CINCINNATI -- Aristides Aquino keeps hitting historic home runs.

MEDINAH, Ill. -- Winless over the last 12 months, Justin Thomas knew he was playing well and he was due for a low round.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Mike Vrabel has been trash-talking with Tom Brady since the day the former linebacker joined the New England Patriots' offseason program back in 2001 as a free agent.

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The mostly empty arena rumbled with outsized excitement when Nate Diaz stepped onto the stage. The fans erupted into cheers while Diaz lit a joint and took a big drag before doing a little shadowboxing for the cameras.

NEW YORK -- In a record sale for a U.S. sports franchise, the co-founder of Alibaba agreed to buy the remaining 51 percent of the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center for about $3.4 billion, two people with knowledge of the details said Friday.

CINCINNATI -- The St. Louis Cardinals scored two runs in 12 innings of Luis Castillo's first two starts against them this season, both Cincinnati wins.

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. -- The plane carrying NASCAR great Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his family bounced multiple times during a crash landing and veered off the runway before ending up on a Tennessee highway, investigators said Friday.

MEDINAH, Ill. -- Hideki Matsuyama has never missed the Tour Championship since his first full year on the PGA Tour. He played Friday like he doesn't want the streak to end.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Just before he threw the first pitch in the biggest game of his life, Grayson Newman bent down on the Lamade Stadium pitching mound and swiped his finger through the dirt twice to scratch a number 11 behind the rubber.

Last season, Khalil Tate was on the short list of preseason favorites for the Heisman Trophy.

CARACAS, Venezuela -- More than 100 boys train daily on a baseball field next to the biggest slum in Caracas, using old bats, balls and gloves in hopes of achieving the ultimate goal: a professional baseball career in the United States and an escape from Venezuela's hardship.

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. will take the weekend off from broadcasting to be with his wife and daughter after the three were in a plane crash landing Thursday near Bristol Motor Speedway.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- DeMarcus Cousins is facing rehab from another major injury, and the Los Angeles Lakers have endured their first big problem of a season with championship expectations.

CINCINNATI -- Sonny Gray struck out 10 while pitching five scoreless innings, and the Cincinnati Reds held off the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Thursday night.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- The U.S. and Spain are facing off Friday night, a matchup of the two top-ranked basketball teams in the world and a possible precursor to a medal-round meeting next month at the World Cup.

USA Football is piloting the game's first long-term development program in the hopes of growing the game and catching up to other sports around the world.

Central florida again shapes up as the nation's top group of five program heading into the season. Just not by nearly as wide a margin as the last couple of years.

Central Florida again shapes up as the nation's top Group of Five program heading into the season. Just not by nearly as wide a margin as the last couple of years.

MEDINAH, Ill. -- On the range, Justin Thomas had no idea where the ball was going. Some five hours later, he had a share of the course record at Medinah.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cardinals rookie Dakota Hudson kept quickly scraping through scoreless innings, even as his Royals counterpart was putting together a no-hit bid that was starting to set social media ablaze.

MEDINAH, Ill. -- This could go down as one of the most memorable years in golf.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The two words that Cardinals manager Mike Shildt kept using to describe the reasons behind Jack Flaherty's phenomenal pitching success since the All-Star break were conviction and command.

LATROBE, Pa. -- Gray, rainy skies and a subdued, sparse fan turnout made for a fitting setting Tuesday as the Pittsburgh Steelers returned to practice for the first time since the sudden death of wide receivers coach Darryl Drake.

Coco Gauff will get a chance to try for an encore: The 15-year-old from Florida received a wild-card entry Tuesday for the U.S. Open's main draw.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Titans rookie wide receiver A.J. Brown said he's headed in the right direction now that he's finally participating in team drills again, even if he's still being limited in his recovery from an injured left hamstring.

LEXINGTON -- Kentucky coach Mark Stoops knows that duplicating last season's success is asking a lot.

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentucky coach Mark Stoops knows that duplicating last season's success is asking a lot.

BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Kevin Harvick is so confident in his talent and team he doesn't get excited when he wins.

LIMA, Peru -- Two Americans used their medal-winning moments at the Pan American Games to draw attention to social issues back home that they feel are spiraling out of control.

CINCINNATI -- The Chicago Cubs were down, and the Cincinnati Reds had All-Star Luis Castillo on the mound.

ST. LOUIS -- In the big leagues primarily as a defensive replacement, Cardinals rookie outfielder Lane Thomas pounced with a chance to flex his hitting muscles.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Titans eagerly welcomed four-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Jurrell Casey to training camp, even though he didn't stick around too long past individual drills.

LAS VEGAS -- Make no mistake, the 17 players left in consideration for the 12 spots on the team that USA Basketball will take to the FIBA World Cup in China desperately want to play for the red, white and blue.

The Bowling Green East team, representing Kentucky, advanced to the Little League World Series on Saturday with a 15-6 win over Illinois in the Great Lakes Region Championship at Westfield, Ind.

BROOKLYN, Mich. -- NASCAR Cup Series drivers are pushing limits on the track and pointing fingers off it as tensions rise with just four races left before the playoffs.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The competition isn't the judges. Or the rest of the field. Or even the sport she's dominated for the better part of a decade. Simone Biles conquered all of them long ago.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee's wide receivers savor the opportunity to play for their new position coach because they appreciate what Tee Martin accomplished during his own playing career.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee's Senate leader says a slow start means the country's first online-only sports betting law might not see its first wager until after the fall.

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown has reportedly filed a grievance with the NFL over a league rule that prevents him from wearing his 10-year-old helmet.

SAN DIEGO -- The slow, agonizing demise of the Oakland Raiders will continue for at least one more season.