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APRICA, Italy (AP) — Czech cyclist Jan Hirt won the tough 16th stage of the Giro d’Italia for his first grand tour victory. Richard Carapaz kept the pink jersey as the race headed into a final week in the high mountains. The 202-kilometer route from Salo to Aprica included one of the sport’s toughest climbs

PARIS (AP) — Daniil Medvedev has acknowledged it’s “very strange” he could rise to No. 1 in the rankings as a result of not being allowed to play at Wimbledon. The Russian is ranked second behind Novak Djokovic and began his French Open campaign with a straight-set victory. But the All England Club’s decision to

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Shaun Norris is headed home to South Africa to see his young children and decide on his future. The 40-year-old is coming back to the United States in three weeks for the U.S. Open. But he’s been traveling the world for a decade, and that’s

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kelsie Whitmore has known for years that without a pro women’s baseball league, her goal of playing ball for a living would require her to hang with the men. She’s spent years searching for ways to close the gap, a quest that led her to

By ROB HARRIS and GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writers A FIFA-appointed expert in women’s soccer has been cleared by ethics judges of charges of sexual harassment and abusive behavior directed at players as young as 14. Diego Guacci was the South American expert for FIFA helping pick candidates for its women’s world player of the

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s gameday tradition of fans releasing helium-filled red balloons to celebrate the Cornhuskers’ first touchdown is ending. The tradition of passing out balloons to fans dates to the early 1960s. Athletic director Trev Alberts announced on his radio show a global shortage of helium led to the decision. Russia is one

LONDON (AP) — The owners of Premier League club Tottenham plan to give the club a cash injection of up to 150 million pounds ($188 million), amid calls from manager Antonio Conte to reinforce the squad following qualification for the Champions League. The north London club says majority shareholder ENIC has pledged the cash via

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Eastern Conference finals between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics are as close as can be, heading back to Miami all tied up at two wins apiece. But the individual games have been anything but. Boston scored 18 of the first 19 points in Game

HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — Finland is expected to host the men’s hockey world championship two years in a row after teaming up with Latvia in a bid to stage the 2023 tournament that was stripped from Russia because of the war in Ukraine. The Finnish city of Tampere is bidding with the Latvian capital city

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Tens of thousands of soccer fans are expected to visit the Albanian capital of Tirana for the Europa Conference League final between Dutch club Feyenoord and Italian team Roma on Wednesday. Tirana Airport is preparing to welcome more than 300 flights in two days. Many Italian,

By The Associated Press The final of the inaugural Europa Conference League features two established clubs, with Roma facing Feyenoord in Albania’s capital Tirana. Up to 100,000 Italian and Dutch supporters are expected in Tirana even though each club has been allocated only 4,000 tickets, sparking concerns about possible fan violence. Capacity at the National

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Students from four Historically Black College and University medical schools will be selected for clinical rotations with NFL team medical staffs this year. The joint program with the NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) and Professional Football Athletic Trainer Society (PFATS) aims to diversify the pipeline in sports medicine, including

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Miles Teller feels the need, the need for speed. The “Top Gun: Maverick” actor will get it as the honorary starter for what should be the fastest Indianapolis 500 in history. Teller will wave the green flag for “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. The 35-year-old Teller

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Eastern Conference finals between the Heat and Celtics are as close as can be, heading back to Miami all tied up at two wins apiece. But the individual games have been anything but. Boston scored 18 of the first 19 points in Game 4 on

By The Associated Press PGA TOUR CHARLES SCHWAB CHALLENGE Site: Fort Worth, Texas. Course: Colonial CC. Yardage: 7,209. Par: 70. Prize money: $8.4 million. Winner’s share: $1.512 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 2-5:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 5:30-7 p.m. (CBS); Sunday, 1-2 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2-6:30 p.m. (CBS). Defending champion: Jason Kokrak. FedEx

LONDON (AP) — Jarrod Bowen has been rewarded for his breakthrough season at West Ham by earning his first call-up to the England squad for four Nations League games next month. Bowen scored 12 goals and had 10 assists in the Premier League. The winger was joined in the 27-man squad by Leicester full back

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Zlatan Ibrahimović acted like the protagonist from the movie “Braveheart” in a rousing speech to his teammates so Olivier Giroud likened his own exploits on the field to another blockbuster. “Gladiator.” The Hollywood double feature spurred AC Milan to its first Serie A title in 11