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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale has a stress fracture in his rib cage and will miss the start of the season. Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom told reporters that Sale had the problem when he reported to the team’s spring training complex at the end of the lockout. Bloom

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer Mikaela Shiffrin and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde had a rewarding day in the French Alps. Skiing’s power couple excelled in Courchevel in their first races at the season-ending World Cup Finals. First Kilde won the season-long men’s downhill title by edging Olympic champion Beat Feuz in the standings. Shiffrin earned

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Olympic figure skating champion Nathan Chen withdrew from the world championships on Wednesday because of what he called a “nagging injury” that he’s been dealing with after winning at the Beijing Games. The three-time reigning champion will be replaced on the U.S. team by Camden Pulkinen next week in Montpellier,

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kentucky’s Rhyne Howard has become the ninth player in women’s basketball history to earn first-team Associated Press All-America honors three times. Howard was joined on the first team by South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston, Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, Baylor’s NaLyssa Smith, Michigan’s Naz Hillmon and Stanford’s Haley

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations says the Jacksonville Jaguars and Los Angeles Rams cornerback Darious Williams have agreed on a three-year, $30 million contract that includes $18 million guaranteed. Williams is one of seven free agents expected to officially agree to terms with

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that outfielder Kyle Schwarber has agreed to a four-year deal  with the Philadelphia Phillies worth about $80 million. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject to a successful physical. Schwarber hit

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Andrew McCutchen is heading back to the NL Central after signing with the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers announced Wednesday they have signed the five-time All-Star outfielder to a one-year contract. McCutchen spent the first nine years of his career in the NL Central with Pittsburgh and won the 2013 NL MVP during

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — All-Star third baseman Matt Chapman was acquired by the Toronto Blue Jays from the payroll-shredding Oakland Athletics for four players. A five-year veteran and three-time Gold Glove winner, Chapman hit .201 with 27 home runs and 72 RBIs in 151 games for the Athletics last season. The

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is dropping regular COVID-19 testing for all but symptomatic individuals while maintaining an ability to move games if the public health situation in an area deteriorates. MLB and the players’ association finalized their 2022 COVID-19 protocols. Restrictions such as wearing facemasks in

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Proposals to change the rules for overtime have been submitted by three NFL teams, with Tennessee seeking to include 2-point conversions as part of the process of deciding the winner. The Titans have recommended that both teams possess the ball in overtime unless the team receiving the kickoff

By CEDAR ATTANASIO, JILL BLEED and ANITA SNOW Associated Press HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — The Texas Department of Public Safety says nine people were killed in a head-on collision in West Texas, including six students and a coach from a New Mexico university who were returning home from a golf tournament. Texas Department of Public

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — The ownership of the Chicago Cubs says it will make a bid to buy Premier League club Chelsea. The Ricketts family went public with its interest in the buyout with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich forced to sell up after he was sanctioned by the British

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Novak Djokovic will be allowed to play at the French Open even if he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 as long as the coronavirus situation in France remains stable. And Russian players will be admitted to play but as neutral athletes because of the the war started by their

ANDREWS, Texas (AP) — Officials say a vehicle carrying members of the University of the Southwest’s golf teams collided head-on with a pickup truck on a two-lane road in West Texas, killing multiple people including some students and the teams’ coach. The crash happened Tuesday night as the players were traveling home from a tournament