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CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — William Byron has reached a three-year contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports that will keep him in the No. 24 Chevrolet…

ZURICH (AP) — Chile is challenging Ecuador’s place at the World Cup finals tournament over an alleged ineligible player. The Chilean soccer…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar veteran Stefan Wilson will return to the cockpit for this month’s Indianapolis…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer Former pro hockey player Akim Aliu has a graphic novel in the works that tells his story and how he overcame racism…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid had little reason to hope it could pull off another comeback as the game…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer FIFA has received 3 million ticket requests for the World Cup final in Qatar and high demand to attend some of…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The Champions League continues to be an elusive title for Manchester City and a painful competition for manager Pep…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal saved four match points to defeat David Goffin in three sets in the Spaniard’s…

By The Associated Press The Mets and Phillies renew hostilities in Philadelphia only four days after their previous matchup at Citi Field, which got…

By JOHN DUERDEN Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan and South Korea will start fine-tuning for the World Cup with high-profile…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The McLaren Formula One team has taken Miami by storm ahead of Sunday’s…

By BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer POTOMAC, Md. (AP) — If Max Homa still had a podcast, he would tell his listeners that everything is fine, thanks…

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Marseille is under pressure to hold onto second place in the French league and will need Dimitri…

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Mike Smith bounced back with a perfect 30-save night and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-0 Wednesday to…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Gonsolin didn’t worry when he left an early first-pitch fastball over the plate and…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kevon Looney had never missed a game before he came to Golden State. Not one. He figures…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The top-seeded Phoenix Suns were braced for another fourth-quarter playoff fight on Wednesday…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov had a hat trick and Joel Eriksson Ek scored twice for the Minnesota Wild,…