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Federal judge tosses fan lawsuit vs. MLB, Astros, Red Sox

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by fantasy sports contestants who claimed they were damaged by sign stealing in Major ...

Big league vets with minor league deals get up to $50,000

About 370 players who were at big league spring training with minor league contracts will get advance payments of up to ...

Brescia ready to forfeit matches if Italian season resumes

The president of Italian soccer club Brescia said Thursday he will forfeit his team's remaining Serie A matches if the league ...

AP source: Cowboys sign DE Aldon Smith, suspended since 2015

The Dallas Cowboys are taking a chance on another suspended defensive end, signing Aldon Smith to a contract while his ...

Rangers vet Choo giving $1K each to 191 Texas minor leaguers

Rangers veteran Shin-Soo Choo is helping out financially strapped minor league players with the season on hold, giving $1,000 ...

Payton back at work, unsure if Brees plays beyond 2020

Saints coach Sean Payton said he didn't mean to insinuate on a television appearance that record-setting quarterback Drew ...

NCAA throws baseball coaches a curve with added eligibility

Widely hailed as the right thing to do for student-athlete welfare, the NCAA's decision to extend spring sports athletes' ...

AP exclusive: MLB vets get $4,775 daily during virus outset

Gerrit Cole, Mike Trout and other veteran major leaguers will receive $4,775 per day in advance pay for the first 60 days of ...

Gillispie back in Division I close to home at Tarleton State

Billy Gillispie said he had other opportunities to get back in NCAA Division I basketball during a successful stint as a ...

MLB extends support to minor leaguers through May

Major League Baseball is extending its financial support to minor league players through May while suspending their contracts ...

Reid promotes probe, re-vote over post-ballot changes to CBA

Free agent safety Eric Reid wants the NFL's new collective bargaining agreement invalidated over language added following ...

The Latest: The coronavirus sweeps curling world

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ USA Curling says additional ...

MLB final pitch could be closer to Christmas than Halloween

If the final pitch of the 2020 baseball season comes closer to Christmas than Halloween, that's fine with the players.

AP sources: MLBers keep service time in deal; draft may trim

Players agreed to a deal with Major League Baseball that would preserve service time in the event this season is canceled ...

Who's Zooming? Dolphins newcomers get virtual introductions

As linebacker Kyle Van Noy visited with reporters for the first time since joining the Miami Dolphins, he wore headphones — ...

AP Source: 20% base salary reductions for top NBA executives

Top NBA executives are having their base salaries reduced by 20% for the foreseeable future, a person with knowledge of the ...

Bill Bartholomay, who moved Braves to Atlanta, dies at 91

Former Braves owner Bill Bartholomay, who moved the franchise from Milwaukee to Atlanta in 1966 to become Major League ...

Bucs keeping defense together, re-sign Suh for $8 million

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers continue to re-assemble pieces to help Tom Brady be successful with his new team. Keeping an ...

AP source: Proposal would let Betts, Bauer go free in fall

Mookie Betts and all the players set to be free agents after the 2020 season would still get that chance if there is no ...

Tom Brady over Jameis Winston easy decision for Buccaneers

The decision to pursue Tom Brady in free agency was a no-brainer for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. That’s not to suggest a lot ...