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By JIMMY GOLEN

New England Patriots defensive back Jack Jones pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to nine counts of weapons violations in connection with his arrest at a Logan Airport security checkpoint with two loaded guns in his carry-on bag.Jones was charged with two...

By ANGELA CHARLTON and GRAHAM DUNBAR

PARIS — French police searched the Paris Olympic organizers’ headquarters on Tuesday as part of corruption investigations into contracts linked to the Games, according to prosecutors, the third straight time graft allegations have dogged a Summer...

By ANNE M. PETERSON

The path to the Women’s World Cup has been vastly uneven for the teams headed to Australia and New Zealand next month.A report released Tuesday by FIFPRO, the global players’ union, outlined the disparity in standards and conditions for qualifying for...

By PAT GRAHAM

For all the things the Thompson Twins share — middle name, appetite for burgers, dynamic basketball skill sets — matching suits on draft night won’t be one of them.Amen and Ausar Thompson are dressing for success in their own unique style as they...

By EDDIE PELLS

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Open wrapped up, as it always does, on Father’s Day. Golf’s newest champion would be the first to tell people he’s always been a mama’s boy.Wyndham Clark’s victory Sunday will be remembered for how a 29-year-old newcomer to the...

By PAT EATON-ROBB

STORRS, Conn. — Paige Bueckers tries to put the fear out of her mind.But it’s there when the 2021 AP national player of the year makes a cut or comes down hard on her surgically repaired left leg. Bueckers is back on the court with her teammates —...

By DOUG FERGUSON

LOS ANGELES — Brooks Koepka says he enjoys the chaos and there’s no shortage of that in this U.S. Open, even for those who manage to avoid the traffic.Players are still trying to digest the blockbuster announcement of the PGA Tour ending a legal and...

By MARK ANDERSON

LAS VEGAS — Massive cheers rather than the usual boos rained down on Gary Bettman on Tuesday night because nothing could keep Vegas Golden Knights fans from enjoying what the NHL commissioner was about to do.He first presented the Conn Smythe Trophy...

By TOM CANAVAN

This was supposed to be the year thoroughbred racing celebrated the 50th anniversary of Secretariat’s magnificent Triple Crown triumph as the current crop of 3-year-olds finished their run on center stage.Heading into the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes...

By STEPHEN WHYNO

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The sour taste in the aftermath of their Stanley Cup Final Game 3 loss is gone for the Vegas Golden Knights, who quickly moved on to enjoying the nearby ocean breeze.They’re breathing easily up 2-1 on the Florida Panthers in the...

Racing at Belmont Park was canceled and the Washington Nationals’ home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was postponed Thursday due to poor air quality from wildfires in Canada.It’s the second straight day the continuing fires north of the border...

By HOWARD FENDRICH

PARIS — As it is, Karolina Muchova was the unseeded, unexpected participant in the French Open semifinals.And then, dealing with cramping legs nearly three hours into the match, she was just one point from losing to No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, who entered...

By TIM REYNOLDS

MIAMI — Jimmy Butler showed up in plush blue slippers for what was officially called practice. Kyle Lowry was trying to distract him during an interview session. Nikola Jokic continued to say how he doesn’t care about statistics. Jamal Murray talked...

By RALPH D. RUSSO

WASHINGTON — NCAA President Charlie Baker said Thursday he wants a federal law to regulate the way college athletes can be compensated for endorsement deals that creates a registry of deals, agent certification and uniform contract standards. Baker...

By DOUG FERGUSON

Rory McIlroy, the strongest voice against Saudi-funded LIV Golf that caused so much disruption in golf, said Wednesday he now feels like a “sacrificial lamb” with the stunning reversal of the PGA Tour becoming partners with Saudi Arabia’s enormous...

By DOUG FERGUSON

The PGA Tour ended its expensive fight with Saudi Arabia’s golf venture and now is joining forces with it, making a stunning announcement Tuesday of a merger that creates a commercial operation with the Public Investment Fund and the European tour.As...

By HOWARD FENDRICH

PARIS — Novak Djokovic, in his words, felt “quite sluggish, quite slow” for nearly two full sets against Karen Khachanov in the the French Open quarterfinals Tuesday. Afterward, Djokovic called it his worst stretch of the tournament, a fair...

By TIM REYNOLDS

MIAMI — Erik Spoelstra has preached about the value of adversity for months, not shying away from saying that it helped the Miami Heat get to these NBA Finals.And now Denver is dealing with a little taste of it as well.Game 3 of the NBA Finals is...

By KEN POWTAK

BOSTON — Yandy Díaz’s sixth-inning RBI single turned into a two-run Little League homer, and the major league-best Tampa Bay Rays beat the sloppy Boston Red Sox 6-2 on Sunday.Josh Lowe, Luke Raley and Díaz each had two hits for the Rays (42-19), who...

By HOWARD FENDRICH

PARIS — Some friendly advice, sports fans: If Carlos Alcaraz is playing, do not look away. Even for a moment. Because it’s likely he’ll conjure up some sort of highlight-worthy mix of ability, athleticism and awareness that drops the jaw.Anyone who’s...