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NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA has barred all Belarus teams from hosting international soccer games as punishment for joining Russia’s war on Ukraine. Belarus could still join Russia in being expelled from UEFA’s European competitions. UEFA says its executive committee can meet regularly “to reassess the legal and factual situation as it evolves.”  The next

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem and chief union negotiator Bruce Meyer planned to meet to determine the next step in the stalled talks to reach a deal that would end Major League Baseball’s lockout. Negotiations broke off Tuesday after the ninth straight day of meetings in

LEEDS, England (AP) — Don’t expect Leeds to look markedly different under the leadership of new American coach Jesse Marsch following his arrival at the struggling English Premier League club as the replacement for the fired Marcelo Bielsa. Marsch says that is the reason why he was picked to take over from the man who

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said on a sports radio call-in show that there’s a plan in place for when he steps down. Boeheim did not reveal any details of the plan to ESPN Radio Syracuse because that could have an effect on recruiting. He said the university will decide when to

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Three Russian wrestlers have been suspended by the International Testing Agency because of doping cases dating back 10 years. The evidence was only recently revealed in a Moscow laboratory database. It was withheld and tampered with in the possession of Russian state authorities from 2015-19. Manipulating the database led to a

LONDON (AP) — Formula One says it has terminated its contract with the Russian Grand Prix following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. F1 says Russia “will not have a race” in the future. This year’s race had been scheduled to be held in Sochi on Sept. 25 but was already canceled. F1 has now gone

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from competing at the Paralympics because of their countries’ roles in the war in Ukraine. The International Paralympic Committee announced the about-face less than 24 hours after it said it would allow Russians and Belarusians to compete when the Games open on

SINGAPORE (AP) — Patty Tavatanakit shot a 5-under 67 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA’s HSBC Women’s World Championship. The tournament includes nine of the top 10-ranked players in women’s golf. Danielle Kang was in a group tied for second and was tied for lead before bogeying her final

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The drumbeats from the rowdiest sections of Austin FC fans never stopped in the club’s first season last year. Barrels of beer were consumed or splashed in a season-long party that was both a celebration that professional soccer had finally launched in Texas’ capital city

TORONTO (AP) — Marie-Philip Poulin isn’t planning on hanging up her skates any time soon.  The captain of Canada’s Olympic champion women’s hockey team is currently taking some much-needed time away from the ice. But she has no plans to retire. The 30-year-old forward is even open to the idea of strapping on her gear

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gianna Kneepkens tossed in 20 points, Jenna Johnson scored 18 and Utah held off upset-minded California 66-60 in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament. Kneepkens, who was just named the conference’s top freshman and an All-Pac-12 selection, sank 9 of 13 shots and added five rebounds for the sixth-seeded Utes

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer Milos Stajcic’s four-point play with 0.6 seconds left gave Campbell a win over Presbyterian — and capped an incredible day of action at the Big South Tournament. Two of the four games were decided on a last-second shot. Three of the games went to overtime — the Campbell-Presbyterian clash