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LONDON (AP) — Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes “didn’t listen” when he raised concerns about the development of this season’s Formula One car. The seven-time world champion finished fifth at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday. Hamilton tells BBC Radio 5 Live’s Chequered Flag podcast Wednesday that last year “there were things I told them”

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Tony DeAngelo is suspended for two games for spearing Tampa Bay’s Corey Perry. DeAngelo will miss games Thursday at Carolina and Saturday at Pittsburgh. He has 10 goals and 34 points this season. The suspension was announced Wednesday. During Tuesday’s game, DeAngelo received a major penalty and a game

NEW YORK (AP) — An 82-year-old Colorado man has been charged with selling and trading fake Michael Jordan basketball cards. Prosecutors in New York say Mayo Gilbert McNeil made more than $800,000 off the scheme over four years. He was arrested in Denver on Wednesday after a complaint was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn.

LONDON (AP) — The start of the Champions League game between Tottenham and AC Milan was delayed by 10 minutes after both teams experienced traffic issues. Both teams arrived late to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for their first-leg match in the round of 16. AC Milan was based in a hotel in the Shoreditch district of

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Meyer Shank Racing has fired the technical director for its sports car team after IMSA ruled the team manipulated tire pressure data while winning the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona. IMSA said Wednesday that Honda Performance Development self-reported the manipulation after the results of the January race were

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Frankie Montas says his shoulder wasn’t fully healthy when he was traded to the Yankees at the deadline last season. But the right-hander said Wednesday that he tried to push through and show his new team what he could do. Montas is now recovering from shoulder surgery that will keep him

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The first CONCACAF W Gold Cup, a women’s edition of the long-running men’s tournament, will be played in the United States early next year. The governing body for soccer in North and Central America and the Caribbean announced Wednesday that qualification for teams that have not already earned

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Allen Fieldhouse, the home of defending national champion Kansas, will soon undergo a significant renovation to upgrade its fan amenities, hospitality spaces and premium seating options while retaining the feel of the original building. Jayhawks athletic director Travis Goff said the multimillion dollar project,

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — The self-described “master thief” and New England Patriots fan convicted of stealing New York Giants Super Bowl rings in 2008 is back behind bars after a judge determined he had violated the terms of his probation. The Bristol district attorney’s office says 58-year-old Sean Murphy was sentenced last week to

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Daivien Williamson made a game-winning 3-pointer with 0.5 seconds left and Wake Forest beat Syracuse 77-74 for its first ACC Tournament win since 2017. Wake Forest (19-13), the No. 9 seed, advances to play top-seeded Miami in the quarterfinals on Thursday. The Deamon Deacons had lost six straight games at the

NEW YORK — Led by Desmond Watson’s 17 points, the Davidson Wildcats defeated the St. Bonaventure Bonnies 65-54 in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne’s endorsement of an artificial intelligence essay-writing tool is raising questions about whether college athletic programs should provide clearer ethical guidelines for athletes earning money from name, image and likeness contracts. LSU has declined comment on Dunne’s Caktus.AI promotion. But the

DALLAS (AP) — Two men who were in a Phoenix hotel lobby the night that Hall of Fame wide receiver Michael Irvin was accused of misconduct with a female employee said Wednesday they didn’t see him do anything wrong and that his brief interaction with the woman appeared friendly. Phil Watkins of Australia and Bryn

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer Coming off an unprecedented performance at the world championships, 18-year-old Jordan Stolz is already facing inevitable comparisons to the greatest speedskater of them all. Eric Heiden. Stolz chuckles a bit at being mentioned in the same sentence with the winner of five gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics.

By The Associated Press March Madness is coming up fast. Here is what to know along with some key games to watch and who’s on the bubble ahead of Selection Sunday for the NCAA Tournament: KEY DATES All eyes will be on the conference tournaments this week: — The ACC Tournament is rolling March 7-11

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Houston senior guard Marcus Sasser is the American Athletic Conference player of the year after a vote of the league’s 11 coaches. Ninth-year Houston coach Kelvin Sampson was picked by his peers as coach of the year. The No. 1 Cougars are 29-2 and just won their second consecutive regular-season title.

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A pair of basketball players from Brown are alleging in a federal lawsuit that the Ivy League’s policy of not offering athletic scholarships amounts to a price-fixing agreement that denies athletes proper financial aid and payment for their services. The suit was filed Tuesday in

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Kimi Räikkönen will again enter a NASCAR Cup Series race, this time at Circuit of the Americas, where the Finnish driver scored the final victory of his Formula One career in 2018. Räikkönen will again race for Trackhouse Entertainment Group in its special Project91 entry that is designed