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The Sounders have never missed playoffs in MLS before.

LAS VEGAS (AP) The Los Angeles Lakers say forward Larry Nance Jr. has a ''probable fracture'' is in right hand.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) The final co-defendant in the case against disgraced former NFL star Darren Sharper is due back in court.

SEATTLE -- Two teams coming off vastly different Junes met in Houston just before the All-Star break, and nobody should have been too surprised at the Astros' sweep of the Seattle Mariners.

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HOOVER, Ala. (AP) Alabama is once again the favorite to win the Southeastern Conference, while LSU, Tennessee, Mississippi and the rest of the league try to figure out a way to derail the Tide.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Just in case the four-day All-Star break isn't enough to jar the Tampa Bay Rays from the worst slump in their history, they will have a few lineup tweaks as the return Friday for a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles at Tropicana Field.

PHOENIX -- Then-Dodgers Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw finished 2-3 in the National League Cy Young Award race last season and a case could be -- and was -- made that either could have won the award.

    

NEW YORK -- Getting above .500 has proved to be difficult for the New York Yankees.

Michael Bisping doesn't feel the need to justify his reasoning for fighting Dan Henderson but just in case you were curious, the champ will explain it again.

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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- It was exactly one year ago as the Los Angeles Angels were about to embark on the second half of the season after the All-Star break that Angels left-hander Hector Santiago was on top of the world.

TORONTO (AP) DeMar DeRozan knew he was never going to leave Toronto, his home away from home.

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins open the second half of the Major League Baseball season with a three-game series beginning Friday night at Target Field.

SAN DIEGO -- The San Francisco Giants start what they hope is a long second half when they face the San Diego Padres on Friday night at Petco Park.

Former Heisman winner takes to social media to clear up the growing rumor about him joining on as a speaker at the RNC.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) A person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press that the Denver Broncos have upped their offer to Von Miller by offering to guarantee a record $70 million of the six-year deal.