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By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer A diversity report examining racial and gender hiring in Major League Soccer reported another boost in scores for the hiring of women. That marked a second straight year of significant gains after four years of declines. Thursday’s report card from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines and about two dozen demonstrators outside the NCAA convention Thursday protested the inclusion of transgender athletes in women’s sports and threatened the association with legal action if it doesn’t change its policies. Gaines competed in last year’s NCAA

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The WNBA has announced that Las Vegas will host the league’s All-Star Game on July 15. This is the third time since 2019 that the event will be in Las Vegas. The city also hosted the game in 2021. The game will be at Michelob

By The Associated Press The Los Angeles Chargers and Jacksonville Jaguars are back in the playoffs. The Chargers are returning for the first time since 2018. The Jaguars last made the postseason in 2017. Both teams advanced thanks to stellar quarterback play. Los Angeles’ Justin Herbert finished second in the league in completions (477) and

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — No matter what route the Kansas City Chiefs take through the playoffs, it is sure to be a familiar one. That tends to happen when you’ve been near the top as long as they have been. In the divisional round, the Chiefs could face

NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Hinske is joining the New York Mets as assistant hitting coach in manager Buck Showalter’s staff, Eric Chavez is switching to bench coach and Dom Chiiti is becoming bullpen coach. Glenn Sherlock is moving from bench coach to catching and strategy coach and Jeremy Barnes from assistant hitting coach to

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr posted on Twitter that he is ready for the challenge of playing in a new city. Those were his first public comments since being benched by coach Josh McDaniels with two weeks left in the season. Carr was the

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal has been cleared to resume full basketball activities for the Washington Wizards. The team says Beal had his left hamstring strain reevaluated. His return will depend on his progress. The Wizards host the New York Knicks on Friday night. Beal was hurt during Washington’s game at Milwaukee on Jan. 3.

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says the Carolina Panthers have requested permission to interview San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans and New England Patriots linebackers coach Jerod Mayo. That brings the number of candidates for the team’s head coaching vacancy to 10. The

By The Associated Press Four months after opening the season against one another, Tom Brady and Dak Prescott are preparing to lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys into the first round of the NFL playoffs. The teams have taken distinctively different paths to the postseason since Brady improved to 7-0 all time against

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Trevor Bauer was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers, who cut ties after the pitcher’s unprecedented 324-game suspension over sexual misconduct allegations was reduced by an arbitrator. Los Angeles designated Bauer for assignment on Jan. 6, the last day to restore him to the roster,

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Britain and Ireland captain Tommy Fleetwood will lead from the front after deciding to join Shane Lowry in the opening fourballs match against Continental Europe’s Alex Noren and Thomas Pieters in the Hero Cup. Continental Europe captain Francesco Molinari has split up the different nationalities in his team

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott is drawing praise for the vulnerability and poise he showed in helping guide his team through an emotionally draining week. McDermott became the face and voice of the franchise in the aftermath of safety Damar Hamlin going into cardiac

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Former Wisconsin cornerbacks coach Hank Poteat has been hired to coach the same position at Iowa State, and the Cyclones went to the small-college ranks to bring in Jordan Langs as running backs coach and special teams coordinator. ISU coach Matt Campbell announced the additions Thursday, leaving him with one staff

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets have missed the playoffs for a franchise-record 12 years. Owner Woody Johnson says he’s frustrated and wants that to change now. Speaking on a broad range of topics on the 54th anniversary of the team’s only Super Bowl

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball hired a high-ranking executive from the Sinclair Broadcast Group as the sport deals with concern over the future of regional sports networks in an era of cord-cutting. Billy Chambers will start with MLB on Feb. 1 in the newly created position of executive vice president for local media.

NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers is well on his way to catching Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on more than the NBA’s career scoring list. James is still on pace to be an All-Star for the 19th time. The NBA says he remains the overall leading vote-getter for the Feb. 19 game