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Knicks’ Brunson has wrist surgery NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson has undergone left wrist surgery and is expected to be back on the court when the New York Knicks begin defense of their NBA title, a person with knowledge of the details said Tuesday. The NBA Finals MVP is expected to resume basketball activities later this summer, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because there was no announcement about Brunson’s procedure. Brunson’s surgery was first reported by SNY. Brunson, who is left-handed, didn’t let the wrist injury slow him down on the ...

Pirates O’Hearn drives in 10 in win over Braves

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PITTSBURGH — Ryan O’Hearn hit three home runs and finished with a franchise-record 10 RBIs as the Pittsburgh Pirates drilled the Atlanta Braves 12-4 on Tuesday night. The first baseman, the rare free agent to sign a multiyear deal with the Pirates, made it easy for ace Paul Skenes (7-8) ...

US men’s soccer has been stagnant for quarter century

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SEATTLE — For all the growth in American soccer over the past quarter-century, the U.S. men’s national team remains stagnant. Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams and Weston McKennie fared no better at the World Cup in 2022 and 2026 than Tim Howard, Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore did in ...

Djokovic reaches Wimbledon semifinals

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LONDON — Side to side. Corner to corner. Novak Djokovic kept pushing Felix Auger-Aliassime back and forth along the Centre Court baseline at Wimbledon to retrieve one shot after another. Finally, on the 22nd shot of a grueling rally deep in a fifth-set super tiebreaker, Auger-Aliassime had ...

Creekside surges past Avalanche

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STRUTHERS — It took some time for Creekside to get its bats going during Tuesday’s 18U Class B game against the Avalanche, but once it did, it quickly racked up the runs. Creekside, which lost the first meeting of the season with the Avalanche on June 19, avenged that loss with a 6-2 ...

Mitchell agrees to 4-year, $273 million extension with Cavs

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CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell has agreed to a four-year, $273 million contract extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the extension had not been announced. ...