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By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — No player is creating more speculation and rumors in this January transfer window than Fiorentina…

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mets general manager Billy Eppler said he spoke to Yankees general manager Brian Cashman well…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer David Quinn is getting a second chance at the Olympics as the coach of the U.S. men’s hockey team. It comes…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — After “Wide Right” and “Music City Miracle,” the Buffalo Bills begin the…

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Mario Balotelli is back in the Italy squad more than three years after his last appearance in an Azzurri shirt. Italy coach…

Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Former Olympic gymnastics champion Szilveszter Csollany of Hungary has died at the age of 51 after…

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon’s progress at the African Cup of Nations was overshadowed by a stampede outside the stadium that killed at…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — The Japanese snowboard team has long been filled with potential in the halfpipe but has no…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins are surging at the season’s halfway point, but head coach Mike…

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Former Tour de France champion Egan Bernal has undergone surgery on his right leg after breaking his femur and kneecap in a…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll is getting a second interview for the vacant New York Giants’…

WATFORD, England (AP) — Claudio Ranieri has been fired by Watford after 3 1/2 months in charge of the Premier League team that has just slipped…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Mississippi is in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll for the first time in 15 years, coming in at…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Golden State Warriors’ new-look coaching staff has helped Steve Kerr tweak his…

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Spanish Vuelta will return to Barcelona in 2023 after an 11-year absence. The city will host the official start of the…

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and David Ortiz appear to be the only players with a chance at Hall of Fame enshrinement…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Heavyweight boxing’s landscape should become a lot clearer this week when the promoters of Tyson Fury and Dillian…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer War Eagle is flying high over men’s college basketball for the first time in history. A barely ranked…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Locked-out Major League Baseball players removed the first of three major obstacles to a labor…

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press MIDWAY, Utah (AP) — The U.S. biathlon team has a full-time embedded sports psychologist who travels with the…