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CLEVELAND (AP) — Za’Darius Smith has put a new edge on Cleveland’s offseason defensive makeover.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals have been close.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Like almost everything in his path, Dawand Jones wanted to flatten the rumor.

Patrick Mahomes and the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will kick off the NFL season against the upstart Detroit Lions in a matchup of high-powered offenses — and will host Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles in a Super Bowl rematch on “Monday Night Football” in Week 11.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The New York Mets committed to paying nearly half a billion dollars in player contracts this offseason in their pursuit of a World Series title.

The NCAA Football Rules Committee appears headed toward delaying Division III’s implementation of the new game clock rule for first downs for a year.

SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Connor Bedard is going to the Chicago Blackhawks, thanks to a big win in the NHL draft lottery that could alter the future of the storied Original Six franchise.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — After seven deaths raised questions about the future of horse racing, Mage earned a surprising Kentucky Derby victory on Saturday, capping a nerve-rattling day that included two more fatalities ahead of the 149th edition of the world’s most famous race.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Hanser Alberto had four hits, a career-high four RBIs, and the Chicago White Sox scored 11 runs in the second inning to rout the Cincinnati Reds 17-4 on Sunday.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Horse racing’s new antidoping and medication control program has stumbled out of the starting gate, delayed multiple times for nearly a year amid lawsuits by those opposing the new rules and frustration from those eager for national uniform standards in the sport.