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By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar has signed a three-year extension that will keep him in charge of the reigning Stanley Cup champions through the 2026-27 season. The team announced the new deal for the winningest head coach in club history. Bednar is the only one to

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Major League Baseball’s new pitch clock is going to undergo some timing adjustments before it is turned on for games that count. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred called the changes “significant” but also described them as “clarifications” based on input from players. The alterations are likely to

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer The Philadelphia Phillies aren’t putting Bryce Harper on the 60-day injured list at the start of the season. That leaves open the possibility for Harper to return to their lineup much sooner than the All-Star break in mid-July. But that doesn’t necessarily mean the slugger will return quicker than

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys are bringing back defensive end Dante Fowler and running back Rico Dowdle while adding two outside free agents for depth in running back Ronald Jones and lineman Chuma Edoga. Fowler signed with Dallas last year, reuniting with defensive coordinator Dan Quinn from when Quinn was Atlanta’s head coach.

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer MIAMI (AP) — The World Baseball Classic will return for its sixth edition in March 2026, with organizers concluding spring training remains a better time than after the World Series or in the middle of the major league season. Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says MLB owners and

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans announced Tuesday that Mike Vrabel completed his coaching staff by hiring Tom Quinn and Anthony Levine as special teams assistants and Matt Jones as an offensive line assistant. Quinn spent the past 16 seasons with the New York Giants coaching special teams under four different coaches with two

NEW YORK (AP) — The Mets have an elite car sponsor to go along with their record luxury tax payroll. New York will open a membership only speakeasy behind Citi Field’s right field fence this season called The Cadillac Club at Payson’s, in honor of founding owner Joan Whitney Payson. Memberships in the first row

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns is moving closer to a return to the court in his recovery from a severely strained right calf muscle. The Timberwolves listed Towns on their injury report as questionable to play against Atlanta on Wednesday. That’s the first time since his injury he hasn’t been declared out

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have signed wide receiver Mack Hollins to a $2.5 million, one-year deal, giving the team another big option. The 6-foot-4, 221-pound Hollins could open the season as the No. 2 wide receiver, joining 6-foot-5 Drake London as big playmakers for quarterback Desmond Ridder. Olamide Zaccheaus and KhaDarel

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to terms on a new contract with defensive lineman Jonathan Bullard. He played in 12 games with seven starts last season. Bullard joined the Vikings last year for his fifth team in five seasons. The eighth-year veteran had 23 tackles and five tackles for loss. He

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The last edition of the Dell Match Play means this is Matt Kuchar’s last chance to break a tournament record belonging to Tiger Woods. Kuchar has won 34 matches, two short of the record that Woods set on his way to three victories. The Match

TANGIER, Morocco (AP) — Brazil’s national team players seem confident that Carlo Ancelotti could be their next coach. Ederson says he wants Real Madrid out of the Champions League so that Ancelotti comes to Brazil “as quickly as possible.” Never mind that Ancelotti is under contract in Madrid until the end of the next season

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills restocked their offensive backfield by signing free agent Damien Harris to a one-year contract. Harris spent his first four NFL seasons with the division-rival New England Patriots. He joins the Bills a day after they lost starter Devin Singletary, who agreed to a deal with Houston. Harris

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Wofford has made Dwight Perry its full-time basketball coach after he led the team when Jay McAuley took a leave of absence and later resigned last December. The school announced the hire Tuesday. Perry finished out the season and helped the Terriers go 17-16. The victories included a win at Texas

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis star guard Ja Morant says he obviously made a terrible decision and many mistakes. The two-time All-Star apologized again Tuesday. “I’m completely sorry for that,” Morant said after practice, speaking publicly for the first time since concluding his eight-game suspension by the NBA. “So, you

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — St. John’s introduced 70-year-old Rick Pitino as its new men’s basketball coach with a news conference at Madison Square Garden. St. John’s is hoping the Hall of Famer can turn back the clock on a program that once stole New York City tabloid

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich has beaten Arsenal 1-0 in the first leg of the Women’s Champions League quarterfinals for a 13th straight win in all competitions. Lea Schuller’s header in the 39th minute at Allianz Arena separates the teams heading into the second leg in London next week. Caitlin Foord hit the post for

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Mystics have hired Ashlee McGee as an assistant coach. McGee was a video coordinator for the Minnesota Lynx from 2020-2022 and a video and player development associate for the Minnesota Timberwolves from 2021-2023. She was also an advanced scout for the Los Angeles Sparks during the 2018 season and has

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Willis Reed, who dramatically emerged from the locker room minutes before Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals to spark the New York Knicks to their first championship and create one of sports’ most enduring examples of playing through pain, died Tuesday. He was 80.

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Spanish club Mallorca handed the fan who racially insulted players Vinícius Júnior and Samu Chukwueze a three-year ban from club membership. The fan is reportedly a 20-year-old Mallorca season ticket holder and is accused of calling Real Madrid forward Vinícius and Villarreal midfielder Chukwueze a monkey