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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Three-time Olympic champion Georg Hackl has left the German luge program to for a job with rival Austria, agreeing to a four-year contract that runs through the 2026 Olympics. Hackl is one of Germany’s luge legends, a major part of the country’s dominance in the sliding sport for decades.

NEW YORK (AP) — Sportscaster Kenny Albert will cover a lot of territory in a memoir scheduled for next year. Albert has worked play-by-play on everything from Stanley Cup finals and New York Knicks games to the Super Bowl and the Olympics. He has a deal with Triumph Books for “A Mic for All Seasons.”

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer The Kentucky Derby television broadcast will be produced by a woman for the first time in the 148-year-old history of the race. Lindsay Schanzer is the new senior producer of NBC Sports’ Derby coverage, overseeing the network’s horse racing production. Executive producer and president Sam Flood expects Schanzer to

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration’s failure to notify Capitol Police about a parachute stunt at a nearby baseball stadium led to an alert and urgent evacuation of the U.S. Capitol, a law enforcement official says. The FAA is reviewing the communications breakdown, and House Speaker

SINSHEIM, Germany (AP) — American defender Chris Richards has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a right thigh injury sustained playing for German team Hoffenheim. Hoffenheim says the 22-year-old central defender suffered a muscle tendon injury in Sunday’s scoreless draw with Greuther Fürth and “is now set for a long spell

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says it’s reviewing an apparent communications breakdown that led police to think an aircraft carrying military parachutists for a baseball stadium stunt was “a probable threat,” prompting an evacuation of the U.S. Capitol. A Capitol Police alert about the plane

IMOLA, Italy (AP) — Carlos Sainz Jr. has signed a new contract with Ferrari until 2024. Sainz joined Ferrari from McLaren in 2021 on a two-year contract. Ferrari leads the constructors’ championship after two wins for Sainz’s teammate, Charles Leclerc, in the opening three races. Sainz finished second in Bahrain and third in Saudi Arabia

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Manchester United has hired Erik ten Hag as its fifth manager in nine years. The Dutchman is leaving his role at Ajax at the end of the season. Ten Hag has signed a contract to 2025. His task is to bring back the successes not seen at United since

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United has hired Erik ten Hag as its fifth manager in nine years. The Dutchman is leaving his role at Ajax at the end of the season. Ten Hag has signed a contract to 2025. His task is to bring back the successes not seen at United since the retirement

W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin enjoyed the biggest moment of his career inside T-Mobile Arena in 2018, when he skated the Stanley Cup around the rink after defeating the Vegas Golden Knights in the Final. On Wednesday night he enjoyed another milestone. With two goals during a

By The Associated Press Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera needs one more hit for 3,000 in his career, and will try to reach the mark at Comerica Park. Cabrera added three more hits to his total Wednesday night in a 5-3 loss to the Yankees. With fans standing and cheering while hoping to see history,

W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Shea Theodore scored 2:09 into overtime to lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals. Vegas has 89 points and is two back of Dallas for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference, and trails Los Angeles by three in the