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By JIM LITKE AP Sports Writer DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Michael Jordan stunned the NBA in 1993 by announcing his retirement. Jordan says he has lost the desire to play basketball months after his father was murdered. Jordan also had dealt with months of reports over excessive gambling. Jordan says he thought about retiring after

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers have promoted assistant general manager Mike Gansey to GM. Gansey has been with the Cavs since 2011. He will have an increased role in draft preparations while working with Koby Altman, who was recently promoted from GM to president of basketball operations. The

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks forward Jujhar Khaira will miss the rest of the season after he had surgery on his lower back. Khaira had the operation on Tuesday, and team physician Michael Terry says he is expected to be sidelined for 10 to 12 weeks. The last game of the regular season for the

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — McLaren driver Lando Norris has been the fastest driver on the opening day of preseason testing as Formula One’s new generation of cars hit the track for the first time following one of the biggest regulation changes in the sport. Charles Leclerc led the morning session with Ferrari but Norris was

By The Associated Press Colin Kaepernick is launching an initiative through his Know Your Rights Camp that will offer free, secondary autopsies to family members of anyone whose death is “police-related.” The initiative collaborates with a panel of highly respected board-certified forensic pathologists who perform autopsies, disclose preliminary findings, and issue final reports to requesting

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Austin Cindric has grown up inside Team Penske, the organization his father has run since Cindric was just a baby. That exposure helped Cindric understand how to conduct himself and motivated him to start his own racing career. He’s now 23 and officially

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Toto Wolff and Christian Horner say they’ve moved on from the acrimony that marked the Formula One title race last season when Red Bull’s Max Verstappen dethroned Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton. The team principals sat side by side Wednesday on the first day of preseason testing in Spain

By The Associated Press American midfielder Weston McKennie has two broken bones in his left foot and will miss the United States’ final three World Cup qualifiers next month. McKennie was hurt playing for Juventus in a Champions League match at Spain’s Villarreal on Tuesday night. Pervis Estupiñán made a two-leg, sweeping sliding tackle in

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer The NBA rolled into the fall of 1991 with unlimited promise. Michael Jordan had just won his first championship, beating Magic Johnson in the NBA Finals. They were poised to lead a Dream Team. The 1992 Olympics were just a year away and for the first time would include

SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — Austrian champion Salzburg has canceled training after reporting 15 coronavirus cases among players and staff. Salzburg hasn’t specified how many of the cases were players. The club says some players have “rather light symptoms” and that everyone involved is in isolation. The outbreak comes a week after Salzburg drew 1-1 with

TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Rodion Amirov has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. General manager Kyle Dubas says the 20-year-old Russian winger is undergoing treatment in Germany. Agent Dan Milstein says Amirov is in good spirits and skating three times a week with the hope of returning to play hockey. Amirov developed

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Two-time major champion Zach Johnson is taking over as Ryder Cup captain, leading an American side trying to end 30 years without a victory on European soil. Three people with knowledge of the decision confirmed the move to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the PGA of

By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ AP Sports Writer ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Third-ranked Alexander Zverev has been thrown out of the Mexican Open for violently smashing his racket on the umpire’s chair moments after losing a doubles match. The incident took place after Zverev and Marcelo Melo lost to Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara 6-2, 4-6, 10-6

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Sometime soon, lockout costs become real: Max Scherzer would forfeit $232,975 for each regular-season day lost, and Gerrit Cole $193,548. Based on last year’s base salaries that totaled just over $3.8 billion, major league players would combine to lose $20.5 million for each day wiped