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Derek Jeter's group closed on its purchase of the Miami Marlins on Monday, and he and new controlling owner Bruce Sherman will speak publicly for the first time about the deal at a news conference Tuesday.

Major League Baseball is starting a diversity fellowship program and will place about 20 selected candidates with teams and three with the sport's central office.

Major League Baseball is starting a diversity fellowship program and will place about 20 selected candidates with teams and three with the sport's central office.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former football legend O.J. Simpson became a free man Sunday after serving nine years for a botched hotel room heist that brought the conviction and prison time he avoided after his 1995 acquittal in the killings of his ex-wife and her friend.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former football legend O.J. Simpson became a free man Sunday after serving nine years for a botched hotel room heist that brought the conviction and prison time he avoided after his 1995 acquittal in the killings of his ex-wife and her friend.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says he expects players to adhere to league rules and stand for the national anthem amid a wave of protests in the NFL and other sports.

Danica Patrick is talking to other NASCAR teams about continuing her career next season.

Cleveland, Tennessee business owner Allan Jones said on Friday that anthem protests are unpatriotic.

Cleveland, Tennessee business owner Allan Jones said on Friday that anthem protests are unpatriotic.

More than half of Americans concur with President Trump’s disapproval of ongoing NFL national anthem protests, according to the results of an ESPN poll released Friday.

More than half of Americans concur with President Trump’s disapproval of ongoing NFL national anthem protests, according to the results of an ESPN poll released Friday.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees says the team will kneel, then stand together during the national anthem on Sunday as a sign of unity amid ongoing league-wide protests.

On Wednesday afternoon, days after some NFL players and team owners continued to kneel during the national anthem in defiance of President Donald Trump’s wishes, Ohio restaurant owner Bill DeFries decided: He was going to stop showing NFL games in his restaurant for the remainder of the season.

The latest insights into the nefarious financial transgressions by the NCAA to exert influence over young, NBA-destined stars, could be the lynchpin in ultimately eliminating outside money in college basketball.

The New York Islanders have made a bid to return to the New York City suburbs.

Allan Jones, CEO of Check Into Cash and suit maker Hardwick Clothes, said his companies “will not condone unpatriotic behavior.”

Allan Jones, CEO of Check Into Cash and suit maker Hardwick Clothes, said his companies “will not condone unpatriotic behavior.”