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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Adrián Beltré will have a Texas Rangers’ logo on his baseball Hall of Fame plaque and Jim Leyland will not have any team emblem. The hall made the announcement Friday, 10 days after Beltré was elected by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Leyland was elected in December by the contemporary era committee for managers, executives …

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored a career-high 51 points hours after being selected to his first All-Star Game, helping the Philadelphia 76ers overcome star center Joel Embiid’s absence for a 127-124 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. After missing three games because of a sprained left ankle, Maxey topped his previous career high of 50 …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (8-13, 2-4 CUSA) at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (14-7, 3-4 CUSA) Bowling Green, Kentucky; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Middle Tennessee visits the Western …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Blake Lampman hit eight 3-pointers and scored 26 to lead Oakland over Robert Morris 87-72 on Thursday night. Lampman shot 9 for 14, …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Robert Morris Colonials (8-14, 4-7 Horizon League) at Detroit Mercy Titans (0-23, 0-12 Horizon League) Detroit; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Detroit Mercy takes on the Robert …

MADRID (AP) — Un doblete de Yuri Berchiche en el primer tiempo allanó el camino para que el Athletic Bilbao aplastara el viernes 4-0 al Mallorca, con lo que retomó la marcha triunfal tras un tropiezo reciente en La Liga española. Athletic se mantuvo invicto en noviembre y diciembre, pero cayó ante Valencia el 20 de enero y empató 0-0 …

SYDNEY (AP) — After his heroics in the West Indies’ second-test win over Australia, fast bowler Shamar Joseph is getting an upgrade to his playing contract. The 24-year-old Joseph is now tied to a retainer deal with Cricket West Indies, similar to central contracts offered by Cricket Australia and other national cricketing groups which are offered to players expected to …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern coach Chris Collins was handed a $5,000 fine and public reprimand from the Big Ten on Friday for violating the league’s sportsmanship policy …

Years of fighting losing battles have left the NCAA almost helpless to defend itself. The legal pile-on against the largest governing body for college sports in the United States continued Wednesday when attorneys general from Tennessee and Virginia filed an antitrust lawsuit that seeks to throw out the few rules the NCAA has to regulate how athletes can be compensated …

TORONTO (AP) — Elias Lindholm was on his way back to Calgary from a trip to Mexico when he learned he had been traded to NHL-leading Vancouver. When he arrived at All-Star Weekend on Thursday, a new Canucks jersey with his name and No. 23 on the back was waiting for him. It was a welcome sight for the pending …