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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer NASCAR champion Kyle Larson is partnering with sports streaming service FloSports to promote a dirt race in Tennessee that he believes his rivals can use as a tune-up for Bristol Motor Speedway. The April 14 race at Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap is scheduled three days before NASCAR’s

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — American-owned F1 team Haas carried on racing without the sponsorship of Russian company Uralkali on its car on the final day of preseason testing in Barcelona. Haas’ driving lineup includes Nikita Mazepin. He is the only Russian driver on the Formula One grid this season. George Russell was fastest in the

By MUTWIRI MUTUOTA and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press ELDORET, Kenya (AP) — The brutal killing of Olympic runner Agnes Tirop last year shows signs of being a turning point for Kenya in finally confronting a scourge of abuse and violence against female athletes. It hasn’t been spoken about or even acknowledged until now. The 25-year-old

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool says it has built a “really strong and sustainable” financial position in light of the COVID-19 pandemic despite posting a fiscal-year loss for a second consecutive season. The Premier League club reported a pre-tax loss of $6.4 million for the financial year through May 2021 after a comparative loss of

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish speedskater who won double Olympic gold earlier this month in Beijing, has given one of his medals to a Swedish publisher detained in China. The Swedish branch of Amnesty International said Friday that Nils van der Poel gave the medal to the daughter of Gui Minhai, a naturalized Swede who

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer The Haas Formula One team has yet to make a decision whether Russian driver Nikita Mazepin will continue driving for the team this year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. F1 has canceled the race in Russia scheduled for Sept. 25 saying it was “impossible” to race there given

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — The ashes of disqualified 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit will be interred at a retirement farm for thoroughbred horses in Kentucky. Old Friends says the colt’s ashes will be interred in a memorial garden alongside 1999 Kentucky Derby winner Charismatic and 2002 Derby winner War Emblem. The farm located in

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has provoked more punitive measures across the sporting world. Russia has been stripped of hosting the Champions League final by UEFA with St. Petersburg replaced by Paris and Formula One has dropped the Russian Grand Prix at Sochi. The International Olympic

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Draw for European soccer competitions.

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Russian club Spartak Moscow will play at Leipzig in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Europa League before needing to find a neutral venue outside the country to host the return match. The clubs were drawn to face each other about two hours after the UEFA executive

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — American-owned F1 team Haas dropped the sponsorship of Russian company Uralkali on its car on the final day of preseason testing in Barcelona where Mercedes and Red Bull were the fastest in action. Haas’ driving lineup includes Nikita Mazepin. He is the only Russian driver on the Formula One grid this

GENEVA (AP) — Russia will not host any more World Cup events organized by the International Ski Federation this winter.  The world ski body announced the decision after a farcical attempt to hold ski cross races on Friday. They were scheduled in the Urals resort Sunny Valley one day after Russia started a military invasion

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Virginia Tech’s visit to Miami headlines the weekend schedule in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hurricanes are closing in on a top-four seed in the ACC Tournament and the double-round bye that goes with it. The schedule also includes North Carolina following a rivalry game at North Carolina State,

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer The game of the weekend in the Big Ten matches No. 13 Wisconsin against Rutgers in Piscataway, New Jersey, on Saturday. The Badgers hope to avenge their Feb. 12 loss to the Scarlet Knights to set up a Tuesday home game against No. 4 Purdue that could decide the

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Could this weekend be a preview of the SEC Tournament semifinals? The league’s top four teams will square off Saturday, two weeks before the conference tournament as No. 3 Auburn goes against No. 17 Tennessee and No. 6 Kentucky plays at No. 18 Arkansas. The

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer A look at the upcoming weekend around the Big 12 Conference: GAME OF THE WEEKEND The Big 12’s best team this season meets the league’s best — and the nation’s best, for that matter — from last season when No. 5 Kansas heads to No. 10 Baylor on Saturday

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Erik Compton is going to have a great Saturday. If he makes the cut at the Honda Classic, he’ll be playing a third round at PGA National. If not, he’ll merely have to settle for the 30th anniversary of getting a second chance