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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s administrative court for sports has upheld a three-game suspension for Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski. The ruling takes him out of the Spanish league match against Atlético Madrid on Sunday. The suspension had been lifted by a court of disputes after an appeal by Barcelona. The Poland striker had been allowed

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta United and midfielder Emerson Hyndman have mutually agreed to terminate his contract. The team announced that he won’t be returning to the club in 2023. The 26-year-old Hyndman joined Atlanta in 2019 and made 51 MLS appearances with 35 starts across four seasons. He recorded four goals and six assists with

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech football coach Brent Key is making a couple of more changes to his staff. He has announced defensive assistants. David Turner and Larry Knight are leaving the program. Turner was an assistant head coach and defensive run game coordinator. The 36-year coaching veteran of numerous Power Five schools he was

CHICAGO (AP) — The banged-up Chicago Blackhawks have recalled forwards Lukas Reichel and Brett Seney from the minors. Chicago also placed forwards MacKenzie Entwistle and Jujhar Khaira on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 27. Entwistle has a right wrist injury, and Khaira is dealing with a lower back issue. The 20-year-old Reichel is one of

By SABINA NIKSIC and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia (AP) — The new year’s festivities are over in Bosnia, and visitors to the country’s winter resorts are packing to go home. Spring-like temperatures have left little or no snow on the mountains, and it’s unclear when the next visitors will arrive. The small Balkan

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins have signed veteran quarterback Mike Glennon to their practice squad because of injuries to Tua Tagovailoa and Teddy Bridgewater. Tagovailoa has been out since suffering a concussion in a Week 16 loss to Green Bay. Bridgewater started in last week’s loss

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin won the first women’s World Cup race of 2023 to move within one victory of Lindsey Vonn’s record. Shiffrin dealt best with difficult course conditions to dominate a floodlit slalom and raise her career tally to 81 World Cup wins. She could match the best mark Thursday at another

NEW YORK (AP) — Veteran forward Jimmy Vesey has turned a training camp tryout with the New York Rangers into a contract that runs through the 2024-25 season. Rangers general manager Chris Drury announced Wednesday the team has agreed to terms with Vesey on a two-year contract extension. The 29-year-old has six goals, six assists

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Norwegian skier Henrik Kristoffersen took a big lead in the opening run of a men’s World Cup slalom and positioned himself for a first win in the discipline in 11 months. Kristoffersen posted the fastest intermediate times at the first three splits to lead home crowd favorite Linus Strasser by 0.71

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Damar Hamlin’s recovery is moving in “a positive direction” two days after the Buffalo Bills safety collapsed and went into cardiac arrest during a game against Cincinnati, the player’s marketing representative said Wednesday. “We all remain optimistic,” Jordon Rooney, a family spokesman who described

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami has unveiled its plan to build a $100 million football operations center, plus a bridge that will connect the new building to its current practice facility. The Hurricanes did not release a budget but the $100 million figure was what the university listed in planning documents filed with the

LONDON (AP) — West Ham co-chairman David Gold has died at the age of 86 following a short illness. Gold’s death was announced by the Premier League club. Gold and David Sullivan became chairmen in 2010. Gold played for West Ham’s junior team from age 13-16 then had a successful business career. He was chairman

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The mastermind of the nationwide college admissions bribery scandal is set to be sentenced on Wednesday after helping authorities secure the convictions of a slew of wealthy parents involved in his scheme to rig the selection process at top-tier schools. Federal prosecutors are asking for six

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Falling into a 2-6 hole near the midpoint of a season is usually a recipe to look to the future for NFL teams, with only two teams ever climbing out of that hole to reach the postseason. Headed into Week 18 of this season, three teams that lost

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (AP) — Former Yugoslavia international Faruk Hadzibegic has been reappointed as Bosnia-Herzegovina coach in place of Ivaylo Petev. Hadzibegic was previously in charge of the Bosnian national team for a few months before stepping down after failing to qualify for the 2000 European championship. He played 61 times for Yugoslavia, scoring six goals

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa made a Serie A debut to remember for Salernitana. Even if it wasn’t enough to prevent defending champion AC Milan from beating the southern club 2-1 as the Italian league resumed after a 7 ½-week break. Milan midfielder Sandro Tonali scored one

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a career-high 55 points in a return from a one-game absence and the Milwaukee Bucks beat Washington 123-113 to snap the Wizards’ five-game winning streak. Antetokounmpo has scored at least 40 points in three straight games for the first time in his career.