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Former Auburn University assistant basketball coach Chuck Person has avoided prison in a bribery scandal that has touched some of the biggest schools in college basketball. Person was sentenced on Wednesday to 200 hours of community service during the two years the Probation Department will supervise him.

Russell Westbrook and James Harden are together again, and Chris Paul is leaving Houston to make that reunion happen. A person with knowledge of the situation says the Oklahoma City Thunder have traded Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for Paul in a swapping of top point guards.

With the NFL kicking off its 100th season, we bring you the USA TODAY Sports top 100 all-time NFL teams. This begins a season-long project.        

Sacramento Kings coach Luke Walton says sexual assault allegations against him are not backed up by facts and are designed to attract media attention. Walton made his comments in a court brief filed Wednesday in response to a lawsuit by former sportscaster Kelli Tennant.

After every goal celebration and all the confident posturing, the U. S. national team backed up its swagger at the Women's World Cup by winning it all. The Americans also took a swipe at gender inequity, too. The United States won its record fourth Women's World Cup title and second in a row, beating the Netherlands 2-0 Sunday night when Megan Rapinoe converted a tiebreaking penalty kick in the second half.

Spain tested the United States like no other team at the Women's World Cup. The Spaniards played an aggressive and physical game that made the U. S. look disorganized at times before pulling out a 2-1 victory on Monday. It could have been just what the Americans needed: France is waiting. Megan Rapinoe converted a pair of penalty kicks to set up the United States' much-anticipated quarterfinal rendezvous with the hosts. The tense match was knotted at 1 until Rapinoe's second penalty put the defending champions ahead in the 75th minute. "I think we showed just a lot of grit and experience, to be honest, in this game," Rapinoe said.

Serena Williams’ bid for a 24th Grand Slam title was spoiled Saturday by No. 7 seed Simona Halep, who dominated Williams 6-2, 6-2 at Wimbledon.       

Rest assured, British fans: Most baseball games are not like this, not even the crazy ones between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Major League Baseball arrived in Europe on Saturday night with Ye Olde Slugfest.

After every party it's time to clean up and Mount Everest is no different.

Megan Rapinoe scored via penalty kick and Rose Lavelle booted the second goal to give the United States its fourth World Cup title.       

The Los Angeles Clippers made a huge decision. That meant Kawhi Leonard could finally make his. The Clippers will be landing Leonard as a free agent after they acquire Paul George from the Oklahoma City Thunder in a massive trade for players and draft picks, a person familiar with the negotiations said. George will be traded for at least four first-round picks, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity early Saturday because none of the moves have been finalized.

Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Kendrick Norton suffered multiple injuries in a car crash that required his left arm to be amputated. Sports agent Malki Kawa confirmed the injuries in a tweet on Thursday morning. Florida Highway Patrol Lt.

Megan Rapinoe responded at the World Cup on Friday with a pair of goals against France that sent the USWNT into the semifinals to face England.