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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans says second-round draft choice E.J. Liddell has had surgery to repair torn knee ligaments. The injury to the 6-foot-6 forward from Ohio State occurred July 11 during a Summer League game  against the Atlanta Hawks in Las Vegas. The Pelicans say the procedure performed Monday was a

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A jury has found former Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen not guilty of sexual assault. The 25-year-old Virtanen wept openly when the verdict was read Tuesday in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Virtanen was charged in January with sexual assault in connection with an incident in a downtown Vancouver

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says the club has signed veteran NFL running back Malcolm Brown. The Saints also have excused safety Tyrann Mathieu from the opening of training camp while the former LSU star attends to a personal matter. The Saints hold their first practice of camp on

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo’s future at Manchester United remains shrouded in uncertainty after the Portugal great returned to the club’s training ground with his agent. Ronaldo has yet to start preseason training with United and missed the team’s tour of Thailand and Australia. He was reportedly holding talks with recently hired manager Erik

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — If Sam Darnold is bitter about the Carolina Panthers’ decision to trade for Baker Mayfield, he’s doing a great job of hiding his feelings. Darnold said Tuesday he welcomes the competition at quarterback. He says he believes the competition will be a good thing for

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Whatever the Patriots offense looks like in the aftermath of former offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels’ departure, Bill Belichick says Mac Jones will have a role in molding it. After watching him endure typical rookie growing pains a year ago, the second-year quarterback’s teammates say they

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks have hired former New York Rangers coach David Quinn as their new head coach. The Sharks announced Tuesday that Quinn would replace the fired Bob Boughner as they overhaul their management and coaching team. The 55-year-old Quinn coached the Rangers for three seasons from 2018-21, posting

By KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press Attorneys for some of the men who sued Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by team doctor Richard Strauss argue a federal appeals court should overturn a judge’s dismissal and let the lawsuits continue. A three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday. Ohio

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have signed third overall draft pick Kumar Rocker. The contract and $5.2 million bonus come a week after the right-handed pitcher was drafted again. Concerns over a physical led to him going unsigned by the New York Mets as the 10th overall pick last year. Rocker had shoulder

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Clemson is favored to return to the top of the Atlantic Coast Conference this season. The Tigers were the preseason pick to win the league for the seventh time in eight seasons, according to voting results released Tuesday following last week’s ACC media days. Media members picked the Tigers on 103

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The New York Liberty are currently two games out of a spot in the WNBA playoffs. That doesn’t mean coach Sandy Brondello is scoreboard watching or that she will. Brondello says the Liberty are in control of their playoff chances. New York sits 10th in the standings with nine

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Long dreamed about and in development for longer than the big league career of the man it honors, the Jackie Robinson Museum opened Tuesday in Manhattan with a gala ceremony attended by the widow of the barrier-breaking ballplayer and two of his children. Rachel Robinson,

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Danny Amendola, who earned two Super Bowl rings with the Patriots and became one of Tom Brady’s favorite playmakers during his five seasons in New England, is retiring. The veteran 36-year-old receiver made the announcement via a video on social media that featured highlights of his 13 NFL seasons. The former

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren talked Tuesday about the conference being bold and aggressive as college sports goes through a period of sweeping change, and he left the door open for more expansion after adding Southern California and UCLA in the offseason’s biggest move.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Ana Bogdan of Romania upset seventh-seeded Nuria Parrizas Diaz of Spain 6-4, 7-6 (3) to advance to the second round of the Poland Open. Because of rain only three singles matches that were completed at the clay-court tournament in the Polish capital. Three other matches were suspended. Tenth-seeded Italian Jasmine Paolini

PARIS (AP) — Leipzig defender Nordi Mukiele has signed a five-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain. Financial terms were not disclosed. The 24-year-old right back played in France for Montpellier before spending four seasons at Leipzig. Mukiele played 146 matches for the Bundesliga club, scoring 10 goals and delivering 11 assists. He won the German Cup

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils have signed defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler to a five-year, $17 million contract extension starting next season. General Manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the signing, saying the Swiss defenseman would make an annual average of $3.4 million with the two biggest paychecks in the first two years of the extension.

PRAGUE (AP) — Top-seeded Anett Kontaveit cruised past Ekaterine Gorgodze 6-0, 6-1 to advance to the second round of the Prague Open. The Estonian will next play unseeded Czech Lucie Havlickova. Defending champion Barbora Krejcikova advanced by beating Russian Anna Blinkova 6-3, 6-1. Fifth-seeded Alizé Cornet knocked out Anastasia Zakharova of Russia 6-2, 6-3. Unseeded