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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

SYDNEY (AP) — Quentin Delapierre steered the French team to three straight wins in gusty, shifting winds to take a six-point lead over Jimmy Spithill’s U.S. team on Day 1 of the Australia Sail Grand Prix. Organizers say a weather event at the conclusion of racing caused damage to wing sails and at least one

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chicago White Sox right-hander Michael Kopech thinks he will be ready for the start of the season after he had right knee surgery last year. The 26-year-old Kopech went 5-9 with a 3.54 ERA in a career-high 25 starts in 2022. But he left a

MERIBEL, France (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin took the lead with her first run of the slalom at the world championships Saturday. Shiffrin opened the race in 52.54 seconds. Swiss skier Wendy Holdener trailed by 0.19 seconds in second place. Laurence St-Germain of Canada was 0.61 behind in third. The rest of the field