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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is dropping regular COVID-19 testing for all but symptomatic individuals while maintaining an ability to move games if the public health situation in an area deteriorates. MLB and the players’ association finalized their 2022 COVID-19 protocols. Restrictions such as wearing facemasks in

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Proposals to change the rules for overtime have been submitted by three NFL teams, with Tennessee seeking to include 2-point conversions as part of the process of deciding the winner. The Titans have recommended that both teams possess the ball in overtime unless the team receiving the kickoff

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Andrew McCutchen is heading back to the NL Central after signing with the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers announced Wednesday they have signed the five-time All-Star outfielder to a one-year contract. McCutchen spent the first nine years of his career in the NL Central with Pittsburgh and won the 2013 NL MVP during

By CEDAR ATTANASIO, JILL BLEED and ANITA SNOW Associated Press HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — The Texas Department of Public Safety says nine people were killed in a head-on collision in West Texas, including six students and a coach from a New Mexico university who were returning home from a golf tournament. Texas Department of Public

ANDREWS, Texas (AP) — The Texas Department of Public Safety says nine people were killed in a head-on collision in West Texas, including six students and a coach from a New Mexico university’s golf teams. Sgt. Steven Blanco says a pickup truck crossed the center line of a highway and crashed into a vehicle carrying

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — The ownership of the Chicago Cubs says it will make a bid to buy Premier League club Chelsea. The Ricketts family went public with its interest in the buyout with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich forced to sell up after he was sanctioned by the British

By YURI KAGEYAMA and STEPHEN WADE Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Officials in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo say there is public support for holding the 2030 Winter Olympics. Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto says the city has no plans to hold a binding public referendum for the final word. The mayor says about 60% of

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Novak Djokovic will be allowed to play at the French Open even if he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 as long as the coronavirus situation in France remains stable. And Russian players will be admitted to play but as neutral athletes because of the the war started by their

LONDON (AP) — All four Grand Slam tennis tournaments will now use a 10-point tiebreaker when matches reach 6-6 in the final set. The Grand Slam Board announced the trial move on behalf of the Australian, French and U.S. Opens and Wimbledon. It’s based on “a strong desire to create greater consistency in the rules

COURCHEVEL, France (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin increased her lead over Petra Vlhová in a close race for the overall title by winning the downhill at the World Cup Finals. Shiffrin had barely raced downhill this season. Her best result was 18th. The American put down a clean run on the new Eclipse course to earn

ANDREWS, Texas (AP) — Officials say a vehicle carrying members of the University of the Southwest’s golf teams collided head-on with a pickup truck on a two-lane road in West Texas, killing multiple people including some students and the teams’ coach. Sgt. Steven Blanco of the Texas Department of Public Safety told KWES-TV the vehicles

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s first MotoGP race in 25 years will attract the biggest crowd for any sporting event in the country since the start of the coronavirus pandemic when 60,000 fans descend on the tourist island of Lombok. Indonesian President Joko Widodo hosted 20 racers at the presidential

ANDREWS, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a vehicle carrying members of the University of the Southwest’s golf team collided head-on with a pickup truck in West Texas, killing multiple people. Sgt. Steven Blanco of the Texas Department of Public Safety told KWES-TV the vehicles collided Tuesday night in Andrews County and there were fatalities in

COURCHEVEL, France (AP) — Aleksander Aamodt Kilde has edged Olympic champion Beat Feuz in their tight duel to win the World Cup season-long downhill title. Kilde’s fourth place in the World Cup Finals downhill at Courchevel in France proved enough to maintain his narrow points lead. Feuz finished third in the race won by Vincent

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer During the sixth annual NFL Women’s Forum, coaches and general managers from the 32 teams were asked to spend one hour participating. Some stayed involved nearly all day. A total of 45 young women from colleges on all levels attended the invitational event. So did team owners, executives

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — When veteran coach Kelvin Sampson took over at Houston in 2014, the Cougars had made the NCAA Tournament just once since 1992. Now in his eighth season, he’s transformed the program into a March Madness mainstay as the fifth-seeded Cougars prepare to open Friday against UAB.

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Turns out, March has more madness than just college basketball. The NBA is getting a taste as well. Kyrie Irving’s 60-point barrage at Orlando on Tuesday night was the seventh 50-point effort in the league so far this month — with half of March remaining. His career-best came one

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Bo Horvat had two goals and an assist to lead the Vancouver Canucks past the New Jersey Devils 6-3. Tanner Pearson added a goal and an assist for the Canucks. Brad Hunt, Nils Hoglander and Juho Lahmmikko also scored, and J.T. Miller had three assists to extend his point streak

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves for his second consecutive shutout, Valeri Nichushkin and J.T. Compher scored on the power play, and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-0. Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist, and the Avalanche continued their push for a