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By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer Chris Ford, a member of the Boston Celtics 1981 championship team, a longtime NBA coach and the player credited with scoring the league’s first 3-point basket, has died, his family announced Wednesday in a statement. He was 74. The family revealed the death through the Celtics. No official cause

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government’s star witness in a big-money bribery case engulfing the world of soccer has begun testifying at the trial of two former Fox executives and a marketing company accused of paying millions of dollars to rig the bidding process for broadcasting rights to

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes has never failed to reach the AFC championship game in four years as an NFL starting quarterback. To make it five straight, Mahomes will have to lead the Kansas City Chiefs past the Jacksonville Jaguars in the divisional round on Saturday. The

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta United star Josef Martinez has been released so he can join Inter Miami. Martinez was the 2018 league MVP and centerpiece of Atlanta’s rise to prominence in Major League Soccer. Now, he’s headed to South Florida. The move was not unexpected, given Martinez’s struggles last

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer PARIS (AP) — Joakim Noah, like his father, is now a winner on the clay at Roland Garros. The former Chicago Bulls center teamed with Gabby Williams of the WNBA’s Seattle Storm to beat former Detroit Pistons guard Richard Hamilton and Spanish tennis player David Ferrer in a basketball

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Cavaliers star guard Donovan Mitchell will miss Cleveland’s game at Memphis with a strained left groin. Mitchell is averaging 28.4 points per game in his first season for Cleveland. He got hurt Monday in the third quarter of a win over New Orleans. Mitchell was held out of practice Tuesday and

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Taulia Tagovailoa says he is returning to Maryland to play next season. Tagovailoa holds a slew of school passing records. Now he’ll try to help the Terrapins continue their recent rise under coach Michael Locksley. Maryland has won bowl games each of the past two seasons after finishing below .500

CHICAGO (AP) — Alejandro Zendejas, a 24-year-old forward who played twice for Mexico, is among 13 players who could make their U.S. national team debuts under interim coach Anthony Hudson in exhibitions against Serbia on Jan. 25 and Colombia three days later. Julian Gressel, a German-born 29-year-old defender who gained U.S. citizenship in November, also

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Luke Getsy and Las Vegas Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham will serve as Senior Bowl head coaches. The Senior Bowl says Getsy will coach the American team and Graham the National team in the Feb. 4 showcase game for senior and graduate NFL prospects. The Bears have

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta United star Josef Martinez has been released by the club and is headed to Inter Miami. Martinez was the 2018 league MVP and centerpiece of Atlanta United’s rise to prominence in Major League Soccer. Now, he’s headed to South Florida. The corresponding moves were not

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have hired San Francisco director of player personnel Ran Carthon as their general manager. The Titans announced the hiring Wednesday morning, wrapping up a search that formally started Jan. 12. Carthon will be the franchise’s first minority GM. He is

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Jim Schwartz’s new job is to fix the Cleveland Browns’ busted defense. Schwartz, who has had three past stints in the NFL as defensive coordinator, was officially hired Wednesday by the Browns. Cleveland’s defense was mainly responsible for a disappointing 7-10 season. The 56-year-old Schwartz

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn head coach Dan Hurley and associate head coach Kimani Young have tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the team’s game at Seton Hall. Neither Hurley nor Young made the trip to Newark for the game Wednesday night at the Prudential Center against the Pirates. UConn says the 15th-ranked Huskies

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The WNBA will head north for a preseason game in Canada. The Chicago Sky will face the Minnesota Lynx on May 13 in Toronto. It will be the first WNBA game to be played in the country and the third WNBA preseason game to be played outside of the

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The University of Michigan has placed offensive co-coordinator and quarterbacks coach Matt Weiss on leave. Weiss was put on leave amid an investigation by university police into a report of computer access crimes over a three-day span last month at Schembechler Hall. That’s where coach Jim Harbaugh and his staff

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that the Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to a $3.5 million, one-year contract with former Miami Marlins third baseman/right fielder Brian Anderson. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the deal

LONDON (AP) — English soccer’s governing body has criticized the findings of an independent panel which concluded that a lower-league coach banned for 15 months for using discriminatory language toward his players was “not a conscious racist.” John Yems is the former manager of fourth-tier Crawley Town. He admitted to one charge and was found

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer A trio of NFL playoff quarterback newcomers provided some memorable playoff moments. Brock Purdy, Trevor Lawrence and Daniel Jones all won in their first career starts in the postseason with performances for the history books. This marked the first time since the 2017 season that three QBs won