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By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C (AP) — LaMelo Ball anticipates being ready for the Charlotte Hornets training camp in September after suffering through an injury-plagued season in which he sprained his left ankle three times and fractured his right ankle. Ball has been limited to just 36 games this season. He said

FRISCO, Colo. (AP) — A community in Illinois is in mourning a day after two local teens were killed while sledding at a Colorado ski resort. The superintendent of the Prairie Central school district in Fairbury confirmed Monday that two Prairie Central High students died in a “tragic accident.” She declined to identify them out

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer The Detroit Lions took another step in revamping the secondary, signing safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson. Detroit added Gardner-Johnson on an $8 million one-year deal, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke Monday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the terms have not been

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Keldon Johnson and Devin Vassell had 29 points each and the San Antonio Spurs rallied from a 24-point deficit to beat the Atlanta Hawks 126-118, spoiling Dejounte Murray’s homecoming. Murray had 22 points, eight assists and six rebounds in his first game in San Antonio since

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz has returned to No. 1 in the ATP rankings, replacing Novak Djokovic. Rafael Nadal dropped out of the top 10 on Monday for the first time in 18 years. Alcaraz rose one spot a day after ending Daniil Medvedev’s 19-match winning streak by beating him in straight sets

MADRID (AP) — Last-placed Elche has fired coach Pablo Machín after he failed to halt the team’s poor run in the Spanish league. The announcement comes a day after Elche lost at Real Sociedad 2-0 for its 10th loss in its last 15 league games. It sits 14 points from safety after 26 rounds. Elche

DOHA Qatar says it has sent 4,000 cabins built to house fans at last year’s World Cup to earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria. The Associated Press watched Monday as the latest batch of pre-fabricated cabins was loaded onto a cargo ship in the Persian Gulf. The Qatar Development Fund began shipping cabins last month

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Marcus Rashford, Mason Mount and Nick Pope have withdrawn from the England squad for the Euro 2024 qualifiers against Italy and Ukraine. The Football Association confirmed Manchester United forward Rashford had suffered a knock during the 3-1 win against Fulham in the FA Cup. Mount is recovering from a pelvic injury

ZEIST, Netherlands (AP) — Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong and winger Steven Bergwijn have dropped out of the national squad for the team’s opening European Championship qualifier against France. De Jong injured his thigh late in Barcelona’s 2-1 victory over Real Madrid on Sunday. Bergwijn picked up a knee injury in Ajax’s 3-2 loss to

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have signed offensive lineman Graham Glasgow and re-signed kicker Michael Badgley and safety C.J. Moore. The Lions announced the moves on Monday, following up a busy opening week in free agency for the franchise. Detroit drafted Glasgow out of Michigan in 2016 and he started 58 games

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Barcelona defender Ronaldo Araujo has been dropped from Uruguay’s national team because of a groin injury. Barcelona says Araujo is out indefinitely because of a strained adductor muscle in his left thigh. The central defender got hurt in the team’s 2-1 win over Real Madrid on Sunday but was able to

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Antonio Conte’s latest outburst leaves his position as manager at Tottenham in even greater doubt. The fiery Italian will soon be out of contract and has long been expected to leave his post at the end of the season. But he might not last even

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer We know you’re upset. Underdogs have blown up every bracket in the country. An upside of the upsets: perhaps the maddest March ever. Defending national champion Kansas and fellow No. 1 seed Purdue are gone — the Boilermakers with a slice of unwanted history. The Sweet 16 won’t have

By BARBARA SURK and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press The Paris Olympics is going underground to find a way to keep athletes cool at the 2024 Games without air conditioners. Organizers are planning to use a water-cooling system under the Athletes Village — much like the one that has helped the Louvre Museum cope with the

OBERHOFEN, Switzerland (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin earned another piece of World Cup history. She’s the first Alpine skier to top the season-ending race prize money list with $1 million. Shiffrin’s win in a giant slalom Sunday was her 13th World Cup victory since October. It lifted her total prize money from race organizers to $1.04

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule announced the team opened spring practice with running back Anthony Grant suspended indefinitely to work on academics and other issues. Grant led the team in rushing with 915 yards and six touchdowns last season. He also caught 18 passes for 104 yards. Rhule said Grant is

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — As the reigning NASCAR champion, Joey Logano had no reason to panic when Team Penske had a slower than expected start to the new season. Even so, Logano’s return to the winner’s circle was a much-needed boost for Ford following a dominant start to the

BY CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Germany hopes this week to start repairing the tattered reputation of its men’s national soccer team before it hosts the European Championship next year. Two World Cup flops and a poor showing in between have taken their toll on what was a proud heritage for Germany.

By The Associated Press Paxten Aaronson, the younger brother of U.S. national team midfielder Brenden Aaronson, made his debut for Eintracht Frankfurt in a 2-0 loss at Union Berlin in the Bundesliga. The 19-year-old midfielder from Medford, New Jersey, entered in the 82nd minute Sunday. He transferred to the German club in January from Major