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By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press DUNEDIN., Fla. (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left Friday’s spring training game against Tampa Bay with right knee discomfort. Guerrero was seen walking toward the clubhouse with an athletic trainer in the second inning and was replaced defensivel by Rainer Nunez to start the third.

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coach Chip Kelly has signed a two-year extension with UCLA that keeps him under contract through 2027. The Bruins were 8-4 last season and finished 21st in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll. It was the first time since 2014 they had been ranked

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Victaria Saxton scored 19 points and Aliyah Boston had her 79th career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds as No. 1 South Carolina improved to 30-0 with a 93-66 victory over Arkansas at the Southeastern Conference tournament on Friday. The top-seeded Gamecocks will play

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Georgia coach Kirby Smart says proposed changes to clock operating rules shouldn’t significantly impact games next season. He called them a good first step to reducing the number of plays and keeping games moving. The NCAA Football Rules Committee approved a proposal to keep the clock running when

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Hailey Van Lith scored 17 of her 26 points in the first quarter, Chrislyn Carr added 16 points and No. 4 seed Louisville beat 12th-seeded Wake Forest 74-48 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament. It was Louisville’s largest margin of victory at the ACC Tournament. Van

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Fernando Alonso started his Formula One career 22 years ago and began this season with two strong practices on opening day of the Bahrain Grand Prix. The 41-year-old Spaniard joked he has 10 more years left in F1. He says “there are no secrets. You dedicate your life

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt has announced on social media that scoring leader Liam Robbins will miss the rest of the season with a leg injury sustained early in Wednesday’s 68-66 victory at No. 23 Kentucky. The school wished the 7-footer a speedy recovery on its Twitter account Friday morning and added, “On the court,

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — While the best college players showcase their skills at this week’s annual scouting combine, the NFL launched a professional development program Friday to provide current and former players opportunities to prepare for their future after football. NFL Career Tours gives players exclusive access to major organizations to learn about various career opportunities and

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Daniil Medvedev has ended Novak Djokovic’s 20-match winning streak by beating the world’s top-ranked player 6-4, 6-4 to reach the final at the Dubai Championships. The third-seeded Medvedev will face defending champion Andrey Rublev in an all-Russian final of the hard-court tournament. Medvedev has extended his winning streak to

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer The NHL trade deadline has arrived. The usual flood of last-minute deals was not expected because teams were far more active in the past several weeks. Arizona Coyotes general manager Bill Armstrong can’t put a finger on why he and his colleagues wound up being so proactive. The day

SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Formula One great Lewis Hamilton has been cleared to race for Mercedes at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix after having his jewelry inspected. Hamilton clashed with governing body FIA last year over its jewelry ban put in place for safety. FIA says the seven-time F1 champion had received a medical exemption

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has been made to confront his historic racially aggravated tweets while giving evidence at a hearing where he denied using a racist phrase toward teammates when playing for Yorkshire. Vaughan was one of the best England batters of his generation. He has been

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s Stegeman Coliseum has been closed for repairs after a small piece of concrete fell from the ceiling of the nearly 60-year-old facility that hosts several of the university’s sports teams and school graduation ceremonies in the spring. The school says no one was injured when the concrete fell on Wednesday,

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Ongoing uncertainty about letting Russian and Belarusian athletes try to qualify for the Paris Olympics affects “less than half” of the 32 sports at the games. The umbrella group of Summer Games sports bodies known as ASOIF met on Friday for the first time since

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — World Cup winner Argentina plans to celebrate with its fans at two home games in March against Panama and Curacao. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni on Friday announced a 35-man selection which included Lionel Messi, Ángel di Maria and the other members of Argentina’s winning squad in Qatar. In its first games

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Jalen Carter’s next step in his attempts to preserve his status as a top prospect in next month’s NFL draft will be Georgia’s pro day on March 15, where he is expected to participate in workouts in front of coaches and general managers. Carter, a defensive

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Defending champion Andrey Rublev advanced to the final at the Dubai Championships by beating Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6 (9) for his first tour-level win over the German. Rublev needed six match points to finally put away Zverev. The Russian will face either top-ranked Novak Djokovic or former No. 1

MUNICH (AP) — Cameroon forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting has extended his contract to stay another season at Bayern Munich. Bayern says the 33-year-old Choupo-Moting signed a one-year extension. Choupo-Moting has helped Bayern adjust to the loss of Robert Lewandowski with 15 goals across all competitions so far. He initially joined Bayern in September 2020 as

PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors say Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi was given preliminary charges of rape. The prosecutors office in Nanterre says Hakimi was questioned by investigators probing rape allegations on Thursday. He was then given preliminary charges and placed under judicial supervision. A 24-year-old woman says she was raped by Hakimi on Saturday