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Rangers get reliever Marinez on waiver claim from Pirates

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) The Texas Rangers have received right-handed reliever Jhan Marinez on a waiver claim from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Spieth salvages a 72 at PGA as Grand Slam pursuit begins

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Jordan Spieth felt he was on the verge of shooting himself out of the PGA Championship. Instead of looking at his scorecard, he considered what he had left to play at Quail Hollow.

Catching up with Lions LB Antwione Williams (VIDEO)

Says he’s calmer going into his second NFL season

Energy policy: Fleck sparks major change for Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Fall camp has begun at Minnesota with a rare open audition at quarterback. Half the roster is composed of redshirt or true freshmen. New schemes have been installed on both sides of the ball.

UCF coach Johnny Dawkins gets 1-year contract extension

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) UCF has extended the contract of basketball coach Johnny Dawkins after a successful first season.

Chevrolet introduces Camaro ZL1 for 2018 NASCAR Cup Series

DETROIT (AP) Chevrolet has introduced a new car for next year’s NASCAR Cup Series – a Camaro ZL1.

Arkansas counting on improvement from new-look defense

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Everything seemed right on schedule for Arkansas after 11 games last season, with the Razorbacks 7-4 and appearing on track to increase their win total for a fourth straight year under coach Bret Bielema.

Spieth leans on Olympian Phelps to help with mental approach

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) If Jordan Spieth needs some help with the mental aspect of his game during this pressure-packed week of golf, he knows exactly where to turn.

Check out the Hurricanes' new alternate jerseys

The Miami Hurricanes unveiled some new black and green alternate jerseys Thursday. Check ’em out.

Freeman gets $41.5M extension from Falcons

Devonta Freeman signed a five-year extension, the Atlanta Falcons said. The total value of that deal is now tops among all running backs.

Jack Cichy's injury puts Wisconsin's LB depth to quick test

Wisconsin’s once-enviable depth at inside linebacker will quickly be tested. The loss of Jack Cichy to a season-ending right knee injury deals a defensive blow to a team with designs on another trip to the Big Ten title game. ”You hate it for Jack,” coach Paul Chryst said.

Sky-high expectations nothing new for Jaguars' Leonard Fournette

Sky-high expectations nothing new for Jaguars’ Leonard Fournette

Cardinals issue statement saying Rally Cat's whereabouts are unknown

St. Louis Cardinals issue statement clarifying reports about what happened to the Rally Cat after it was removed from Busch Stadium

Ranking Brewers' nicknames on Players Weekend jerseys

FOX Sports Wisconsin ranks the nicknames Milwaukee Brewers players will wear on the back of their jerseys during the weekend of Aug. 25-27.

Caldwell focused on football during Indy homecoming

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Jim Caldwell skipped the homecoming parade Thursday and got right to work.

Harbaugh hopes Michigan motivated from last season's slide

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Jim Harbaugh has won on and off the field in his two years at Michigan, posting a pair of 10-3 seasons and generating a lot of publicity with his outside-the-box approach.

Michigan State hopes to bounce back after startling slide

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Two seasons ago, LJ Scott fought his way to the goal line for the winning touchdown in Michigan State’s victory over Iowa in the Big Ten title game.

How'd the rookies do on Wednesday night?

The “Good Morning Football” crew talks about the performances of the high profile rookies in Wednesday night’s Panthers vs Texans matchup.

Highest paid RBs in the NFL

After Devonta Freeman signed a new five-year extension to make him the highest-paid running back in the NFL, here’s how the rest of the top 10 shake out.

DeVante Parker Dolphins' biggest project player according to Bleacher Report

Every NFL team has that one player that is labeled as a project. The potential for greatness is there, but the player is still rough around the edges. There are all sorts of projects from position change projects to reclamation projects. According to Bleacher Report’s Mike Tanier, the Miami Dolphins

ONSIDE KICK FAMILY HOUR: Jay Cutler still gives no f**ks, and neither do we!

The internet’s most explicit NFL podcast returns to get us all psyched up for the preseason. Jay Cutler didn’t even need 24 full hours as the Dolphins quarterback before the world was treated to the give zero f**ks personality we’ve come to expect. Stephen White and I have some thoughts on the matter

Which Patriots Super Bowl victory was more improbable?

Welcome to Boston.com’s Sports Q, our daily conversation, initiated by you and moderated by Chad Finn, about a compelling topic in Boston sports. Here’s how it works: You submit questions to Chad through Twitter, Facebook, email, his Friday chat, and any other outlet you prefer. He’ll pick