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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Danny Amendola, who earned two Super Bowl rings with the Patriots and became one of Tom Brady’s favorite playmakers during his five seasons in New England, is retiring. The veteran 36-year-old receiver made the announcement via a video on social media that featured highlights of his 13 NFL seasons. The former

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren talked Tuesday about the conference being bold and aggressive as college sports goes through a period of sweeping change, and he left the door open for more expansion after adding Southern California and UCLA in the offseason’s biggest move.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Ana Bogdan of Romania upset seventh-seeded Nuria Parrizas Diaz of Spain 6-4, 7-6 (3) to advance to the second round of the Poland Open. Because of rain only three singles matches that were completed at the clay-court tournament in the Polish capital. Three other matches were suspended. Tenth-seeded Italian Jasmine Paolini

PARIS (AP) — Leipzig defender Nordi Mukiele has signed a five-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain. Financial terms were not disclosed. The 24-year-old right back played in France for Montpellier before spending four seasons at Leipzig. Mukiele played 146 matches for the Bundesliga club, scoring 10 goals and delivering 11 assists. He won the German Cup

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils have signed defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler to a five-year, $17 million contract extension starting next season. General Manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the signing, saying the Swiss defenseman would make an annual average of $3.4 million with the two biggest paychecks in the first two years of the extension.

PRAGUE (AP) — Top-seeded Anett Kontaveit cruised past Ekaterine Gorgodze 6-0, 6-1 to advance to the second round of the Prague Open. The Estonian will next play unseeded Czech Lucie Havlickova. Defending champion Barbora Krejcikova advanced by beating Russian Anna Blinkova 6-3, 6-1. Fifth-seeded Alizé Cornet knocked out Anastasia Zakharova of Russia 6-2, 6-3. Unseeded

MILTON KEYNES, England (AP) — Germany midfielder Klara Bühl will miss Wednesday’s semifinal game against France at the Women’s European Championship after she tested positive for COVID-19. The Bayern Munich midfielder has played in all four of Germany’s games so far and scored in a 2-0 win over Spain at the group stage. The German

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — The drug trial of American basketball star Brittney Griner in a Russian court focused Tuesday on testimony that cannabis, while illegal in Russia, is regarded in other countries as having legitimate medicinal use. Griner acknowledged in court earlier this month that she was carrying vape canisters

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer A person familiar with the deals says the Green Bay Packers have agreed to contract extensions with coach Matt LaFleur, general manager Brian Gutekunst and executive vice president/director of football operations Russ Ball. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deals haven’t been

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA says three-quarters of the 32 teams at the World Cup in Qatar will live within a 10-kilometer radius in and around the capital city of Doha. Qatar will be the smallest country ever to host the World Cup. Twenty-four teams 24 will have their bases within the capital city of Doha

PARIS (AP) — Russia is making plans for its athletes to live and compete in the French capital when the Paris Olympics start in 2024 even though many of the country’s athletes remain barred from upcoming qualification events because of the war in Ukraine. Russian Olympic Committee president Stanislav Pozdnyakov has written on the Telegram

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — The drug trial of American basketball star Brittney Griner in a Russian court focused Tuesday on testimony that cannabis, while illegal in Russia, is regarded in other countries as having legitimate medicinal use. Griner has acknowledged that she was carrying vape canisters containing cannabis oil when

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo has arrived at Manchester United’s training ground with his agent with the Portugal great’s future at the English club up in the air. Ronaldo has yet to start preseason training with United and missed the team’s tour of Thailand and Australia. He is set to hold talks with United