” for a record fifth time. The magazine announced Ro...

Nolan Arenado hits 2 home runs, Rockies hold off Dodgers

LOS ANGELES — Nolan Arenado homered twice, Trevor Story also connected and the Colorado Rockies held off the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Tuesday night. Greg Holland gave up two run...