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The first choice in the annual selection of college players by professional football with player, team, position and college:
2026 — Fernando Mendoza, Las Vegas, QB, Indiana.
2025 — Cam …
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By The Associated Press
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4/23/26
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NBA Clutch Player of the Year
2026 - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City
2025 — Jalen Brunson, New York
2024 — Stephen Curry, Golden State
2023 — De’Aaron Fox, Sacramento
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By The Associated Press
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4/23/26
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Major League Baseball
American League
BOSTON RED SOX — Optioned LHP Eduardo Rivera to Worcester (IL). Recalled LHP Payton Tolle from Worcester.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Selected the …
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4/23/26
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Spencer Torkelson hit a walk-off home run and Riley Greene had two hits, including a two-run homer, to rally the Detroit Tigers to a 5-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.
He blasted the …
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4/23/26
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Saudi Arabia made its coaching change official Thursday by firing Hervé Renard and replacing him with Georgios Donis less than two months before the start of the World Cup.
The 56-year-old …
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4/23/26
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The U.S. women's national team will play Brazil in a pair of matches in June at venues in Sao Paulo and Fortaleza that will host Women's World Cup games in 2027.
It is the first time the United …
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By ANNE M. PETERSON
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4/23/26
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The opening scene of the iconic hockey movie “Slap Shot” features Denis Lemieux describing what happens when a player commits a penalty: “You go to the box, you know. Two minutes — by …
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By STEPHEN WHYNO
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4/23/26
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Here are the AP’s top sports stories that have moved or are planned to move today. All times U.S. Eastern. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit AP Newsroom’s Coverage Plan. …
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4/23/26
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Derrick White of the Boston Celtics is the NBA's Sportsmanship Award winner for this season, as selected by his fellow players across the league.
White got 20% of the first-place votes from the …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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4/23/26
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AJ Dybantsa has made it official: He's entering the NBA draft.
The BYU forward — widely expected to be a top candidate to be the No. 1 pick — made the announcement Thursday. Dybantsa led the …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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4/23/26
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April 24
1945 — Albert B. “Happy” Chandler, junior Senator from Kentucky, is elected baseball commissioner by a unanimous vote of the major league club owners. Chandler is elected to a …
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By The Associated Press
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4/23/26
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(All times Eastern)
Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts
Friday, April 24
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S)
5:35 a.m.
FS2 — AFL: Melbourne at Richmond
10:20 …
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4/23/26
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April 24
1901 — Chicago defeated Cleveland 8-2 in the first American League game. Three other scheduled games were rained out. The game lasted 1 hour, 30 minutes in front of a reported crowd of …
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By The Associated Press
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4/23/26
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April 24
1901 — Chicago defeated Cleveland 8-2 in the first American League game. Three other scheduled games were rained out. The game lasted 1 hour, 30 minutes in front of a reported crowd of …
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By The Associated Press
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4/23/26
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New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel is seeking counseling and will not be with the team for Day 3 of the NFL Draft on Saturday, following the publication of photos of the coach and longtime NFL …
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By ROB MAADDI
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4/23/26
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Don't expect a run of quarterbacks to go off the board in the first round of this year's NFL draft like what happened in 2021 and 2024.
There figures to be a long gap between Fernando Mendoza's …
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By JOSH DUBOW
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4/23/26
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Storm clouds are hovering over the American ownership project at Chelsea that has swung from being regarded as bold and exciting to now being considered reckless and damaging.
Reaching the FA Cup …
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By STEVE DOUGLAS
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4/23/26
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Edmonton Oilers (41-30-11, in the Pacific Division) vs. Anaheim Ducks (43-33-6, in the Pacific Division)
Anaheim, California; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT
LINE: Oilers -133, Ducks +112; over/under is …
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By The Associated Press
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4/23/26
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Tampa Bay Lightning (50-26-6, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (48-24-10, in the Atlantic Division)
Montreal, Quebec; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT
LINE: Lightning -121, Canadiens +101; …
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By The Associated Press
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4/23/26
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Vegas Golden Knights (39-26-17, in the Pacific Division) vs. Utah Mammoth (43-33-6, in the Central Division)
Salt Lake City; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Golden Knights -111, Mammoth -108; …
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By The Associated Press
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4/23/26
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