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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

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard had 40 points, including eight 3-pointers, to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 127-115 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. LeBron James, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, missed his third straight game for the Lakers with a sore left ankle. The

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Andrew Wiggins had 29 points and seven rebounds, Klay Thompson scored 27, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Washington Wizards 135-126 in their final home game before the All-Star break. JaMychal Green went 4 of 4 from deep and made all five of his

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 26 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter in his home debut for Dallas as he tried to rally the Mavericks from a 26-point deficit, but the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 124-121 victory. Irving had the highest-scoring fourth quarter of

ELON, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Max Mackinnon scored 18 points and made two free throws with four seconds remaining to rally Elon to a 70-68 victory over Hampton. Mackinnon made 7 of 17 shots with two 3-pointers and handed out five assists for the Phoenix (7-20, 5-9 Colonial Athletic Association). Mackinnon hit from beyond the

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — De’vion Harmon scored 25 points and Kevin Obanor added 19 as Texas Tech defeated its second ranked opponent in three days, upending No. 6 Texas 74-67. Fardaws Aimaq had a season-high 12 points for the Red Raiders, who led by 13 in the second half before fending off the Longhorns down

WACO, Texas (AP) — LJ Cryer scored 26 points to lead four players in double figures, and ninth-ranked Baylor beat West Virginia 79-65. Cryer was 8 for 11 from 3-point range as the Bears won their fourth consecutive game. Baylor has won 10 of 11 since an 0-3 start in conference. Emmitt Matthews Jr. scored