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Confidence was never an issue for Brooks Koepka until the injuries piled up, the doubts crept in and he began to wonder if he still belonged among golf's elite.

By DOUG FERGUSON Associated Press May 21, 2023
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Jim Brown was both extraordinary and extraordinarily complicated. One man. Many versions.

By TOM WITHERS Associated Press May 20, 2023
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Brooks Koepka has his health back, along with his swagger. Now he gets another chance to restore his reputation as golf's toughest customer in the toughest championships.

By DOUG FERGUSON Associated Press May 20, 2023
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Pavin Smith hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.

By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press May 20, 2023
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Brittney Griner had 18 points, six rebounds and four blocked shots Friday night in her first WNBA regular-season game since being jailed in Russia. Her Phoenix Mercury lost to the Los Angeles Sparks 94-71 in the teams’ opener.

By BETH HARRIS, AP Sports Writer May 19, 2023
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Jimmy Butler scored 27 points, hitting a pair of buckets to give the Heat the lead after they erased a double-digit, fourth-quarter deficit and Miami beat Boston 111-105 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.

By JIMMY GOLEN, AP Sports Writer May 19, 2023
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Kyle Busch wanted to turn Phoenix Raceway into Royal Rumble on a Sunday afternoon in March, and the former NASCAR Cup Series champion let it be known days after Denny Hamlin intentionally wrecked rival Ross Chastain at Phoenix Raceway.

By JOE EIGO, Cronkite News May 19, 2023
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Ke’Bryan Hayes had three hits and three RBIs, Bryan Reynolds homered for the first time in six weeks and drove in four runs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled over ace Zac Gallen and the Arizona Diamondbacks 13-3 on Friday night.

By JOHN PERROTTO, Associated Press May 19, 2023
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Jim Brown was virtually unstoppable in every arena.

By TOM WITHERS Associated Press May 19, 2023
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After Nikola Jokic's monster game in the opener, his pick-and-roll partner Jamal Murray took the spotlight in the Western Conference finals Thursday night.

By ARNIE STAPLETON, AP Sports Writer May 19, 2023
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The Northern Arizona Wranglers hit the road, on Saturday night, May 20, to take on their in-state rivals, the Arizona Rattlers, at Footprint Center in Phoenix.

May 18, 2023
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A major professional team playing in a minor league venue would've been unheard of just a few years ago, which is what the Oakland Athletics likely will do if they move to Las Vegas.

By MARK ANDERSON, AP Sports Writer May 18, 2023
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Arizona Diamondbacks pitchers aspire to be like Randy Johnson.

By JOSH DUBOW, AP Sports Writer May 18, 2023
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Just when it looked as if the Arizona Diamondbacks might blow another late lead to the Oakland Athletics, the defense delivered.

By JOSH DUBOW, AP Sports Writer May 18, 2023
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Jimmy Butler scored 35 points, including 20 after halftime, and the Miami Heat rallied in the second half to beat the Boston Celtics 123-116 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday night.

By KYLE HIGHTOWER, AP Sports Writer May 17, 2023
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Denver Nuggets guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was playing for the Los Angeles Lakers the last time these teams met in the Western Conference finals in the 2020 NBA bubble.

By ARNIE STAPLETON, AP Sports Writer May 17, 2023
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Ryan Noda hit a tying grand slam in the seventh inning, Esteury Ruiz drove in the winning run with an infield single that bounced off Arizona shortstop Nick Ahmed in the 12th and the Oakland Athletics beat the Diamondbacks 9-8 on Tuesday night.

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN, Associated Press May 17, 2023
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Brittney Griner's life and career path have taken a sharp turn over the past 18 months following a nearly 10-month detainment in Russia on drug-related charges that ended with a prisoner swap in December.

By DAVID BRANDT, Associated Press May 17, 2023
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Miami’s Erik Spoelstra and Denver’s Michael Malone are two of the four NBA coaches to have spent at least eight years with their current team.

By TIM REYNOLDS, AP Basketball Writer May 16, 2023
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Merrill Kelly thought for sure Jordan Díaz had swung, and the Arizona pitcher was expecting to add another strikeout to his stellar start.

By JANIE McCAULEY, AP Baseball Writer May 16, 2023
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The Arizona Coyotes are about to learn the fate of a proposed entertainment district that would include a new home for the team, which has crisscrossed the city searching for a permanent place to play.

By JOHN MARSHALL, AP Sports Writer May 16, 2023
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Ja Morant was suspended by the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday after he appeared to be holding a gun in another social media video that was streamed live on Instagram, the latest in a series of concerning incidents involving the two-time All-Star guard.

By TIM REYNOLDS, AP Basketball Writer May 15, 2023
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Brittney Griner strolled down the sideline about 1 1/2 hours before the Phoenix Mercury played Friday night, giving hugs and high-fiving her teammates, coaches and opposing players.

By DAVID BRANDT, AP Sports Writer May 15, 2023
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Jayson Tatum gave Boston a long-overdue fast start and followed it up with a finish the NBA had never seen before.

By JIMMY GOLEN, AP Sports Writer May 14, 2023
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The Arizona Diamondbacks faced a really good pitcher on Sunday, trailed for a decent chunk of the game and spent the majority of the afternoon struggling at the plate.

By DAVID BRANDT, AP Baseball Writer May 14, 2023

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