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By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Olympic volleyball gold medalist Wallace de Souza has been suspended for one year by Brazil’s Olympic Committee for online abuse of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The committee’s ethics council agreed unanimously to suspend de Souza “due to the anti-ethical action of promoting and

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Olympic gymnastics champion Sunisa Lee says a kidney issue cut short her college career, but she still has her sights set on the Paris Games next year. Lee already had announced plans to leave college and resume training at the elite level this spring. She missed the end of the season

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ricochet, the beloved Golden Retriever who found her calling as a therapy dog when she learned to surf, has died in Southern California. The 15-year-old canine helped countless veterans and kids during more than a decade providing therapy in the waves off San Diego, according to her owner Judy Fridono. The

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Wake Forest’s baseball season keeps getting better. The Demon Deacons took three games from Clemson this past weekend and are coming off their first back-to-back Atlantic Coast Conference sweeps in 21 years. They are 26-3 for their best start since 1949. The weekend rotation of Rhett Lowder, Sean Sullivan

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks says he was beginning his final round of chemotherapy on Monday. Hendriks, battling non-Hodgkin lymphoma, made the announcement in an eight-second video shown prior to Chicago’s home opener against the San Francisco Giants. He wished White Sox fans a happy opening day while announcing he was

ABERDEEN, Scotland (AP) — Alex Ferguson is getting another medal to add to his extensive collection. Some of the key people behind Scottish team Aberdeen’s win over Real Madrid in the European Cup Winners’ Cup final in 1983 have been granted medals by UEFA 40 years later. They include Ferguson, the great Manchester United manager

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Empoli has beaten fellow struggler Lecce 1-0 in Serie A for its first win since January. Francesco Caputo’s 62nd-minute penalty kick ended a four-match losing run and lifted Empoli 12 points above the bottom three. Lecce is four points below the Tuscan side. Kickoff was delayed

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Former Indiana Hoosiers coach Bob Knight was hospitalized over the weekend with an undisclosed illness but was not listed as a patient on Monday at two hospitals in Bloomington, Indiana, where he lives. An email from the university about Knight’s health was sent to former Indiana basketball players on

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s average game time dropped by 30 minutes during the first four days this season, stolen bases doubled and batting average increased by 16 percentage points from last year’s opening weekend. Games averaged 2 hours, 38 minutes through Sunday with the new pitch

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio offered a reminder that negotiations were still in the “early innings” as he discussed legislation on financing renovations to American Family Field. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers issued a proposal earlier this year to spend $290 million on repairs to American

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball owners unanimously approved an initial five-year labor contract with minor league players that will more than double player salaries. The agreement was reached last Wednesday and ratified by players on Friday. Minor league players formed a bargaining unit as part of the

PIRAEUS, Greece (AP) — Jose Miguel Gonzalez has resigned as coach of Olympiakos following a draw in the second round of the Greek playoffs. The former Real Madrid midfielder and Spain international known as Michel ended his second spell as manager of the Piraeus club after drawing with Aris 2-2 on Sunday. The club named

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer What a week for Hendrick Motorsports, which scored its first victory in NASCAR’s version of a courtroom and its second win on the track at Richmond Raceway. NASCAR’s winningest team had received the largest penalty ever issued to a single organization for illegal modifications on the Next Gen

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer WWE is saying goodbye to existing as a family-run business as it joins with the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship to create a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company. The deal announced Monday between Endeavor and World Wrestling Entertainment, on the heels of its biggest event of the year,

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Dolphins re-signed tight end Durham Smythe to a contract extension through the 2025 season. Smythe, who was drafted in the fourth round by Miami in 2018, signed a two-year contract with the Dolphins last year, and now gets two more years on that deal. Smythe had 15 receptions for

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — March Madness isn’t just about filling out — and later trashing — brackets. There are more ways to bet the field in the NCAA Tournament, an event that consumes basketball fans until the first weekend of April. The craziest NCAA Tournament will conclude with Monday’s

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The attacks and accusations between Barcelona and Spanish league president Javier Tebas are far from over. The latest spat has prompted the club to ask for Tebas’ resignation after a report said the league gave false evidence against Barcelona to prosecutors in the refereeing scandal involving

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sport Writer While the women’s national team fought for and won its landmark equal pay contract with U.S. Soccer last spring, new players’ association officer Tierna Davidson believes there is so much more to be done. The women continue to advocate for better wages and treatment in the game both