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WORCESTER, England (AP) — It seems the Worcester Warriors rugby team is no more. The English club was placed in compulsory liquidation and therefore automatically relegated from the Premiership last year while being pursued for unpaid tax. It was set a deadline of Feb. 14 to provide evidence that it met conditions to compete in

By ANDREW DAMPF and ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press COURCHEVEL, France (AP) — Canadian skier James Crawford edged Aleksander Aamodt Kilde by one-hundredth of a second to win the men’s super-G at the world championships. Alexis Pinturault finished 0.26 seconds behind to take bronze. The Frenchman won the combined race in his hometown two days ago.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Dream have named former Dallas coach Vickie Johnson as an assistant coach. The hire completes coach Tanisha Wright’s staff. Johnson was 32-36 in two seasons with Dallas with a 1-3 playoff record. The Wings did not pick up the option on Johnson’s contract following last season. Johnson also is the

LONDON (AP) — A former tennis player from Morocco has been banned for life after being found guilty of 135 match-fixing offenses. The International Tennis Integrity Agency says it is the highest number of match-fixing offenses by one person detected in the sport. Younes Rachidi has been banned from ever playing in, coaching at or

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Seattle Kraken have placed leading scorer Andre Burakovsky on injured reserve with a lower body injury.  Kraken coach Dave Hakstol said Burakovsky is being listed as week to week. Burakovsky played just one shift in Seattle’s loss to the New York Islanders on Tuesday. His leg appeared to buckle and

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer Ghana international soccer player Christian Atsu is missing after the earthquake in Turkey, his club and agent said Thursday, following earlier reports he was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building and taken to a hospital. Atsu’s well-being and whereabouts were unknown. Aydin Toksoz, the deputy head of

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer First it was Kyrie Irving to Dallas. Then came Kevin Durant to Phoenix. The breakup in Brooklyn is rebuilding some contenders in the West. Trade deadline day in the NBA arrived Thursday with news of a blockbuster. The Nets had agreed overnight to deal Durant to the Suns for

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Authorities are seeking a six-year ban against four-time NCAA champion Divine Oduduru of Nigeria, whose alleged cheating was uncovered in the first case brought by U.S. authorities under a law designed to combat doping schemes across the globe. The unit that oversees anti-doping in global track announced the 26-year-old

LONDON (AP) — Tottenham says goalkeeper Hugo Lloris will be out for up to seven weeks because of a knee injury. Lloris was hurt late in the 1-0 win over Manchester City on Sunday in the English Premier League. Afterwards, he was pictured wearing a brace on his leg.  Backup keeper Fraser Forster will stand

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHOENIX (AP) — When medical personnel rushed onto the field to save Damar Hamlin’s life after the Buffalo Bills’ defensive back collapsed during a game last month in Cincinnati, many people witnessing the horrifying scene did the only thing they could to help. They prayed. Players and coaches

By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press The religiously wary, the spiritually curious — and anyone inclined to appeal to a higher power on game day — are the target audience for a Super Bowl ad campaign with a simple message: Jesus loves them. A group that includes wealthy Christian boosters is using the biggest megaphone TV

WORCESTER, England (AP) — The Worcester Warriors rugby team is no more. The English club was placed in compulsory liquidation and therefore automatically relegated from the Premiership last year while being pursued for unpaid tax. It was set a deadline of Feb. 14 to provide evidence that it met conditions to compete in the second-tier

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant’s time in Brooklyn ended early Thursday when the Nets agreed to trade him to the Phoenix Suns, a person with knowledge of the details said. The Suns will send Cam Johnson, Mikal Bridges, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks and additional draft compensation to

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russia has been stripped of hosting the 2025 swimming world championships and Singapore has been awarded the event by the governing body of the sport. Russia had originally been chosen in 2019 to host the event in Kazan. The International Olympic Committee has asked the governing bodies of sports not to