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Major League Baseball considering expanding playoffs to 14 teams
Postseason reached current format in 2012
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Nathan MacKinnon leads Avalanche past Wild
Avs take four out of five on road trip
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Nick Taylor handles the wind, Phil Mickelson to win at Pebble Beach
Canadian closes to win at 2-under
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Suter wins 1st super-G, month after maiden downhill triumph
Suter got her first win in a super-G on Sunday, four weeks after winning her first downhill. Suter coped with tricky conditions on the Kandahar course to beat Austria’s Nicole…
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Riders in the storm: Dutch cyclists brave Storm Ciara
While much of northern Europe hunkered down Sunday and hoped that Storm Ciara would blow over quickly with its hurricane-force winds, an intrepid band of cyclists made the most of…
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Jamal Murray drops 36, Nuggets get sweep of Suns
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) looks to shoot as Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton (22) defends during the first half Saturday in Phoenix.Ralph Freso/Associated Press The Nuggets completed the…
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Nathan MacKinnon scores winner, Avalanche edge Blue Jackets
Come from behind goal keeps Colorado rolling
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Broncos aim to catch up to offense of Chiefs
Fangio a defensive coach who wants scoring
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Jason Day climbs within 2 of the lead at Pebble Beach
Day made two long birdie putts across the green, holed a 40-yard wedge for eagle on the dangerous par-5 14th, made a couple of big par saves and moved into…
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Fences need mended as Rockies enter spring training
Rockies enter spring training with unhappy Arenado after no big moves
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Taylor takes lead on glorious day at Pebble Beach
Mickelson in the mix after 4-under start
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Nikola Jokic picked to Team LeBron James for All-Star Game
LeBron makes Nuggets center second pick of reserves
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Rockies invite Ubaldo Jiménez to spring training
Former All-Star only colorado pitcher to toss a no-hitter
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Nikola Jokic leads short-handed Nuggets past Jazz
Harris 0-of-13 from field before big closing moments
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Nuggets involved in four-team NBA trade
Hawks get Capela from Houston; Denver gains flexibility
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Phil Mickelson ‘crushed’ in 2019, won’t seek special U.S. Open exemption
Back at Pebble Beach, lefty ready to drive into 2020
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Car chase, freezing cold mark Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade
Fans lined the 2-mile parade route to thank their football heroes for bringing the Lombardi Trophy back to Kansas City and ending a Super Bowl drought that began after the…
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49ers lament missed chances in Super Bowl
Instead of celebrating a record-tying sixth Super Bowl title that seemed so close, the Niners spent the morning Wednesday packing up their lockers, saying good-byes and wondering how what seemed…
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Boston Red Sox agree to trade Mookie Betts, David Price to Dodgers
The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday night because the trade had not been announced. The Dodgers are sending outfielder Alex Verdugo back to the…
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Jokic leads Nuggets to blowout of Blazers
Jokic had 29 points and 13 rebounds as the Nuggets improved to 8-0 against Northwest Division rivals this season. Even more, they accomplished something that hasn’t occurred very often of…
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After Super Bowl, Chiefs eyeing repeat next year
Mahomes magic has K.C. in good shape
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Hall of Fame voter who snubbed Jeter keeps ballot private
The Baseball Writers’ Association of America released the ballots of 315 Hall voters on Tuesday, and all public ballots included the longtime New York Yankees captain. Jeter was on 396…
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Golf’s governing body says increased driving distance must be slowed
Report attributes distance gains to modern development of game
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World Anti-Doping Agency wants public hearing for Russian doping case
The World Anti-Doping Agency wants a rare public hearing when the Court of Arbitration for Sport judges a four-year slate of punishments faced by Russia.Matthias Schrader/Associated Press file The Court…
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Staples Center removes public’s massive Kobe Bryant memorial
The cleanup of flowers, balloons, jerseys, stuffed toys and basketballs began at 4 a.m., Staples Center President Lee Zeidman tweeted. A fence was erected around the site to keep the…
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Just under 100 million people watch Super Bowl on Fox
Kansas City Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt, right, hands the trophy to head coach Andy Reid after the chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl 54 on Sunday in Miami…
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Patrick Mahomes leads comeback for the ages in Super Bowl win
That quarterback is Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs. It is easy, especially after the improbable, blink-and-you-miss-it escape act he engineered to win the title Sunday, to say Mahomes…