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Nikola Jokic’s triple-double leads Nuggets through Heat
Michael Porter Jr. added 25 points and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets. Six Denver players scored in double figures in the team’s first game without Jamal Murray, who is out…
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NFL’s revised offseason program includes mandatory minicamp
A memo obtained by The Associated Press that was sent to teams on Wednesday outlined several changes to the offseason schedule that was agreed upon under the collective bargaining agreement…
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MLB will have minor league experiment with moving back mound
MLB will experiment with a 12-inch greater distance between the mound and home plate during a portion of the Atlantic League season in an effort to decrease strikeouts and increase…
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Almost perfect: Rodón throws no-hitter after hitting batter in 9th
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Carlos Rodon (55) reacts after striking out Cleveland Indians’ Amed Rosario to end the eighth inning Wednesday in Chicago.David Banks/Associated Press The left-hander retired his…
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Last lap battle sees Blevins edge Swenson in sprint
Blevins edges Swenson as they chase Olympic spot
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NFL players call for virtual offseason
Cleveland Browns center JC Tretter stands on the field during an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Cleveland.David Richard/Associated Press file This year, their union wants them to…
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Colorado Avalanche going all in now for a Stanley Cup
Sakic embraces win-now mode with contract decisions looming
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Nuggets’ Jamal Murray tears ACL in left knee
Denver without superstar guard for playoffs
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Matsuyama goes from inspiration to Masters champion
Hideki Matsuyama is now both. “I owe a deep debt of gratitude to the members of Augusta National,” Matsuyama said on the night before he became Japan’s first Masters champion.…
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Steph Curry scores 53, Warriors beat Nuggets
Murray goes down with late knee injury
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Rantanen scores twice, Avalanche beat Coyotes
Arizona Coyotes left wing Lawson Crouse, center, drives past Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar, left, to shoot against Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer in the third period Monday in Denver.David Zalubowski/Associated…
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Federal judge approves partial deal between U.S. Soccer and women’s players
USA’s Alex Morgan looks on,after the women’s international friendly soccer match between Sweden and USA at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.Janerik Henriksson/TT U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner approved the…
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Masters is a win for Hideki Matsuyama, and for Japan
Japanese reporters, having quietly rehearsed the words in English, wanted to know what the best players thought of Hideki Matsuyama. This wasn’t about validation. Everyone knew he could play. Matsuyama…
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Nathan MacKinnon, Avalanche stay hot with 4-1 win over Ducks
Anaheim Ducks center Adam Henrique, top, tries to deflect the puck in front of Colorado Avalanche goaltender Jonas Johansson in the second period Sunday.Kyusung Gong/Associated Press Gabriel Landeskog had a…
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Optimism meets uncertainty as opening day approaches at SunRay Park
SunRay Park ready for start of horse racing season after COVID-19 changed landscape
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Hometown no-no: Musgrove has first no-hitter for Padres
The Padres were the only active MLB franchise without a no-hitter, and it came in their 8,206th regular-season game — from a 28-year-old who grew up just down the road…
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Avalanche bring back big defenseman Patrik Nemeth
Deal with Red Wings returns Nemeth to Colorado
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Dustin Johnson’s Masters reign ends with missed cut
Big names McIlroy, Koepka going home early
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Stats pioneer Bill James: Don’t blame us for boring baseball
“I plead not guilty,” statistics pioneer Bill James said on Friday. “I don’t have nothin’ to do with this.” As baseball games get longer and less action-packed, the sport has…
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Nuggets sign guard to bolster perimeter defense
Shaquille Harrison comes from Utah
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NHL grapples with vaccine inequity between U.S. and Canada
New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Madison Square Garden in New York on Wednesday.Nick Homler/New York Rangers The New York Rangers gave players,…
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Avalanche defenseman MacDonald gets 2-game ban
Hit to head against Wild the cause
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Justin Rose rules early among Augusta’s azaleas
Nine birdies in final 11 holes leads Englishman to four-shot lead at Masters
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Authorities: NFL player Phillip Adams killed 5, then himself
A source briefed on a mass killing in South Carolina says the gunman who killed multiple people, including a prominent doctor, was former NFL pro Phillip Adams.Paul Sakuma/Associated Press file…
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French Open postponed by 1 week because of pandemic
Croatia’s Mate Pavic, right, and Brazil’s Bruno Soares play a shot in the men’s doubles final match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris,…