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LONDON (AP) — The WBC has cleared British boxer Conor Benn of intentional doping. It says Benn’s “highly elevated consumption of eggs” is a “reasonable explanation for the adverse finding.” Benn’s catchweight bout with Chris Eubank Jr. scheduled for last October had been canceled after Benn’s urine test showed trace amounts of fertility drug Clomiphene,

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs said on Wednesday that veteran defenseman Jake Muzzin won’t suit up again in 2022-23 after initially suffering a neck injury Oct. 17 in a collision with Arizona Coyotes forward Clayton Keller. Toronto announced back in November that Muzzin would re-evaluated in February. The 6-foot-4, 227-pounder had one assist

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Kevin Love got to know new Miami Heat teammate Bam Adebayo through time together with USA Basketball. He already is fond of Adebayo’s mother, Marilyn Blount. And Love and Adebayo already have exchanged some items, such as jerseys after a game and profane but hilarious comments

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — New Tennessee Titans general manager Ran Carthon started clearing up some much-needed salary cap space Wednesday. The Titans announced they released three-time Pro Bowl left tackle Taylor Lewan for a failed physical. They also released veteran wide receiver Robert Woods and kicker Randy

CAMBRIDGE, Ohio (AP) — A reserve offensive lineman for the NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles will make his initial court appearance in Ohio on rape and kidnapping charges next month after waiving his arraignment in the case. Josh Sills, an undrafted free agent who appeared in just one game this season, was scheduled to appear in

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LIV Golf has been dealt another setback in its antitrust lawsuit with the PGA Tour. A federal magistrate last week ruled that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and its governor are required to testify. In a ruling Tuesday out of California, a federal judge says the fund and Yasir

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A former NFL running back said he’s on the road to recovery after he nearly died while saving his two children from drowning in the Gulf of Mexico in the Florida Panhandle. Peyton Hillis issued a statement on Twitter, thanking those who helped him following the Jan. 4 incident on Pensacola

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s governor has signed a bill setting Nov. 14 each year as a day to remember the worst sports disaster in U.S. history. Seventy-five people were killed in a plane crash carrying Marshall University’s football team back from a game at East Carolina on Nov. 14, 1970. Gov. Jim Justice

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Abbey Hsu has Columbia well on its way to a first-ever Ivy League championship in women’s basketball. A junior guard from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Hsu has helped the Lions go 63-21 since joining the team in 2019, equaling the win

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Carlos Beltrán refused to discuss his role in the Houston Astros cheating scandal, preferring to concentrate on his new role with the New York Mets. Beltrán was hired by the Mets in November 2019 to replace Mickey Callaway as manager. But the team announced Beltrán’s departure the following January

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks general manager Landry Fields says former Utah coach Quinn Snyder will be “somebody we will consider” in the search to replace Nate McMillan. The Hawks fired McMillan on Tuesday, and Fields stressed the team’s eighth-place standing in the Eastern Conference is “not acceptable” for

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has reached the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championships by beating Liudmila Samsonova 6-1, 6-0. The 21-year-old Pole will next face former No. 1 Karolina Pliskova who advanced by defeating Anhelina Kalinina 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-2 in the round of 16. Three-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek has

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell needed to add some pop to his lineup a couple years ago, so he put a few more big bodies in his four-man infield, sacrificing defensive range for offensive thump. “They combined for a weight of over 1,000 pounds,” Counsell said, laughing.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Curry is the new inside linebackers coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Curry replaces Jerry Olsavsky. Olsavsky was not retained by the Steelers after more than 20 years with the organization as a player and coach. Olsavsky’s role diminished in 2022 after the Steelers brought in Brian Flores as a senior defensive

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer A mixed team event is back on the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour schedule. The Grant Thornton Invitational in December will feature 16 teams competing for a $4 million purse on network television. It will be the first mixed team event of PGA Tour and LPGA Tour players since

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann was fined 50,000 euros ($53,200) but avoided suspension for his outburst against match officials after the Bundesliga leader’s 3-2 loss at Borussia Mönchengladbach. The German soccer federation issued the fine for what it called Nagelsmann’s “unsportsmanlike comments” to referee Tobias Welz and officials in their locker

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has asked American authorities for special permission to enter the United States to play tennis tournaments in California and Florida despite being unvaccinated against the coronavirus, the top-ranked Serb said Wednesday. The Transportation Security Administration has said the requirement for foreign air travelers to

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Soccer hopes to pick a 30th team by the end of the year. MLS Commissioner Don Garber says San Diego and Las Vegas are the most likely candidates. He mentioned Detroit; Phoenix; Sacramento, California; and Tampa, Florida, as other possibilities. St. Louis, the