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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There was little movement in talks to end the baseball lockout during a contentious meeting in New York City that lasted about 90 minutes. Players made a proposal that contained two changes. Baseball owners will respond to the union, perhaps later this week, but it

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — UFC President Dana White has struck a partnership deal with the Pitbull-owned NASCAR race team Trackhouse Racing. The deal starts this week at the exhibition Clash in Los Angeles. White’s Howler Head Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey will serve as primary sponsor of Ross Chastain’s No. 1 Chevrolet in Sunday’s race at

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has qualified for a 10th successive World Cup after beating Syria 2-0 in Dubai. Second-half goals from Kim Jin-su and Kwon Chang-hoon gave the Koreans a comfortable victory over the bottom team in Asia Group A qualifying. South Korea moved 11 points clear of the third-placed United Arab

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — A rare football card featuring Tom Brady in the year he won his first Super Bowl has sold for $118,000 at auction. The 2002 Topps Finest X-Fractor card was one of only 20 featuring the NFL quarterback who won his first Super Bowl on Feb. 3, 2002. He won a total

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The PGA Tour is set for beautiful weather at Pebble Beach, with one eye on Saudi Arabia. The Saudi-funded Asian Tour has the Saudi International this week that has attracted defending champion Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau. They are among 20 of

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Javon Frazier and other HBCU players have something to prove in 2022, and more opportunity to prove it. Nearly a year after none of their peers were selected in the NFL draft, Frazier and others from Historically Black Colleges and Universities participated in the first

BERLIN (AP) — The Champignons League pizza is fine with UEFA after all. European soccer’s governing body says it does not mind that a German frozen pizza manufacturer is referencing the Champions League with one of its cheesy offerings. Pizza Wolke had said Sunday that it had received a letter from a lawyer acting on

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer It can be argued — and has been for decades — that a perfect record including winning a championship makes that team the best in its sport. Maybe. And maybe the 1972 Miami Dolphins wouldn’t have matched up with, say, the great Steelers dynasty of the later 1970s.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vanessa Bryant will be recognized as one of the leading women in sports at an event during Super Bowl week. Bryant is the widow of Kobe Bryant and will be honored at the Sports Power Brunch: Celebrating the Most Powerful Women in Sports on Feb. 8 in Beverly Hills, California. She

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer It was telling that the only Tottenham manager referenced by name in Dele Alli’s parting note to the London club was Mauricio Pochettino. Alli played under four managers in his seven years at Spurs but virtually all of his standout moments came under Pochettino. The Argentine’s time at Tottenham

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caleb Williams is transferring to Southern California, following his former coach Lincoln Riley from Oklahoma to the Trojans. Williams posted his long-awaited announcement on social media, a video that include the former five-star recruit in a USC uniform and famous Trojans fan Snoop Dogg rapping.

By The Associated Press Reaction from social media and elsewhere after Tom Brady announced his retirement. Brady won seven Super Bowls and set numerous passing records in an unprecedented 22-year career. He made the announcement in a long post on Instagram. Brady has long stated his desire to spend more time with his wife, supermodel

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have named Kristi Coleman as their new team president, while Nick Kelly has been appointed chief executive officer of Tepper Sports and Entertainment as part of a leadership shakeup. Coleman becomes the highest ranking Panthers female executive since Tina Becker was named