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By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer Art Briles is out as Grambling State’s offensive coordinator, less than one week after the disgraced former Baylor…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — No. 23 Florida removed the interim tag from Kelly Rae Finley’s title Monday and gave her a…

Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Pelé has been released from hospital after a urinary tract infection was treated. The 81-year-old Pelé…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer American coach Jesse Marsch has been hired by Leeds and the club is hoping a late-season change in manager can help…

CHICAGO (AP) — A man who spent $8.50 apiece in 1984 for a pair of tickets to Michael Jordan’s NBA debut with the Chicago Bulls has sold one of…

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has extended the contract of athletic director Keith Carter with a four-year deal worth $1.1 million annually. The…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Florida State pitchers Parker Messick and Bryce Hubbart have formed the most effective 1-2 punch in the country…

NEW YORK (AP) — A Ukrainian tennis player who is seeded No. 1 at the Monterrey Open does not want to face a Russian opponent at the Mexican…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer David Stern had a vision to start a women’s professional basketball league with the NBA booming in the…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Iowa climbed nine spots in the AP women’s basketball poll to No. 12 after a big week for the Hawkeyes.…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau won’t be at Bay Hill to defend his title. He says on Instagram that he is not 100% healthy and…

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Five-time Olympic medalist Kjetil Jansrud will end his ski racing career at home in Norway on Saturday. The 36-year-old Jansrud…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Derek Jeter announced a surprise departure from the Miami Marlins after 4 1/2 mostly unsuccessful…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Zach Johnson has been formally introduced as the 30th captain for the U.S. Ryder…

LONDON (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play in the NFL’s first regular-season game in Germany this year and the Green Bay Packers are…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Daniil Medvedev officially has moved up to No. 1 in the ATP rankings. He overtakes Novak Djokovic to become the…

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — British boxing authorities are investigating the scoring of a world title fight that saw Scottish fighter Josh Taylor retain…

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Sporting sanctions against Russia have led to a run on soccer jerseys in the city of Gelsenkirchen. Demand for shirts…

PARMA, Italy (AP) — Former Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has renewed his contract with second-division club Parma through the 2023-24 season.…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The International Olympic Committee has made a sweeping move to isolate and condemn Russia over the…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer A year after the NCAA got called out for gender inequities between its men’s and women’s basketball…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer The Big Ten plans to take a group of athletes from member schools on a three-day trip to civil rights sites in Alabama…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball extended its deadline for salvaging opening day and a 162-game season…

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer None of the 20 athletes from the Ukrainian Paralympics team has reached Beijing with the Games opening at the end of…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Scott Reedy and Jonah Gadjovich each scored his first NHL goal, Ryan Dzingel got his first with San Jose, and the Sharks…