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By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers broadcaster Jack Morris has been suspended indefinitely for racist comments made about Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani during Tuesday’s game. When asked by play-by-play announcer Matt Shepard how the Tigers should pitch to Ohtani in the sixth inning, Morris adopted an exaggerated East Asian

By ANDREW DALTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer intends to invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and will answer no questions in the case of a woman seeking a five-year restraining order against him. Bauer’s lawyer Shawn Holley told a judge that the only questions he will

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Sandro Platzgummer isn’t your ordinary 24-year-old running back trying to make the New York Giants’ roster. Platzgummer is in the fourth year of a six-year program to become a physician. He never played college football. He came out of a club program. He also

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Michael Hermosillo homered for the first time since 2018 and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-1. The depleted Cubs took two of three from their playoff-contending NL Central rivals. Ian Happ and Sergio Alcántara also homered for Chicago, which has won two straight after

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — An attorney for 22 women who have filed lawsuits accusing Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson of sexual assault and harassment says he and some of his clients have spoken to the FBI about the case. Tony Buzbee told The Associated Press that the FBI “reached out

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule emerged from joint practices against the Baltimore Ravens unhappy with his team’s wide receivers, who dropped at least a half-dozen passes. While Rhule continued to praise quarterback Sam Darnold and thought his team’s offensive line did a nice job of

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos coaches ditched their usual navy and orange attire Wednesday for purple T-shirts as the franchise held its third annual Alzheimer’s Awareness Day. “Obviously it’s touched this organization in a deep way with the Bowlen family … ” coach Vic Fangio said. “You

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Athletics right-hander Chris Bassitt has a broken bone in his cheek but no eye damage after being struck on the side of the head by a line drive. Bassitt was taken to the hospital after being hit by the drive from Brian Goodwin in

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has received a new soccer-themed toy: his very own foosball table. Francis played a round on the table that was presented to him Wednesday at the end of his general audience by representatives of a Tuscany-based table football association. The mayor of Altopascio, Sara D’Ambrosio, wrote on Facebook that

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Browns promise to behave when they welcome the New York Giants for two joint practices this week. We’ll see if they keep their word. The teams will work out together on Thursday and Friday in advance of Sunday’s exhibition game at FirstEnergy Stadium. There

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes will host a Rookie Faceoff tournament in the desert next month. The team announced the six-team tournament will be held Sept. 17 to Sept. 20 at Gila River Arena and Ice Den Scottsdale, the Coyotes’ practice facility. The tournament will include Pacific Division teams Anaheim, Los Angeles, San

CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. women’s national soccer team will play a series of four matches in September and October. The team will play Paraguay in Cleveland on Sept. 16, and again on Sept. 21 in Cincinnati. They’ll also play South Korea on Oct. 21 in Kansas City, Kansas, and on Oct. 26 in St.

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente hopes the Hokies can return to normal — both pre- and post-pandemic standards. The Hokies went 5-6 last year, a season when they often went to practice not knowing who would be available. They lost more than half their

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s spring training exhibition schedule will start on Feb. 25. That’s when the Boston Red Sox play Northeastern University, the Detroit Tigers meet Southeastern and the Minnesota Twins face the University of Minnesota. All 30 teams are scheduled to play the following day, when the Grapefruit League schedule starts

TURIN. Italy (AP) — Juventus has signed Italy midfielder Manuel Locatelli from Sassuolo. The 23-year-old Locatelli joins initially on a two-year loan deal and the move will then be made permanent for a fee of up to 35.5 million euros. Locatelli was part of Italy’s European Championship winning squad. He was one of the best

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) — The AIG Women’s British Open now has the largest purse in women’s golf. The R&A announced a prize fund of $5.8 million this week at Carnoustie, with the winner getting $870,000. Next year the prize money goes up to $6.8 million. That’s more than double the money from 2018 before AIG

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets owner Steven Cohen has criticized his team following its season-worst fifth straight loss, showing a side much like that of late Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. “It’s hard to understand how professional hitters can be this unproductive,” Cohen tweeted Wednesday, a day after a 3-2 loss at San Francisco.

ALBACETE, Spain (AP) — Jasper Philipsen has secured his second stage win at this year’s Spanish Vuelta, while Rein Taaramae lost the leader’s red jersey to Kenny Elissonde after crashing for the second straight day. Philipsen prevailed at the final sprint of the fifth stage, which finished in Albacete in southeastern Spain. Philipsen of Belgium

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A person with direct knowledge of the decision says New York Jets guard Alex Lewis is retiring from playing football. The 29-year-old Lewis last practiced on Aug. 5, when he came off the field with what coach Robert Saleh said was a head