F1's Fernando Alonso bumps into Johnson in NASCAR country

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Jimmie Johnson strolled into the Charlotte Convention Center and did a double-take when he saw Fernando Alonso hanging out in a hallway....

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Flowers' consistency key to Patriots' improvement on defense

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Like most of the Patriots players, Trey Flowers generally stays under the radar....

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Column: Bonds, Clemens deserve to be in Cooperstown

Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens will probably have to wait a little longer to get their plaques in the Baseball Hall of Fame....

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Martinez rockets up Hall of Fame ballot as DHs gain respect

NEW YORK (AP) -- Edgar Martinez is rocketing up the Hall of Fame ballot, boosted 13 years after his final swing by new-age statistical analyses and campaigning....

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Victims' comments in former sports doctor's sentencing

Almost 160 women and girls are coming forward in a Michigan courtroom to confront Larry Nassar, the former spots doctor who molested them under the guise of medical treatment....

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NHL wants Seattle, but is the Emerald City a hockeytown?

KENT, Wash. (AP) -- They showed up on a Tuesday night in early January to enjoy the 2-for-1 beers and hot dogs, the free parking, the $15 tickets a few rows off the ice and the chance to chant "Portland sucks," for three hours....

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NFL rejects veterans group's ad for Super Bowl program

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The NFL has denied advertising space in the Super Bowl program for a veterans group that declined to alter language about standing for the national anthem....

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