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DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks have waived veteran guard Kemba Walker, moving on before his guaranteed salary kicked in and possibly creating more chances for rookie Jaden Hardy. Walker signed in November after going the first six weeks without a team. The 32-year-old has been plagued by knee issues in recent years. He scored

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The palm trees lining the desert roads leading out of Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport were wet with rain drops when Cristiano Ronaldo arrived this week in Saudi Arabia’s capital city. The surprising weather greeted the soccer great’s shocking move to the Middle East,

ZURICH (AP) — Agents for professional soccer players will see their fees capped under new regulations aimed at bringing transparency to the murky business of player transfers. FIFA has been working on the proposal for years and says the new rules will begin to take effect from Monday. The governing body says the goal is

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a man with felony burglary after he allegedly stole memorabilia and other items from the Milwaukee Brewers clubhouse at American Family Field. Online court records show the 25-year-old man was charged Dec. 14. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that a criminal complaint says the man attended a Sept. 8

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — It was uplifting enough for the Buffalo Bills staff and players to see Damar Hamlin appear on the video screen in the team’s meeting room Friday — “larger than life,” as coach Sean McDermott put it — for the first time since the safety

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta United has loaned midfielder Marcelino Moreno and transferred defender Alan Franco to clubs in Brazil’s top league. Moreno is being loaned to Coritiba FC of Brazil’s Serie A for the 2023 season. Franco, meanwhile, was sold to São Paulo FC for an undisclosed fee, opening up an international roster slot. Moreno

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL’s decision to cancel the Bills-Bengals game has major playoff implications for several teams. The league is changing the rules for the postseason to accommodate the cancellation after owners voted in a special meeting Friday in favor of a resolution recommended by Commissioner Roger Goodell and approved

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Joe Flacco will start at quarterback for the New York Jets on Sunday, with Mike White ruled out against the Miami Dolphins because of a rib injury. Zach Wilson will serve as Flacco’s backup. It’s the latest twist in a season filled

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is getting close to playing Sunday against the New York Giants. Hurts missed the last two games with a sprained right shoulder. Coach Nick Sirianni said Hurts is trending in the right direction toward making the start. Hurts was injured three weeks ago on a hard tackle

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns defensive end Jadeveon Clowney was sent home Friday and will not practice after he made critical comments about the team. The Browns will play their season finale Sunday in Pittsburgh, and Clowney will not make the trip. Coach Kevin Stefanski will address the

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is breathing on his own and able to talk after having his breathing tube removed, his agent said Friday — the latest step in his remarkable recovery in the four days since going into cardiac arrest and being resuscitated

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk is expected to be sidelined for at least a month because of a hamstring injury. The Netherlands captain was taken off at halftime of Monday’s 3-1 loss at Brentford and underwent scans this week. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says about the diagnosis, “we talk about weeks,

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin will not face any challengers as he seeks a third term leading European soccer’s governing body. UEFA says the deadline for candidates passed Thursday with Čeferin the only name on the ballot for the presidency at the UEFA Congress on April 5. Čeferin beat Michael van Praag

By COURTNEY WALSH Associated Press Australian Open favorite Iga Swiatek was in tears after losing at the United Cup in Sydney. The US and French Open champion sobbed courtside after being thrashed 6-2, 6-2 by American Jessica Pegula in the mixed teams tournament semifinals. The victory by Pegula helped the U.S. seize a 2-0 lead

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic beat Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-4 at the Adelaide International to set up a semifinal with Daniil Medvedev. The combined ATP-WTA event is a warmup for this year’s Australian Open which the top-seeded Djokovic missed last year after being barred from the country because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19.

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — The Bayern Munich team has flown to Qatar for its winter training camp amid uncertainty over the club’s contentious sponsorship agreement with the Persian Gulf country. State-owned Qatar Airways’ lucrative advertising deal is due to expire at the end of the season and there is pressure

TOKYO (AP) — Japan officials have named 12 members of their World Baseball Classic team who will represent the country later this year. They include three major leaguers, Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels, Yu Darvish of the San Diego Padres and Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs. The WBC will be played in

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich says full-back Noussair Mazraoui tested positive for the coronavirus during Morocco’s historic run to the semifinals of the World Cup and has since been found to have swelling around his heart. Bayern left Mazraoui out of the squad that has left for a winter training camp in Qatar ahead of

BRUSSELS (AP) — Caroline Garcia says she had to deal with bulimia for a spell, triggered by losses and pain from a lingering foot injury that affected her daily life. Now back to a career-high No.4 in the WTA rankings and in bright spirits, the 29-year-old opened up about her struggles in an interview with