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Hendrick Motorsports has signed NASCAR Camping World Truck Series points leader William Byron to a multi-year contract.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Former NFL star Darren Sharper has arrived in federal court in New Orleans for a sentencing hearing.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart says he is retiring effective June 30 after a five-year run in which he managed the consolidation of the men's and women's athletic departments while also dealing with plenty of controversy.

Kyle Busch and son, Brexton, took a little bit different joy ride around their neighborhood.

CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) An attorney who represented former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky at his child sex abuse trial has been sentenced to 5+ to 18 years in prison for stealing about $767,000 from clients.

Usain Bolt goes for gold Thursday night.

Slugging J.D. Martinez has an afternoon matchup with Clay Buchholz and the tired Red Sox.

ATLANTA (AP) Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed plans to make an announcement amid reports that Turner Field, the stadium built for the 1996 Olympic Games and later converted into a baseball stadium for the Atlanta Braves, will be renovated for use by Georgia State University.

TAKE IT TO THE GRAVE!

It's no easy thing to push Usain Bolt, even in an Olympic warm-up race.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Two teams tail-spinning into dangerous territory in the National League playoff picture look to turn things around while adding to the other's misery when the New York Mets and San Francisco Giants open a four-game series Thursday night.

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) Former NFL star Darren Sharper has a sentencing hearing in federal court Thursday following an earlier multi-jurisdiction plea deal related to allegations he drugged and raped as many as 16 women in four states.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Like Arkansas coach Bret Bielema, Austin Allen remembers all too well how depleted the roster was when he arrived on campus as a freshman four years ago.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Ketel Marte drove in the tiebreaking run with a sacrifice fly, Leonys Martin scored from second base on a bunt, and the Seattle Mariners held on for a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.

SAN DIEGO -- The battle for last place -- or next to last, if you are a glass-half-full type -- in the National League West starts in earnest Thursday night at Petco Park.

BOSTON (AP) Despite moving more than 1,000 miles from Boston, an ex-mob boss remained an ardent supporter of the New England Patriots while in witness protection.

CLEVELAND -- Now that the Chicago White Sox have gotten the monkey off their back, they can go about trying to win a series from the Cleveland Indians. The two teams will meet Thursday night at Progressive Field in the final game of a three-game series.

DETROIT -- Erick Aybar heated up with the bat in recent weeks. The Detroit Tigers hope their newest acquisition can keep that going throughout their playoff push.