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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid says it will side against Barcelona in the legal proceedings that the rival is facing over its payments of millions of euros over several years to a company that belonged to the vice president of Spain’s soccer refereeing committee. The decision has been made

LONDON (AP) — Brazil striker Gabriel Jesus has played for Arsenal for the first time since sustaining an injury during the World Cup. Jesus came on as a 77th-minute substitute in Arsenal’s 3-0 win at Fulham in the Premier League. It was his first appearance since undergoing surgery on a medial collateral ligament injury on

By RIZWAN ALI AP Sports Writer Peshawar Zalmi dismantled the batting powerhouse of Islamabad United to round off its league stage of the Pakistan Super League with a 13-run victory on Sunday. Fast bowler Khurram Shahzad and left-arm wrist spinner Sufiyan Muqeem, two of the six changes Peshawar made in its playing XI, snared six

TOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a 448-foot, three-run home run in the first inning that landed just below his image on an video advertising board and had four RBIs to lead Japan over Australia 7-1 at the World Baseball Classic. Japan, already assured of advancement, won its group with a 4-0 record and will

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Olympic champion Marco Odermatt won a men’s World Cup giant slalom to secure his second straight season title in the discipline. The Swiss skier built on his first-run lead as he beat Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway by 0.32 seconds. Odermatt extended his lead over Kristoffersen to 160 points in the

By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press American skier Mikaela Shiffrin has surpassed Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark with a record 87th World Cup win. But she does not think it makes her the greatest ski racer of all time. Shiffrin says “people root for who they want to win – for whatever reason.” Shiffrin turns 28 Monday

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The BBC’s sports coverage faced a second day of severe disruptions Sunday as dozens of staff refused to work in solidarity with top soccer host Gary Lineker, who was suspended by the broadcaster after he tweeted criticism of the British government’s asylum policy. Pressure was mounting on

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer The conversation Cecile Landi never imagined she’d feel compelled to have with the gymnasts she coaches came abruptly last summer, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Landi, who competed for her native France at the 1996 Olympics before going into coaching with her husband, Laurent,

By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press American skier Mikaela Shiffrin has surpassed Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark with a record 87th World Cup win. But she does not think it makes her the greatest ski racer of all time. Shiffrin says “people root for who they want to win – for whatever reason.” Shiffrin turns 28 Monday

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Olympic champion Marco Odermatt led a men’s World Cup giant slalom to close in on his second straight season title in the discipline. The Swiss skier was 0.28 seconds faster than Alexis Pinturault of France. Odermatt’s only rival for the GS title is Henrik Kristoffersen and the Norwegian trailed by

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — An Arizona fan yelled at UCLA coach Mick Cronin’s father, Hep, following the Pac-12 championship game, according to the Bruins radio broadcast. When a reporter told Cronin about the apparent incident involving his 81-year-old dad after UCLA’s 61-59 loss to the Wildcats, he immediately left

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Courtney Ramey made a 3-pointer with 16.7 seconds left to put Arizona in front and the eighth-ranked Wildcats beat No. 2 UCLA 61-59 in the Pac-12 championship game. The Wildcats boosted their case for a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. UCLA still hopes

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Andrei Kuzmenko scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Saturday night for their season-high fourth straight victory. J.T. Miller, Nils Aman and Sheldon Dries also scored for Vancouver, and Thatcher Demko made 18 saves. Claude Giroux and Nick Holden had third-period goals for Ottawa. Mads

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matt Duchene scored in the second round of the shootout and the Nashville Predators snapped the Los Angeles Kings’ five-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory Saturday night. Duchene, who scored his 27th shootout goal in 71 chances, put a shot between Pheonix Copley’s legs