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FILE - In this June 27, 2019, file photo, Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Taylor Rogers throws against the Tampa Bay Rays in a baseball game in Minneapolis. Major League Baseball will start each extra inning this season by putting a runner on second base. “I think you’ve all seen, with a runner on second base these days, we have to be pretty complicated with our sequences,” Rogers said. “I don’t see that speeding up the game. In fact, I see that slowing it down."(AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
Rays at Twins 6/27/2019

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FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2019, file photo, fans cheer as Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich walks off the field after driving in the winning run with a double during the ninth inning of the team's baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Milwaukee. Major League Baseball will start each extra inning this season by putting a runner on second base. This rule has been used since 2018 in the minor leagues, where it created more action and settled games sooner. “I think it’s great,” Yelich said. “As a player, there’s nothing worse than extra innings." (AP Photo/Aaron Gash, File)
Cubs at Brewers 9/7/2019

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FILE - In this April 17, 2014, file photo, Chicago White Sox second baseman Leury Garcia pitches in relief during the 14th inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, in Chicago. The Red Sox won 6-4. Major League Baseball will start each extra inning this season by putting a runner on second base. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Red Sox-White Sox 4/16/2014

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FILE - In this April 28, 2018, file photo, Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez, left, talks with second base umpire Mike Everitt during a pitching change in the 10th inning of the team's baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Washington. Major League Baseball will start each extra inning this season by putting a runner on second base. This rule has been used since 2018 in the minor leagues, where it created more action and settled games sooner. “I haven’t met anyone so far that likes it,” Martinez said. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
Diamondbacks at Nationals 4/28/2018

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FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2013, file photo, two Tampa Bay Rays fans sleep in the stands during the 16th inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in St. Petersburg, Fla. Major League Baseball will start each extra inning this season by putting a runner on second base. MLB is experimenting with the rule this year in part to prevent marathon games from causing long-term damage to pitching staffs in a pandemic-shortened season. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Orioles-Rays 9/20/2013

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FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2018, file photo, a fan yawns before the start of the 17th inning in Game 3 of the World Series baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers, in Los Angeles. Major League Baseball will start each extra inning this season by putting a runner on second base. This rule has been used since 2018 in the minor leagues, where it created more action and settled games sooner. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Red Sox at Dodgers 10/26/2018

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FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2019, file photo, Milwaukee Brewers general manager David Stearns stands on the field before a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, in Miami. Major League Baseball will start each extra inning this season by putting a runner on second base. Stearns, who says he’s long advocated this change, noted a game that lasts at least 15 innings “can impact you for weeks after that if they are compounded by other challenging games.” (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Brewers at Marlins 9/11/2019

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FILE - In this June 27, 2019, file photo, Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Taylor Rogers throws against the Tampa Bay Rays in a baseball game in Minneapolis. Major League Baseball will start each extra inning this season by putting a runner on second base. “I think you’ve all seen, with a runner on second base these days, we have to be pretty complicated with our sequences,” Rogers said. “I don’t see that speeding up the game. In fact, I see that slowing it down."(AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
New extra-inning format stirs debate as teams plot strategy

By Steve Megargee 5 hrs ago

Ricardo Zapata, left, a photographer for the Los Angeles Angels, has his temperature taken by Sarah Morris before entering Angels Stadium for baseball practice on Monday, July 6, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. New protocols like temperature checks, social distancing, and limiting amount of people allowed in sports venues have been put in place due to the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
The Latest: Two Division II conferences suspend fall sports

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AP Sportlight

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July 11 1914 — Babe Ruth makes his major league pitching debut for the Boston Red Sox against Cleveland, getting the 4-3 victory over the...

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2019, file photo, Toronto FC soccer player Justin Morrow speaks to the media during an end of season availability in Toronto. A group of African American Major League Soccer players have formed a coalition to address systematic racism in their communities and bring about change within the league. The coalition is the result of an Instagram group formed after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, which spawned a wave of nationwide protests against racism and policy brutality. Started by Toronto FC defender Justin Morrow, the group grew to some 70 MLS players, who decided to act and the Black Players Coalition of MLS was born. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Black Players for Change lead protest at MLS is Back tourney

By Anne M. Peterson 19 hrs ago

Members of the Columbus Crew, wearing shirts and masks with messages about race, stand on the field before an MLS soccer match Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Inter Miami CF vs Orlando City SC 7/8/2020

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Members of all the MLS soccer teams march around the stadium before a soccer match Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Kissimmee, Fla., wearing shirts and masks with messages about race. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
MLS returns to action after poignant moment of silence

By Mark Long 23 hrs ago

Bills hire Sinnarajah as VP of business administration

By John Wawrow Jul. 08, 2020 03:59 PM EDT
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have hired Jason Sinnarajah as senior vice president of business administration. From Toronto,...

Ricardo Zapata, left, a photographer for the Los Angeles Angels, has his temperature taken by Sarah Morris before entering Angels Stadium for baseball practice on Monday, July 6, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. New protocols like temperature checks, social distancing, and limiting amount of people allowed in sports venues have been put in place due to the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
The Latest: D-Backs' Guerra returns after negative test

By The Associated Press Jul. 08, 2020 02:31 PM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster (19) talks with some young fans along the fence line after making a catch in drills during practice at NFL football training camp in Latrobe, Pa. The coronavirus pandemic forced the NFL to abandon, at least for 2020, the fading but still time-honored tradition of teams traveling to training camp. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
NFL's stay-at-home order means no travel for training camp

By Schuyler Dixon Jul. 08, 2020 11:20 AM EDT

Chicago White Sox Manager Rick Renteria works his players during the first baseball practice of the restarted 2020 MLB season at Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday, July 3, 2020, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Mark Black)
Column: Rolling the dice against a virus that usually wins

By Tim Dahlberg Jul. 08, 2020 02:15 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2020, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) passes against the San Francisco 49ers during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Chiefs made sure they will have Super Bowl MVP Mahomes around as long as possible. Mahomes agreed to a 10-year extension worth $503 million, according to his agency, Steinberg Sports. The deal is worth $477 million in guarantee mechanisms and includes a no-trade clause and opt-out clauses if guarantee mechanisms are not met. It is the richest contract in professional sports history, surpassing Mike Trout’s $426.5 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Mahomes' big bet on football pays off with $503 million deal

By Michael Marot Jul. 07, 2020 05:58 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2017, file photo, former NBA player and players union deputy Roger Mason, left, listens as entertainer Ice Cube, right, announces the launch of the BIG3, a new 3-on-3 professional basketball league, in New York. Hundreds of sports-related businesses got in line for the government-funded Payroll Protection Plan designed to cushion the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. None of the four North American major sports leagues — the NFL, NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball — applied, but both Major League Soccer and the National Women's Soccer League were represented. Rapper Ice Cube's 3-on-3 basketball league says it returned almost half of the $1.6 million it received, but givebacks were rare. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
Sports jumps on PPP bandwagon, but big leagues take a pass

By The Associated Press Jul. 06, 2020 10:07 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2019, file photo, Native American leaders protest against the Redskins team name outside U.S. Bank Stadium before an NFL football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Washington Redskins in Minneapolis. Several Native American leaders and organizations have sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell calling for the league to force Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder to change the team name immediately. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn, File)
Native American groups ask NFL to force Redskins name change

By Stephen Whyno Jul. 06, 2020 04:17 PM EDT