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By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer Looking around Memorial Stadium before Game 1 of the 1983 World Series, Philadelphia Phillies star Gary Matthews saw a lot of Black talent. Joe Morgan. Eddie Murray. Garry Maddox. Ken Singleton. Al Bumbry. Disco Dan Ford. And plenty more that night in Baltimore. “There were quite a few of

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns starting middle linebacker Jacob Phillips was placed on injured reserve with a pectoral tear sustained in a loss to Baltimore. It’s his second major injury in two seasons. Coach Kevin Stefanski said Phillips is likely done for the season and will need surgery. He

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer DORAL, Fla. (AP) — The back-and-forth between Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy continued Wednesday, with the rhetoric tuned down considerably from some past verbal jousting involving PGA Tour players and those who left for Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Mickelson complimented McIlroy for his win last week. A day earlier, The

CLEVELAND (AP) — Two men accused of stuffing five walleye with lead weights and fish fillets during a lucrative fishing tournament on Lake Erie pleaded not guilty to cheating and other charges on Wednesday. Jacob Runyan, 42, of Broadview Heights, Ohio, and Chase Cominsky, 35, of Hermitage, Pennsylvania, made no comments during their brief court

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies will start right-hander Aaron Nola in Game 1 of the World Series against the Houston Astros and last season’s NL Cy Young Award runner-up Zack Wheeler in Game 2. Game 1 of the World Series is Friday night in Houston. Game 2 is

SAINT-MALO, France (AP) — Canadian skipper Mike Birch has died at the age of 90. He was the first winner of the Route du Rhum solo trans-Atlantic race. The event’s organizers said he died “peacefully” during Tuesday night at his home in northwest France. Birch entered sailing legend back in 1978 when he claimed the

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — European champion England will host South American champion Brazil in the first Women’s Finalissima game in London on April 6. UEFA says the showpiece game for women’s soccer will be at Wembley Stadium. The same stadium hosted an 87,000 crowd which saw Lionel Messi star in Argentina’s 3-0 win over Italy

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Schalke has been plunged into more turmoil as the sporting director credited with its promotion back to the Bundesliga left abruptly citing personal reasons. Schalke is last in the Bundesliga and on a run of six losses in all competitions. It’s been without a head coach since Frank Kramer was fired

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Pep Guardiola is one of soccer’s most meticulous and deep-thinking coaches but he seemingly cannot come up with an answer to a big flaw hurting his Manchester City team. The relatively simple task of converting a penalty is proving a serious problem for City. The team has failed to

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ESPN sold its majority stake in the X and Winter X Games on Wednesday, marking the end of a nearly three-decade chapter during which the network helped propel snowboarding, skateboarding and other action sports out of the fringe and into the mainstream. Terms of the sale to MSP Sports

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United defender Raphael Varane has been ruled out until the World Cup after sustaining a hamstring injury. But United manager Erik ten Hag said Wednesday the France international could still play a part in Qatar. Varane was in tears after breaking down in his

HINWIL, Switzerland (AP) — German manufacturer Audi has chosen Formula One team Sauber as its factory works team when it enters the racing series in 2026. Sauber said in a statement that Audi also plans to acquire a stake in the Sauber Group, although no financial details on the shareholding or the timing of it

LONDON (AP) — The English Football Association will not be taking any disciplinary action following an investigation into a confrontation between Arsenal defender Gabriel and Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson during a Premier League match. The two players clashed after Arsenal was awarded a penalty that was converted to earn a 3-2 win at Emirates Stadium

By RAQUEL REDONDO Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The family of a Spanish man trekking from Madrid to Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup says he is believed to be under arrest in Iran where he went missing more than three weeks ago. Celia Cogedor, the mother of 41-year-old trekker Santiago Sanchez, told The