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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wasserman Media Group, whose baseball division is headed by Joel Wolfe, acquired Jet Sports, the agency headed by B.B. Abbott,…

ATLANTA (AP) — Two-time defending conference champion Alabama was predicted to win a third consecutive Southeastern Conference title in voting at…

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer PARIS (AP) — Red Bull team principal Christian Horner thinks fans should be free to express themselves at…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — World pairs champions Alex Knierim and Brandon Frazier will begin their figure skating season at Skate America in…

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer Leeds manager Jesse Marsch acknowledges last season’s relegation battle was “intensely stressful.” A preseason…

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State women’s basketball coach Jeff Mittie agreed to a two-year extension Friday that will pay him $2,745,000…

MADRID (AP) — Colombian cyclist Miguel Ángel López has been suspended by his Astana team for his reported connection to a drug trafficking…

LONDON (AP) — The ATP is partnering with a group that works to increase LGBTQ inclusion in sports after 75% of players who participated in a survey…

CAHORS, France (AP) — Frenchman Christophe Laporte has won the 19th stage of the Tour de France after surging ahead of the peloton in the finale in…

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — American Bernarda Pera will play top-seeded Anett Kontaveit in the women’s final of the Hamburg European Open after they…

LONDON (AP) — The Big Four are forming quite a squad at the Laver Cup. That’s because Novak Djokovic is joining Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal…

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Brooke Henderson is setting the pace in record-breaking style at the Evian Championship. The Canadian shot a second…

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona has sold a second package of its television rights to an American investment firm for an undisclosed amount as…

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A woman from Pakistan and another from Iran appeared to be the first from their countries to scale…

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Nottingham Forest has pulled off its biggest signing since clinching a return to the Premier League by bringing in Jesse…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — When Marcus Semien was struggling at the plate during his first two months with the…

By The Associated Press Breakout rookie Julio Rodríguez and the Mariners can match a franchise record with their 15th consecutive win as they open a…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Han Xu grew up idolizing Yao Ming and the impact he had on basketball in China. The…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson is now a world champion after a mistake led to an early exit at…

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom is nearing a return from a stress reaction in his right scapula after throwing 60…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A’Ja Wilson scored 23 points, Chelsea Gray had 14 points and 12 assists and the Las Vegas Aces dealt the Indiana Fever a…

LYNBROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Veteran sports writer J.P. Pelzman has died at the age of 57. The Lynbrook, New York, police department confirmed Pelzman’s…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Noah Lyles led wire to wire and routed the field in the 200 meters Thursday in 19.31 seconds,…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have finalized a contract with guard Austin Rivers. The 6-foot-4 son of Philadelphia coach Doc Rivers…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — American decathlon champion Garrett Scantling is not at the world championships in the wake of a ban for missed doping tests.…

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Atlanta Falcons linebacker Deion Jones, whose status for the opening of training camp had been uncertain following…

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Sadio Mane of Senegal has been named African player of the year for the second time. The Bayern Munich forward won the…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Scott Piercy shot a 6-under 65 to share the 3M Open lead with Sungjae Im after the first…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Right-handed reliever Trevor Rosenthal signed a $4.5 million, one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants on Thursday.…

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — It’s prime time in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Jackson State coach Deion…

PALERMO, Sicily (AP) — French teenager Diane Parry beat second-seeded Yulia Putintseva 6-3, 6-4 to reach her first tour-level quarterfinal at the…

By The Associated Press Breakout rookie Julio Rodríguez and the Mariners can match a franchise record with their 15th consecutive win as they open a…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike scored 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting, Chiney Ogwumike had a season-high 15 points and the Los Angeles Sparks beat…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Blame it on lingering effects of the pandemic, resentment over the lockout or economic fears.…

GLENEAGLES, Scotland (AP) — Glen Day never expected to be a contender at the Senior British Open this week. Not after his clubs failed to arrive…

By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former sports superstar Bo Jackson helped pay for the funerals of the 19 children and two…

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Atlantic Coast Conference has four new coaches for this season, all in the same…

SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Paul Waring has tied the course record by shooting 9-under 63 to take a two-stroke lead in the first round of the Cazoo…

LONDON (AP) — Alexandra Popp powered Germany past Austria 2-0 to set up a semifinal match with either France or the Netherlands at the European…

MIAMI (AP) — Jon Gray pitched six innings of four-hit ball, Adolis García homered and the Texas Rangers beat the reeling Miami Marlins 8-0.…

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz recovered from a slow start to beat Filip Krajinovic 7-6 (4), 6-3 and reach the quarterfinals of…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez and Alex Bregman both homered and the pair combined for five RBIs as the Houston…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer LUTZ, Fla. (AP) — Bryce Hall begins his workout in his garage on a steamy July morning before heading to the…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Pittsburgh Panthers coach Pat Narduzzi is raising the bar for the defending ACC champions.…