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NEW YORK (AP) — Paul O’Neill’s No. 21 will be retired by the New York Yankees on Aug. 21. The Yankees will hold Paul O’Neill Day ceremonies before that day’s game against Toronto, assuming the lockout ends and the 2022 season is played. O’Neill will become the 23rd player or manager whose number was retired

ATLANTA (AP) — Dom Dwyer has agreed to a two-year contract with Atlanta of Major League Soccer. The deal includes team options for 2024 and ’25. The 31-year-old forward spent last year with Toronto following four seasons with Orlando’s MLS team. He played for Kansas City from 2012-17. Dwyer has 81 goals in 209 regular-season

BEIJING (AP) — Spanish figure skater Laura Barquero has become the fourth athlete to fail a doping test at the Beijing Olympics after testing positive for the banned steroid clostebol. Barquero and her partner Marco Zandron finished 11th in the pairs competition on Saturday. The International Testing Agency says her positive sample was given after

By The Associated Press The West Coast is over, and now the PGA Tour begins its unofficial road to the Masters. That starts with a four-week Florida swing at the Honda Classic. Given the lack of top players at the Honda Classic, odds are greater a Masters invitation will be awarded to the winner. No

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — The British government has led calls for the Champions League final to be taken out of Russia to punish its deepening intervention in Ukraine, prompting UEFA to say it would reconsider hosting rights. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson highlighted concerns about the showpiece men’s game

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Officials at European football’s governing body have been holding discussions on the impact of Russia’s deepening intervention in Ukraine on whether the Champions League final can still be staged in St. Petersburg on May 28. UEFA hasn’t issued a fresh statement since fears were raised of a fuller

WALLER, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a skydiving instructor has died after his parachute failed to open during a tandem jump in the Houston area, but his student survived the ordeal. Skydive Houston says the student was seriously injured Saturday after the jump in Waller, about 40 miles northwest of Houston. Both were airlifted to

By ANNE M. PETERSON and RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writers U.S. women soccer players have reached a landmark agreement with the sport’s American governing body to end a six-year legal battle over equal pay. The deal promises them $24 million plus bonuses that match those of the men. The U.S. Soccer Federation and the women

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer Formula One will get a glimpse of what the season may look like when its new generation of cars hits the track in a test session in Barcelona on Wednesday. It will be the first preseason session following one of the biggest regulation changes in the series, and the

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Gonzaga has made two trips to the national championship game, annually beats the nation’s top programs in nonconference games and wins more consistently than any other program. Even with all their success, there’s still a corner of college basketball fans who insist the Zags are overrated, a product of

ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — Prairie View A&M rallied from a first-half deficit to beat Mississippi Valley State 69-64. The Panthers (8-15, 8-7 Southwestern Athletic Conference) outscored the Delta Devils (2-23, 2-13) by a 37-27 margin in the second half.

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Adam Flagler scored a career-high 29 points and James Akinjo’s jumper with 14 seconds remaining provided the winning points as No. 10 Baylor defeated Oklahoma State 66-64 in overtime. Oklahoma State’s Isaac Likekele missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have won it. Matthew

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kenny Strawbridge had a career-high 28 points as Alabama State got past Bethune-Cookman 89-78. Joe French led the Wildcats on Monday night with 25 points.

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Brison Gresham came off the bench to score 13 points to carry Texas Southern to a 70-68 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Davon Barnes had 11 points for Tigers (13-11, 11-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference), who have won five straight on the road. PJ Henry added 11 points and seven rebounds. Justin