AP Top Sports News at 5:14 p.m. EDT

Cowboys and Saints fined $500,000 apiece by NFL after brawl-filled joint practiceJames Harden agrees to 3-year, $97-million contract to remain with Cavaliers, AP sources sayCarlos Alcaraz is set to return from a wrist injury and defend his US Open titleUS Open singles champions to earn a record $5.5 million, total player compensation up 20%States pour taxpayer dollars into college sports as athlete pay, soaring costs squeeze budgetsSEC desperate to end 3-year championship drought. Will Alabama, Georgia, LSU or Texas come through?The playbook for college sports revenue is expanding from logos and fees to entertainment districtsCash-hungry college sports programs are starting nonprofits to make money to stay competitiveOnce homeless and in liquidation, Coventry back in the Premier League aft