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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Cris “Cyborg” Justino is making her professional boxing debut on Sunday night in her native Curitiba, Brazil. One of the world’s most accomplished mixed martial artists is chasing a dream she has held since her combat sports career began with her first boxing training

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Filling in for the retired Roger Federer at the Laver Cup, 2021 Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini posted a victory for Team Europe when he edged Team World’s Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (11), 4-6, 10-7. Berrettini received coaching advice from Federer during the match on Day 2 of

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers wide receiver Sammy Watkins has been placed on injured reserve, meaning he must miss at least the next four games. The Packers play at Tampa Bay on Sunday. They already had ruled Watkins out for the Buccaneers game on Friday’s injury report due to a hamstring issue.

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Two-time Olympic skiing champion Aksel Lund Svindal has undergone surgery after being diagnosed with testicular cancer. The Norwegian says on Instagram that “tests, scans and surgery all happened very quickly” and “already after the first week I knew the prognoses looked very good.” The 39-year-old Svindal retired from skiing after claiming

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are heading into training camp looking for a bit of a reboot. First up: improving the communication between coach Nate McMillan and star guard Trae Young. McMillan already got the ball rolling after the Hawks were eliminated in the opening round of the

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Rasmus Hojgaard holds a slender one-shot lead from George Coetzee at the French Open after making a terrible start to his third round and ending with a 3-over 74. The Danish player was 15 under overnight with a six-shot lead on Frenchman Paul Barjon but slipped to 12 under. Coetzee was

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The International team didn’t lose any ground in the Presidents Cup. That felt like a win. The foursomes session Saturday morning was a draw. The Americans won the opening match and anchor match. The International team won the two matches in between. But the tie

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The agent for Buffalo Bills safety Micah Hyde says the team plans to place the starter on season-ending injured reserve because of a neck injury. Jack Bechta adds in a message posted on his Twitter account that he expects Hyde to be healthy in

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Filling in for the retired Roger Federer at the Laver Cup, 2021 Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini put Team Europe back in front by edging Team World’s Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (11), 4-6, 10-7. Berrettini received coaching advice from Federer during the match on Day 2 of the

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona says defenders Jules Koundé and Ronald Araújo are sidelined for an undetermined period after sustaining leg injuries while playing for their national teams. Koundé suffered a left hamstring injury while playing for France. Araújo damaged a tendon in his right thigh while playing for Uruguay. Barcelona has not said how

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. says Japanese fans will be able to “see a glimpse of the old pretty boy” when he fights the Manny Pacquiao-trained Mikuru Asakura in a three-round exhibition on Sunday. The 45-year-old Mayweather told reporters he is in good condition for the clash

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer SYDNEY (AP) — Leesuel Kang scored 37 points to help South Korea rout Bosnia and Herzegovina 99-66, giving the Asian country its first win in the women’s World Cup in 12 years. South Korea (1-2), which has played in 16 consecutive World Cups — tied with the U.S. for

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Amid mounting injuries and off-field problems, at least France coach Didier Deschamps has one less thing to worry about heading into the World Cup: Aurélien Tchouaméni looks the real deal in midfield. Tchouaméni is 22 with only 13 caps but is already playing with the maturity

WOLLONGONG, Australia (AP) — Annemiek van Vleuten has surprised herself and the rest of cycling by recording the finest win of her career at the world road championships. Overcoming an elbow fracture sustained three days earlier, the 39-year-old Dutch great won her second world road race title with an attack in the last 600 meters

TOKYO (AP) — Rising teenager Zheng Qinwen has continued her winning run at the Toray Pan Pacific tournament by beating the sole remaining seed Veronika Kudermetova 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 in the semifinals in Tokyo. In another Chinese-Russian matchup, unseeded Liudmila Samsonova overcame Zhang Shuai 7-6, 6-2. In a match that lasted a little over three