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By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — The three-man competition to be the Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback is officially on. Mitch Trubisky, Mason Rudolph and rookie Kenny Pickett are all in the mix to replace Ben Roethlisberger, who retired in January. Coach Mike Tomlin says he’s in no rush to announce a

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mike Trout appreciated all the support he received Wednesday after the Los Angels Angels’ head trainer revealed the three-time AL MVP had a “rare” spinal condition that could affect him for the rest of his career. Even if Trout thought the whole thing was

MILTON KEYNES, England (AP) — Alexandra Popp scored twice to power Germany to a 2-1 win over France on Wednesday and into the final of the European Championship against England. With the game level at 1-1 and both teams missing chances to score, Germany captain Popp leaped above the French defense in the 76th minute

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Hurry! Hurry! Russell Wilson is reprising Peyton Manning’s signature demand in Denver. “We’ve got a championship-caliber football team,” the Broncos’ new quarterback declared Wednesday after what he termed a “ great first day ” at training camp with his new teammates, coaches and playbook.

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Bill Belichick has yet to make any definitive statements on who will be calling plays on offense this season. Day 1 of training camp provided more clues of how things may run in the regular season, with quarterback coach Joe Judge working on Mac Jones’ technique,

LONDON (AP) — Crystal Palace has confirmed the signing of United States center-back Chris Richards from Bayern Munich. The 22-year-old Richards signed a five-year contract with the south London club which paid Bayern a fee reported to be about $15 million. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Richards joins a team where Marc Guéhi and Joachim

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken have re-signed forward Ryan Donato to a one-year, $1.2 million deal after initially choosing not to offer him a contract as a restricted free agent. Donato was one of the offensive bright spots during the inaugural season for the Kraken. Donato set career highs across the board in games

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Jackson Holliday slipped on a Baltimore Orioles jersey, jammed the team’s cap over his long, sandy blond hair and grinned broadly as the cameramen clicked away. And boy, did he have reason to smile. The 18-year-old high schooler and No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 amateur

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have now signed both standout pitchers they took with their first two picks in last week’s draft. Fourth-round pick Brock Porter signed for a $3.7 million bonus Wednesday. That was a day after third overall pick Kumar Rocker got $5.2 million. Porter was named the Gatorade National High

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes has emerged as the clear favorite in what had been a crowded Democratic field seeking to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, as his nearest rival dropped out and threw his support behind Barnes. Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry dropped out

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner testified at her drug possession trial in Russia that an interpreter translated only a fraction of what was being said while she was detained at Moscow’s airport in February and that officials told her to sign documents, but “no one explained

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — When it comes to defense, Chicago Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman says he is “going all out always to make every play.” Playing in the strikeout age — when velocity and stuff is the focus, pushing fielding even further into the background — Stroman is part of

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State quarterback Devin Leary is the preseason pick to finish as Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year, while league favorite Clemson leads all schools with six players on the league’s preseason all-conference team. The league released the team Wednesday following voting by media members at last week’s ACC

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek eased past Magdalena Frech 6-1, 6-2 at the Poland Open in her first tournament since her third-round exit at Wimbledon that ended her 37-match winning streak. Swiatek’s homecoming victory extended her clay-court winning streak to 17 matches. The two-time French Open champion improved to 47-4 this season. The

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor says quarterback Joe Burrow has had a successful appendectomy but there is no timetable for his return to the field. Taylor says he doesn’t expect the star quarterback to fall behind in practice. He expects Burrow to be released from the hospital Wednesday, which happened to be

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mets ace Jacob deGrom pitched four innings Wednesday for Triple-A Syracuse, finishing strong after a shaky start in what could be his last minor league rehab outing before rejoining New York’s rotation. Sidelined all season by a stress reaction in his right scapula, deGrom gave

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Julio Jones is the latest high-profile veteran to join forces with Tom Brady in pursuit of a Super Bowl ring. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed the seven-time Pro Bowl receiver to a one-year contract Wednesday. The move bolsters an already impressive array of playmakers the

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor says quarterback Joe Burrow had had a successful appendectomy but there is no timetable for his return to the field. Taylor says he doesn’t expect the star quarterback to fall behind in practice. He expects Burrow to be released from the hospital Wednesday, which happened to be

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — There’s not a lot of on-field drama surrounding the Washington Commanders at the start of their first training camp with the new name. That’s not necessarily a bad thing for an organization that was at the center of plenty of off-field storylines throughout the offseason