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Wild sign Mats Zuccarello to 2-year, $8.25M contract extension for top line security

Wild sign Mats Zuccarello to 2-year, $8.25M contract extension for top line security

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild signed right wing Mats Zuccarello to a two-year, $8.25 million contract extension on Friday, solidifying their top line beyond this season.
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Angels star Shohei Ohtani finishes with the best-selling jersey in MLB this season

Angels star Shohei Ohtani finishes with the best-selling jersey in MLB this season

NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s soaring popularity was even more evident when it came to jersey sales. Ohtani had the best-selling jersey in Major League Baseball this season, the first time a Japanese player finished in the top spot.
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Tyson Fury to fight Oleksandr Usyk for undisputed heavyweight title, Fury's promoter says

Tyson Fury to fight Oleksandr Usyk for undisputed heavyweight title, Fury's promoter says

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Tyson Fury will face Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia in the first fight this century to unify all of the major heavyweight boxing titles, Fury's promoter Frank Warren said Friday.
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NBA suspends Canadian guard Joshua Primo for 4 games for exposing himself to women

NBA suspends Canadian guard Joshua Primo for 4 games for exposing himself to women

NEW YORK — The NBA has suspended former San Antonio Spurs guard Joshua Primo four games without pay for conduct detrimental to the league. League investigators found that Primo engaged in inappropriate behavior by exposing himself to women.
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Judge says she is ending conservatorship between former NFL player Michael Oher and Memphis couple

Judge says she is ending conservatorship between former NFL player Michael Oher and Memphis couple

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge said Friday she is ending a conservatorship agreement between former NFL player Michael Oher and a Memphis couple who took him in when he was in high school.
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Toronto Blue Jays on the cusp of locking down a wild-card berth

Toronto Blue Jays on the cusp of locking down a wild-card berth

TORONTO — It's time to put the champagne on ice at Rogers Centre. The Toronto Blue Jays are on the cusp of locking up a playoff berth.
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Bombers kicker Sergio Castillo takes in other sports as a photographer

Bombers kicker Sergio Castillo takes in other sports as a photographer

WINNIPEG — Blue Bombers placekicker Sergio Castillo is used to having football players run full blast at him while he concentrates on kicking balls. On Wednesday night, it was hockey players rushing toward him.
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Bassitt reaches milestone as Jays beat Yankees 6-0; Toronto closes in on playoffs

Bassitt reaches milestone as Jays beat Yankees 6-0; Toronto closes in on playoffs

TORONTO — Chris Bassitt never told Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider or pitching coach Pete Walker what his personal goal was for the year.
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Tolvanen scores twice as Kraken beat Canucks 3-1

Tolvanen scores twice as Kraken beat Canucks 3-1

SEATTLE — Eeli Tolvanen's unassisted power-play goal at 3:56 of the third period snapped a 1-1 deadlock and lifted the Seattle Kraken to a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in NHL pre-season action on Thursday night at Climate Pledge Arena.
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Connor Bedard skates in his first NHL exhibition game with the Chicago Blackhawks

Connor Bedard skates in his first NHL exhibition game with the Chicago Blackhawks

CHICAGO (AP) — Connor Bedard played in his first preseason game with the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night, and fans of the Original Six franchise were ready. So was Bedard, who had two assists in Chicago's 2-1 overtime win over the St.
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