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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer When the NCAA lifted restrictions on players profiting from their name, image and likeness, it created instant millionaires of elite college football players like Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud and Alabama quarterback Bryce Young. The NIL benefits for individual athletes can have a drawback. Big deals for a few

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The jury in the trial of Ryan Giggs was discharged after failing to reach a verdict on domestic violence charges against the former Manchester United star. Giggs, 48, had been on trial for four weeks but after more than 20 hours of deliberations, the Crown Court jury of seven women and

LONDON (AP) — Wesley Fofana has become one of the most expensive defenders in soccer history after securing a move to Chelsea from Premier League rival Leicester for a reported fee of 75 million pounds ($87 million). The signing of the 21-year-old French center back took Chelsea’s spending in this transfer window to about $270

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — The New York Yankees have purchased a minority stake in Italian soccer champion AC Milan, which announced the closing of its latest ownership change. RedBird Capital Partners completed the deal to purchase a controlling interest in the seven-time European champion for 1.2 billion euros ($1.2 billion).

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — AC Milan has announced the closing of its latest ownership change and a minority stake for the New York Yankees. RedBird Capital Partners completed the deal to purchase a controlling interest in the seven-time European champion for 1.2 billion euros ($1.2 billion). It’s the second soccer

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA says the European Championship in women’s soccer was watched by a tournament-record total live audience of 365 million broadcast viewers. UEFA says that projected number doubles the figure from Euro 2017. The audience includes people watching television in- and out-of-home plus on live streams. A global audience of 50 million

By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — There is a silver lining to the drought affecting the northeastern U.S. that has frustrated farmers, dried up rivers and reservoirs, and brought water use restrictions and brush fires to the region. The arid conditions have benefited amusement parks, minor league baseball teams, construction contractors and other

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has reiterated that Cristiano Ronaldo will not be leaving the team in the final days of the transfer window. The uncertainty around Ronaldo’s future at United only increased following the signing of Brazil forward Antony from Ajax on Tuesday. When asked if Ronaldo remains part

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Wolverhampton has added some much-needed depth and variety to its attack by signing Austria striker Saša Kalajdžić from German club Stuttgart. The 25-year-old Kalajdžić is 6-foot-7 (2 meters) and has scored 23 goals across the last two seasons in Bundesliga, in which he was Stuttgart’s top scorer both times. Kalajdžić will

SINGAPORE (AP) — Olympic gold medal swimmer Joseph Schooling has apologized for using cannabis in Vietnam while competing there on leave from military service in his native Singapore. Schooling achieved superstar status in Singapore when he won his country’s first and only Olympic title at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. He won the 100

PARIS (AP) — Spain midfielder Fabian Ruiz has joined Paris Saint-Germain on a five-year deal from Napoli. PSG did not reveal the financial terms of the deal. Ruiz scored 22 goals and had 15 assists in 166 games over four seasons with the Serie A club, winning the Italian Cup in 2020. The 26-year-old Ruiz

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer The NCAA instituted a policy last summer allowing athletes to benefit from their name, image and likeness. The idea was that it would give established players a chance to profit off their fame but wouldn’t be used as a recruiting weapon. That’s not how it’s worked out. The NCAA

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has lost in the first round of a second consecutive major tournament. She fell in straight sets to Danielle Collins in a big-hitting matchup at the U.S. Open. Collins reached her first Grand Slam final at the Australian Open

By JOE STIGLICH Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Blake Snell allowed four hits over six shutout innings and Trent Grisham hit a two-run homer to lead the San Diego Padres to a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Snell struck out eight and rebounded from a shaky start against Cleveland his last time

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Past U.S. Open champions Venus Williams, Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu all have lost in straight sets in the first round of the U.S. Open. Williams, who won two of her seven major titles in New York, was beaten by Alison Van Uytvanck in straight

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Aaron Judge hit a three-run shot for his 51st homer of the season, and the New York Yankees snapped their three-game losing streak with a 7-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Judge connected for the second straight night at Angel Stadium, driving a high

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Zac Gallen stretched his scoreless streak to 34 1/3 innings with another dominating performance, Jake McCarthy homered and had five RBIs, and the Arizona Diamondbacks blasted the Philadelphia Phillies 12-3. Gallen had the Phillies off-balance all night, allowing two hits with seven strikeouts in seven innings.

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — C.J. Cron drove in two runs, José Ureña outpitched Max Fried, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2. Since becoming a full-time starter in 2019, Fried has 50 wins, second-most in the majors to Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, and he had a 2.12 ERA

By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Gavin Lux and the Los Angeles Dodgers quieted Timmy Trumpet at least for now, edging the New York Mets 4-3 in a matchup of NL division leaders. The Mets lost with Trumpet, who performs Edwin Diaz’s blaring entrance song “Narco,” at Citi Field and ready to