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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Justin Campbell struck out 10 in seven innings, Griffin Doersching hit a three-run homer and No. 4 seed Oklahoma State beat eighth-seeded Baylor 11-1 in the Big 12 Tournament. Oklahoma State, coming off a 4-0 loss to Texas after recording just three hits, advances to play on Friday in the double-elimination

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Alonzo Highsmith is back with the Miami Hurricanes. The university says the former player and NFL executive is the new general manager of football operations. The university did not disclose hiring terms. Highsmith has spent nearly 30 years in NFL front offices, the majority of that time with the Green

NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Donaldson has apologized to the wife and family of Jackie Robinson for referencing the pioneering Black baseball player in remarks that led to a confrontation with Chicago White Sox star Tim Anderson. The New York Yankees third baseman was suspended for one game and fined on Monday by Major League

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Beth Paretta and Don Cusick spent months trying to put together Indianapolis 500 teams. Cusick found a late solution by bringing on a partner. Paretta chose a different option. But the two IndyCar owners faced the same problem: There is a lack of crew members and

TREVISO, Italy (AP) — Belgian rider Dries De Bondt won a four-man sprint to take the last flat stage of the Giro d’Italia in Treviso. Richard Carapaz maintained a three-second lead in the overall standings from Australia’s Jai Hindley. Three stages remain to determine the winner. There are grueling mountain legs on Friday and Saturday

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kimi Raikkonen, the 2007 Formula One world champion, will drive the No. 91 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International road course for Trackhouse Racing on Aug. 21. Raikkonen retired from Formula One last year. The Finland native has won 21 races and been on

TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s exhibition against Iran at Vancouver, British Columbia, on June 5 was canceled following criticism by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down on Jan. 8, 2020, minutes after taking off from Tehran by an Iranian surface-to-air missile. The Canadian government says 55 Canadian citizens and

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, was especially disturbing for Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Brooks Raley. Uvalde is the 33-year-old left-hander’s hometown. He grew up playing baseball there, and his parents and a brother still reside in the small community of 16,000 west of

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police say former Formula One head Bernie Ecclestone was arrested for having a gun while boarding a plane. The 91-year-old Ecclestone was released on bail and Brazilian media reported that he took a private jet Switzerland a short time later. Sao Paulo state’s public

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer A former member of the Canadian national gymnastics team wrote a public letter accusing the country’s 2016 Olympic coach of inappropriate and unwanted touching.  The letter by Abby Pearson Spadafora revealed the latest in a long series of allegations of sexual, emotional and physical abuse by coaches Dave and

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer PARIS (AP) — The French league has written to Spanish competition president Javier Tebas complaining about his attacks on Paris Saint-Germain’s finances after Kylian Mbappé chose to stay with the team rather than join Real Madrid. After Mbappé signed a new three-year contract at Qatari-owned PSG, Tebas said

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Roman Abramovich’s ownership of Chelsea is ending in a way unimaginable when he was on the field in February celebrating the team’s FIFA Club World Cup triumph. It was only in November that Abramovich was seen back at Stamford Bridge for the first time in more than three

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer Basketball coach Liz Mills has again shown that women can successfully coach men’s teams. Now she wants to help other women join the ranks. The Australian led her Moroccan club team to the quarterfinals of this year’s Basketball Africa League after she had coached the Kenya men’s team to

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The Portuguese government has given its authorization for the sale of Chelsea by Roman Abramovich. The Russian oligarch is a Portuguese passport holder and needed the government’s approval. The decision by Portugal was announced a day after the British government approved the sale of Chelsea by the sanctioned Russian to a

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Marcell Jacobs already won another gold medal at the world indoors. He’ll likely get a huge reception at Rome’s upcoming Diamond League meet. Then a reunion with his once-estranged father at the world championships. Followed by more potential medals at the European championships. And a wedding

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Karim Benzema was in a supporting role to Cristiano Ronaldo the last time he was in a Champions League final. He was just another forward on a Real Madrid team in which Ronaldo attracted most of the attention. It will be a lot different when Benzema

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Czech Republic striker Patrik Schick has signed a contract extension through 2027 with German club Bayer Leverkusen following speculation he could opt for a transfer to the Premier League. Schick scored 24 goals in 27 games as Leverkusen finished third in the Bundesliga this season. His existing contract was due to

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer It’ll be a clash of styles when Jurgen Klopp and Carlo Ancelotti lead Liverpool and Real Madrid into the Champions League final on Saturday. They are polar opposites in many ways. Klopp is a chest-beating, emotionally fuelled leader whose Liverpool team’s high-energy approach is in his image. Ancelotti is

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — José Mourinho might be better described as a “Man of the People” now rather than the “Special One.” The Portuguese coach extended his perfect record in European finals to five titles by guiding Roma to the inaugural Europa Conference League trophy. He says bringing Roma its

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Josh White pitched seven scoreless innings and Dylan Beavers hit an inside-the-park home run to help California beat UCLA 4-1 in the first round of the inaugural Pac-12 Baseball Tournament and win its seventh consecutive game. No. 6 seed Cal (29-25) plays second-seeded Oregon State in the winner’s bracket. White scattered