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CONCACAF Gold Cup starts on Saturday with many of the top players missing
Unlike the World Cup, the CONCACAF Gold Cup often is contested by B and C…

Australia batter Steve Smith out of WTC final after breaking pinkie
LONDON (AP) — Australia batter Steve Smith will take no further part in the World…

Brewers trade RHP Aaron Civale to the White Sox for 1B Andrew Vaughn
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Aaron Civale quickly got his wish to return to a starting rotation.…

World Cup skiers promised at least 10% rise in race prize money next season
GENEVA (AP) — Prize money across all World Cup disciplines will increase by at least…

‘As clutch as it gets’: Record-setting Leon Draisaitl keeps stepping up for Oilers
SUNRISE — Leon Draisaitl keeps leaving it late. That’s working out just fine for the…

NASCAR’s first Cup Series race outside US hits travel snags to Mexico City
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Shane Van Gisbergen was buckled into his seat ready to head…

West Ham $10M transfer payment to CSKA Moscow held up by UK sanctions
GENEVA (AP) — Millions of dollars due to soccer club CSKA Moscow from West Ham…

Penske driver Scott McLaughlin’s tough month ends with hope for a fresh start at Gateway
Scott McLaughlin’s miserable month of May — he crashed twice at the Indianapolis 500, caused…

Game 4: Gilgeous-Alexander goes wild in the 4th, Thunder rally to top Pacers 111-104 and tie Finals
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Game on the line, season quite possibly on the line, the Oklahoma…

Simone Biles apologizes for heated exchange with Riley Gaines over trans athlete participation
Two-time Olympic all-around champion Simone Biles has apologized for getting personal in a heated online…

Montreal’s Diallo serves up quarterfinal upset in the Netherlands, Andreescu loses
‘S-HERTOGENBOSCH — Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo fired 19 aces to beat No. 3 seed Karen Khachanov of…

Real Madrid to sign teenager Mastantuono from River Plate after Club World Cup
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid struck a deal to sign River Plate midfielder Franco Mastantuono…

Germany’s bid to host women’s Euro 2029 leaves out Berlin
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany’s bid to host the women’s European Championship in 2029 is…

Liverpool agrees to pay record fee of $157 million for Florian Wirtz, reports say
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool has agreed to pay a transfer fee of 116 million…

German teenager Engel’s historic run ends in straight-set loss to Auger-Aliassime
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — A day after Justin Engel became the youngest tennis player in…