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The Minnesota Vikings are bringing in veteran offensive lineman Jake Long after placing right tackle Andre Smith on injured reserve

Johnson is eligible to return in Week 16.

ATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Braves have named Brian Snitker manager, rewarding him for reversing the team's direction in his role as interim manager this season.

Hardy is preparing for his debut in 2017.

His heavy workload was only matched once in 2015.

Fourth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro kept her hopes of qualifying for the WTA finals alive with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Mona Barthel of Germany at the Generali Ladies on Tuesday.

Snitker's strong finish earns him the full-time job

Josh Lambo's reaction irked some of his teammates.

Novak Djokovic made a winning return following a month-long injury layoff, beating Fabio Fognini 6-3, 6-3 Tuesday in the second round of the Shanghai Masters.

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SAN FRANCISCO -- The last active pitcher to beat the San Francisco Giants in a postseason elimination game will seek to do it a second time Tuesday night when Chicago Cubs right-hander John Lackey takes the ball for Game 4 of the National League Division Series.

They piled on Joe Panik at home plate in celebration, and just as has been the case so many times before with everything on the line in October, San Francisco's season was extended another day.

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin running back Dare Ogunbowale didn't stray far from football during his team's bye week.

Sam Bradford is the NFL's Most Valuable Player.

CANTON, Ohio (AP) Construction crews have started demolishing homes near the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Ohio as part of a $500 million development project.

The Panthers went from the class of the NFC to one of the NFL's worst teams in a flash.

The ball settled into the right fielder's glove, the Cleveland Indians poured onto the diamond and the fans fell silent.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) It's not every week Bills linebacker Lorenzo Alexander finds himself leading the NFL in sacks.

RENTON, Wash. (AP) Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin said Monday that he's had substantive talks with members of law enforcement and Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson after Baldwin's call for a review of training tactics used by police.