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NEW YORK (AP) Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper has agreed to drop his appeal of a four-game suspension and will have one game shaved from the punishment.

Harper reached the agreement Wednesday with Major League Baseball and was to begin serving the suspension immediately.

The punishment stemmed from a bench-clearing brawl on Monday after Harper was hit by a 98 mph fastball from Giants reliever Hunter Strickland. There's no word on Strickland, who received a six-game suspension and also had planned to appeal.

Racial slur sprayed at LeBron's LA home
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) LeBron James wanted to be with his family, to hug his wife and three kids back in Ohio. Visibly shaken by an event he couldn't control, Cleveland's star struggled Wednesday to focus on his seventh straight NBA Finals or the Golden State Warriors. (MORE)

Legal expert: Tiger statement a mistake

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) Another public embarrassment for Tiger Woods is shifting to the legal side following his arrest in Florida on a DUI charge, with one criminal expert suggesting Woods made a mistake by claiming publicly that prescription medicine was to blame.

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Pens wary, Preds confident before Game 2
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Venus reveals Serena's expecting girl
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Red-hot Astros hit 6 HRs, rip Twins 17-6
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Browns mum on top pick Garrett's injury
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Tirico in, Michaels out on Thursdays
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