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By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — General manager Jim Nill sensed things coming together for the Dallas Stars even before the season started with new coach Pete DeBoer and a roster mixed with proven veterans and up-and-coming young players. These Stars have played 51 games together, and go into the NHL’s All-Star

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (AP) — New Jersey Devils associate coach and former Florida Panthers head coach Andrew Brunette has been arrested in South Florida and charged with driving under the influence. Broward County jail records say Brunette was pulled over Wednesday in the Deerfield Beach area, north of Fort Lauderdale. He was also charged with

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Kellen Moore said he is excited to get to work with Justin Herbert after being introduced as the Los Angeles Chargers offensive coordinator. Moore spent some time with Herbert last year during a commercial shoot. Moore comes to Los Angeles after eight seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. Joe Lombardi,

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé missed a twice-taken penalty for Paris Saint-Germain and then blazed over an open goal when the ball fell back to him on his second effort. The World Cup star then went off injured midway through the first half against Montpellier. PSG was awarded a

CAMBRIDGE, Ohio (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles reserve offensive lineman Josh Sills has been indicted on rape and kidnapping charges that stem from an incident in Ohio just over three years ago. The NFL on Wednesday put the rookie who has played just four snaps this season on the commissioner’s exempt list. That means he can’t

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Marseille kept in touch with French league leader Paris Saint-Germain by winning 2-0 at Nantes to extend its unbeaten run to 10 games overall. Marseille scored in the 58th when Nantes central defender Joao Victor put the ball into his own net when tackling on-rushing winger

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer A second former North Carolina State athlete has sued the school alleging that he had been sexually abused by the Wolfpack’s former director of sports medicine under the guise of treatment. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court accuses Robert Murphy Jr. of improperly touching the athlete’s genitals and

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — AL batting champion Luis Arraez went to a salary arbitration hearing against the Miami Marlins, who acquired the infielder from the Minnesota Twins last month. Arraez asked for a raise from $2.2 million to $6.1 million, and the Marlins argued for $5 million. Arraez hit .316 with eight homers, 49

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Pat Flaherty, a member of two Super Bowl-winning staffs with the New York Giants, is returning to Rutgers as the offensive line coach. Coach Greg Schiano announced the hiring Wednesday. The 66-year-old Flaherty started his coaching career in the late 1970s. He spent two decades coaching in the college ranks, including

MADRID (AP) — Spanish league president Javier Tebas has criticized the high spending of the Premier League clubs in the winter transfer window. He says the “British market is doped.” Tebas said the doped marked was evident after Chelsea made almost half of the signings in the Premier League while spending about $225 million. That

TORONTO (AP) — John Herdman says he will remain as Canada’s men’s soccer coach. The 47-year-old Briton coached Canada in its first men’s World Cup appearance since 1986. He led New Zealand’s women’s team from 2006-11 and Canada’s women from 2011-18, winning Olympic bronze medals in 2012 and 2016. Earl Cochrane, Canada Soccer’s general secretary,

ROME (AP) — Fiorentina has reached the Italian Cup semifinals with a 2-1 victory over Torino. The Tuscan team will face either Roma or Cremonese, who were playing later. The other semifinal pits holder Inter Milan against either Juventus or Lazio. Luka Jović and Jonathan Ikoné scored for Fiorentina. Yann Karamoh pulled one back for

ATLANTA (AP) — Pitcher Jesse Chavez and outfielder Kevin Pillar highlight the list of 26 non-roster players who’ve been invited to spring training by the Atlanta Braves. Chavez had been effective as a long reliever out of the Braves’ bullpen the last two seasons. He went 3-3 with a 2.72 ERA in 46 appearances over

LONDON (AP) — Tottenham manager Antonio Conte says surgery to remove his gallbladder has “gone well.” The Premier League club said in a statement that Conte had been diagnosed as having cholecystitis after recently experiencing severe abdominal pain. The 53-year-old Conte says in an Instagram post that “my surgery has gone well and I’m already

DETROIT (AP) — The NBA game between the Washington Wizards and Detroit Pistons scheduled for Wednesday night has been postponed because the Pistons were stranded in Dallas amid a winter storm. The league announced about 6 1/2 hours before tipoff that Pistons were unable to fly home to Detroit following their game Monday against the

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Court of Appeals has scheduled oral arguments for March 14 in the long-running dispute between the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals over television rights fees. The Mid-Atlantic Sports Network was established in March 2005 after the Montreal Expos relocated to Washington and became the Nationals, moving into what

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer The Washington Commanders are interviewing Anthony Lynn for their offensive coordinator vacancy. The San Francisco 49ers assistant head coach/running backs coach is the sixth candidate the team has spoken to about the job. Coach Ron Rivera interviewed Lynn in person in California days after the 49ers flew home following

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Breanna Stewart is coming to the New York Liberty. The most coveted free agent this offseason, who won the WNBA MVP award in 2018, announced on social media that she was going to New York with a photo of her in a Liberty shirt on Wednesday. Stewart had spent