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The minor league Oakland B’s planned to take over the Oakland A’s venue at the Coliseum for a night of nostalgia in late June until the big league club blocked their agreement

The Oakland A's blocked plans for the minor league B's to play a game at the Coliseum

Dominican prosecutors have accused Wander Franco of commercial sexual exploitation and money laundering following allegations that the Tampa Bay Rays shortstop had a relationship with a minor whose mother also faces the same charges

Prosecutors accuse Rays shortstop Wander Franco of commercial sexual exploitation, money laundering

Trevor Lawrence is trying to be cautious and aggressive with his sprained throwing shoulder

Jaguars QB Lawrence taking 'cautious and aggressive' approach to returning from sprained shoulder

The San Francisco 49ers and their deep group of playmakers accomplished a rare feat

The 49ers have a rare quartet of 1,000-yard players. Dolphins and Lions could do the same.

Naomi Osaka’s first tournament at the elite level since becoming a mother has ended in a second-round loss to three-time champion Karolina Pliskova at the Brisbane International

Osaka's first tournament as a mom ends in a loss to 3-time winner Pliskova in Brisbane

The NFL has fined Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper $300,000 for tossing a drink at fans in Jacksonville toward the end of a game on Sunday

NFL fines Panthers owner David Tepper $300,000 for tossing drink at Jaguars fans

The four-team playoff changed college football

CFP 1.0 changed college football, not all for better, and was necessary step in postseason evolution

Michael Penix Jr. passed for 430 yards and two touchdowns as No. 2 Washington beat No. 3 Texas 37-31 in the Sugar Bowl to advance to the College Football Playoff championship game, earning the beleaguered Pac-12 one more game this season

Michael Penix Jr. leads No. 2 Washington to 37-31 victory over Texas and spot in national title game

Jordan Clarkson came off the bench to post the first regular-season triple-double by a Utah player since 2008, leading the Jazz to a 127-90 win over the Dallas Mavericks

Clarkson posts the 1st Utah triple-double since 2008, helps Jazz beat Mavericks 127-90

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been arrested in the Dominican Republic after being interviewed by prosecutors investigating him for an alleged relationship with a minor

Rays shortstop Wander Franco arrested amid allegations of relationship with minor, AP source says

The 15th version of the NHL’s Winter Classic had decidedly local flare as both the Seattle Kraken and Vegas Golden Knights tapped into two of the most well-known aspects of their communities

Elvis is in the building, along with fishmongers as part of a nautical scene for the Winter Classic

Jordan Love threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score to put the Green Bay Packers in control of a spot in the playoffs with a 33-10 victory over the Minnesota Vikings

Packers take control of playoff spot on Love's 4-touchdown night in 33-10 cruise past Vikings

Najee Harris rushed for a season-high 122 yards and bullied his way into the end zone for a pair of touchdowns, and the Pittsburgh Steelers kept their playoff hopes alive into Week 18 with a 30-23 win over the Seattle Seahawks

Steelers keep playoff hopes alive into Week 18 with 30-23 win over Seahawks

Panthers owner David Tepper threw the contents of a drink into the visiting crowd near the end of Carolina’s 26-0 loss at Jacksonville

Panthers owner David Tepper tosses drink into visiting stands late in 26-0 loss to Jaguars

Missouri has rewarded coach Eliah Drinkwitz a contract extension through the 2028 season after he led the Tigers to an 11-2 record and a victory over Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl

Missouri gives coach Drinkwitz a contract extension through the 2028 season

The Detroit Lions have been left feeling as a victory was taken away when a potential winning 2-point conversion was negated by officials

Lions take issue with officials after potential winning 2-point pass is negated by penalty

The New York Knicks traded RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley to the Toronto Raptors on Saturday and got back OG Anunoby, dealing two of their top offensive players but likely getting a boost to their defense

Knicks trade RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley to Raptors for OG Anunoby

Arch Manning says he envisions remaining at Texas even if current starting quarterback Quinn Ewers returns next season

Arch Manning outlines his reasons for remaining a Texas Longhorn, even possibly as a backup

The New York Knicks are trading RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley to the Toronto Raptors and getting back OG Anunoby, according to a person with knowledge of the deal

Knicks are trading Barrett and Quickley to Raptors for Anunoby, AP source says

All-America running back Cody Schrader ran for 128 yards and bulled into the end zone for a 7-yard touchdown to open the fourth quarter with Missouri’s first score, and the ninth-ranked Tigers capped an 11-win season with a 14-3 win over No. 7 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl

Schrader runs for 128 yards and a TD as No. 9 Missouri beats No. 7 Ohio State 14-3 in Cotton Bowl

Former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem had a brush with one of Australia’s most venomous snakes during a qualifying match at the Brisbane International

Dominic Thiem survives qualifying and a brush with venomous snake at Brisbane International

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence will miss the first game of his professional career because of a sprained throwing shoulder

Jaguars rule out QB Trevor Lawrence with sprained throwing shoulder, ending his starts streak

The Alabama Crimson Tide caused a stir at the Rose Bowl when they revealed they’ve restricted their players’ game film viewing on iPads heading into the College Football Playoff semifinal against Michigan because of concerns about hacking

Alabama, Michigan both restrict game film viewing on tablets due to fears of hacking, sign-stealing

Organizers of the Paris Olympics urgently need thousands of security guards to help keep athletes and spectators safe and reduce the likelihood of another deadly extremist attack in the French capital

A frantic push to safeguard the Paris Olympics promises thousands of jobs and new starts after riots

Mikaela Shiffrin has held on to a big first-run lead to win a women’s World Cup giant slalom for the American’s record-extending 92nd career victory

Mikaela Shiffrin masters tough course conditions at women's World Cup GS for career win 92

Illinois has suspended basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. after he was charged with r**e for an alleged incident that happened when the football team played at Kansas in September

Illinois suspends star basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. following r**e charge

Overall World Cup leader Marco Schwarz has suffered a season-ending knee injury at an eventful downhill on the Stelvio

Overall World Cup leader Schwarz suffers season-ending knee injury. Sarrazin wins Stelvio downhill

The Los Angeles Dodgers have finalized their 12-year deal with Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto joins the Los Angeles Dodgers, vows to compete for championships alongside Ohtani

The Cleveland Browns saw the best of Joe Flacco up close last season with the New York Jets

Pro Picks: Browns will beat the Jets to clinch a playoff berth

The Denver Broncos are benching quarterback Russell Wilson for their game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday

Denver Broncos bench QB Russell Wilson and will turn to Jarrett Stidham

Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid says he has talked with Travis Kelce after the star tight end’s sideline outburst in which he chucked his helmet toward the benches during a loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Christmas

Chiefs' Andy Reid and Travis Kelce hash things out after sideline outburst vs Raiders

Several wide receivers had milestone performances this past week, but no one could do what Amari Cooper did for the Cleveland Browns

Amari Cooper's record-setting day highlights a milestone week for NFL wide receivers

Jason Bean threw for 449 yards and all six of his touchdown passes to two receivers, and penalty-plagued Kansas outlasted UNLV 49-36 in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl

Bean throws for 6 TDs, Kansas overcomes flags to beat UNLV 49-36 in Guaranteed Rate Bowl

Manchester United has staged a rousing second-half comeback to beat Aston Villa 3-2 in the Premier League after a dreadful start saw the hosts concede two goals inside 26 minutes at Old Trafford

Manchester United stages a rousing second-half comeback to beat Aston Villa 3-2

Not many people picked Missouri to be playing in a New Year’s Six bowl game this season

Missouri's Cody Schrader goes from D-II star to folk hero in leading Tigers to the Cotton Bowl

Luka Doncic scored 50 points to eclipse 10,000 for his career and had 14 assists, lifting the Dallas Mavericks to a 128-114 win over the Phoenix Suns

Doncic scores 50 points to eclipse 10,000 for career, Mavericks beat Suns 128-114