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MILAN (AP) — Next year’s Giro d’Italia will feature seven stages best suited to sprinters. Race organizer RCS Sport has decided to release…

LEEDS, England (AP) — Cricketer Azeem Rafiq has been praised for his bravery in reporting racism and bullying at Yorkshire by the new chairman of…

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle has appointed Eddie Howe as manager, tasked with trying to keep the relegation-threatened team in the Premier…

By The Associated Press Coaches Ron Rivera and Sean McDermott, standout players Christian McCaffrey, George Kittle and Demario Davis, team owner…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The NCAA has set the stage for a dramatic restructuring of college sports. The nation’s biggest and…

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Italy coach Roberto Mancini has lost another two midfielders ahead of the World Cup qualifier against Switzerland on Friday…

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic will be without coach Jaroslav Šilhavý for next week’s final World Cup qualifier after he tested positive for…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — India has farewelled coach Ravi Shastri with a win after ending its Twenty20 World Cup campaign beating Namibia…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Athletes Unlimited adds 10 players to its basketball league, including Jantel Lavender,…

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — United States center back Chris Richards is adapting well to life in Europe and…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Texas Tech has named Baylor assistant and longtime Texas high school coach Joey McGuire as its next head…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Thousands of fans were at the Camp Nou for the official presentation of Xavi Hernández as Barcelona…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark striker Kasper Dolberg says he has been diagnosed with diabetes and will miss his national team’s upcoming…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer Gymnastics star Simone Biles is ready for a bit of a break after wrapping up a post-Olympic tour. Biles headlined the…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — A bitter divide with athletes over the removal of horse riding from the Olympic event of modern…

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Appalachian State cornerback Steven Jones is making the most of his interceptions lately. Jones has returned…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyle Larson shared his first career NASCAR Cup championship with the youth racing school…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Before he headed onto the track for the biggest race of his career, Kyle Larson heard…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford didn’t shy away in the assessment of his performance…