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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The recent trades of Claude Giroux, Brandon Hagel and Hampus Lindholm have left reigning Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and veteran defenseman Mark Giordano as the most prominent NHL players on the market on the eve of the trade deadline. Fleury controls whether he gets traded or remains with

By The Associated Press Cook Islands became the second nation in Oceania World Cup qualifying to have a match postponed following a positive COVID-19 test. The Oceania Football Confederation said the Group A games between Cook Islands and Tahiti, and between Vanuatu and Solomon Islands would not be played. FIFA, soccer’s governing body, said Vanuatu

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins agreed to an eight-year, $52 million contract extension with 28-year-old defenseman Hampus Lindholm one day after acquiring him from the Anaheim Ducks in a trade. Lindholm came to Boston in a deal Saturday that sent a package of draft picks to the Ducks

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Manchester City reached the FA Cup semifinals for the fourth straight season thanks to a flurry of second-half goals in a 4-1 win over Southampton. Crystal Palace was also a big winner in the quarterfinals after easing past Everton 4-0 to join a lineup for the last four that

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jack Harvey failed the cognitive test he was required to take following a hard crash at Texas Motor Speedway. He was not cleared to compete Sunday. Santino Ferrucci was named the replacement driver in the No. 45 Honda for Rahal Letterman Lanigan. Ferrucci

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer Deshaun Watson’s complicated past didn’t dissuade the Cleveland Browns from betting on the quarterback’s future. Cleveland finalized its trade for talented yet controversial QB. The stunning deal came after Watson, a three-time Pro Bowler accused by 22 women of sexual harassment or assault, agreed to come to Cleveland after

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Timothy Castagne has marked his first appearance of 2022 with a stunning long-range strike to set Leicester on its way to a 2-1 win over Brentford in the Premier League. The Belgium full back has been sidelined since late-December with thigh and shoulder problems. He curled into the top corner in

BOSTON (AP) — Private investigators hired by David Ortiz say a Dominican drug trafficker who was jealous of Ortiz and felt disrespected by him had Ortiz shot at a Dominican nightclub in 2019. Ortiz was a clutch slugger and three-time World Series champion for the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Globe reported Saturday that the

By The Associated Press Midfielder Brenden Aaronson was scratched from RB Salzburg’s starting lineup with a knee probem about 10 minutes before its Austrian Bundesliga championship round match at Wolfsberg. The 21-year-old from Medford, New Jersey, is the only U.S. player to appear in all 11 American World Cup qualifiers, starting seven. He scored against

LONDON (AP) — Crystal Palace has reached the FA Cup semifinals for the first time since 2016 by beating Everton 4-0. Marc Guehi, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Wilfried Zaha and Will Hughes scored the goals at Selhurst Park for Palace, which joined Chelsea in the lineup for the last four. The two remaining matches in the quarterfinals

MERIBEL, France (AP) — Henrik Kristoffersen has clinched the men’s slalom title in the last event of the World Cup ski season. He placed second in a race dominated by Norway. Kristoffersen was in a duel for the seasonlong title with teammate Lucas Braathen. They were the last two starters after placing 1-2 in the

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Triple jumper Yulimar Rojas has broken her own women’s world record. Rojas leaped 15.74 meters Sunday at the indoor world championships. It was the final jump of the competition in Belgrade, Serbia. The Venezuelan went seven centimeters beyond the mark she set in winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics last August.

MERIBEL, France (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin’s standout World Cup season has ended by letting the giant slalom title slip away to Tessa Worley. She was the final racer of the women’s season as the first-run leader with a 0.82-second advantage. Shiffrin needed to win the race to clinch an unlikely victory in the giant slalom