Sports

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

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gabe Vilardi had a goal and an assist, Phillip Danault scored for the second straight game and the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2. Blake Lizotte and Adrian Kempe both had a goal, Jonathan Quick made 24 saves and the Kings snapped a

SEATTLE (AP) — Daniel Sprong had a goal and two assists as the Seattle Kraken beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1. Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak opened the scoring less than 2 1/2 minutes in. Morgan Geekie, Jordan McCann and Matty Beniers also scored for Seattle. Martin Jones made 15 saves. Dylan Cozens scored for the Sabres.

SAO PAULO (AP) — 16-year-old Endrick scored his first professional goal playing in a match for Brazil’s Palmeiras. The striker was a key to the team’s 3-1 win at Athletico. This put the Sao Paulo club closer to its 11th Brazilian championship title. Endrick made his debut earlier this month in another Brazilian championship match,

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Nazem Kadri had two goals and an assist to extend his points streak to six games as the Calgary Flames beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1. Jonathan Huberdeau had his first goal with Calgary and Michael Stone also scored as the Flames won for the fifth time in six games. Evgeni Malkin

By TIM CRONIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist, and the streaking Chicago Blackhawks withstood Florida’s late push to beat the Panthers 4-2. Taylor Raddysh, Philipp Kurashev and Jonathan Toews also scored in the Blackhawks’ fourth straight victory after dropping their first two games of the season. Chicago

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights forward Phil Kessel has broken the NHL record for consecutive games played. Kessel took the ice on the opening shift for Vegas at San Jose for his 990th consecutive game played. Kessel has matched defenseman Keith Yandle’s record for consecutive games played at