Kim Coon

MILAN (AP) — The 2015 Giro d'Italia will start with a team time trial from San Lorenzo al Mare to Sanremo along a cycle path down the Ligurian coast.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has cleared the way for the $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles Clippers to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer by ruling against team owner Donald Sterling's attempt to block the transaction. Superior Court Judge Michael Levanas sided with Sterling's estranged wife Shelly Sterling, who burst into tears when the ruling was announced. Shelly Sterling negotiated the sale of the team after the 80-year-old billionaire was banned by the NBA for making offensive remarks about blacks.

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Nigerian weightlifting gold medalist Chika Amalaha fails doping test at Commonwealth Games .

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — The Panthers have sent wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin for an MRI on his left knee after the first-round draft pick bumped knees with another player during practice Sunday. Benjamin wasn't at Monday morning's practice at Wofford College.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has ruled against Donald Sterling in his attempt to block the record-breaking $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles Clippers to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Judge Michael Levanas sided with Sterling's estranged wife in the case that arose after the 80-year-old billionaire was banned by the league for making offensive remarks about blacks. Sterling can still fight the decision through the appeals process, but an unusual provision of the ruling bars him from seeking a court-ordered delay of the sale as he appeals.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Vance Worley tossed a four-hitter for his first career shutout, and the Pittsburgh Pirates pounded Madison Bumgarner early in a 5-0 win over the struggling San Francisco Giants on Monday night.