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PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors say three people have been handed preliminary charges in a suspected horseracing doping ring as the result of a European police operation. The Bordeaux prosecutor’s office says the suspects are accused of doping of horses, organized fraud or illegal veterinary practice. Five other people are facing charges in the coming

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — An official familiar with the deal says the Toronto Blue Jays have traded outfielder Randal Grichuk and cash to the Colorado Rockies for outfielder Raimel Tapia and minor league infielder Adrian Pinto. The 29-year-old Grichuk hit .241 with 22 homers and 81 RBIs last season.  The 28-year-old

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Joonas Korpisalo requires hip surgery and will miss the remainder of the season. The 27-year-old Korpisalo is expected to make a full recovery in six months. Korpisalo, who is in the last year of a two-year contract, was expected to be one of the players

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s mayor has exempted athletes and performers from the city’s vaccine mandate. But the decision announced by Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday does not include countless government and private workers, some of whom have lost their jobs for refusing to get vaccinated. Police

By ANNA LIZ NICHOLS Associated Press / Report for America LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Physical and occupational therapists, and athletic trainers are now required to report suspected child abuse or neglect under a new Michigan law that follows the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer this week signed the legislation. It comes

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — In a story published March 23, 2022, about the Indiana High School Athletic Association’s support of Gov. Eric Holcomb’s veto of a bill banning transgender females from participating in girls school sports, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Holcomb said the IHSAA’s existing gender policy “falls short.” The governor was referring to

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have bolstered their bullpen signing veteran right-hander Sergio Romo to a one-year contract. The deal was finalized following a physical and is for $2 million. Adding another proven right-hander to the bullpen became a major need for Seattle after Casey Sadler was lost for the season when he

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer South Carolina has hired Chattanooga’s Lamont Paris as its new men’s basketball coach. The school’s board of trustees on Thursday approved a five-year deal that will pay Paris $12 million through March 2027. Paris takes over for Frank Martin, who was fired after 10 seasons earlier this month. Paris

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Former Mississippi and Duke coach David Cutcliffe has joined the Southeastern Conference as special assistant to the commissioner for football relations. The league announced the hiring on Thursday of Cutcliffe, whose 14-year tenure at Duke ended after last season under what the school described as a mutual agreement. He was the

PHOENIX (AP) — Right-handed pitcher Zach Davies has agreed to a one-year deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks that includes a mutual option for the 2023 season. The Diamondbacks hope Davies can have a bounce-back season after a rough 2021 when he was 6-12 with a 5.78 ERA for the Chicago Cubs and the led the

By ROB MAADDI AP Sports Writer Many familiar faces with impressive resumes are in new places following one of major league baseball’s wildest free agent frenzies. Max Scherzer and Corey Seager got megadeals before the lockout. Freddie Freeman had to wait until spring training to get his lucrative contract. Trevor Story jumped leagues and changed

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Formula One champion Max Verstappen says he has a good relationship with Charles Leclerc and expects a clean title fight against the Ferrari driver this season. Leclerc won the season-opening race in Bahrain last weekend while Verstappen retired with three laps remaining because of a fuel pump issue.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are bringing back four of their own free agents, announcing Thursday the signing of defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi, center Austin Reiter, quarterback Chad Henne, and tight end Blake Bell for the upcoming season. Nnadi has started 52 of the 64 games he’s played since the Chiefs

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Creighton coach Greg McDermott has signed a new multi-year contract after leading the Bluejays to the NCAA Tournament’s round of 32. McDermott owns a 276-137 record with seven NCAA Tournament appearances in 12 seasons at Creighton and has the second-highest win total in program history. Creighton went 23-12 this season and

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton won’t be playing Thursday night when the Milwaukee Bucks host the Washington Wizards. Middleton will miss a second straight game due to a sore left wrist. Antetokounmpo will be out for the second time in the last three games because of a sore right knee. Antetokounmpo wasn’t

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Skating Union has replaced its commentators at the figure skating world championships after an open mic picked up a demeaning remark directed at retired Canadian skater Meagan Duhamel. The ISU says it was “shocked” by the language and that it apologized to Duhamel. Simon Reed made the comment at

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer VENICE, Fla. (AP) — Hard-throwing rookie right-hander Spencer Strider, who made his major league debut with Atlanta late last season as a reliever, is being considered for one of the open spots in the Braves rotation. General manager Alex Anthopoulos says Kyle Wright and Huascar Ynoa “are the front-runners”

MADRID (AP) — Striker Raúl de Tomás has injured his right shoulder in training and was dropped from Spain’s squad ahead of friendlies against Albania and Iceland. The Spanish soccer federation says De Tomás is leaving the squad to avoid the risk of aggravating the injury. Spain hosts Albania in Barcelona on Saturday and Iceland

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer The Washington Commanders are bringing back tackle Cornelius Lucas in the latest move to solidify the offensive line in front of new quarterback Carson Wentz. The veteran lineman spent the past two seasons with Washington. He started 15 games and appeared in 29 over that time. Lucas returns to

PARIS (AP) — Criticism from French national team players about a basketball venue planned for the 2024 Paris Olympics has led to a search for a replacement. NBA players Evan Fournier and Rudy Gobert helped France win a silver medal at last year’s Tokyo Olympics. They have been unhappy about the choice of Hall 6