By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers will be shopping for starting pitching after it cost them dearly in a first-round playoff exit for the second straight year. Starter Walker Buehler is expected to return after recovering from a second Tommy John surgery, along with current rookies Bobby
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julio Urías’ locker has been removed from the Los Angeles Dodgers’ clubhouse, and two murals featuring the World Series-winning pitcher have been covered up at Dodger Stadium ahead of the team’s homestand this week. Urías is on indefinite administrative leave after he was arrested Sept.
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By JENNA FRYERAP Auto Racing Writer MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — IndyCar will hold an all-star race next year at the Thermal Club in Southern California, with $1 million guaranteed to the winner of the made-for-TV exhibition. The $1 Million Challenge will be held on March 24 and air on NBC, with practice and qualifying the
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By The Associated Press After three seasons as one of the league’s worst teams, things should start looking up for the Texans this year. But with a young team that’s still rebuilding, don’t expect Houston to be anywhere close to contending yet. They’re led by first-year head coach DeMeco Ryans, a former linebacker for the
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An attendance record of global proportions could be set Wednesday night when the University of Nebraska hosts a celebration of volleyball at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln. The event will feature an exhibition between Nebraska-Kearney and Wayne State and a regular-season match between Omaha and the
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — United States striker Folarin Balogun left Arsenal to join French league club Monaco for a reported fee of 40 million euros ($43.6 million). The 22-year-old Balogun played in France last season on loan at Reims where he was tied for fourth in the league’s scoring chart with 21 goals in 37 games.
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer Cade York decided to work on his kicking aim and accuracy in Tennessee. Released by Cleveland after the Browns made a trade to replace him, York cleared waivers and signed with the Titans to be on their practice squad rather than stay with the team that drafted him in
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Brent Key says he is entering his first season as Georgia Tech’s full-time coach with confidence he gained during eight games last season as the interim coach. Key’s first game without the interim tag will come in the Yellow Jackets’ opener against Louisville on Friday night.
Continue Reading By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The Chicago White Sox hit three home runs off 13-game winner Kyle Gibson to rally from an early four-run deficit and beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-5 to avoid a three-game sweep. Anthony Santander homered for the AL East-leading Orioles, who led 4-0 in the first inning Wednesday
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Outfielder Mike Yastrzemski was activated from the 10-day injured list by the San Francisco Giants before Wednesday’s game against Cincinnati. Rookie outfielder Luis Matos was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento. “Matos really understood the situation, which is a veteran player coming back, another left-handed bat,” manager Gabe Kapler said. Yastrzemski missed 26
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers will unveil a statue of Kobe Bryant outside their downtown arena on Feb. 8. The 17-time NBA champion Lakers announced the plan Thursday to honor Bryant, the fourth-leading scorer in NBA history and a beloved mainstay of the franchise for 20
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By DUSAN STOJANOVIC BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has asked American authorities for special permission to enter the United States to play tennis tournaments in California and Florida despite being unvaccinated against the coronavirus, the top-ranked Serb said Wednesday. The Transportation Security Administration has said the requirement for foreign air travelers to be fully
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — This time, Tom Brady says he’s done for good. The seven-time Super Bowl winner with New England and Tampa Bay announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday, exactly one year after first saying his playing days were over, by posting a brief video lasting just under one minute on social media. Unlike
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Mike Williams will miss the Los Angeles Chargers’ AFC wild-card round game against the Jacksonville Jaguars due to a lower back fracture. The sixth-year wide receiver was downgraded to out on Friday after further rests. The Chargers said the X-ray on Sunday and an MRI on Monday both were negative but a rescan Friday morning
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Doctors who treated Damar Hamlin said the Bills safety was back in Buffalo on Monday, an uplifting sign of the remarkable progress he has made a week after going into cardiac arrest and having to be resuscitated on the field during a game in Cincinnati. Hamlin was discharged from the University of
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By TALES AZZONI and MAURICIO SAVARESE SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82. The standard-bearer of “the beautiful game” had undergone treatment for colon cancer since 2021.
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AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Gareth Bale converted a penalty kick in the 82nd minute to offset Tim Weah’s first-half goal and give Wales a 1-1 draw against the United States on Monday in the return to the World Cup for both nations. Weah, a son of former FIFA Player of the Year and current Liberian President
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By BETH HARRIS The Los Angeles Dodgers have declined their $16 million option on two-time All-Star Justin Turner. The team also said Thursday it extended qualifying offers to two All-Stars, shortstop Trea Turner and left-handed pitcher Tyler Anderson. Also not receiving a qualifying offer for the second straight year was Clayton Kershaw. As a result,
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is in the concussion protocol, and coach Sean McVay is uncertain whether the Super Bowl winner will be ready to play Sunday against Arizona. Stafford entered the protocol Tuesday afternoon after consultation with the Rams’ medical staff, the
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Nike has suspended its relationship with Kyrie Irving and canceled its plans to release his next signature shoe, the latest chapter in the ongoing fallout since the Brooklyn Nets guard tweeted a link to a film containing antisemitic material. The shoe giant announced Friday night that it will halt its relationship with Irving, who has
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