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LONDON (AP) — West Ham great Mark Noble will stick to his decision to retire at the end of the season even if the team qualifies for the Champions…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have picked up the fifth-year contract option on Pro Bowl linebacker Devin White, who has 15 sacks,…

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — High-scoring Buffalo guard Dyaisha Fair has transferred to Syracuse. The Rochester, New York native averaged 23.1 points over…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — A Russian official is among the candidates for the International Skating Union’s elections in…

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer Johnny Gaudreau is playing at a different level this year with the Calgary Flames. Gaudreau has a career-best 39 goals…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida has fired women’s soccer coach Tony Amato and changed direction less than one year…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer This year’s NFL draft has the chance to be unlike any other in recent years with a possible long wait before…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil will play a friendly against Japan as part of its preparations for the World Cup in Qatar. The Brazilian soccer…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer A retired New York State Supreme Court Justice has recommended a two-year suspension for trainer Bob Baffert for…

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars essentially have ruled out taking a left tackle with the top…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Chicago Bulls won’t have guards Zach LaVine and Alex Caruso available when they try to keep their season alive in Game 5 of…

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Athletes Unlimited and ESPN have reached a new rights agreement for women’s pro softball and lacrosse. At least…

MADRID (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from the Madrid Open because of a sore arm. Swiatek has won four straight titles and was going…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid is holding on to the positives after coming close to being routed by Manchester City but…

HOBART, Australia (AP) — A 59-year-old driver has been killed in a crash at the Targa Tasmania rally in Australia, a year after three competitors…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian soccer season has officially been called off because of the Russian invasion. The league says after a video…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies keep proving that no deficit is too deep to claw their way back to…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — It was about a year ago. Victor Oladipo was sitting alone in a dark room. The realization that he…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer Former University of Wyoming star linebacker Chad Muma was 13 years old when he was diagnosed as diabetic.…

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — The Brisbane 2032 organizing committee has held its first board meeting more than 10 years before the Australian east…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Max Comtois and Sonny Milano scored less than a minute apart in the second period and the…

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — David Peralta hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning and started one of Arizona’s five…

MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Carlos Rodón had nine strikeouts in six sharp innings, and the San Francisco Giants beat the…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin scored one of Colorado’s three goals in the second period and the Avalanche held…