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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers have re-signed free agent Nicholas Batum, who revived his career during last season’s pandemic-shortened schedule. He signed his new contract in France during a livestream on the team’s Instagram account. With Batum locked up, the team has retained all of its free agents who helped lead the

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Quez Watkins was the lowest pick of five wide receivers drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles over the past three years. He has has stood out the most this summer. The 2020 sixth-round pick carried his impressive training camp into the preseason opener, catching a screen from Joe Flacco

MONTREAL (AP) — Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka beat eighth-seeded Victoria Azarenka, 6-2, 6-4 on Friday in a quarterfinal between players from Belarus at the National Bank Open. Sabalenka, ranked No. 3, trailed 4-2 in the second set before winning four games in a row. She had seven aces in the 79-minute match. Sabalenka will face fourth-seeded

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Nick Grabelcik has reached the semifinals of the U.S. Amateur after a long day at Oakmont. Because of storm delays most of the week, Grabelcik wound up playing 38 holes to win three matches. Coming off a stellar freshman year at North Florida, he’s now

TORONTO (AP) — Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia outlasted seventh-seeded Hubert Hurkacz of Poland 2-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5) on Friday night to reach the National Bank Open semifinals. Medvedev will face American John Isner, a 7-6 (5), 6-4 winner over 11th-seeded Gael Monfils of France in the late match, The 25-year-old Medvedev, ranked second

By ALAIN POUPART Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins rookie safety Jevon Holland has been a standout so far in training camp. The second-round pick from Oregon has made three interceptions, including one this week in a joint practice with the Chicago Bears. Holland is one of five picks the Dolphins made

By MATT DERRICK Associated Press ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs visit the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday for their preseason opener. For quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the results will not matter as much as how the players communicate and get used to each other. The Chiefs will start five new offensive linemen,

BY MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Helio Castroneves earlier this year became the first foreign-born, four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. Now he is one of 10 members who will be inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America next year. The popular Brazilian will be joined by Jack Roush, Pete

LONDON (AP) — Newcastle signed Joe Willock from Arsenal for a reported fee of around $35 million after the midfielder spent a successful spell on loan at the northeast club last season. The 21-year-old Willock scored for Newcastle in each of the last seven Premier League matches of last season. That was his first stint

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ESPN will be using young broadcasters as part of the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The first of two KidsCast presentations will be the MLB Little League Classic between the Los Angeles Angels and Cleveland Indians on Aug. 22. The ESPN2 broadcast will complement the main feed

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Joe Thornton’s pursuit of an elusive Stanley Cup is bringing him to the Florida Panthers. The 42-year-old Thornton signed a one-year deal with the Panthers on Friday, making Florida his fourth franchise in a now 24-year NHL career. He has more points than any other

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Coronavirus restrictions are causing issues for clubs in the Premier League ahead of the first round of games. Everton is the most affected with manager Rafa Benitez without five players for the match against Southampton on Saturday because they are in isolation. Among them is Colombia playmaker James Rodriguez.

LONDON (AP) — Harry Kane is back training with the Tottenham squad and could feature in its opening Premier League game against Manchester City. City is the team with which the England captain has been heavily linked during the off-season. Kane failed to report for preseason fitness checks at Tottenham last week and has just

LONDON (AP) — Jimmy Anderson claimed the latest five-wicket haul of his enduring career to drag England back into the second test against India that was finely poised after Mohammed Siraj’s quickfire double in the home team’s reply to 364. England reached stumps on Day 2 at 119-3, with captain Joe Root unbeaten on 48

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has celebrated a contract extension to star defender Virgil van Dijk and defended the club’s lack of spending on players compared to some of its rivals this off-season. Van Dijk has signed a new deal until 2025 and that is a huge vote of confidence

By The Associated Press Miguel Cabrera is back home in Detroit on Friday night, one home run shy of 500, when the Tigers face Cleveland right-hander Zach Plesac. Cabrera sat out the last game of Detroit’s road trip Thursday in Baltimore after hitting No. 499 on Wednesday night. The 38-year-old slugger is batting .255 with

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield has grown up. After three up-and-down seasons with the Browns, their 25-year-old quarterback has matured and is embracing the huge expectations being placed on him and the team in 2021. Mayfield helped Cleveland end its long playoff drought last season and he’s hoping to

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Yu Darvish left a rocky start early with lower back tightness, and the Arizona Diamondbacks took advantage to beat the San Diego Padres 12-3. Pavin Smith had four RBIs and Caleb Smith pitched 5 1/3 quality innings of relief for the last-place Diamondbacks. Darvish exited in