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By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s referees have gathered in Madrid to defend their profession in the wake of a scandal involving Barcelona’s payment of millions of dollars over several years to a former referee then acting as their vice president. Hundreds of current and former referees and assistants tried to

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer American ski racer Travis Ganong announced he will retire at the end of the season. The 34-year-old from Alpine Meadows, California, has won two World Cup races over his career and a downhill silver medal at the 2015 world championships in Colorado. His retirement plans include more time skiing

LONDON (AP) — England cricketer Adil Rashid broke from his national team duties during a limited-overs tour of Bangladesh to give evidence at a hearing examining racism allegations involving the country’s former captain, Michael Vaughan. The second day of the Cricket Discipline Commission hearing in London focused on the case of Vaughan. He has been

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Gunmen left a threatening message Thursday for Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi and opened fire at a supermarket owned by his in-laws in Argentina’s third-largest city, police said. Nobody was injured in the early morning attack, and it was unclear why assailants would target Messi or the Unico supermarket in

By The Associated Press The New Mexico State men’s basketball program was shelved midseason after a series of problems tied to the program. There was a fight in October 2022 involving some of the players and students from the rival University of New Mexico. The next month, there was a shooting that left a New

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins have signed forward David Pastrnak to an eight-year contract extension that will pay him $90 million — the sixth-largest deal in NHL history. The deal locks up one of the league’s MVP candidates through the 2030-31 season for $11.25 million a season. He

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer George Russell downplays the fact he beat Formula One great Lewis Hamilton in their first season at Mercedes. Russell fully expects Hamilton to come charging back. Russell was fourth overall last year compared to sixth for Hamilton, the F1 record-holder with 103 wins and 103 pole positions. Russell

MUNICH (AP) — Germany midfielder Linda Dallmann could miss this year’s Women’s World Cup after a season-ending ankle injury while playing for Bayern Munich. Bayern says the 28-year-old Dallmann tore her left anterior syndesmosis ligament in the German Cup quarterfinal win over Hoffenheim on Tuesday. Dallmann played in all six of Germany’s games at the

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Antoine Davis has a shot at history. Detroit Mercy’s star guard needs just 26 points to break Pete Maravich’s NCAA career scoring record, a mark that has stood since 1970.  Davis, who leads the nation with a 28.4 points per game average, can break “Pistol”

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter returned to the NFL scouting combine on Thursday after turning himself in to Athens police Wednesday night and posting a combined bond of $4,000 on charges of reckless driving and racing in relation to a fatal crash that killed a teammate and team staffer.

By JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writers The Boston Bruins have acquired Tyler Bertuzzi from the Detroit Red Wings. Boston sent a top-10 protected 2024 first-round pick and a fourth-rounder in 2025 to Detroit for the 28-year-old pending free agent forward. It’s the NHL-leading Bruins’ second big trade after acquiring defenseman Dmitry Orlov

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter turned himself in to Athens police Wednesday night and was released 16 minutes later after posting a combined bond of $4,000 on charges of reckless driving and racing in relation to a fatal crash that killed a teammate and team staffer. According to Athens-Clarke

By JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writers A person with knowledge of the trade tells The Associated Press the Boston Bruins have acquired Tyler Bertuzzi from the Detroit Red Wings. It was not immediately clear what Boston sent to Detroit for the 28-year-old pending free agent forward. The NHL-leading Bruins already sent their

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Motorsport’s governing body is attempting to drive out online hate speech and abuse by collaborating with other affected groups. The FIA says its campaign has support from the European Commission, motorcyling’s governing body, and the body responsible for match officials in English professional soccer. The document has also

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Motorsport’s governing body is attempting to drive out online hate speech and abuse by collaborating with other affected groups. The FIA says its campaign has support from the European Commission, motorcyling’s governing body, and the body responsible for match officials in English professional soccer. The document has also

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer Antoine Davis is on the verge of breaking a scoring record once considered untouchable — and, in some ways, remains so. Detroit Mercy’s star guard needs just 26 points to surpass Pete Maravich as the NCAA’s career scoring leader. Davis, who leads the nation with a 28.4 points per