Oklahoma St. optimistic after strong finish

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STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma State's youngsters have grown up.The Cowboys took a team loaded with freshmen and sophomores into last year's opener against Florida State and pushed the defending national champions before losing 37-31.The Cowboys won their next...

76ers C Joel Embiid undergoes surgery on right foot

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is recovering after undergoing surgery for the second time on his right foot, this time a bone graft procedure.Embiid had two existing screws replaced on Tuesday and a bone graft of...

ESPN’s 8th annual Tip-Off Marathon has 16 games

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BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) Defending national champion Duke and fellow Final Four participant Kentucky will meet in one game of the State Farm Champions Classic while Michigan State, which was also in the Final Four, faces Kansas in the...

Marlins’ Phelps out for the season with broken arm

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Miami Marlins right-hander David Phelps is going to miss the rest of the season because of a broken bone in his pitching arm. Manager Dan Jennings said Tuesday before Miami's game at the Milwaukee Brewers, Phelps had...

Red Sox hire Dombrowski as president; GM Cherington is out

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BOSTON (AP) The Boston Red Sox have hired former Detroit Tigers boss Dave Dombrowski as the team's new president.The Red Sox also said general manager Ben Cherington is leaving the club, two years after building the 2013 World...

Cowboys, Rams end practice early after fights break out

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OXNARD, Calif. (AP) The Cowboys and St. Louis Rams cut short the second of two joint practices at training camp after several fights broke out, including one where Dallas receiver Dez Bryant was punched in the face.Tuesday's practice...

UNC: Linebacker Tomlin academically ineligible to play

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina says linebacker Tyrell Tomlin is no longer enrolled at the university.School officials announced Tuesday that the sophomore is academically ineligible.Tomlin is a native of Marietta, Georgia, who had four tackles last season...

‘Family first’ for NHL All-Star Briere in retirement

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VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) Danny Briere could have scrapped by for one more NHL season, hung on as fourth-line center and provided veteran leadership for a team needing an extra push toward a Stanley Cup.At 37, Briere knew his...

Starting Rams CB Gaines out for season with foot injury

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OXNARD, Calif. (AP) St. Louis Rams cornerback E.J. Gaines will miss the entire season with a foot injury, depriving the secondary of a probable starter.Coach Jeff Fisher confirmed Gaines' injury and recovery period Monday after the team opened...

After troubles, Texas’ Daje Johnson wants to make his mark

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) For three years, Daje Johnson has been the great hope and the great disappointment for Texas.The playmaker with the blazing speed and shifty moves has spent most of his career teasing fans with a few...