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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James has picked up speed at a time in life when all but the world’s greatest athletes are slowing down. James celebrated his 38th birthday last month by scoring 47 points, and the second-leading scorer in NBA history has been on a vintage roll

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Buccaneers wide receiver Russell Gage has movement in all of his extremities after suffering a neck injury and concussion in Tampa Bay’s wild-card playoff game against Dallas, the team announced Tuesday. The Buccaneers said in a statement that Gage remained hospitalized overnight and would

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Having failed to land Carlos Correa, New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler is satisfied with his offense heading into spring training. Eppler says “we have a strong and deep lineup” that projects Eduardo Escobar as the starter at third. Correa initially agreed to a

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Spain winger Pablo Sarabia has joined Wolverhampton from Paris Saint-Germain as the relegation-threatened English club added another attacker to its squad for its bid to stay in the Premier League. The 30-year-old Sarabia represented Spain at the World Cup late last year. He is reunited with Wolves manager Julen Lopetegui. Sarabia

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Staley will be back for a third season as the Los Angeles Chargers head coach. The same can not be said for some of his offensive staff. The team on Tuesday announced that offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi and quarterbacks coach Shane Day have

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The NHL’s Buffalo Sabres and Pegula Sports & Entertainment have hired John Roth as chief operating officer. He’ll report to owners Terry and Kim Pegula after spending more than two decades at Fidelity Investments. Roth assumes control of the club’s day-to-day business operations. Kim Pegula remains president of the Sabres and

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a University of Alabama basketball player charged with capital murder provided the gun used in the fatal shooting. Investigators wrote in a court document that Darius Miles admitted to providing the handgun immediately before the shooting. Another man is accused of firing the gun and killing a young woman

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Jim Ratcliffe is entering the bidding to buy Manchester United. The billionaire owner of petrochemicals firm INEOS is ready to make an offer to United owners the Glazer family, who outlined their willingness to sell the Premier League club in November. INEOS told The Associated

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have traded right-hander Connor Seabold to the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named or cash. The 26-year-old was designated for assignment last week to clear room on the 40-man roster following the signing of Corey Kluber to a one-year, $10 million contract. Seabold spent most of

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Olympic ice dancers Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean Luc Baker withdrew Tuesday from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships because of a series of injuries over the past 18 months that they said led to challenges with their mental health. Hawayak and Baker, who were 11th at last year’s Beijing Games, earned

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer HONOLULU (AP) — Tom Hoge likes to keep his life as simple as his golf swing. Never mind that he won $840,000 for his tie for third at Kapalua in the Sentry Tournament of Champions. He made a detour to Los Angeles to watch TCU play for the national

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The men’s basketball game between Iowa and Northwestern scheduled for Wednesday in Iowa City will not be played due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols within the Northwestern program. The two schools will work with the Big Ten to reschedule the game. All distributed tickets for the Northwestern-Iowa contest will

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks have signed former UNLV and Texas guard Donovan Williams to a two-way contract. The 21-year-old Williams averaged 15.5 points in 26 games, including 19 starts, for the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League this season. Williams was undrafted out of UNLV after playing two years at Texas.

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Just two weeks after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed and needed to be resuscitated on the field, another sobering moment occurred in front of a prime-time audience on Monday night when Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Russell Gage was taken off by stretcher

ATLANTA (AP) — The NFL has directed the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills to begin selling tickets for a possible AFC championship game in Atlanta on Jan. 29. The game would be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium if both teams win at home in the divisional round this weekend. If either loses, the game would

LONDON (AP) — A request by the Premier League and Major League Soccer to use temporary substitutes for players with suspected concussion goes to a meeting Wednesday of the game’s lawmaking panel. The leagues have been joined by France’s Ligue 1 in asking for a more flexible protocol for head injuries next season. The MLS

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the decision says the Cleveland Browns have hired former Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz as their defensive coordinator. Schwartz spent the past two seasons as a defensive adviser for Tennessee. Cleveland’s search for a coordinator began last week when coach Kevin Stefanski

CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Soccer Federation is switching its Spanish-language U.S. broadcasts to Telemundo from Univision. The USSF says the agreement with Telemundo, a division of Comcast Corp.’s NBC Universal, runs through 2026. The first telecast will be the U.S. women’s exhibition at New Zealand on Wednesday (10 p.m. Eastern Tuesday) and all matches