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Former Indians slugger Napoli to have season-ending surgery

CLEVELAND (AP) Former Indians slugger Mike Napoli will undergo season-ending knee surgery after getting hurt in the minors.

Shaq attacks verse in new TV series “Poetry in America”

LOS ANGELES (AP) Shaquille O’Neal has dubbed himself ”The Big Baryshnikov” and ”The Big Socrates.” He can now add ”The Big Shakespeare.”

USA Gymnastics settles sex abuse lawsuit

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) USA Gymnastics has reached a confidential settlement in a Georgia lawsuit that spurred a newspaper investigation into the organization’s practices for reporting child abuse.

Fed Cup: Stephens to open for US against France in semis

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France (AP) U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens will open play for the U.S. against Pauline Parmentier of France in the Fed Cup semifinals.

PROGRAMMING ALERT: Channel listings for Tampa Bay Rays vs. Minnesota Twins on April 21

Be advised of alternate channel information for the game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Minnesota Twins on Saturday, April 21.

FANTASY PLAYS: Best matchups, pickups this week in baseball

As we enter the last full week of April, perhaps there’s a chance that there are only a handful of postponements for the week, instead of a handful each day.

NFL schedule reveals conflicts in some markets with NASCAR races

Cup races in September and October will face direct competition from NFL games in those markets those race weekends.

The 25 most compelling games of the NFL's 2018 regular season

There are the usual 256 games on the just-released 2018 NFL regular-season schedule. In chronological order, here are the 25 most compelling matchups, from the vantage point of late April, even before the draft unfolds: Read 1. Falcons at Eagles, Week 1 In their first ever game as defending Super Bowl

Saturday flex could be a strong hint for the next MNF deal

The 2018 schedule includes the inevitable flexing of two late-season Sunday games to Saturday. This is not, in my own personal view uninfluenced by anything I’ve heard or not heard from anyone at NBC, an insignificant development. For the first time ever (except in the event of inclement weather and/

Pairing up: Browns' possible combinations with first, fourth picks

The Browns’ two first-round picks should be key pieces of the team for years to come. Which players are they most likely to select?

Ex NFL star and pot-smoker Ricky Williams has a new line of cannabis products

Infamous for being a pot-smoker, former NFL running back Ricky Williams estimated two years ago that he’d lost as much as $10 million in salary and potential endorsements during his playing days due to his marijuana use. Now, Williams thinks cannabis can help him make some of that money back.

FOX Sports North – Friday, April 20 #AllTogetherNow

How to watch Friday’s Twins and Wild games on FOX Sports North, FOX Sports Noth PLUS and FOX Sports Go

FOX Sports Wisconsin – Friday, April 20

How to watch Friday’s Milwaukee Bucks and Milwaukee Brewers games on FOX Sports Wisconsin, FOX Sports Wisconsin PLUS and FOX Sports GO

Preview: Trevor Richards tries to calm down Milwaukee's bats in Marlins-Brewers Game 2

The Miami Marlins continue their road trip as they take on Christian Yelich and the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.

Preview: Chris Archer trying to turn things around as Rays host Twins

The Tampa Bay Rays begin a three-game weekend series against the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.

Here's the biggest game for every team in 2018

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes doesn’t get an easy start to the season against Philip Rivers and the Chargers, but the game may be even bigger for San Diego.

Franchise QB or bust? Making sense of Josh Allen, draft enigma

Rocket arm. Freakish talent. The Wyoming quarterback could be a superstar. But Allen has flaws that stand out from the usual top draft pick.

Cris Carter on the Golden State Warriors: ‘They are not a championship-caliber team without Steph Curry’

In his discussion with Nick Wright and Jenna Wolfe on the 2018 Western Conference Playoffs, Cris Carter details why the Golden State Warriors, despite their 3-0 lead over the San Antonio Spurs in round one, have not proved they can win a championship without Steph Curry.

The Roar Detroit: Weather woes (VIDEO)

Baseball attempts to trudge on through the cold, rain and snow

Youth baseball director: No player ever in danger

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) A New Hampshire youth sports organization investigating a man’s allegations that two baseball coaches talked about a plan to hurt his 11-year-old-daughter, the only girl on her team, to force her to quit says no player was ever in danger, but a coach has been dismissed.

Former Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce dies at 87

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Former Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce has died at his home in central Ohio. The College Football Hall of Fame member was 87.

Top Tweets: Brewers' Yelich, Shaw just became best friends

Christian Yelich and Travis Shaw are best friends now. That and more in FOX Sports Wisconsin’s roundup of the week’s top social media posts

Top Tweets: Twins run into Nicolas Cage in Puerto Rico

Eduardo Escobar ran into movie star Nicolas Cage in Puerto Rico. That and more in FOX Sports North’s roundup of the week’s top social media posts

Karolyis to NBC: ‘No way’ they knew about doctor’s behavior

NEW YORK (AP) Former USA Gymnastics women’s national team coordinator Martha Karolyi and her husband Bela tell NBC they were unaware of the abusive behavior by a former national team doctor now serving decades in prison.

Germany to host Peru in friendly game in September

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) Germany will host Peru in a friendly in Sinsheim on Sept. 9, three days after playing France in its opening game of the new Nations League in Munich.

Swiss prosecutor appeals for cooperation on FIFA case file

BERN, Switzerland (AP) Switzerland’s attorney general has a message for his foreign counterparts as his office pores over reams of seized documents and dozens of criminal cases linked to FIFA: ”Come to us.”

Highlanders beat Blues 34-16 in Super Rugby

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) Backrower Shannon Frizell scored three tries and created another as the Dunedin-based Highlanders beat the Auckland-based Blues 34-16 in Super Rugby on Friday, extending to 15 matches the Blues’ two-year losing streak against New Zealand teams.