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NBA schedule release includes returns

NEW YORK — Jaylen Brown and Giannis Antetokounmpo will play homecoming games a week apart in January. The 2026-27 NBA schedule was released Thursday, setting the dates for the two former NBA Finals MVPs to return to face the teams that traded them this summer. The schedules for opening night and Christmas had already been unveiled earlier this week, so those two games were among the most intriguing matchups not yet known. Brown, who was dealt from the Celtics to the rival Philadelphia 76ers in a stunning move, will play his first game back in Boston on Jan. 21. Antetokounmpo was ...

AP: 6 must-watch college football games that will be key to CFP

From early-season heavyweight clashes to conference rivalry games, the road to the College Football Playoff could come down to a handful of marquee matchups. Here are six must-watch games that could shape the playoff race in 2026: Ohio State at Texas, Sept. 12 Steve Sarkisian and Ryan Day ...

Chiefs camp offers up comfort to Travis Kelce

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Travis Kelce likes to call training camp with the Kansas City Chiefs his “sanctuary,” whether that be the quiet, hourlong drive north to Missouri Western State University or the solitude that he finds while living in college dorms for a month. Such refuge was probably ...

Ban extended on hockey stars

CALGARY, Alberta — Three of the five players acquitted of sexual assault in the high-profile 2018 Canada world junior case have had their international play suspensions get extended for at least another year, with only one set for immediate reinstatement. Hockey Canada on Wednesday extended Michael McLeod’s ban from representing the country until Nov. 10, 2030, Dillon Dube through the same date in 2028 and Carter Hart through that date in 2027. Cal Foote’s suspension will end this November, while Alex Formenton has been reinstated. Last year, the NHL allowed the players to sign ...

Kushner, Iger set to pay $12.5B for Lakers

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold for the second time in a year, going to businessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for a record-breaking price. This sale agreement is $12.5 billion, according to a person familiar with the terms who spoke to The Associated Press on condition ...

Field of Dreams MLB game is tonight

Major League Baseball ‘s growth goals have taken the game from a military base in North Carolina to a racetrack in Tennessee, with numerous stops for photo ops around the globe in between. But there’s nothing quite like turning the bright lights on an Iowa cornfield, where home runs ...