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By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — It had been a relatively lean spell for Erling Haaland. That was before his record-equalling five goals in a Champions League game as Manchester City routed RB Leipzig 7-0. Haaland had only scored three in his previous nine appearances. But he is now up to

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have added a pass-catching tight end for their incoming rookie quarterback. A person familiar with the situation says the Panthers agreed to terms with tight end Hayden Hurst on a three-year contract. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer While almost everyone in March Madness wants to be this year’s version of reigning national champion Kansas, almost anyone playing over the next three weeks would also love to be this year’s version of Doug Edert. If that name doesn’t ring a bell, maybe Edert’s wispy mustache will. Edert

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer New football coaches often spend their first spring practice dwelling on the need to instill the right culture into their programs. Consider Wisconsin’s Luke Fickell an exception. Fickell says the Badgers already have a positive culture. Wisconsin’s 21 consecutive bowl appearances back that up. Fickell just wants to add

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA says it will look into how hundreds of Inter Milan fans with tickets were denied entry to a Champions League game at Porto on Tuesday. The Italian club has promised a formal complaint. Inter chief executive Beppe Marotta said in a post-game interview late Tuesday children were crying outside the

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer BRUSSELS (AP) — A group of more than 100 European Union lawmakers is urging European soccer’s governing body to ban Belarus from the qualifying for the 2024 European Championship. MEPs from across the political spectrum say in a letter sent to UEFA president Alexander Ceferin that the Belarusian national

LONDON (AP) — Formula One has signed a four-year contract extension to keep the Austrian Grand Prix on the calendar until 2027. The existing contract was due to run out after this year’s race at the Red Bull Ring in the mountainous setting of Spielberg on July 2. Austria has hosted an F1 championship race

SOLDEU, Andorra (AP) — Ilka Stuhec completed her downhill season by edging Sofia Goggia for victory at the World Cup Finals. The two-time world champion raced down the sun-bathed slope to finish 0.51 seconds ahead of Goggia. Goggia was the dominant downhill racer this season with five wins and had already secured her fourth-season-long title.

MONACO (AP) — Tournament organizers say Rafael Nadal is aiming to make his comeback from a hip injury at the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters next month. The 22-time Grand Slam champion has been sidelined with a left hip flexor injury since the Australian Open and he pulled out of hard-court tournaments at Indian Wells and

SOLDEU, Andorra (AP) — Vincent Kriechmayr took advantage of his rival Aleksander Aamodt Kilde being slightly off his game in the men’s downhill at the World Cup Finals to take his fourth race win of the season. Kriechmayr was fast on the lower half of the course to finish 0.09 seconds ahead of Romed Baumann.

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Wrirter There’s no secret to Purdue’s success this season. Get the ball to All-American center Zach Edey and let him go to work in the post. But if the top-seeded Boilermakers hope to avoid another early NCAA Tournament exit they’ll need a proficient supporting cast, too. It showed up last

TOKYO (AP) — Old-time baseball players would be appalled. Italy’s dugout at the World Baseball Classic comes outfitted with an espresso machine. And it’s getting lots of attention. Manager Mike Piazza says: “We are kind of shocked, actually, because this is something in Italian culture that’s sort of like water. I mean, coffee would be