AP Top Sports News at 4:42 p.m. EDT

NBA's 2026-27 schedule gives Jaylen Brown and Giannis Antetokounmpo homecoming games in JanuaryChicago Bears could merge 2 sites for potential stadium in northwest IndianaKirk Cousins' view on mentoring is different from Joe Montana and Brett Favre'sField of Dreams nostalgia lives on through the Ghost Players and their passion for Iowa and baseballHigher-income families more likely to enroll kids in organized sports, an AP-Ipsos poll findsHow flag football is key to the NFL's plans to further global reachThe warming climate is forcing marathons to consider changes to keep runners coolDoc Rivers reflects on getting into the Basketball Hall of Fame, and those who made it possibleJimmie Johnson set to leave NASCAR with famous friends in tow and a star on Hollywood's Walk of FameMontero, Tiger