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BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Aston Villa signed one of the most highly rated young players in French soccer by bringing in defensive midfielder Boubacar Kamara on a free transfer. The 22-year-old Kamara’s contract with Marseille is expiring this month. He has signed a five-year deal with Villa. He was called up to the French national

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — AC Milan wasn’t expected to win the scudetto. It has young players and ageing forwards and a coach who had never won anything. On paper Inter Milan had the best squad but Stefano Pioli managed to instil a level of maturity and cohesiveness in his players.

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer The Boston Red Sox needed a winning streak like this. Their slow start was exacerbated by the fact that the first-place Yankees were threatening to pull away in the AL East. But the Red Sox have now won five in a row after sweeping Seattle. Trevor Story has five

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Cody Simpson will be swimming rather than singing at the next Commonwealth Games. He was part of the entertainment lineup in the buildup to the 2018 Commonwealth Games that were hosted by his home town on Australia’s Gold Coast. He’ll be on the program again for the 2022 event in Birmingham

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Daniel Gazdag scored in the opening minutes and the Philadelphia Union went on to defeat the Portland Timbers 2-0. Sergio Santos also scored for the Union who came into the game with a streak of five straight draws. Goalkeeper Andre Blake finished with his

WASHINGTON (AP) — Candace Parker finished with her second career triple-double and the Chicago Sky pulled away in the second half to beat the Washington Mystics 82-73. Parker totaled 16 points, 13 rebounds and picked up a 10th assist on a basket by Allie Quigley with 21.2 seconds remaining. It was the 12th triple-double in

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Jonathan Lewis scored a goal five minutes into the second half and the Colorado Rapids upped their home unbeaten streak to 24 with a 1-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders. With the win, the Rapids (5-5-3) matched the current run of Nashville SC for the third longest streak in MLS

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Moussa Djitte scored in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time and Austin FC rallied for a 2-2 draw with Orlando City. Ercan Kara scored two minutes into the match and Ruan found the net in the 22nd minute as Orlando City (6-4-3) jumped out to a 2-0 lead. Sebastian Driussi

By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Anderson hit a three-run homer and then put a finger to his lips to silence the booing fans, capping a tumultuous weekend at Yankee Stadium and helping the Chicago White Sox beat New York 5-0 for a doubleheader sweep. A day after Anderson, who is

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Sebastián Ferreira notched a goal and two assists and Steve Clark turned away all nine shots he faced as the Houston Dynamo cruised to a 3-0 victory over the LA Galaxy on Sunday. Ferreira staked the Dynamo (5-5-3) to an early lead with a goal in the 11th minute. Ferreira notched

By STEPHEN WADE and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The documentary film about the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics has had it first public viewing. The 120-minute film is produced by Naomi Kawase and looks at the Olympics primarily from the point of view of the athletes and those around them. The film will be

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Three former NASCAR All-Star champions crashed out in the second stage of this year’s All-Star race. Polesitter Kyle Busch led all but one of the first 48 laps before he had a flat tire. He was slowing down on the frontstretch when he got

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jackson Yueill scored one minute into the second half to help the San Jose Earthquakes earn a 1-1 draw with Sporting Kansas City on Sunday. Jamiro Monteiro got an assist on the equalizer for San Jose (3-5-5). Johnny Russell scored in the 45th minute to give Sporting KC (3-7-4) the