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LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The Portuguese government has given its authorization for the sale of Chelsea by Roman Abramovich. The Russian oligarch is…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Marcell Jacobs already won another gold medal at the world indoors. He’ll likely get a huge…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Karim Benzema was in a supporting role to Cristiano Ronaldo the last time he was in a Champions…

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Czech Republic striker Patrik Schick has signed a contract extension through 2027 with German club Bayer Leverkusen…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer It’ll be a clash of styles when Jurgen Klopp and Carlo Ancelotti lead Liverpool and Real Madrid into the…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — José Mourinho might be better described as a “Man of the People” now rather than the “Special…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Josh White pitched seven scoreless innings and Dylan Beavers hit an inside-the-park home run to help California beat UCLA…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — NCAA rules remain clear when it comes to gambling on sports: Don’t do it.…

By The Associated Press Minus injured slugger Giancarlo Stanton, the ailing New York Yankees open a four-game series at Tampa Bay — the first…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike scored 23 points, Liz Cambage had 21 and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Phoenix Mercury 99-95 to snap a…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Garrett Forrester hit a three-run homer, Gavin Logan hit a solo shot and drove in three runs and No. 2 seed Oregon State…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Texas Rangers snapped a three-game skid with a 7-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Peyton Graham hit a grand slam to cap a five-run second inning and No. 3 seed Oklahoma turned back No. 6 seed West Virginia…

CHICAGO (AP) — Jake Burger hit a three-run homer off Rich Hill, Lucas Giolito overcame a shaky first inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the Red…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Tyler Bozak scored 3:38 into overtime and the St. Louis Blues fended off elimination in Game 5 of the…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Yuli Gurriel and José Siri had two hits each, Cristian Javier tied a career high with nine…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 25 points, Jayson Tatum added 22 and the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Tommy White hit three home runs — the last of which broke N.C. State’s program record — and the Wolfpack beat…

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Dansby Swanson scored the tiebreaking run in the fifth inning on an excruciating defensive sequence…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — JP Sears pitched five poised innings to win his first career start and the no-name relievers…

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Joey Votto homered and tripled, then shouted at Cubs reliver Rowan Wick during a tense ending to…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Rose Zhang wrapped up her match with a two-putt par on the 17th hole after Sofie…

By The Associated Press Minus injured slugger Giancarlo Stanton, the ailing New York Yankees open a four-game series at Tampa Bay — the first…

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Dylan Ray struck out the only batter he faced to close out 11th-seeded Alabama’s 4-3 win over third-seeded Arkansas in the…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jodi Ewart Shadoff routed defending champion Ally Ewing 6 and 5 on Wednesday at Shadow Creek in the first round of group play in…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Last year’s French Open champion in singles and doubles says she has tested positive for…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Brock Jones and Drew Bowser each hit a two-run homer and regular-season champion Stanford beat No. 8 seed Arizona State…

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, was especially disturbing for Tampa Bay…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Seth Brown and Elvis Andrus both homered off reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray, and the…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rowdy Tellez doubled off Yu Darvish to bring in the tying run in the seventh inning and Tyrone…

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Erick Fedde and three relievers combined on a six-hitter, César Hernández had an RBI single…

ATLANTA (AP) — Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. was scratched from Atlanta’s lineup with right quadriceps tightness. The team announced…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Evan Longoria homered twice and Joc Pederson hit his fourth in two games as the San Francisco Giants went deep four times in…

MIAMI (AP) — Tyler Herro’s strained left groin forced the Miami Heat to rule him out of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals against the…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is on the injured list for the fourth straight season.…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Justin Thomas wasn’t alone making the 300-mile south trip to Colonial after he…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jaime Ferrer and James Tibbs each had a two-run double, Alex Toral capped the six-run second inning with a two-run homer and…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Practice for the Baltimore Ravens looked a bit like it did at the end of last season.…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jeimer Candelario hit the tiebreaking two-run homer in the 10th inning for the Detroit Tigers…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Eighteen-year-old Paxten Aaronson is a product of the Philadelphia Union’s academy system, just like his…

PARIS (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek tries to extend her winning streak to 30 matches when she plays in the second round at Roland Garros against…

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Oraj Anu and Adam Fogel hit back-to-back home runs to begin the ninth inning and 12th-seeded Kentucky surprised fifth-seeded…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Washington Capitals right winger Tom Wilson is expected to miss six to eight months after…

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Nicolò Zaniolo scored in the first half as Roma beat Feyenoord 1-0 to win the inaugural…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kurtis Byrne capped a two-run eighth inning with an RBI single and top-seeded TCU rallied past No. 8 seed Baylor 4-2 in the…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson was impossible to miss in his orange jersey, pants and helmet. As he showed off…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NFL says it will appeal a ruling denying the league’s request to move former Las Vegas…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jack Suwinski and Josh VanMeter each hit three-run homers to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a…

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer The Carolina Hurricanes have been perfect at home in the Stanley Cup playoffs. They’re leaning on that home…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Daniel Susac hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning for his second of the game, and fifth-seeded Arizona beat No. 4 seed…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Merchants near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway are welcoming a return to full capactiy.…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jordan Love acknowledges having mixed emotions when he learned Aaron Rodgers was…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis 500 will be presented by Gainbridge for the next several years under a…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Roger Penske will at last be able to open the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to a capacity…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bryce Hulett hit a two-out single in the bottom of the ninth to score Jeffrey Wehler and 11th-seeded Pitt rallied to defeat…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Omar Khan is the new general manager for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Khan is replacing Kevin…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Fever have fired coach Marianne Stanley following a 2-7 start. The New York Liberty are the only WNBA team with…

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — NBC Sports averaged 507,000 viewers per match window for its Premier League coverage, making this the second-most watched…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Colorado Rockies outfielder Kris Bryant’s balky back has him on the injured list for the second time this season. The Rockies…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Pete Hansen tied a season-high with 12 strikeouts in 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and two walks, and…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have placed starting pitcher Joe Ryan on the COVID-19 injured list. He was scheduled to start on Thursday…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Joe Thornton’s career may be over. Or not. The veteran center just completed his 24th…

Leeds defender Diego Llorente will replace the injured Aymeric Laporte in Spain’s squad for the Nations League. Laporte had been included in the…

LAVARONE, Italy (AP) — Race favorite Richard Carapaz has maintained his slim overall lead of the Giro d’Italia after a tough 17th stage that was…

MILAN (AP) — AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimović has undergone surgery on his left knee and faces seven to eight months on the sidelines. That is…

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara could be fit for the Champions League final against Real Madrid on Saturday despite…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Jadeveon Clowney didn’t even want to visit the Cleveland Browns as a free agent a few years…

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL and NFL Players Association are partnering with Mythical Games for the first blockchain-enabled NFL video game. The game…

SYDNEY (AP) — Barcelona’s first-ever match in Australia ended in a 3-2 victory over an A-League All-Star team with substitute Ansu Fati scoring…

MADRID (AP) — The Olympic Refugee Foundation and the refugee Olympics team are the winners of this year’s Princess of Asturias Award for sports.…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner’s wife, Cherelle, wants President Joe Biden to secure her partner’s release, doing…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Carlo Ancelotti is the only coach to win titles in the top five European soccer leagues and is a…

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian police say dozens of soccer fans have been deported back to Italy following…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Revenge is on Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah’s mind heading into the Champions League final against Real…

By The Associated Press Healthy for much of this season, the AL-leading Yankees are suddenly dealing with injuries to several key players. All-Star…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Vanderbilt’s Enrique Bradfield Jr. is widely regarded as the most exciting player in college baseball because of…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Von Miller’s presence was apparent while making his practice debut with his new…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — An enlarged spleen, a blood clot and a steady dose of blood thinners kept…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Trey Lance took the practice field this week for the San Francisco 49ers in a far…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Roman Abramovich’s 19-year ownership of Chelsea is ending after the British government…

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Carter Holton threw six shutout innings to lead No. 8 seed Vanderbilt to a 3-1 victory over No. 9 seed Mississippi in the…

SEATTLE (AP) — Elvis Andrus hit a tying homer in the sixth, singled and scored in the seventh and the Oakland Athletics snapped a 13-game losing…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Corbin Burnes outlasted Blake Snell in a showdown of recent Cy Young Award winners and Tyrone…