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Rozier’s arrest leaves Miami Heat stunned

MIAMI (AP) — The reality began setting in for the Miami Heat on Friday when they gathered for a morning shootaround practice and Terry Rozier wasn't with the team. And that almost certainly won't change anytime soon. Rozier has been placed on indefinite leave by the NBA after he was ...

Rookie Trey Yesavage to start World Series opener for Blue Jays

TORONTO (AP) — Rookie Trey Yesavage will start tonight's World Series opener for the Toronto Blue Jays against the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers and Blake Snell, giving the 22-year-old more postseason starts than career regular-season outings. Yesavage, who debuted on Sept. 15, ...

NBA head coach and player charged in fraud schemes

NEW YORK (AP) — The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat were arrested Thursday along with more than 30 other people in two cases alleging sprawling criminal schemes to rake in millions by rigging sports bets and poker games involving Mafia families, ...

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Ruth Chepng'etich banned 3 years MONACO (AP) — Track and field's Athletics Integrity Unit says women's marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepng'etich has been banned for three years after admitting a doping violation. The AIU says Chepng'etich admitted to anti-doping rule violations over ...

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SF Giants hire Tennessee's Vitello SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants are hiring University of Tennessee coach Tony Vitello as their manager for his first professional coaching job. It's a bold gamble by San Francisco executive Buster Posey on a coach with no previous ...

NCAA allows college athletes to bet on professional sports starting Nov. 1

The NCAA approved a rule change on Wednesday that will allow athletes and athletic department staff members to bet on professional sports. Two weeks after the Division I cabinet approved the change, Division II and III management councils signed off on it, allowing the new rule to go into ...