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Italy drops Women’s Euro 2029 host bid leaving Germany to head 4-candidate race
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Italy withdrew from bidding to host the 2029 Women’s European Championship,…
College football traditions: Pudge The Cat has everyone purring on the Bowling Green football team
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Retired NFL star and current coach Eddie George has some…
New contract at Mercedes for Russell is ‘a formality,’ team boss Toto Wolff says
ZANDVOORT, Netherlands (AP) — Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says contract talks to keep George…
Conference League draw includes two-time finalist Fiorentina and reluctant Crystal Palace
MONACO (AP) — Fiorentina’s quest to win the Conference League enters a fourth straight season…
Italian swimmers returning home from worlds detained briefly at Singapore airport for shoplifting
ROME (AP) — Two Italian swimmers returning home from the world championships in Singapore were…
Yeremy Pino joins Crystal Palace from Villarreal as Eze replacement
LONDON (AP) — Crystal Palace signed Spain forward Yeremy Pino from Villarreal on Friday as…
MLB hitters swinging at first pitches at highest rate since 1988
CHICAGO (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong is ready to go. Same goes for Bryce Harper and…
Canada’s Julia Schell still smiling after six-try performance at Rugby World Cup
Whatever happens the rest of the way at the Rugby World Cup in England, Canadian…
Lauri Markkanen’s 43 points lead Finland to a 109-79 rout of Britain at EuroBasket
TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen scored 29 of his 43 points…
Gym owner says she reported grooming concerns about coach years before arrest in sex abuse case
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Long before his banishment from gymnastics and arrest after accusations…
Tuchel sorry for saying Jude Bellingham ‘can be a bit repulsive’
LONDON (AP) — England coach Thomas Tuchel has apologized to Jude Bellingham for saying the…
Cole Palmer to miss Chelsea’s game against Fulham because of injury
LONDON (AP) — Chelsea star Cole Palmer will remain sidelined until after the international break…
Lewandowski returns to Poland’s national team as captain following row with former coach
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Robert Lewandowski will return to Poland as its captain after a…
‘Sometimes I want to quit’: Amorim living ‘day by day’ at Man United as pressure grows
Ruben Amorim insisted he was living “day by day” as Manchester United manager as pressure…
Rodri and Carvajal return to Spain for World Cup qualifiers after long injury absences
MADRID (AP) — Ballon d’Or holder Rodri and Real Madrid veteran Dani Carvajal have been…