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WASHINGTON (AP) — State Department officials met Monday with members of Brittney Griner’s WNBA team about the Phoenix Mercury star’s…

LONDON (AP) — Former champions Grigor Dimitrov and Marin Cilic have advanced to the last 16 at the Queen’s Club grass-court tournament as three…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan have been included on the U.S. roster for next month’s CONCACAF W…

BERLIN (AP) — Karolina Pliskova has started her grass-court season beating Kaia Kanepi  6-7 (5), 6-0, 6-0 in the first round of the Berlin Open.…

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer Nigeria has set a national record by trouncing Sao Tome and Principe 10-0 in African Cup qualifying. Napoli striker…

HALLE, Germany (AP) — Last year’s beaten finalist Andrey Rublev has lost to Nikoloz Basilashvili 7-6 (1), 6-4 in the first round of the Halle…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini has signed with Los Angeles FC after a 17-year career at…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — A person with direct knowledge of Jordan Poyer’s decision tells The Associated…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Rio de Janeiro Olympics gold medalist Monica Puig has announced her retirement from professional tennis. The…

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal has signed 19-year-old Brazilian striker Marquinhos from Sao Paulo. The English club’s technical director, Edu, has…

By The Associated Press It has been 50 years since Title IX was signed into law by President Nixon. The measure barred discrimination against women…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid needed a big room for Marcelo’s farewell ceremony as it had to fit all 25 trophies he…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Former professional tennis player Jelena Dokic says she nearly attempted suicide recently and has been dealing with…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Spain will enter the summer break at the top of its Nations League group and knowing that teenager…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Orioles CEO John Angelos says the team will remain in Baltimore — and that he and his parents have never contemplated otherwise.…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer None of the so-called Big Three of men’s tennis is in the No. 1 or No. 2 spots in the ATP rankings. It’s…

GAIBA, Italy (AP) — Italian player Lucia Bronzetti won the first match in the first WTA tournament played on natural grass in Italy. The…

By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Peres Jepchirchir plans to defend her title at the New York City…

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — A seventh member of the Haitian delegation for the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games has gone missing while visiting…

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Portuguese club Benfica says it has reached agreement with Liverpool for Uruguay striker Darwin Núñez to transfer to…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Erling Haaland has come home. The Norway striker has finalized his move to Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — The points lead changes just about every week during this extraordinary IndyCar…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer The Los Angeles Angels finally ended their 14-game losing streak. If Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani and Co. can rebound…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Of all the surprising developments to ponder during this one-week break in a highly…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA Finals are tied at 2-2. If that sounds familiar to fans of the Boston Celtics, it should. For whatever…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Sunday ahead of the U.S. Open is typically quiet, and such was the case at The Country…

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Ivan Melendez hit a three-run home run, Skyler Messinger went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and Texas beat ECU 11-1 to win the…

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Jacob Melton and Travis Bazzana each hit a home run, Cooper Hjerpe struck out six over 5 2/3 innings and Oregon State beat…

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Braden Montgomery and Drew Bowser each hit a home run in Stanford’s six-run second inning and the Cardinal beat UConn…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mets manager Buck Showalter had a consistent motto throughout their long trip to Southern…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Skylar Diggins-Smith had 27 points — including a four-point play late in regulation — Shey Peddy scored seven of her 12…

By The Associated Press After another slow start to the season, the reigning World Series champion Braves are surging like an October contender once…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Some nice pitching, hitting and defense carried the Colorado Rockies to a big win over the San…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer No. 1 national seed Tennessee got knocked out of the NCAA baseball tournament on the same day Mississippi, the last…