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By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer The owners of the Chicago Cubs have dropped their interest in buying Chelsea. That leaves three remaining known…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Burnley has fired long-serving manager Sean Dyche with the club embroiled in a fight to avoid relegation from the…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Joe Root is stepping down as England’s test cricket captain. Root’s decision comes after the 1-0 test series…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — One of Oakland’s all-time greats is still waiting for the number retirement ceremony…

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Bulls All-Star Zach LaVine finally gets a chance to play in the playoffs with Chicago set to…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trea Turner singled in Freddie Freeman with the go-ahead run and Will Smith added a three-run…

By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — An Arizona woman who lost a leg to a rare cancer is closing in on what would be a new world…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — J.T. Miller had a career-high five assists and the Vancouver Canucks extended their winning streak to five games…

By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Victor Reyes and Austin Meadows had RBI singles in the seventh inning, and the Detroit…

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Alex DeBrincat scored the lone goal in the shootout after having three assists in regulation and…

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Calgary native Logan Thompson made 35 saves, Jonathan Marchessault and William Karlsson each had a goal and two assists and…

By MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Seiya Suzuki stayed hot with an RBI double in a three-run first inning, Frank Schwindel homered and…

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist, Logan O’Connor and Andre Burakovsky also scored and…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jonah Heim hit an early grand slam off Shohei Ohtani and the Texas Rangers went on to…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Joe Musgrove pitched 6 2/3 brilliant innings for his hometown Padres against defending World…

By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Leon Draisaitl had three goals and Mike Smith made 30 saves, leading the Edmonton Oilers to…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Sandy Alcantara allowed two runs in 6 1/3 innings, Joey Wendle had two RBIs and the Miami Marlins won…

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Brady Tkachuk, Josh Norris and Tim Stützle each scored a goal in the second period and the Ottawa…

TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander, Michael Bunting and Ilya Mikheyev each scored twice, Auston Matthews had two assists to reach 101 points and the…

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jake Guentzel scored twice, Sidney Crosby also had a goal and the Pittsburgh Penguins earned a…

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Mercy guard Antoine Davis is entering the transfer portal, making the nation’s third-leading scorer available to another…

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Alex Nedeljkovic had 46 saves in a sharp performance against his former team, helping the…

By KALANI TAKASE Associated…

By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Jack Newton, who lost to Tom Watson in a 1975 British Open playoff and tied for second…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brandon Woodruff threw five shutout innings and Omar Narváez homered and doubled as the…

KETTERING, Ohio (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau says surgery on his left wrist has been successful. The former U.S. Open champion reports on Instagram he…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres top pitching prospect MacKenzie Gore is scheduled to make his big league debut with a start against the World…

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — American figure skater Ilia Malinin shattered the world record in the short program at the junior world championships on…

By The Associated Press The NBA has fined Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges $50,000 for throwing his mouthpiece into the crowd after being…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry says he’s optimistic about his chances of being on the court for Golden…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Cameron Young showed it doesn’t always take years of practice to go low at…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Ryan Hartman sure has plenty of support in Minnesota. The Wild center was fined $4,250 by the NHL for unsportsmanlike…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers reliever Dennis Santana has been placed on the COVID-19 injured list…

NEW YORK (AP) — Quarterbacks Malik Willis and Matt Corral are among 21 prospects who will attend the NFL draft in Las Vegas this month. Ohio State…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — While the Charlotte Hornets improved their win total by 10 games over last year’s…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina guard Saniya Rivers is entering the NCAA transfer portal. She announced her decision on social media Thursday,…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Lamont Paris has added UNLV assistant Tim Buckley to complete his men’s basketball staff.…

CHICAGO (AP) — Jared Kelenic hit a two-run homer off the right-field foul pole in the second inning, and the Seattle Mariners stopped a four-game…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavaliers are getting a second shot at getting into the playoffs. So is Trae Young.…

MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — A jury in New Jersey has found a former Olympian equestrian competitor not guilty by reason of insanity in the shooting of…

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernández was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday…

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets are naming the Citi Field press box in honor of Jay Horwitz, the team’s media relations director from 1980 to…

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have signed safety DeShon Elliott to a one-year contract. Detroit announced the move Thursday,…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Sammy Watkins is heading to Green Bay as the Packers attempt to rebuild their receiving corps after trading All-Pro Davante…

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A lawsuit challenging Idaho’s ban on transgender athletes in women’s sports will likely…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Sunisa Lee delivered in Texas just as easily as she delivered in Tokyo. The reigning…

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Receiver A.J. Green is coming back to the Arizona Cardinals on a one-year deal. The seven-time Pro Bowler played in 16 games…

DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Police say the brother of the rapper known for the “We Ready” anthem used by Atlanta’s pro soccer team has been charged…

By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press Eintracht Frankfurt has eliminated Barcelona from the second-tier Europa League. The German team stunned Barcelona…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland’s home opener will be unlike any for the ballclub in more than 100 years. Here…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The average salary in the major leagues rebounded to $4.4 million on opening day, boosted by a…

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba wasn’t getting a lot of attention last year at…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo acknowledges there is pressure in the NBA…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns have many reasons to be confident they can make another deep playoff run. They are…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The USFL kicks off Saturday night in Birmingham, Alabama, when the New Jersey Generals face the Birmingham Stallions.…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Michigan State leaned on Kenneth Walker III a lot during its turnaround season, handing him the ball 22 times a game…

MADRID (AP) — The Spanish soccer federation says it has been targeted by hackers who stole emails, text messages and audio conversations involving…

MONACO (AP) — Third-ranked Alexander Zverev has beaten Pablo Carreno Busta 6-2, 7-5 to reach the quarterfinals at the Monte Carlo Masters. Carreno…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — When former members of the U.S. snowboarding team sought help reporting sexual-abuse allegations…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley has been fined $30,000 by the NBA for what the league declared “inappropriate…

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer When Kenny Moore was told the USO tour he signed up for was heading to Fairbanks, Alaska, he hesitated. Should…

JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates and All-Star center fielder Bryan Reynolds have avoided arbitration,…

PARIS (AP) — Formula One’s governing body FIA has dismissed criticisms of its safety car being too slow after drivers complained following the…

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The UConn men’s program, which has lost six players with remaining eligibility this…

BOSTON (AP) — A California couple has been sentenced to eight weeks in prison after pleading guilty to paying $25,000 to cheat on their son’s…

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Former Colombian national soccer team captain Freddy Rincón has died. He was 55. Rincón played in three World Cups for…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Alex Gilady, an Israeli media pioneer and longtime International Olympic Committee member, has died. He was 79. Gilady was a…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — An International Olympic Committee member from Israel who also previously served as a senior vice president of NBC…

By The Associated Press Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays wrap up their four-game series at Yankee Stadium, a day after the slugger hit three…

By BARRY WILNER AP Sports Writer When Stars on Ice, uh, hits the ice Friday night in Estero, Florida, it will be for the first time in two years.…

By PETER FINNEY Jr Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 27 of his 32 points in the first half, Brandon Ingram shook foul trouble…

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — The Seattle Sounders reached the CONCACAF Champions League final for the first time, beating New York City FC 4-2 on…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Tim Anderson homered and drove in three runs in the rain, leading the banged-up Chicago White Sox to…