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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Panthers have promoted Curtis Fuller to secondary coach and hired Lance Taylor as wide receivers coach and Jeff Imamura as assistant defensive backs/nickels coach.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Another year, another Patriots Super Bowl appearance that Maine Gov. Paul LePage has no interest in watching.

Frank Lampard retired from soccer on Thursday, ending a 21-year career in which he won every major honor at club level with Chelsea and established himself as the Premier League's highest-scoring midfielder.

Missing fairways, missing greens and piling up the putts, Tiger Woods got off to a rough start at the Dubai Desert Classic.

Less than two years after the team from tiny Guam drew international attention in the qualifying tournament for the 2018 World Cup, the football story in the northern Pacific island has turned to one of broken dreams.

Defending champion Roberta Vinci advanced to the quarterfinals at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy by beating Andrea Petkovic 6-4, 6-4 Thursday.

NATIONAL SIGNING DAY

MEXICO CITY (AP) Lazaro Blanco pitched into the seventh inning, Roel Santos had two RBIs and Cuba's Alazanes de Granma defeated the Dominican Republic's Tigres de Licey 4-0 on Wednesday in the first game of the Caribbean Series.

Jeff Carter scored two goals and Peter Budaj earned his sixth shutout of the season in the Los Angeles Kings' fourth consecutive victory, 5-0 over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night.

Sean Monahan scored twice to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night.

Nicklas Backstrom had three points and Alex Ovechkin continued to climb the NHL's goal-scoring charts as the Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 5-3 on Wednesday night.

(STATS) - The Southwest Athletic Conference team with the richest talent pool sought to get richer Wednesday, signing 19 athletes from seven different states on National Signing Day.

Plus, a look at the Cubs' recent trade and more in Ken's latest Notes.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald has confirmed he will be back to play a 14th NFL season.

BAYLOR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Texas A&M had a big early start for coach Kevin Sumlin's latest recruiting class, with nine players already enrolled early in school and on campus.

ALABAMA

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee wide receiver Jauan Jennings has been cited on a misdemeanor drug possession charge.

HOUSTON (AP) The Atlanta Falcons say All-Pro receiver Julio Jones is not slowed at all by a sprained toe.

Phil Mickelson was a fraction of an inch away from shooting 59 in his 2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open victory.