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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The largest soccer-specific stadium in the United States and Canada will be named GEODIS Park in a naming rights deal between the Nashville Soccer Club and the supply chain operator. Specific terms of the deal were not announced Thursday, though GEODIS also will be the presenting partner for a new soccer

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Premier English League team Chelsea doesn’t have much to celebrate on its 117th birthday. The British government froze the assets of seven wealthy Russians on Thursday, including those of team owner and Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. Under the sanctions, Chelsea is being allowed to continue

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser Al-Khelaifi over heated incidents after the team’s Champions League loss at Real Madrid. The disciplinary case, which also includes sporting director Leonardo, followed reports that Al-Khelaifi went in search of the match officials to protest refereeing decisions on Wednesday night. PSG

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Juwan Howard was on his best behavior. Sure he worked the officials. And yes he spent most of Thursday’s game barking out instructions to Michigan’s players. But after serving a five-game, league-imposed suspension for taking a swing at Wisconsin assistant coach Joe Krabbenhoft, the Wolverines coach

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Al Durham drained a go-ahead 3-pointer with 41 seconds left for his first basket of the game, and No. 11 Providence barely got past pesky Butler 65-61 in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals. Nate Watson scored a season-high 26 points for the top-seeded Friars, who

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball and its locked-out players gained momentum toward an agreement after the bickering sides agreed to negotiate on an international amateur draft and management made a new counteroffer. MLB told players if an agreement was reached by 3 p.m. Thursday and ratified later

WASHINGTON — Chuba Ohams had 20 points and 16 rebounds as Fordham edged George Mason 54-49 in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament. Josh Oduro led the Patriots on Thursday with 11 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks.

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — No. 7 Duke began coach Mike Krzyzewski’s final Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament with a tougher-than-expected 88-79 victory over ninth-seeded Syracuse, which was playing without suspended star Buddy Boeheim. Wendell Moore Jr. scored 26 points and Jeremy Roach had 17 in the second half

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers’ latest stock offering raised $65.8 million and produced 176,160 new shareholders for the NFL’s only publicly owned franchise. The Packers sold a total of more than 198,000 shares at $300 each during the offering that began Nov. 16 and ran through Feb. 25. The Packers announced

CLEVELAND (AP) — With All-Star center Jarrett Allen sidelined indefinitely with a broken finger, the Cleveland Cavaliers signed big man Moses Brown to a 10-day contract. The 7-foot-2 Brown, who played for Dallas earlier this season, is expected to be available for Friday’s game in Miami. Allen broke his left middle finger in Monday’s win

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 19 of his 24 points in the second half, Xavier Johnson had 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and No. 9 seed Indiana closed on a 31-9 run to rally past eighth-seeded Michigan 74-69 in the second round of the Big Ten Conference tournament. Michigan led by 17

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A court date has been reset in the criminal case accusing ex-Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs of driving drunk and causing a high-speed crash that killed a woman last November. Ruggs’ defense attorney, David Chesnoff, asked Thursday for more time to examine evidence that police

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The top five mushers in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race appear to be taking an extended break in the ghost town of Cripple, Alaska. All mushers in the nearly 1,000-mile race across Alaska must take a 24-hour layover and two eight-hour breaks along the way.

CLEVELAND — Setric Millner Jr. had 22 points as top-seeded Toledo narrowly beat eighth-seeded Central Michigan 72-71 in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tourney on Thursday. RayJ Dennis scored the winning basket with 10 seconds to go and then TJ Shumate forced a turnover on the Chippewas inbounds pass. However, Ryan Rollins missed the

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Kevin Magnussen had thought was done with Formula One until he received a surprise call from Haas F1. The team had fired Russian driver Nikita Mazepin and wanted Magnussen to fill the seat. Magnussen drove for Haas from 2017 until 2020. During his one season away, the Danish

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain’s glitzy offseason recruitment drive was hailed as the best in European soccer and designed to lead PSG to Champions League glory. But it backfired completely as goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma’s error against Real Madrid on Wednesday night led to another capitulation in soccer’s elite competition.

DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland coach Stephen Kenny’s “big dream” is to qualify for the 2024 European Championship now that he’s signed a contract extension. Kenny discussed his goals for Ireland at a press conference a day after he was given an extension through the Euro 2024 tournament being held in Germany. He says, “The ambition

SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Pierre Gasly was fastest for AlphaTauri in Formula One pre-season testing. Much focus was on the new-look Mercedes and Haas missing the morning start due to freight problems. The session under floodlights ended a few minutes early after Red Bull driver Sergio Perez got stuck in a gravel trap. Seven-time F1