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By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Barcelona striker Sergio Aguero has announced his immediate retirement for health reasons. The 33-year-old Argentina striker underwent heart tests after leaving the field holding his chest during Barcelona’s match against Alaves in the Spanish league on Oct. 30. His condition has since been evaluated and a tearful Aguero says

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona striker Sergio Aguero has announced his immediate retirement for health reasons. The 33-year-old Argentina striker underwent heart tests after leaving the field holding his chest during Barcelona’s match against Alaves in the Spanish league on Oct. 30. His condition has since been evaluated and a tearful Aguero says at a

PARIS (AP) — Human rights activists with Amnesty International have urged the French soccer federation to pay attention to rights violations of migrant workers in Qatar a year before the World Cup. They have unveiled a giant banner on the French soccer federation’s building. It says “Thousands have died in Qatar and the soccer federation

LONDON (AP) — Barclays is doubling its investment in English women’s football as part of its sponsorship of the top two divisions. The bank has extended a deal through 2025 to be the title sponsor of the Football Association-run Women’s Super League and it will also now be linked to the second-tier Championship. Barclays says

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Tom Brady keeps hitting new milestones at age 44. Brady threw his 700th career touchdown pass in the regular season and playoffs with a 58-yarder to Breshad Perriman in overtime on Sunday that gave Tampa Bay a 33-27 win over the Buffalo Bills. Brady won his record 32nd

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavaliers’ plan, crafted last summer by the team’s front office and coaching staff, called for growth this season. Not this. Not this soon, anyway. A 22-win, tough-to-watch team last season and forecast by the experts and Las Vegas oddsmakers to be only slightly better than

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Donato broke a scoreless tie early in the third period of his return to San Jose and the Seattle Kraken beat the Sharks 3-1. Donato knocked a rebound of his own deflection off Sharks defenseman Radim Simek’s skate and past James Reimer for

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A telethon hosted by the University of Kentucky Athletics has raised more than $3 million in donations with matching funds to benefit victims of last weekend’s deadly tornadoes in western Kentucky. Proceeds from the “Kentucky United for Tornado Relief” telethon will go to the American Red Cross. Donations had reached $3,031,241

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Ezra Manjon poured in a career-high 27 points and UC Davis defeated Oregon State 71-64, handing the Beavers their ninth straight loss. Manjon knocked down 11 of 19 shots from the floor — including his only 3-point try — and 4 of 5 foul shots for the Aggies (5-3). Caleb Fuller

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Auston Matthews had two goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs won their second straight game, beating the struggling Edmonton Oilers 5-1. Wayne Simmonds, TJ Brodie and Morgan Rielly also scored for the Maple Leafs, who improved to 8-4-1 on the road. Jack Campbell stopped 35 shots. Colton Sceviour scored for the

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Greg Outlaw sank a 3-pointer to ignite a big run in overtime and Pacific turned back UC Santa Barbara 80-71.Outlaw’s 3 sparked a 10-1 run in the extra period for the Tigers (5-6). Outlaw and Alphonso Anderson both finished with 15 points and eight rebounds. Ajare Sanni paced the Gauchos (5-4)

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Rasmus Dahlin scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres snapped a seven-game winless streak with a 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. Anders Bjork and Jeff Skinner also scored for the Sabres. Tage Thompson and Victor Olofsson each had two assists. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made his fourth straight start and stopped 32 shots.