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By The Associated Press Former Chicago Red Stars coach Rory Dames has been accused of misconduct stretching back decades when he was a youth team coach, before he joined the National Women’s Soccer League team, according to a report in The Washington Post. The accusations included verbal and emotional abuse and other inappropriate behavior, were

By The Associated Press The Cincinnati Bengals finally, really feel like they’re in the Super Bowl now. The Bengals flew into Los Angeles on Tuesday for a nice switch from preparing for Sunday’s game back home in frigid Ohio to being in warm and sunny California. Cincinnati offensive coordinator Brian Callahan said being on-site helps

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Trey Hendrickson was once a touchdown-catching tight end in high school. Demolishing quarterbacks, though, just always felt better than spiking footballs. Pass rushing is a passion for the Cincinnati Bengals defensive end. Hendrickson says he has scored touchdowns and sacked quarterbacks; nothing comes close to a sack.

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mas. (AP) — The Patriots are bringing back Joe Judge as an offensive assistant less than a month after he was fired as head coach of the Giants. Judge served as an assistant in New England for eight seasons. He rejoins Bill Belichick’s staff after going 10-23 over

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say there are no known security threats to the Super Bowl. Officials on Tuesday outlined the coordinated law enforcement effort to keep the game at SoFi Stadium and the Los Angeles region safe. They say fans attending the game can expect an enormous police presence

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Donald has won just about every individual award available to a defensive lineman during his spectacular eight-year career with the Los Angeles Rams. As he points out, the only trophy he lacks has Vince Lombardi’s name on it. The 30-year-old Donald is still at

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer Bringing together star trios has been a well-worn formula for championship teams for decades in the NBA. It dates back to the Celtics in the 1960s, to the Showtime Lakers of the 80s, to the Bulls’ run in the 90s, to the modern revival by the Celtics in 2007

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Out of the FA Cup and now out of the Premier League’s top four. Manchester United is going through a rough spell under Ralf Rangnick and Cristiano Ronaldo currently isn’t in good enough scoring form to get the team out of it. Ronaldo didn’t even start the 1-1 draw

MONACO (AP) — Monaco has progressed to the French Cup semifinals by defeating second-tier side Amiens 2-0 with goals from Aurelien Tchouameni and Kevin Volland. Monaco was French Cup runner-up last year to Paris Saint-Germain and is chasing its first cup title since 1991. On Wednesday southern rivals Nice and Marseille meet in the Riviera

BURNLEY, England (AP) — Manchester United has dropped out of the Premier League’s top four as Jay Rodriguez’s 100th career league goal earned last-place Burnley a 1-1 draw at Turf Moor. United dominated the first half as Paul Pogba showed flashes of his brilliant best including firing the visitors in front with 18 minutes gone.

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers are trading two-time All-Star Domantas Sabonis to the Sacramento Kings in a 6-player deal. Sacramento is sending Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield and Tristan Thompson to the Pacers. The Kings also will receive Justin Holiday, Jeremy Lamb and a second-round draft pick. Both teams

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa athletic department has apologized to a Wisconsin wrestler who was the target of racially insensitive remarks during a meet at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Austin Gomez tweeted that a racial slur was directed toward him from the stands after his 3-2 decision over Vince Turk in the 149-pound match Saturday.

By BRIAN MELLEY and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles prosecutors won’t charge Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer for allegedly beating and sexually abusing a woman he met through social media. Prosecutors on Tuesday say they couldn’t prove allegations Bauer choked a San Diego woman into unconsciousness, punched her repeatedly and had

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Caris LeVert believes he’s where he belongs. The 27-year-old guard was acquired by Cleveland in a trade with the Indiana Pacers to bolster the Cavs’ offense and maybe push them closer to the top of the Eastern Conference. It’s the second major trade LeVert has been

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Reigning national champion Baylor was the last undefeated team and ranked No. 1 before a rash of injuries. The Bears are 4-4 their last eight games and now No. 10 in the AP poll. Leading scorer LJ Cryer has missed the last three games with a recurring issue in

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa athletic department announced Lew Montgomery will serve in an interim role in support of the department’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.  Montgomery’s appointment comes after assistant athletics director for diversity, equity and inclusion Broderick Binns accepted a job outside the university.  Montgomery has been the university’s Finance and