Sports

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The Washington Capitals say Alex Ovechkin will be away from the team to attend to a family matter and the health of a loved one. No further details were released. It’s unclear exactly how long Ovechkin will be gone. Coach Peter Laviolette does not expect

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Shane Steichen accepted his dream job on Tuesday. Now, he’s waiting to see if he gets to rebuild the Indianapolis Colts around the quarterback of his dreams. Team owner Jim Irsay ended a monthlong search that included interviews with more than a dozen candidates by hiring

By The Associated Press Tiger Woods is back in action playing and walking for the first time since the British Open last July. He is the tournament host at the Genesis Invitational and has decided to compete. The West Coast swing on the PGA Tour comes to a close in a big way. Even before

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The race is on to buy Manchester United and it will take deep pockets to meet an estimated price of $6 billion. No wonder the oil rich state of Qatar is being so heavily linked with a bid and Elon Musk’s name refuses to go

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Struggling Spanish soccer club Valencia has hired former player Rubén Baraja as coach to replace Gennaro Gattuso and help the team avoid relegation. Baraja previously coached several second-division clubs in Spain. He arrives with Valencia sitting in the relegation zone after 21 matches. Gattuso left last

LONDON (AP) — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is unsure whether Erling Haaland will be available for the huge Premier League game against Arsenal. The striker was substituted at halftime in City’s 3-1 win over Aston Villa on Sunday with what Guardiola at the time described as a “knock.” Haaland took part in a recovery

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer Ferrari has taken the unusual step of presenting its latest Formula One car on the track and in front of a grandstand packed with fans. Drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. did laps of Ferrari’s Fiorano track in the new SF-23 car. Ferrari hasn’t won the drivers’ title

MERIBEL, France (AP) — The United States edged defending champion Norway 3-2 in the final to win the team event at the Alpine skiing world championships on Tuesday. Tommy Ford won the final, decisive run when Timon Haugan got stuck in the start. It had been 2-2 after Paula Moltzan and Thea Louise Stjernesund finished

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart will return to full-time competition this season — as an NHRA drag racer. The three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion will run a Top Alcohol Dragster for McPhillips Racing for the full 2023 NHRA season. Stewart will be sponsored by longtime partner Mobil

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Liverpool has urged European soccer’s governing body to ensure supporter safety is the top priority at matches after a report detailed how a “mass fatality catastrophe” was only narrowly avoided at last year’s Champions League final involving the English team. Liverpool says it welcomed the findings of an investigation

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says his executive budget will hand the Milwaukee Brewers almost $300 million to enact repairs on American Family Field. The governor’s office said Tuesday that in exchange for the money, the team would extend its lease at the stadium for 13 years.

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Fenway Park is getting ready for baseball again after perhaps its busiest offseason ever. Even with no Red Sox playoffs, the 110-year-old ballpark had the turnstiles spinning with the NHL’s Winter Classic and the inaugural Fenway Bowl college football game. Top Golf and the Spartan Race

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer It will be a big week in the Big East. The conference’s top four teams are within 1 1/2 games of each other with three weeks left in the regular season and two big games could help spread things out a bit. The first is Tuesday, when No. 18

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrian Kempe scored for the third straight game, Viktor Arvidsson had a goal and two assists, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2. Sean Walker and Matt Roy also scored to help the Kings get their second straight win after the All-Star break

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Dylan Larkin scored twice and the Detroit Red Wings beat the struggling Vancouver Canucks 6-1 for their third straight win. Robby Fabbri and Gustav Lindstrom each had a goal and an assist, and Pius Suter and Jonatan Berggren also scored for the Red Wings. Michael Rasmussen had two assists and