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CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. women’s national soccer team will play Iceland, New Zealand and the Czech Republic in the SheBelieves Cup tournament next month. The seventh annual event will be played Feb. 17 to Feb. 23 at venues in Carson, California, and Frisco, Texas. The defending World Cup champion U.S. is preparing for the

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired forward Sam Lafferty in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins for forward Alex Nylander. Lafferty is slated to join the slumping Blackhawks in Arizona. The 26-year-old Lafferty, who is signed through this season with a $750,000 salary-cap hit, has no goals and two assists in 10 games

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving might be just the jolt the Brooklyn Nets need to escape a midseason slump. After refusing to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, Irving has been unable to play at home, and for much of the season was unwelcome on the road. The Nets

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have made the easy move opening the 21-day window for Derrick Henry to practice with the team. The next decision and the timing is much more challenging. Taking the 2020 AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year off injured reserve

By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic’s father says his son is being held in a room with police out front after landing in Melbourne for the Australian Open. The top-ranked Djokovic received a medical exemption to play at the first Grand Slam tournament of the season. The exemption allows

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The new MLS team in St. Louis has its first head coach. St. Louis City SC has named Bradley Carnell to lead the team when it joins the league in 2023. Carnell is a former defender who played in more than 300 professional games and made three starts in the 2002

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The sight of figure skating fans strolling past the historic Ryman Auditorium and mingling around the entrance to Bridgestone Arena for the U.S. championships this week is at once fabulous and frightening. Fabulous in that it should provide plenty of energy and atmosphere for the

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The cheering fans returned to NFL stadiums this season, forcing road teams into silent counts and other coping mechanisms to deal with the noise. The home-field advantage that could be expected over road teams that have to deal with travel, time zone changes on occasion, and the din

By The Associated Press Ross Browner, a two-time All-American at Notre Dame and longtime defensive lineman for the Cincinnati Bengals, has died. He was 67. Browner’s son, former NFL offensive lineman Max Starks, posted on Twitter that his father had died. A native of Warren, Ohio, Browner was part of an accomplished football family. He

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Cordeiro is running to regain his job as U.S. Soccer Federation president, two years after he quit amid a backlash to the group’s lawyers filing legal papers claiming the women’s national team players had less physical ability and responsibility than their male counterparts. Cordeiro

By The Associated Press The Italian league resumes after a two-week winter break with Juventus hosting Napoli in the marquee match. Coronavirus infections are limiting squads, however, with about 10% of players in Serie A positive including Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen. Serie A leader Inter Milan visits Bologna and second-place

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — The PGA Tour begins the new year in the idyllic setting of Kapalua that makes it feel like a working vacation. That probably isn’t the case for Patrick Cantlay and Jon Rahm. They’ve been on vacation for the last few months. Rahm was so burned

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Bad weather has forced the rescheduling of the first men’s World Cup race of the calendar year. The event will now be held on Thursday. Rain and fog as well as strong winds on the Crveni Spust course prevented organizers from starting the night slalom at its scheduled time. The International

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL has issued a warning to teams that they could lose a draft pick and face significant fines if club representatives conduct themselves unprofessionally in interviews with draft prospects. In a memo obtained by the AP that was sent to clubs, the league said a team would

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Liverpool’s match against Arsenal in the English League Cup semifinals has been postponed following a COVID-19 outbreak in the squad that has forced the club to close its training center. The first leg that was scheduled to take place at Arsenal on Thursday will now be staged at Anfield

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Riddell has developed a football helmet that might not be just the next big step in design and player safety, but a major leap. While there has been a focus on position-specific headgear for some time, Axiom is a personal-fit helmet. It is designed and manufactured player by

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool’s match against Arsenal in the English League Cup semifinals has been postponed following a COVID-19 outbreak in Liverpool’s squad that has forced the club to close its training center. The first-leg match that was scheduled to take place at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium on Thursday will now be staged at Anfield