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By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Trail Blazers have fired Neil Olshey, the team’s president of basketball operations and general manager, after an investigation into workplace conduct. The Blazers promoted director of player personnel Joe Cronin to interim general manager. The team says Olshey violated its code of

CARLISLE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say an Iowa high school basketball player has been arrested following an apparent assault on an opposing player at the end of a game as the two teams lined up to shake hands. The attack reportedly followed a boys’ high school basketball game between Nevada High School and Carlisle High

MADRID (AP) — Borna Gojo gave Croatia a 1-0 lead over Serbia in the Davis Cup semifinals by beating Dusan Lajovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. The 279th-ranked Gojo outplayed Lajovic after the Serb rallied from 4-1 down to take the first set. Gojo broke Lajovic’s serve five times on the indoor hard court in Madrid. Top-ranked

By The Associated Press  Robert Griffin III is still training to play in the NFL while enjoying his duties as an ESPN college football analyst.  RG3 may have even found a way to be in two places at once. The 2012 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year is an investor in holographic telepresence startup

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Pittsburgh and Wake Forest will meet in a Top 25 showdown for the Atlantic Coast Conference title thanks in part to the continuity of being led by coaches who have been given time to build successful football programs. The No. 18 Demon Deacons are led

MUNICH (AP) — No spectators will be allowed in the stadium next week when Bayern Munich hosts Barcelona in the Champions League because of stricter coronavirus measures. Bavaria governor Markus Söder says his state will bar fans from sports events starting Saturday. German federal and state leaders agreed on a maximum attendance of 15,000 on

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones will not play against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday because of a neck injury. Coach Joe Judge ruled out Jones on Friday after being told by the team’s medical personnel that the third-year quarterback had not been cleared

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Over the past 100 years around 110 people have owned controlling portions of NFL teams. Of that select group, all but two have been white. This head count might offer the simplest explanation for how, even with rules in place for nearly two decades that are designed to improve

CHICAGO (AP) — Defender Aaron Long and forward Jordan Morris are back on the U.S. national team for the first time since major injuries, joined by 12 players who could make their international debuts against Bosnia and Herzegovina in an exhibition on Dec. 18 at Carson, California. Morris tore his left ACL on Feb. 20

MUNICH (AP) — No supporters will be allowed in the stadium when Bayern Munich hosts Barcelona in the Champions League next week because of stricter coronavirus measures. Bavaria governor Markus Söder has confirmed that his state will bar fans from sports events from Saturday. German federal and state leaders agreed a maximum attendance of 15,000

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has dismissed protests by South Africa and Benin regarding incidents during last month’s World Cup qualifying games. The disciplinary rulings confirm that Ghana and Congo have advanced to the playoff round. FIFA says both protests were ”declared inadmissible” by its disciplinary committee. South Africa and Benin both lost decisive matches in

LEEDS, England (AP) — The English cricket club at the center of a racism investigation has announced the departure of its entire coaching staff and director of cricket. Director Martyn Moxon and head coach Andrew Gale’s departures follow the earlier resignations of club chairman Roger Hutton and chief executive Mark Arthur following criticism of Yorkshire

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton posted the fastest time in the first practice for the inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The veteran Mercedes driver was 0.056 seconds ahead of Red Bull driver Max Verstappen and 0.223 ahead of his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas. Verstappen led for the first forty

By SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press VISOKO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — In Bosnia, a poor, Balkan country which habitually marginalizes people with disabilities, a soon-to-be-14-year-old girl, born without her lower left arm, pursues her dream of becoming an internationally recognized rhythmic gymnast. Sara Becarevic says she got enchanted with the demanding sport as a toddler, while watching

By JOHN FINERAN Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame has promoted defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman to replace Brian Kelly as head coach of the Fighting Irish. Freeman, 35, takes over less than a week after Kelly’s abrupt departure for LSU with the Irish still in contention for the College Football Playoff. After

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ralf Rangnick turned down an offer to coach Chelsea on an interim basis last season but he couldn’t say no to Manchester United. The 63-year-old German held his first news conference as interim manager. His contract calls for him to take up a consultancy role for two years after managing United

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — The last surviving member of West Germany’s 1954 World Cup-winning team has died. Horst Eckel was 89. The German soccer federation says Eckel died Friday. It did not give a cause of death. Eckel was one of only two West German players to play in every