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Next year's Tokyo Olympics could become known as the get-up-early games        

The New York Islanders are on the cusp of just their second playoff series win in more than a quarter century after beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 to take a 3-0 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal.        

The Pro Football Hall of Fame says Green Bay Packers great Forrest Gregg has died at 85.

Police in Amsterdam say they fired a water cannon at football fans "to put out flares and prevent unsafe situations" ahead of the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal between Ajax and Juventus        

Virginia of the ACC and Texas Tech of the Big 12 were making their first title game appearance. Florida in 2006 is the most recent first-time winner.        

Patriots TE praises coaches, teammates, fans for nine "amazing" years as part of the New England Patriots organization.        

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski says he is retiring from the NFL after nine seasons. Gronkowski announced his decision via a post on Instagram Sunday, saying that a few months shy of his 30th birthday "it's time to move forward and move forward with a big smile.

Jordan Poole scores 19, Michigan pulls away to beat Florida 64-49 and advance to third straight Sweet 16        

Former Southampton and Portsmouth midfielder Jhon Viafara has been arrested in his native Colombia on a U. S. drug warrant, officials said Wednesday. Colombia's chief prosecutor's office said that prosecutors in Texas believe Viafara was part of a criminal network tied to the nation's feared Gulf cartel, which for a decade moved large shipments of cocaine on fast boats and semi-submersible through the Pacific Ocean to Central America and onto the U.

Darnell Edge scored a career-high 33 points, and Fairleigh Dickinson rallied to win its first ever NCAA Tournament game, taking down Prairie View A&M 82-76 in the tourney opener on Tuesday night. Edge was 7 for 9 from beyond the 3-point line, and Jahil Jenkins scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half for the Knights (21-13), who advanced out of the First Four to play No.

Tim Tebow has been reassigned to minor league camp by the New York Mets after hitting .267 with one RBIs in eight spring training games        

Prosecutors say parents paid an admissions consultant $25 million from 2011 through Feb. 2019 to bribe coaches and administrators to label their children as recruited athletes.        

Dan Jenkins, the sports writing great and best-selling author known for his humor, has died.

Professional wrestler King Kong Bundy has died at age 61. Promoter and longtime friend David Herro says Bundy died on Monday.

Bryce Harper agreed to a 13-year, $330 million deal -- the biggest overall free-agent contract in North American sports history -- with the Phillies.