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Coco Gauff overcomes shaky start to beat Lucia Bronzetti at Indian Wells

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) - Coco Gauff gave herself an early birthday present by beating Lucia Bronzetti 6-2, 7-6 (5) on Monday in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open. Gauff, who turns 20 on Wedne...

Mar 11, 2024

'Ultracompetitive' Edmundson easing in with Leafs; Marner 'unlikely' to play Thursday

TORONTO - Sheldon Keefe picked apart the tape after every game. One thing became abundantly clear to the Maple Leafs head coach in the first round of the 2021 playoffs - if Toronto's forwards wanted t...

Mar 11, 2024

Chris Jones, Shawn Burke open to talking about their early '24 CFL draft picks

Chris Jones and Shawn Burke are both keeping an open mind about the 2024 CFL draft. Jones, the Edmonton Elks head coach/GM, currently holds the top selection of the April 30 draft with Burke, the GM o...

Mar 11, 2024

Cousins agrees to 4-year contract with Falcons, leaving Vikings to look for new QB

Kirk Cousins is leaving Minnesota for Atlanta, landing another big contract with a well-timed foray into free agency. Cousins agreed Monday to a four-year deal with the Falcons, his agent Mike McCartn...

Mar 11, 2024

Commanders are signing center Tyler Biadasz and D-lineman Dorance Armstrong, AP sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) - The first forays into free agency for the Washington Commanders are players new coach Dan Quinn is plenty familiar with. The team has agreed to deals with center Tyler Biadasz and de...

Mar 11, 2024

Quickley, Trent, and Boucher out for Toronto Raptors vs. Denver Nuggets

DENVER - Injuries continue to pile up for the Toronto Raptors going into their visit of the NBA champion Denver Nuggets. Immanuel Quickley, Gary Trent Jr., and Chris Boucher will all miss tonight's ga...

Mar 11, 2024

MacKinnon, Zacha and Demko named NHL three stars of the week

Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon, Boston Bruins centre Pavel Zacha and Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. MacKinnon paced the leag...

Mar 11, 2024

New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole to get MRI on right elbow

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole will have an MRI of his right elbow after experiencing issues in bouncing back following spring training starts. The 2023 AL Cy Young Award win...

Mar 11, 2024

The Titans replacing Derrick Henry with Tony Pollard, AP source says

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans are replacing four-time Pro Bowl running back Derrick Henry with Tony Pollard. Pollard and the Titans agreed Monday to a $24 million, three-year contract, ...

Mar 11, 2024

Stricter drug testing before Paris Olympics ordered for track and field athletes from 4 countries

MONACO (AP) - Track and field athletes from Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Portugal will be tested more often ahead of the Paris Olympics because of sub-standard anti-doping programs at home, the sport's i...

Mar 11, 2024