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Browns to start Watson vs. Bears

BEREA, Ohio — Deshaun Watson gets to go first. The polarizing quarterback will start Cleveland's exhibition opener at Chicago on Saturday — his first game action since 2024 — and Shedeur Sanders will play in the second half as the Browns' QB competition creeps toward a ...

Source: Lakers sell for $12.5B

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold for the second time in a year, going to businessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for a record-breaking price. This sale agreement is $12.5 billion, according to a person familiar with the terms who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because neither side revealed specific details of the latest stunning development with one of North America's marquee sports teams. ESPN first reported that Kushner and Iger are buying the NBA's most valuable franchise. The Lakers were valued last year at $10 billion — a ...

Scheffler begins chase for FedEx Cup title

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The PGA Tour postseason starts with a $20 million tournament, with only a 69-man field, and with a sense of urgency for only about half of the players at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Scottie Scheffler is the No. 1 seed and bracing for three straight postseason tournaments, even though his chances of winning the FedEx Cup for the second time depend solely on how he performs at East Lake for the season-ending Tour Championship. "I have three tournaments, three good starts to kind of end the year. Definitely excited to get this week going," Scheffler said. He ...

Homecomings becoming real

PITTSBURGH — The vibes for Mike McCarthy and Eli Heidenreich over the last few months have been immaculate. How could they not be? The chance for McCarthy to lead his hometown team brought the first-year Pittsburgh Steelers coach to tears when he was hired in January. The image last ...

Rodgers wishes tonight’s game was in Green Bay

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has one regret about starting his final NFL season with an exhibition game against the team that drafted him. He would have preferred Thursday's matchup with the Packers take place in Green Bay rather than Pittsburgh. Rodgers wanted to have one ...

Closed primaries are driving America crazy

How could Donald Trump with bottom-scraping approval ratings decide who would represent the Republican Party in the upcoming Texas senatorial race? The primary system offers an explanation. A simple open primary system would have let the broader public choose -- and, ironically, save Republicans from a very possible loss in November. Open primaries let registered voters cast a ballot without being members of the party. Closed primaries allow only party members to vote. About 15 states now run genuinely open primaries. There are mixed systems that still help small numbers of voters ...