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NEW YORK — Major League Baseball says its owners have agreed to begin providing housing to certain minor league players beginning in the 2022 season. "In mid-September, the owners discussed the issue of player housing and unanimously agreed to begin providing housing to certain minor league players," MLB said in a statement to The Associated [...]
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman let out a faint cough and assured those seated at least six feet away that it was allergies, not COVID-19. He had tested negative for the coronavirus three times in the previous week. It allowed the fully vaccinated 69-year-old the opportunity to underscore the message that the virus is still part [...]
COLUMBUS — The new season can't start soon enough for the No. 17 Ohio State Buckeyes, who were left frustrated after an unexpected early exit from last spring's NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes were on a roll and came in as the South Region's No. 2 seed, only to be taken down in the opening round [...]
There is no defensive revolution in college football this season. Just at Georgia. The dominant defense of the top-ranked Bulldogs has been one of the biggest storylines in the first half of a season that has been highlighted by upsets and unpredictability. Simply, 2021 has been all sorts of fun after the pandemic-altered season in [...]
In the opening seconds of Stephen Curry's NBA career he got an assist on the first possession, a steal on the second and then tried a 3-pointer for the first time at the professional level. It missed. In that moment, there probably were not very many people expecting he would become the most prolific 3-point [...]
Over the coming months, The Associated Press will look back at what the league was on and off the court, how it became what it is and where it'll be going over the next 25 years as it moves toward the century mark. The series will recall those humble beginnings, with Ossie Schectman — who [...]
DETROIT — The latest generation of NHL pucks have six circles on both sides covering tubes that allow infrared cameras to constantly connect the vulcanized rubber with a puck and player tracking system. After a bumpy start last season with microchipped pucks that didn't slide right, the latest versions have worked so well that at [...]
CLEVELAND — LeBron James hasn't played for the Cavaliers since 2017. His presence remains, taunting the organization as a reminder of its past and current status. Cleveland's relevancy and run of four straight trips to the NBA Finals disappeared like the drifting dust from one of James' pregame chalk tosses when he left as a [...]
INDIANAPOLIS — When Big Ten basketball returned to Indianapolis last week, it seemed like a whole new world. Coaches openly embraced the branding power and benefits players received from the name, image and likeness rules changes. Players talked about how the extra money has helped. Transfer talk was no longer taboo, the men's and women's [...]
It's going on 40 years since the NHL last celebrated a three-peat Stanley Cup champion as part of the New York Islanders' run of four straight titles from 1980-83. The Tampa Bay Lightning have won two straight, and defenseman Victor Hedman doesn't see why the team can't make it three in a row despite another [...]