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TORONTO (AP) — Skate Canada has dropped the requirement that an ice dance or figure skating pairs team competing domestically must include a man and a woman. As of next season, pairs and ice dance skaters need only be two skaters. Canada is the first country to make such a move. It plans to push

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — With guard Alex Cappa now sidelined, the Cincinnati Bengals are faced with starting two backups on the right side of the offensive line for Sunday’s playoff game. Coach Zac Taylor said Wednesday that Cappa’s injury, suffered in last week’s game, will keep him out of at

SEATTLE (AP) — Megan Rapinoe has re-signed with OL Reign for the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League season. The move comes exactly 10 years after Rapinoe was allocated as a national team player to the Reign. The 37-year-old Rapinoe is one of just five players who have been with the same club since 2013, the

PHOENIX (AP) — Evan Longoria is guaranteed $4 million in his one-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the three-time All-Star third baseman can earn an additional $1 million in roster bonuses. Longoria would earn $150,000 for 90 days on the active roster as part of the agreement announced last week. He would earn an

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Lamar Jackson was again absent from practice during the portion open to reporters. The Baltimore star hasn’t practiced since injuring his knee in a Dec. 4 win over Denver. There was no sign of him Wednesday as the Ravens prepared for Sunday night’s playoff

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners will induct retired pitcher Félix Hernández into the team’s Hall of Fame during the 2023 season. Hernández is widely regarded as one of the best pitchers in franchise history and will be the 11th inductee for the club. The ceremony will be held Aug. 12 during a three-game series

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Crystal Dunn was often the only Black girl on her youth soccer clubs, and even when she finally made it to the national team, she did her own hair and makeup for photo shoots because “there wasn’t someone set up for me.” While the

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Arsenal is one of the most storied teams in English soccer but it has endured some turbulent times since it last won the Premier League title 19 years ago. Now sitting at the top of the table with a young and exciting team it feels unrecognizable

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — New Nebraska coach Matt Rhule has completed his staff with the hirings of Bob Wager as tight ends coach, Rob Dvoracek as linebackers coach and Garret McGuire as wide receivers coach. The hirings were announced just over six weeks after Rhule signed an eight-year, $74 million contract with the Cornhuskers. Wager

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Wild-card weekend is all about familiarity. All six games feature teams that already faced off this season, including three matchups between division rivals going head-to-head for the third time and two clubs playing each other in back-to-back weeks. Bust out the popcorn. It should be a wild weekend.

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills opened the window of possibility for starting safety Micah Hyde and backup receiver Jamison Crowder to return from injury at some point during the playoffs after both were cleared Wednesday to return to practice. Hyde has been out since he required

NEW YORK Boston’s Jim Montgomery will coach the Atlantic Division, Carolina’s Rod Brind’Amour the Metropolitan, Dallas’ Peter DeBoer the Central and Vegas’ Bruce Cassidy the Pacific at NHL All-Star Weekend. They were chosen because each of their teams is atop the division at the midway point of the season. Montgomery’s Bruins sit atop the league

By The Associated Press Naomi Osaka is pregnant and plans to return to competition in 2024, the tennis star announced Wednesday. The former world No. 1 posted what she called “a little life update for 2023” on social media, including a picture of an ultrasound. The 25-year-old Osaka has been dating Cordae, a rapper, for

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — The naming rights deal between FTX and Miami-Dade County has been terminated by a federal bankruptcy court. The move allows the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange’s brand to be stripped from the arena where the NBA’s Miami Heat play. The order means that before long all FTX signage

ATLANTA (AP) — The Hawks have signed Atlanta native Derrick Favors to a 10-day contract, hoping he can provide a boost at center while Clint Capela deals with a calf injury. Favors is a 12-year NBA veteran who played one season at Georgia Tech before he was selected No. 3 overall pick by the Nets

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills safety Damar Hamlin was released from a Buffalo hospital on Wednesday, more than a week after he went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated during a game at Cincinnati, after his doctors said they completed a series of tests. A news