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Jordan jersey is one in 14 million

MIAMI (AP) — A game-worn, autographed Michael Jordan road jersey from the 1998 NBA Finals has been privately sold for $14 million, an auction house announced Monday, calling it the highest price ever paid for a piece of basketball memorabilia. Pennsylvania-based Hunt Auctions announced the private treaty sale and identified the buyer as Miami real estate investor Ron Firman. The red jersey is the one Jordan wore in Game 2 of that series on June 5, 1998; he and the Chicago Bulls beat the Utah Jazz that night to even the matchup at a game apiece. Jordan and the Bulls would go on to ...

AUTO RACING

NASCAR CUP SERIES Freeway Insurance 500 Site: Avondale, Arizona. Track: Phoenix Raceway. Race distance: 312 laps, 312 miles. Schedule: Saturday, practice, 4:30 p.m., qualifying, 5:35 p.m.; Sunday, race, 3 p.m. (USA). Last year: Ryan Blaney won the season finale, which served as the Championship Round last year, while Kyle Larson finished third to claim his second career series title. Last race: Chase Briscoe edged teammate Christopher Bell by just 0.029 seconds in a photo finish, securing the closest victory of the season and the second-narrowest margin in Charlotte oval ...

Rays pull even with Guardians

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Freddy Peralta threw six innings of four-hit ball, Liam Hicks lined a two-run single after a fielding error by José Ramírez and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 Tuesday night to even the AL Championship Series at 1-1. Game 3 of the best-of-seven series is Thursday night in Cleveland. Ramírez, whose two-run homer in Game 5 of their AL Division Series against Chicago helped the Guardians become the 11th team to overcome an 0-2 deficit in a best-of-five series, misplayed a grounder in the fourth inning that led to three unearned runs ...

Another day and game for Buckeyes

COLUMBUS – Ohio State's 13-10 loss to Indiana in last season's Big Ten football championship game was 10 months ago but for Ryan Day it is ancient history. The word rematch has gotten quite a workout this week with No. 4 Ohio State (5-1, 3-0 Big Ten) going to No. 5 Indiana (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) at noon Saturday for what almost certainly is the biggest game ever played in IU's Memorial Stadium. “I think everybody has their own thoughts and emotions. But I think, as we talked on Sunday and we'll talk again today in our team meeting, nothing that happened in the past has anything to do ...

Bedard’s return helps Blackhawks beat Penguins

CHICAGO (AP) — Teuvo Teravainen and Roman Kantserov scored two goals apiece, and the Chicago Blackhawks topped the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 on Tuesday night in Connor Bedard's first game of the season. Spencer Knight made 24 saves as Chicago improved to 1-1 on a seven-game homestand. Patrick Kane picked up his 894th career assist, matching Phil Housley for the most by a U.S.-born player in NHL history. Bedard also had an assist. The captain had surgery on his left shoulder on July 8. Sidney Crosby scored his first two goals of the season for Pittsburgh in the opener of a four-game ...

James Madison moves to American Conference

IRVING, Texas (AP) — James Madison is leaving the Sun Belt Conference for the American Conference in 2028. James Madison's board of directors voted unanimously Monday to make the move no later than July 1, 2028. The Dukes will compete in the American Conference in 17 of the 18 sports the school sponsors, with women's field hockey remaining in the Mid-American Conference. "The American Conference is a destination, and James Madison University represents everything we value and strengthens our membership," American Commissioner Tim Pernetti said in a statement. "The Dukes have ...