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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Rodriguez is taking a swing at mixed martial arts as an investor and board member for the Professional Fighters League. The PFL announced the addition of the former New York Yankees star to its board of directors Thursday. Rodriguez’s investment is part of what the PFL says is $30 million

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — A soccer fan has been sentenced to 24 weeks in prison for assaulting Sheffield United striker Billy Sharp at the end of the team’s Championship playoff game against Nottingham Forest. Robert Biggs is a 30-year-old electrical engineer who is a season-ticket holder at Forest. He ran onto the field after Tuesday’s

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City’s defensive problems appear to have improved ahead of the final round of the English Premier League on Sunday when the team requires a victory over Aston Villa to ensure retaining the title. Right back Kyle Walker and center back John Stones have returned to training despite having previously been

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Olympic champion Zac Stubblety-Cook has set a world record in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke at the Australian swimming championships. Stubblety-Cook finished in 2 minutes, 05.95 seconds in the final to improve on the previous mark of 2:06.12 set by Russian swimmer Anton Chupkov at the 2019 world championships in Gwangju, South

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — A soccer fan has pleaded guilty to assaulting Sheffield United striker Billy Sharp at the end of the team’s Championship playoff game against Nottingham Forest. Robert Biggs is a 30-year-old season-ticket holder at Forest. He ran onto the field after Tuesday’s game at the City Ground and headbutted Sharp to the

LONDON (AP) — English soccer player Chioma Ubogagu is serving a nine-month suspension for failing a doping test after medication for a skin condition contained a prohibited substance. Ubogagu joined Women’s Super League team Tottenham last year. She was initially provisionally suspended in January but details of the case and verdict were announced only on

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — The final of the inaugural edition of the Europa Conference League represents a big opportunity for Roma striker Tammy Abraham. Abraham wasn’t even given a spot on the bench when his Chelsea team won the Champions League last season. A breakout season under José Mourinho at

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — This is the 100-year anniversary of Oakmont being introduced as a professional major course and Gene Sarazen becoming the first man to win two majors in a year. Other key anniversaries this year go from Rory McIlroy getting his second major at Kiawah Island and

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Southern Hills has crowned some of the game’s greatest players during more major championships than just about any other American venue. Yet for the most part, they’ve been a dreadful bore. In four previous PGA Championships and three U.S. Opens, Dave Stockton and Tiger Woods

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Rich Strike winning the Kentucky Derby at 80-1 may not be the only big upset this Triple Crown season. Not if Fenwick has anything to do about it. Two weeks after Rich Strike became the second-biggest long shot to win the Derby, Fenwick could join him

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama coach Nick Saban called out Texas A&M, saying the school was “buying” players with name, image and likeness deals. The Aggies signed the top recruiting class in the country earlier this year. While speaking at an event in Birmingham, Alabama, Saban also mentioned Jackson State and Miami as schools that

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ruben Gabrielsen and Diego Fagúndez scored, propelling Austin FC to a 2-1 victory over Los Angeles FC Wednesday night. The victory came despite LAFC’s Carlos Vela becoming the third-fastest player in MLS history to reach 100 combined goals and assists. Vela scored on a penalty

SAN JOSE Jamiro Monteiro scored two goals, including the match-winner in the 80th minute, to lead the San Jose Earthquakes to a 3-2 victory over the Portland Timbers on Wednesday night. Portland took a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute on a goal by Cristhian Paredes. San Jose (3-5-4) pulled even on a diving header