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NICE, France (AP) — Billal Brahimi has scored twice with spectacular long-range strikes for Nice to beat Ajaccio 3-0 and a fourth straight win in the French league. Nice climbed to seventh place to pull within three points of a Europa Conference League spot while Ajaccio remained in the relegation zone. Brazilian veteran Dante scored

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK (AP) — After a day of mixed signals, President Joe Biden will be sitting down for a pregame interview for the Super Bowl, which is being broadcast by Fox on Sunday. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had initially said that Biden had been “looking forward” to

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s new national soccer team coach Diego Cocca will have his work cut out, after Mexico failed to make it out of the group stage at the 2022 World Cup. It was the first time Mexico hadn’t advanced to the round of 16 since 1978. But the Argentine coach has a

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — NFL players have made it no secret they prefer playing on natural grass as opposed to synthetic turf. They’ll get their wish in Super Bowl 57. NFL Field Surface Director Nick Pappas and his small group of specialists are getting the surface ready at State

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane says he definitely noticed the New York Rangers trading for fellow winger Vladimir Tarasenko. The Rangers might have been a possible location for Kane, but the move likely takes them out of the running. Kane and Chicago captain Jonathan Toews are

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Super Bowl between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs is rapidly approaching. Here are some things to know ahead of Sunday’s game: HOW DO I WATCH? The game begins at 6:30 p.m. EST on Sunday and can be viewed on Fox, Fox Deportes and

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Tiger Woods is returning to competition next week at Riviera in Los Angeles for the Genesis Invitational. It will be his first time playing and walking since the British Open last summer. Woods says it will be an “actual” PGA Tour event. That’s a reference to him playing only

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Sports betting is now legal in two-thirds of the country, and more Americans than ever before have an opportunity to place a legal bet on Sunday’s Super Bowl. With sports betting ads blitzing the airwaves with come-ons and promotions, things might be a bit confusing,

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Florida has been engulfed in a debate about how much information athletes should provide to their schools about when and how often they menstruate. Doctors often ask about periods when determining whether an athlete is healthy enough to compete. But the issue exploded in Florida because the now-abandoned proposal called

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets are projected to have approximately $40 million in salary cap space this coming offseason, but that doesn’t mean owner Michael Jordan’s club will be big players in free agency come July. Hornets general manager Mitch Kupchak says the key for Charlotte’s focus

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The president of the International Boxing Association has offered financial support to boxers who defy a U.S.-initiated boycott of the upcoming world championships. IBA’s Russian president Umar Kremlev says the American and Irish officials responsible for the boycott are “worse than hyenas and jackals.” IBA says it “will pursue strong sanctions”

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden apparently won’t be giving a pregame interview for the Super Bowl, which is being broadcast by Fox on Sunday. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Friday that Biden had been “looking forward” to an interview with the little-known streaming service Fox Soul, but that Fox opted out.

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — An autopsy report shows that a former rugby player from South Africa who was shot and killed by Honolulu police suffered from a severe form of a brain disease. Commonly known as CTE, the degenerative disease is often found in American football players and other athletes

NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto forward Pascal Siakam, Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards and Sacramento guard De’Aaron Fox have been added to the player pool for the All-Star Game as injury replacements. Commissioner Adam Silver’s office announced the picks Friday. They were first reported by ESPN. Siakam, Edwards and Fox replace Golden State’s Stephen Curry, New

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles have the advantage in the trenches, in receiving and running options and in the secondary in the Super Bowl against the Kansas City Chiefs. Philadelphia has built a team without any holes, which should set the stage for a repeat from five

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Chiefs have been here before, and on both sides of the outcome, and they know that winning the Super Bowl is a whole lot better than losing it. That experience alone is invaluable as they face the Eagles in the big game. But then you

LEXINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch will end a one-year break and return this season to drive in NASCAR’s second-tier Xfinity Series for Kaulig Racing. Busch won 102 races over 362 starts in the series and continued to drop down and race in the developmental level even as he became a champion at the Cup

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two former Marines bonded by a kidney donation and their love of football are now headed to the Super Bowl. John Gladwell, a Kansas City resident and Chiefs fan, donated a kidney to Philadelphia Eagles backer Billy Welsh two years ago after Welsh, who lives in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, was diagnosed