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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Not long ago, it seemed a foregone conclusion that Jordan Spieth would one day capture golf’s career Grand Slam. Even more recently, it seemed as if he might never contend again. After scorching a Tiger-esque path through his first five years as a pro, including

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants added four defensive players to their roster, including three who have previously worked with members of the coaching staff. The Giants announced the signings of defensive end Jalyn Holmes, safety Henry Black, and cornerbacks Maurice Canady and Khalil Dorsey. Canady and Dorsey previously played for defensive

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles strengthened their secondary by agreeing on a one-year contract with veteran cornerback James Bradberry. Bradberry, who made the Pro Bowl in 2020, was released by the New York Giants on May 9 for salary cap reasons. He would have been a $21.9 million cap hit. Bradberry’s deal with Philadelphia

SAVONA, Italy (AP) — Italian sprinter Marcell Jacobs has competed in his first 100-meter race since becoming Olympic champion. He won a meeting in Savona despite a sub-par performance as he returns from an illness. Jacobs impressed in the heats to win his semifinal in 9.99 seconds but didn’t seem his usual powerful self in

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Police say a former University of Kansas soccer goalie has been killed and her husband has been charged with first-degree murder in her death. Police say officers found 25-year-old Regan Noelle Gibbs fatally wounded Monday night at her apartment in Lawrence. Police say her husband, 26-year-old Chad Joseph Marek, was arrested

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — D. Wayne Lukas sat atop his pony just after 6 a.m. and stared at Secret Oath while she got a bath following her first trip to the track at Pimlico Race Course. “The whole time she was out there she never put her ears down —

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Things have been working out just fine so far in this postseason for Jimmy Butler and the top-seeded Miami Heat. They’ll look to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals when they play host to the second-seeded Boston Celtics on Thursday night. It won’t

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — José Mourinho sees no reason to stop now after reaching another European final while approaching his 60th birthday. The 59-year-old Mourinho was asked if critics had been too quick to write him and 62-year-old Carlo Ancelotti off too quickly. Mourinho’s Roma will meet Feyenoord in the

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Idrissa Gueye has been asked by the French soccer federation why he sat out a game in which players wore jerseys with rainbow-colored numbers to denounce homophobia. A person with direct knowledge of the incident told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Gueye

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have reinstated shortstop Carlos Correa from the injured list. They sent thriving rookie Royce Lewis back to Triple-A St. Paul before their game at Oakland. Correa missed 11 games with a bruised right middle finger. He was hurt when a pitch hit him there while he gripped the

REGGIO EMILIA, Italy (AP) — Alberto Dainese became the first Italian rider to win a stage in this year’s Giro d’Italia by sprinting to victory on the 11th leg, and Juan Pedro López kept hold of the pink jersey. Dainese was a long way behind his rivals at the start of the sprint but powered

By The Associated Press Real Salt Lake forward Rubio Rubin has been approved by FIFA to switch his national team affiliation to Guatemala from the United States. A 26-year-old from Beaverton, Oregon, Rubin was selected the U.S. Soccer Federation’s youth male athlete of the year in 2012 and played for American youth national teams. He

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer BRUSSELS (AP) — Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku have all been called back into the 32-man Belgium squad ahead of upcoming Nations League matches. Belgium coach Roberto Martinez had rested the Red Devils’ big names for the national squad’s previous matches in March to focus on

LONDON (AP) — Formula One has decided against replacing the Russian Grand Prix. It had earlier been canceled following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The announcement reduced the current season from a record 23 races to 22, the same total as last year. The Sochi race scheduled for Sept. 25 and had been pulled from the

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Albanian government has declared a public holiday in Tirana for next Wednesday when the capital city hosts the Europa Conference League final between Roma and Feyenoord. There will be a pedestrian-only zone with up to 100,000 Italian and Dutch soccer fans expected even though each