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Posted today at 4:57pm
 Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images(BOSTON) -- Massachusetts investigators plan to interview New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez in connection with the murder of a man police call an "associate" of player No. 81, ABC News has learned.
Hernandez's jersey number is 81.
Hernandez has been uncooperative with police since the body of a 27-year-old man was found in an industrial park not far from the Patriot player's North Attleboro home, two law enforcement sources told ABC News.
A rental vehicle with Rhode Island plates was recovered near the scene, which led investigators to Hernandez, sources told ABC News.
Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter confirmed in a press statement that a body was found around 5:30 p.m. Monday in a clearing near John Dietsch Boulevard. Sutter said that based on the "nature and circumstances" of the body that the investigation would be handed over to Massachusetts state police detectives.
Hernandez is spending the off-season recovering from a shoulder scope.
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Posted today at 4:52pm
 Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images(SAN JOSE, Calif.) -- The city of San Jose filed a lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday against Major League Baseball, accusing the league of taking part in an illegal conspiracy to limit competition by blocking the Oakland Athletics from moving to San Jose.
The San Francisco Giants own territorial rights to San Jose and have objected to the potential move. The A’s claim those territorial rights were temporarily given to the Giants when they were trying to build a ballpark in San Jose in the early '90s. The lawsuit claims that territorial rights reduce competition and harm consumers.
“The lawsuit is an unfounded attack on the fundamental structures of a professional sports league," MLB said in a statement. "It is regrettable that the city has resorted to litigation that has no basis in law or in fact.”
The A’s have been playing in Oakland since 1968, when they moved there from Kansas City.
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Posted today at 4:50pm
 MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/GettyImages(LONDON) -- Venus Williams has withdrawn from this year’s Wimbledon due to a lower back injury.
The 33-year-old Williams has played in 16 consecutive Wimbledons, winning the women’s singles title in 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2008. Last year, she lost in the opening round of the grass court tournament to Elena Vesnina of Russia, 6-1, 6-3.
The seven-time Grand Slam champion has played in only three matches over the last two-plus months due to her bad back. In last month’s French Open, she lost in three sets to 40th-ranked Urszula Radwanska of Poland.
Williams is currently ranked 34th in the world.
This year's Wimbledon tournament begins June 24.
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Posted today at 11:22am
 NBA via Dallas Mavericks(NEW YORK) -- Other than the actual games themselves, flopping is a major story line during the NBA playoffs once again. Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki doesn't think there is anything the NBA will be able to do about it.
Players selling contact to officials to draw penalties on the opposing team is nothing new, but this season the NBA instituted a system to fine players who flop during a game. Even though fines have occurred, the flopping has continued.
Nowitzki doesn't think there's anything the NBA can do about it.
"We're never going to get rid of it," Nowitzki said, according to the Dallas Morning News. "But you got to limit it. It's part of sports. It's part of winning. Some people are smart and do a little extra thing to kind of sell the call. To me, that's part of sports."
Nowitzki's head coach, Rick Carlisle, recently said that the NBA rules committee is in the process of reviewing the flopping policy to see if it can make it more effective.
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Posted today at 9:44am
 Robert Binder/MLB Photos via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Texas Rangers second baseman Jurickson Profar is one of the brightest/youngest hitting prospects in baseball, which is why the team will do whatever it takes to keep him in the big leagues.
Profar was originally called up because of an injury to second baseman Ian Kinsler. Kinsler returned from the disabled list recently, leaving Profar in limbo. Instead of sending him back to Triple-A, the team will try using him in the outfield.
The team wants to use Profar in a super-utility role in order to keep his bat in the lineup. Rangers manager Ron Washington also said he wants to make Profar a "functional left fielder."
Profar has never played outfield in his professional career, but the team will give him a week or so to learn the position and see if he can make a successful transition.
The 20-year-old Profar has hit .276 with two home runs and 24 hits in 23 games so far this year. The experiment has already begun as Profar was the team's designated hitter Monday night against the Oakland Athletics. Hitting leadoff, Profar went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
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Posted today at 8:52am
 Joe Robbins/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Carlos Marmol's run as the Chicago Cubs' closer in recent years has been up and down at best. After his latest blown save, one of his teammates, Alfonso Soriano, voiced his frustration.
On Sunday against the New York Mets, the Cubs had a 3-0 lead in the ninth inning...until Marmol came into the game. He wound up giving up four earned runs and in the process blowing the game.
Soriano, who's been with the Cubs since 2007, is tired of seeing the team blow late-inning leads.
"When we have a 99 [-percent] chance to win the game, it's very tough the last inning," Soriano said. "Three outs left and we lost the game. It's unacceptable ... It's hard to swallow. We thought we swept those guys and had some momentum going to St. Louis. It's not a good feeling."
"I don't know. It depends on him," Soriano said when asked about Marmol. "He used to be good. I think he's good, but he's lost a little bit of his confidence, and this game is all about confidence. I hope he gets it back and becomes the Marmol I know."
Dating back to 2009, Marmol has 109 saves, but 25 blown saves as well during that time.
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Posted today at 3:22am
 Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(BOSTON) -- Tuukka Rask continued his hot play stopping all 28 shots the Chicago Blackhawks fired on him, as the Boston Bruins blank the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals Monday night, 2-0.
The Bruins now lead the best-of-seven series, 2-1.
"He's been focused since day one of the playoffs," Bruins head coach Claude Julien said when talking about Rask's third shutout of the postseason. "You watch him on off days. ...You watch him quiet, focused, calm. ...Right now all his energy is put towards his game and how he needs to get his rest and relax so when the game starts he's a focused individual. I've never seen a guy so calm and confident with the way he's played."
Another development in this series is the Bruins' new line consisting of Daniel Paille, Tyler Seguin and Chris Kelly. Julien put the three together in the second period of Game 2, and the line has now scored three of the Bruins' last four goals. One of those goals occurred in the second period of the game when Daniel Paille scored the eventual game winner.
"We (Bruins) fed off their energy and the way they got the momentum for us with that huge goal," Patrice Bergeron told the NHL Network when talking about the new line. "Even before that they had some great shifts. It's obviously huge at this time of year to have that line going and we're feeding off of them."
Bergeron also made his mark on this game. He scored just seconds after a Bruins' 5-on-3 advantage expired in the second period, when Jaromir Jagr slid a slick pass through the crease and between Brent Seabrook and Corey Crawford right to Bergeron for the goal.
Corey Crawford turned in another good performance, making 33 saves in the loss.
Game 4 is set for Wednesday in Boston. The puck is set to drop at 8 p.m. Eastern.
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Posted today at 3:15am
 Justin K. Aller/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Philadelphia Flyers agreed to terms on a four-year, $21.5 million deal with newly acquired defenseman Mark Streit, ESPNNewYork.com reported Monday.
Streit's deal can't become official until Philadelphia clears some cap room according to the source.
The New York Islanders traded Streit to the Flyers last week for minor-league forward Shane Harper and a fourth-round pick in 2014.
The 35-year-old Streit played the last four seasons for the Islanders, and served as the team's captain the last two.
The former All-Star had 6 goals and 21 assists last season for the Islanders.
Streit just finished a five-year, $20.5 million contract.
The Switzerland native has 288 points in his seven-season NHL career.
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Posted today at 3:10am
 Doug Pensinger/Getty Images(SACRAMENTO, Calif) -- The Sacramento Kings have a new owner, a new head coach and now a new general mangager.
The Kings formally introduced Pete D'Alessandro as their new GM Monday. "We are thrilled to welcome Pete D'Alessandro to the Sacramento Kings," Kings owner Vivek Ranadive said. "In our GM search, we sought to secure the best and brightest in the game, and after an extensive search, we found the perfect individual. Pete is exactly the type of leader we need to help build a championship team in the 21st century NBA."
D'Alessandro spent the last three seasons with the Denver Nuggets. For the 2012-13 season, D'Alessandro was the Nuggets vice president of basketball operations, a season in which the Nuggets finished with their best record (57-25) in franchise history.
Before heading to Denver, D'Alessandro spent 2004-08 with the Golden State Warriors, serving first as director of basketball operations and later as the assistant general manager.
"I'm excited about returning to Northern California, particularly at this time in the history of Sacramento," D'Alessandro said. "I want to thank Vivek for giving me this opportunity to be part of guiding the Kings back to greatness. I'm anxious to begin working towards building this exciting new era for the franchise."
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Posted today at 3:07am
 Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images(DETROIT) -- The Detroit Tigers placed starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez on the 15-day disabled list Monday, with a strained right shoulder.
After being scratched from his previous start because of muscle stiffness near his shoulder, Sanchez was pulled from Saturday's game after pitching just 3 2/3 innings because his velocity was down.
Sanchez had an MRI on his shoulder Sunday which showed no damage.
The 29-year-old Sanchez signed a a five-year, $80 million contract with the Tigers this offseason.
In 13 starts for Detroit this year, Sanchez has posted a 6-5 record to go along with a 2.76 ERA, 1.15 WHIP while striking out 101 batters in 81 2/3 innings.
The Tigers will bring up left-hander Jose Alvarez to make Sanchez's start Thursday versus the Boston Red Sox.
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