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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Barcelona defender Ronaldo Araujo has been dropped from Uruguay’s national team because of a groin injury. Barcelona says Araujo is out indefinitely because of a strained adductor muscle in his left thigh. The central defender got hurt in the team’s 2-1 win over Real Madrid on Sunday but was able to

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Antonio Conte’s latest outburst leaves his position as manager at Tottenham in even greater doubt. The fiery Italian will soon be out of contract and has long been expected to leave his post at the end of the season. But he might not last even

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer We know you’re upset. Underdogs have blown up every bracket in the country. An upside of the upsets: perhaps the maddest March ever. Defending national champion Kansas and fellow No. 1 seed Purdue are gone — the Boilermakers with a slice of unwanted history. The Sweet 16 won’t have

By BARBARA SURK and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press The Paris Olympics is going underground to find a way to keep athletes cool at the 2024 Games without air conditioners. Organizers are planning to use a water-cooling system under the Athletes Village — much like the one that has helped the Louvre Museum cope with the

OBERHOFEN, Switzerland (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin earned another piece of World Cup history. She’s the first Alpine skier to top the season-ending race prize money list with $1 million. Shiffrin’s win in a giant slalom Sunday was her 13th World Cup victory since October. It lifted her total prize money from race organizers to $1.04

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule announced the team opened spring practice with running back Anthony Grant suspended indefinitely to work on academics and other issues. Grant led the team in rushing with 915 yards and six touchdowns last season. He also caught 18 passes for 104 yards. Rhule said Grant is

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — As the reigning NASCAR champion, Joey Logano had no reason to panic when Team Penske had a slower than expected start to the new season. Even so, Logano’s return to the winner’s circle was a much-needed boost for Ford following a dominant start to the

BY CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Germany hopes this week to start repairing the tattered reputation of its men’s national soccer team before it hosts the European Championship next year. Two World Cup flops and a poor showing in between have taken their toll on what was a proud heritage for Germany.

By The Associated Press Paxten Aaronson, the younger brother of U.S. national team midfielder Brenden Aaronson, made his debut for Eintracht Frankfurt in a 2-0 loss at Union Berlin in the Bundesliga. The 19-year-old midfielder from Medford, New Jersey, entered in the 82nd minute Sunday. He transferred to the German club in January from Major

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has appealed to Swiss federal judges against a Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling in a long-standing investigation of alleged sexual abuse in soccer in Haiti. CAS last month overturned a FIFA life ban for the former long-time Haiti soccer federation president Yves Jean-Bart. The 75-year-old Jean-Bart had been accused of

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany forward Jamal Musiala has been ruled out of upcoming friendly games against Peru and Belgium because of a muscle-fiber tear in his left thigh. Musiala came on as a substitute in Bayern Munich’s 2-1 loss at Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga on Sunday and played to the end of the

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona is leaving aside the distractions of its latest scandal by playing good soccer and winning big matches. Barcelona defeated Real Madrid for the second time in in less than three weeks on Sunday to make sure there is more talk about the team’s prowess on