SAO PAULO – FIFA says less than half of the tickets available for the World Cup opener next week went…
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Only 25,000 tickets go directly to fans at World Cup opener in Brazil
MLB umpire Dale Scott comes out as gay
NEW YORK – Major League Baseball umpire Dale Scott says he is gay, the latest such disclosure in sports. The…
Read MoreAfter strong finish, Tar Heels say it’s time for run in wide-open ACC Coastal Division race
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – North Carolina has optimism from a strong finish and motivation from watching a rival’s surprise trip…
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Maryland stages second-half rally at No. 17 Virginia, but Harris rallies Cavs to 61-53 victory
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Three victories in four games had Maryland feeling better about things than it did during a stretch…
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Nuggets use draft-day deal with Bulls to pick up Jusuf Nurkic, Gary Harris
DENVER – The Denver Nuggets parlayed a draft-day trade with Chicago into a Bosnian big man that very few knew…
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Payne goes crazy and Michigan State off to strong start with 93-78 win over Delaware
SPOKANE, Wash. – Adreian Payne scored a career-high 41 points Thursday to get Michigan State off to a solid start…
Read MoreOrioles’ strategy backfires in 7-6, 10-inning loss to Brewers
MILWAUKEE – The Baltimore Orioles discovered that there might be something to the baseball adage about not putting the go-ahead…
Read MoreNew coach Pettine dismisses report Browns tried to trade for Harbaugh as ‘noise’
INDIANAPOLIS – New Cleveland coach Mike Pettine calls a report “noise” that the Browns tried to trade for Jim Harbaugh.…
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Lakers G Kobe Bryant still riding bike, no timetable for return
CHICAGO – Kobe Bryant is riding a bike. That’s about all he can do right now, so he’s trying not…
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Winston returns from suspension, No. 1 Seminoles rally from 17 down to beat Wolfpack 56-41
RALEIGH, N.C. – Jameis Winston threw for 365 yards and four touchdowns in his return from a suspension, helping No.…
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