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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer What a week for Hendrick Motorsports, which scored its first victory in NASCAR’s version of a courtroom and its second win on the track at Richmond Raceway. NASCAR’s winningest team had received the largest penalty ever issued to a single organization for illegal modifications on the Next Gen

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer WWE is saying goodbye to existing as a family-run business as it joins with the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship to create a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company. The deal announced Monday between Endeavor and World Wrestling Entertainment, on the heels of its biggest event of the year,

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Dolphins re-signed tight end Durham Smythe to a contract extension through the 2025 season. Smythe, who was drafted in the fourth round by Miami in 2018, signed a two-year contract with the Dolphins last year, and now gets two more years on that deal. Smythe had 15 receptions for

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — March Madness isn’t just about filling out — and later trashing — brackets. There are more ways to bet the field in the NCAA Tournament, an event that consumes basketball fans until the first weekend of April. The craziest NCAA Tournament will conclude with Monday’s

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The attacks and accusations between Barcelona and Spanish league president Javier Tebas are far from over. The latest spat has prompted the club to ask for Tebas’ resignation after a report said the league gave false evidence against Barcelona to prosecutors in the refereeing scandal involving

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sport Writer While the women’s national team fought for and won its landmark equal pay contract with U.S. Soccer last spring, new players’ association officer Tierna Davidson believes there is so much more to be done. The women continue to advocate for better wages and treatment in the game both

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Stuttgart has fired Bruno Labbadia as coach and appointed former Hoffenheim coach Sebastian Hoeneß in his place. Stuttgart says Hoeneß has signed a contract through June 2025. The 57-year-old Hoeneß is the club’s third coach this season. Stuttgart fired American coach Pellegrino Matarazzo in October with the club in next-to-last place

ZURICH (AP) — Peru has been stripped of hosting the men’s Under-17 World Cup because FIFA says the country is not ready to stage the tournament later this year. FIFA has not named a replacement host for the 24-team tournament scheduled to be played from Nov. 10-Dec. 2. The decision comes one week after FIFA

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA will have an international player as its scoring champion for the second time. Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid was born in Cameroon. He is on the cusp of becoming a back-to-back scoring champion, though he and Dallas’ Luka Doncic of Slovenia might take that race down to the wire.

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund defender Nico Schlotterbeck will be out “for the time being” with a muscle tear he picked up in the 4-2 loss to title rival Bayern Munich on Saturday. Schlotterbeck went off in the 44th minute as Dortmund was knocked off the top spot in the Bundesliga. Dortmund says he

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer DALLAS (AP) — March Madness may have been the last time for fans to see many of the talented college women players compete. Players’ options for professional basketball careers are limited, whether in the U.S. or overseas — the jobs just aren’t there. “You can be a great college

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich is back on top of the Bundesliga after beating main rival Borussia Dortmund but the closest title race in years is exposing uncharacteristic tensions at the Bavarian powerhouse. Bayern chief executive Oliver Kahn and former player Lothar Matthäus delivered a heated exchange Saturday before

PARIS (AP) — The relationship between Lionel Messi and PSG fans is turning bitter. Less than a week after he scored a hat-trick and surpassed 100 career goals for Argentina, the world champion was whistled by sections of supporters before and during PSG’s 1-0 home loss to Lyon on Sunday. It comes among persistent rumors

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Certainly, Jim Nantz could fill an evening weaving tales of the great games and buzzer-beaters he’s had the privilege to see, and call, over a storytelling career that made his the voice of March Madness for nearly four decades. But when asked about his favorite moments

LONDON (AP) — England will wear blue shorts at the Women’s World Cup after some players expressed concerns about playing in white while menstruating. The Nike-branded uniforms being worn by the Lionesses at the tournament staged in Australia and New Zealand have been launched. The English Football Association did not give a reason for swapping