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Duke keeping Diaz around

Duke has agreed to a contract extension with football coach Manny Diaz through the 2032 season. That comes after Diaz led the Blue Devils to their first outright Atlantic Coast Conference title in 63 years. Diaz is 18-9 in two seasons with the Blue Devils. Duke has won nine games in each of his two years. The Blue Devils beat Virginia in overtime of last year’s ACC title game. Diaz is also 6-0 against instate ACC foes North Carolina, N.C. State and Wake Forest. LIV CEO says league is fine LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil sought to quell speculation about the league’s financial ...

NFL GMs can build a winner on Day 3

Winning Day 3 of the NFL draft is a building block for success in the league. While most of the draft buzz centers on top prospects who can make an immediate impact, evaluating players for the later rounds is a crucial part of the process. Early-round picks generate excitement, get bigger ...

Pens, Flyers part of NHL first-round matchups

The field for the Stanley Cup Playoffs is set with the first series set to begin on Saturday. Six of the 16 teams did not qualify a year ago, including Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Boston in the East. It’s the 10th time in 12 seasons under the divisional wild card format that there have been five or more new teams. The full field was set early Tuesday. There will be a new champion and no three-peat after the Florida Panthers were derailed by injuries following three consecutive trips to the final. The regular season runs through Thursday, a day after Eastern Conference ...

Jackie Robinson Day always appreciated on April 15

LOS ANGELES — Major League Baseball honored Jackie Robinson on Wednesday with every player, coach and umpire wearing his No. 42 to mark the 79th anniversary of the infielder breaking the sport’s color barrier. Robinson debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. He went on to win ...

LeBron working minus 2 stars for Lakers

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves will not return from injury in time to begin the Lakers’ first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets, leaving Los Angeles without its top two scorers. “They’re out indefinitely,” Lakers coach JJ Redick said after ...

MLB, Twins investigating comments made by fan

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins and Major League Baseball are investigating Jarren Duran’s allegation that a fan he pointed his middle finger at during a game had told the Boston Red Sox outfielder to kill himself. Duran made the gesture as he returned to the dugout after a fifth-inning groundout in Boston’s 6-0 loss to Minnesota on Tuesday night at Target Field. “We were made aware of the situation late last night and are looking into it,” Twins senior vice president of communications and public affairs Dustin Morse said. “There’s no place in our game for conduct like ...