AP National Sports

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Wearing a T-shirt and shorts instead of a uniform and pads, Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell paced the field during the Hawkeyes’ open practice in April. It’s the way he was dressed the whole spring, when he was held out of practices as he rested and

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Australia has set a world record in the mixed 4×100 meters freestyle final at the world swimming championships. Jack Cartwright, Kyle Chalmers, Madison Wilson and Mollie O’Callaghan clocked 3 minutes, 19.38 seconds in Budapest on Friday. They shaved two-hundredths of a second off the record set by the United States at

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Katie Ledecky has extended her record haul of medals from the world swimming championships to 22 with her latest 800-meter freestyle win. Ledecky clocked 8:08.04 to win the event for the eighth consecutive time at a worlds or Olympic Games. It’s her 19th gold at

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Helio Castroneves was promised a shot at a NASCAR start if he won a race this summer in the Superstar Racing Experience. Well, Castroneves won the opening event in the summer all-star series and now the SRX CEO is working to land Castroneves a seat in the Daytona

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Defending champion Harris English shot a second-round 65 Friday to move into a tie for first place at 9-under after the morning rounds at the Travelers Championship in Connecticut. Patrick Cantlay, playing in the same group as English, led by two strokes heading into their

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Slugger Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees agreed to a $19 million, one-year contrtact, avoiding an arbitration hearing. Judge can make an additional $250,000 for MVP and $250,000 for World Series MVP. He is in the middle of perhaps his best season, batting .304

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The IOC will not add a women’s Nordic Combined to the 2026 Winter Games. The decision on Friday confirms skiing as the only Olympic sport lacking gender equality. The long-term Olympic future of Nordic Combined was also put in doubt with no commitment to keep the

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — Alex Bowman felt he underperformed last year when NASCAR brought the Cup Series back to the Nashville area for the first time in 37 years. He finished 14th but his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson won the race. The hard part for Bowman was

PALMA, Spain (AP) — Stefanos Tsitsipas has advanced to the final of the Mallorca Championships after beating Benjamin Bonzi in straight sets. The second-seeded Tsitsipas saved all three break points he faced to beat Bonzi of France 6-4, 6-4. Tsitsipas will face Roberto Bautista Agut after the Spaniard beat Antoine Bellier 7-6 (5), 6-2. On

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have added a potential rim protector to complement star Karl-Anthony Towns with the acquisition of 7-foot-1 Auburn center Walker Kessler. The Timberwolves sent the No. 19 pick to Memphis for a pair of first-rounders. The first one became Kessler. He won two national

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Ukraine has begun a boycott of international judo events because the Russian team is allowed to compete as Olympic qualification begins. Judo is one of the few Olympic sports where Russians can still compete. They must do so without their flag, and officially represent the International Judo Federation. Ukraine is staying

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Link Jarrett is the new head baseball coach at Florida State. The school announced his hiring three days after his three-year run as Notre Dame coach ended in the College World Series. Jarrett was national coach of the year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association after he led the Irish

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Serena Williams has held a practice session on Centre Court and will begin her Wimbledon comeback by facing Harmony Tan. Tan is a 24-year-old from France who is ranked 113th and owns a 2-6 career record in Grand Slam matches. The placement of Williams in

EASTBOURNE, England (AP) — Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has advanced to her first grass-court final in four years by beating Beatriz Haddad Maia 7-6 (5), 6-4 at Eastbourne. Kvitova will face defending champion Jelena Ostapenko in the final. The eighth-seeded Latvian defeated 12th-seeded Camila Giorgi 6-2, 6-2 in the other semifinal match. Haddad Maia

FAENZA, Italy (AP) — Formula One driver Pierre Gasly will stay with AlphaTauri through 2023. The announcement confirms team principal Franz Tost’s pledge at the Canadian Grand Prix that the 26-year-old Frenchman would “100%” be back next season. Gasly’s future with the team didn’t seem as certain two weeks ago when he had stressed he

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovak champion Slovan Bratislava has signed Belgian central defender Siemen Voet on a three-year contract. The 22-year-old Voet is the second signing in two days for Slovan as it prepares to play Georgia’s Dinamo Batumi in the first qualifying round of the Champions League next month. Voet played for KV Mechelen

MILAN (AP) — Defending Serie A champion AC Milan will open the season at home against Udinese. Runner-up Inter Milan visits newly-promoted Lecce on the opening day, Juventus hosts Sassuolo and Napoli visits Hellas Verona. The season starts the weekend of Aug. 13. There will be a lengthy pause because of the World Cup in