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By The Associated Press Eric Bieniemy has agreed to be the Washington Commanders’ offensive coordinator and assistant head coach. The team announced Saturday that the two-time Super Bowl-winning assistant with Kansas City will be joining Washington. Bieniemy now gets the chance to show what he can do without Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes. The 54-year-old

By ANDREW DAMPF and ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press MERIBEL, France (AP) — Canadian skier Laurence St-Germain has won the women’s slalom at the world championships and Mikaela Shiffrin took the silver medal. The American skier led after the first run but finished 0.57 seconds behind St-Germain after the final run. Lena Duerr of Germany was

By MATTIAS KAREN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In an English Premier League title race that keeps producing twists, the pendulum has swung back Arsenal’s way again after a frustrating day for Manchester City. Arsenal came from behind twice before scoring two goals in injury time to beat Aston Villa 4-2 in the early kickoff.

By The Associated Press American forward Matthew Hoppe has scored his first senior club goal in 21 months. Hibernian beat visiting Kilmarnock 2-0 in the Scottish Premier League. The 21-year-old from Yorba Linda, California, gave fourth-place Hibernian s a two-goal lead in the 47th minute. Two years ago, Hoppe became the first American to score

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has successfully defended her Qatar Open title after beating No. 4-ranked Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-0 in the final in Doha. Swiatek broke Pegula for 2-0 and 4-2 but both times immediately lost her own serve. Pegula couldn’t hold again and Swiatek served out to love to take the

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The Phoenix Mercury have announced that Diana Taurasi agreed to re-sign with the team in a multiyear contract. The WNBA’s all-time leading scorer has only played with the Mercury since being drafted No. 1 by the team in 2004. Taurasi told The Associated Press earlier this month while participating

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Mönchengladbach has defeated 10-man Bayern Munich 3-2 to add more intrigue in the Bundesliga title race. Marcus Thuram scored late to seal the win after goals from Lars Stindl and Jonas Hofmann stretched Bayern’s winless run against Gladbach to five games across all competitions. It

SOUTH BEND, Indiana (AP) — Notre Dame promoted tight ends coach Gerard Parker to offensive coordinator as head coach Marcus Freeman rebuilds his staff. Parker replaces Tommy Rees, the former Notre Dame quarterback who left this month to become offensive coordinator at Alabama. Rees was also quarterbacks coach for the Irish, a role that Wisconsin

By The Associated Press NASCAR has continued to make diversity strides, an effort that started before the industry banned the Confederate flag in 2020. It has grown since in all aspects from team ownership to grassroots racing efforts. Minorities may not necessarily become the dominant demographic for the stock car series, but they can certainly

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — When Josh Sims reports on NASCAR this season, the stock car series these days — from the garage to the grandstands to top brass — looks more like him. Yes, Sims takes pride in the fact that he will become the first Black pit

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — New signing Jorginho came up big for Arsenal in a 4-2 win over Aston Villa. Jorginho’s shot from outside the area in second-half stoppage time bounced against the crossbar and off Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez before going into the net to put Arsenal ahead 3-2. Gabriel Martinelli then tapped in a

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Wheelchair star Esther Vergeer and quad division pioneer Rick Draney are the International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees for the Class of 2023. It is the first time two people were elected in the same year in the Wheelchair Tennis Category, which appears on the Hall ballot every four years. The

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe’s company Ineos has confirmed it has made a bid to buy Manchester United, pledging to make the Premier League team “the number one club in the world once again.” Ratcliffe’s Ineos company will compete with Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, who also submitted a

MERIBEL, France (AP) — Canadian skier Laurence St-Germain has won gold in the women’s slalom at the world championships and Mikaela Shiffrin took silver. The American skier led after the first run but finished 0.57 seconds behind St-Germain after the final run. Lena Duerr of Germany was 0.69 behind and won bronze. Shiffrin won gold

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Shaina Pellington made 11 straight shots on her way to scoring a career-high 35 points, leading No. 18 Arizona over No. 4 Utah 82-72. Cate Reese added 16 points for the Wildcats. Helena Pueyo had 12 points, including four free throws in the final 90 seconds.

CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark has moved a step closer to his seventh European Tour after he shot an 8-under 64 to take a two-stroke lead at Thailand Classic. Olesen made eight birdies in a bogey-free third round at Amata Spring Country Club to reach 18-under 198 overall two shots in front