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By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Call it a slime-time matchup: The NFL game on Christmas Day between the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Rams will be broadcast by Nickelodeon. The network, which previously televised two playoff games, and CBS will handle TV duties on Dec. 25 at 4:30 p.m. EST. The Super Bowl

ETNA-NICOLOSI, Sicily (AP) — German cyclist Lennard Kämna has won the fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia on the slopes of Mount Etna. Juan Pedro López has moved into the overall lead as the Italian grand tour returned to home soil. Kämna had time to raise his arms over his head as he crossed the

VIENNA (AP) — The 2024 European Championship final will be at Berlin’s Olympiastadion and the opening match will be at Bayern Munich’s stadium. Matches will be played in Germany in three clusters of venues with groups only split between two of them. A northern cluster features Berlin, Hamburg and Leipzig. In the west there is

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins signed running back Sony Michel to a one-year contract on Tuesday, bringing a South Florida native back to his home area. Michel has been part of two Super Bowl-winning teams in his four NFL seasons after helping New England win a title in the 2018 season and

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Manchester City has agreed to sign Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund. City is bringing in one of the world’s most exciting young players as a belated replacement for club great Sergio Aguero. The English Premier League titleholder says 21-year-old Haaland will join on July 1. It is subject to

By The Associated Press Golf’s stars are starting to come out as the second major of the year looms. For two straight weeks, the PGA Tour field featured only one player from the top 10 in the world. The AT&T Byron Nelson has four of the top 10 and nine of the top 20. That

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Manchester City has reached an agreement in principle with Borussia Dortmund to sign Erling Haaland with just personal terms needing to be finalized with the striker. As one of the rising stars of world soccer, the Norway international will be the English club’s belated replacement for Sergio Aguero. City

NEW YORK (AP) — Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady will join Fox Sports as its lead football analyst once his playing career ends, the network said Tuesday. When that actually happens is unclear, because Brady recently changed his mind about retiring and said he plans to continue playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Cricket South African has withdrawn all disciplinary charges against national coach Mark Boucher. The U-turn comes less than a week before Boucher was due to appear at a hearing to face allegations of misconduct and racism. The charges against the former South Africa

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Erling Haaland looks sure to be coming home. The future of the Norway striker is set to be finalized this week and the expectation is he will leave Borussia Dortmund to join Manchester City as the English club’s belated replacement for Sergio Aguero. The 21-year-old Haaland is one of

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — The Italian Cup final could mark the first of two trophies for Inter Milan. Inter plays Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Wednesday. It then has two league matches to play and is two points behind AC Milan. The Italian Cup final is arguably

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Roma and Feyenoord have each been allocated 4,000 tickets for their fans at the Europa Conference League final in Albania. UEFA says three quarters of the tickets are being given free to reward fans for their loyalty through the pandemic. The stadium capacity is just 20,000 in the National Arena in

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Erling Haaland might be coming home. The future of the Norway striker is set to be finalized this week and the expectation is he will leave Borussia Dortmund to join Manchester City as the English club’s belated replacement for Sergio Aguero. The 21-year-old Haaland is one of the rising

By The Associated Press The Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks will have two preseason matchups at Abu Dhabi in October. This will mark the NBA’s first games in the United Arab Emirates and the Arabian Gulf. They’re the third and fourth international preseason games known to be on next season’s schedule. The Golden State Warriors

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche are the first NHL team to advance this postseason, and the top-seeded team in the Western Conference is coming off simply a dominating performance. The Avalanche swept Nashville. That hadn’t happened in the Predators’ first 14 playoff appearances. The Avs scored