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By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer They are superstar strikers fighting to secure what could be their last chance to play on soccer’s biggest stage.…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer Cristiano Ronaldo needs to avoid an upset like the one that ended Italy’s hopes of making it to the World Cup.…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh and football coach Pat Narduzzi have agreed on a new contract that will keep Narduzzi with the Panthers through at…

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer Longtime Jacksonville Jaguars center Brandon Linder has announced his retirement after eight injury-filled…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer A group of Canadian gymnasts is asking Sport Canada to launch an independent investigation into what they describe as…

VIENNA, Austria (AP) — Austria coach Franco Foda says he will leave his position after the friendly match against Scotland on Tuesday after failing…

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A group of committed enthusiasts in Miami is doing all it can to save jai alai, the world’s…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jermaine Samuels and Collin Gillespie have gone full circle with Villanova into another NCAA…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving is not about to look back now. Not at a loss in his first home game. Nor at how…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Ross Chastain was testing in Delaware when he received an ominous text from a friend…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s final chapter will have a distinctly blue tint. Two weeks of upsets and…

By CHUCK KING Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Albert Pujols has returned to the St. Louis Cardinals, finding a home in the place where he…

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Discussions among Formula One teams and drivers switched from human rights to…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Lexie Hull scored 20 points in front of her hometown crowd, Haley Jones added 18 points and…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston and South Carolina are headed back to the Final Four. The Associated…

TORONTO (AP) — John Tavares scored two power-play goals in the second period, helping the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-2 victory over the Florida…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — LaMelo Ball had 33 points, nine assists and seven rebounds and the Charlotte Hornets spoiled…

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Mark Scheifele scored his second goal of the game with 9.7 seconds left in overtime, giving the Winnipeg Jets a 2-1…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes scored two goals and was one of four Devils to score in a seven-round shootout as…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 32 points,and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Utah Jazz 114-100 on Sunday night…