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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Authorities are searching through security cameras and social media to try to identify those responsible for hanging a dummy of Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior from a highway bridge last week. Members of an anti-violence committee in sports have met and say an investigation is underway

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Six-time NBA all-star Jermaine O’Neal and Super Bowl champion receiver Robert Brooks are among the newest members of the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame. O’Neal was drafted out of a Columbia-area high school into the NBA at 17. He played for seven teams over the next 18 years. Brooks played

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer U.S. national soccer team midfielder Sam Mewis has undergone a second knee surgery and likely won’t be available to play in the Women’s World Cup this summer. Mewis first had surgery on her right knee in August 2021. But the injury required another surgery last week. Mewis is

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals didn’t have another fantastic finish left in them. That had been the specialty of a talented team with a generational quarterback who could find creative ways to win. The Kansas City Chiefs got revenge for the three consecutive losses by

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — A season filled with quarterback injuries finally caught up to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC title game. The Niners made it within one step of a return trip to the Super Bowl despite losing starting quarterback Trey Lance to a season-ending

ROME (AP) — Udinese climbed closer to the Europe spots in Serie A after drawing with relegation-threatened Hellas Verona 1-1. Lazar Samardzic equalized midway through the first half for Udinese following an own goal from Rodrigo Becao. Seventh-placed Udinese moved within eight-points of sixth-placed Roma, which holds the Italian league’s Conference League spot. Verona moved

DERBY, England (AP) — West Ham has set up a fifth-round match at Manchester United in the FA Cup by beating third-tier Derby 2-0. Jarrod Bowen scored one goal and set up the other for Michail Antonio in a comfortable win for the English Premier League team at Pride Park. West Ham avoided becoming the

LEEDS, England (AP) — Leeds has added another United States midfielder to its squad by signing Weston McKennie on loan for the rest of the season from Juventus. The 24-year-old McKennie will join compatriots Tyler Adams and Brenden Aaronson at Leeds which is coached by American Jesse Marsch. McKennie was a key member of the

TOKYO (AP) — World champion halfpipe skier Kyle Smaine died after getting buried in an avalanche in the mountains of central Japan over the weekend. The U.S. Freeski team posted on social media about the 31-year-old American’s death. Smaine, who lived in Lake Tahoe, California, recently posted that he was taking the trip to ski

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville has reached a 20-year, $41 million agreement with L&N Federal Credit Union through 2042 to rename its Cardinal Stadium home football field. The 25-year-old, 60,800-seat stadium had been without a title sponsor since 2018, when the school dropped the name and logo of

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark will be built as part of a massive redevelopment project in what was once a thriving Black neighborhood. Mayor Ken Welch of St. Petersburg, Florida, chose a partnership Monday between the Rays and the Houston-based Hines development company from

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Miami’s young star Jazz Chisholm Jr. has been revealed as the cover athlete for Sony’s MLB The Show 2023 video game. Chisholm, an avid video game player, is the first Marlins player to appear on the cover of the American version of the game, but he

ATLANTA (AP) — Right-hander Darren O’Day, who posted a 4.15 ERA in 28 games with the Atlanta Braves in 2022, says he is retiring after 15 seasons for six teams in the major leagues. O’Day said on his Twitter account “it’s finally time to hang ’em up.” The 40-year-old O’Day was 42-21 with a 2.59

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The Los Angeles Chargers agreed to terms with Kellen Moore to become offensive coordinator. Moore spent the past eight seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, including the past four as the offensive coordinator, but it was announced on Sunday night he would not return. Moore replaces Joe Lombardi, who was

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A person familiar with the deal says the Royals and Zach Greinke have agreed to a contract for the coming season. That makes it nine seasons over two stints in Kansas City for the six-time All-Star pitcher. The person spoke to The Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — The biggest teams remaining in the FA Cup were kept apart in the draw for the fifth round on Monday. Manchester City must travel to second-tier Bristol City while Manchester United was given another home match against fellow Premier League team West Ham. Tottenham might have the most interesting match after being

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A man who pounded a large drum while sitting in Cleveland’s outfield bleachers during baseball games for five decades has died. John Adams was 71. The Guardians announced Adams’ death on Monday. Adams first hauled a bass drum that he bought for $25 at a garage

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Mike White is making an impact in his first season as Georgia’s coach. After five consecutive losing seasons in Southeastern Conference games, the Bulldogs are 14-7 overall and 4-4 in the league under White. Georgia has made its way to the middle of the SEC

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer U.S. Soccer has introduced a Safe Soccer program that will require comprehensive vetting of individuals involved in the sport as the federation continues to address the abuses uncovered in its investigation of coach misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League. The Safe Soccer program announced Monday aims to