Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber says the league continues to look at shifting to a fa...

Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber says the league continues to look at shifting to a fall-to-spring season, saying he’d “rather get it right and take our time than get it wrong and do it quick.”Garber spoke before Wednesday night’s MLS All-Star game in Austin, Texas. He also spoke about the league’s Apple TV streaming deal and the sale of the Vancouver Whitecaps in his state of the league address before the game.While he was peppered with questions about the calendar, looming large over the match between MLS and Liga MX All-Stars was the absence of Inter Miami star Lionel Messi.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Currently MLS plays a spring-to-late fall season. A shift to align the league with its international counterparts would make MLS teams more competitive in the player transfer market, while also freeing up players for national team duty during the summer, when many major global tournaments take place.But there are obvious challenges, like weather.“Making this change is seismic. It’s not something we should do lightly. We obviously have teams across multiple climate zones, multiple time zones, unlike any other league in the world, and if we do make the change, we’re not going to go back on that decision,” Garber said.The MLS Board of Governors announced in April that it was giving further consideration to the shift, but gave no timeline. Garber suggested there would be an announcement by the end of the year.<h3>Messi suspension?</h3>Garber declined to say whether Messi or Inter Miami teammate Jordi Alba would face suspension for missing the All-Star game, as league rules have dictated in the past. Miami’s next match is Saturday against FC Cincinnati in Fort Lauderdale.<h3>Whitecaps sale</h3>The Whitecaps announced in December that the team was for sale. Greg Kerfoot has been owner of the club since 2002, when it was part of the North American Soccer League. Steve Luczo, Jeff Mallett and former NBA star Steve Nash joined Kerfoot in 2008, and the Whitecaps became part of MLS in 2011.Garber said there are no plans to move the club, although the Whitecaps need a new stadium. Currently, Vancouver plays at the multi-purpose BC Place, which is also the home of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.<h3>Apple deal</h3>As for the league’s streaming deal with Apple, Garber said MLS is working with the company to provide fans greater access. Distribution through cable and satellite services this season has helped.Metrics for viewership have been hard to come by because there’s no system to determine exactly how people are “viewing and consuming” games via a subscription service, Garber said. But he revealed that there have been 120,000 unique viewers per match and vowed greater transparency going forward.___AP soccer: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/soccer">https://apnews.com/hub/soccer</a>

US commisioner Don Garber poses on the Golden Carpet upon arrival for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 final football match between England's Chelsea and France's Paris Saint-Germain at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on July 13, 2025.

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DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies ended a dubious streak by recording a zero.   Rookie right-han...

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies ended a dubious streak by recording a zero. Rookie right-hander Tanner Gordon pitched six innings and the Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 on Wednesday for their first shutout since May 15, 2024, ending a record streak of 220 games since they last kept an opponent from scoring."I did not know that. ... That's a long time without a shutout," Rockies interim manager Warren Schaeffer said. "But I'm glad we shut them out today. That was good behind Gordon. Gordon did a fantastic job."<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Colorado is the only major league team since at least 1901 to go more than 200 games without a shutout victory, according to Stathead and Baseball Reference. <figure class="article-segment--embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
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</blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure>The last shutout for the Rockies had been 8-0 at San Diego in their only one last season. Their previous one at home was 2-0 over the Athletics on July 30, 2023.Gordon (2-2) scattered four hits while striking out three and walking three to become the first Rockies rookie since Kyle Freeman in 2017 to pitch at least six scoreless innings in a game at Coors Field. Freeman did it twice that season, with one-hit ball over 8 1/3 innings of a 10-0 win over the Chicago White Sox on July 9, after going seven innings in an 8-0 victory over San Francisco on April 23. The Rockies (26-76) have won consecutive series for the first time this season, taking two of three games from the Cardinals after coming out of the All-Star break by winning two of three against Minnesota last weekend."Extremely important," Colorado catcher Austin Nola said. "One game at a time. And I think that's the biggest thing, is sticking to the plan, being in the present. And then at the end of the day we're going to come out on top."Last month, Colorado ended an MLB-record streak of 22 consecutive series losses, dating to last year, with a 3-2 victory at Miami.___AP MLB: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/mlb">https://apnews.com/hub/mlb</a>

DENVER, CO - JULY 23: The Colorado Rockies celebrate their 6-0 win against the St. Louis Cardinals at Coors Field on July 23, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. The Rockies won four of six games and both series in the homestead.

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Not since 2014 when John Fox and Peyton Manning were running Denver's off...

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Not since 2014 when John Fox and Peyton Manning were running Denver's offense have the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/broncos-training-camp-start-c67a4a08362a92862f456db83e4d960e">Broncos hit training camp</a> with the same quarterback/head coach duo.
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/denver-broncos-bo-nix-95bb3430b479427e9e820e82782a1ae0">Bo Nix</a> enters his season season under Sean Payton after leading Denver out of its nearly decade-long doldrums and ending the Broncos' long playoff drought last season.
To prepare for his second year in the NFL, Nix spent part of his offseason huddling with Drew Brees, the prolific passer who teamed up with Payton in New Orleans to produce one of the NFL's most productive offenses from 2006-2020. The duo won a Super Bowl in the 2009 season.
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“It's him just reaching out and just coordinating some time to dive into the offense, the schedule, the calendar, his schedule, his workload in season,” Payton said Wednesday, adding that the pair had spent four or five days together.
Nix had a strong rookie season, completing 66.3% of his passes for 3,775 yards, 29 touchdowns and a dozen interceptions. He led Denver to a 10-7 record and a wild-card berth. 
Nix said this spring that he had some much-needed downtime this offseason for the first time since entering college, which he figured would help him improve his game in 2025.
Nix “is someone that works his tail off, wants to improve,” Payton said. “The whole offseason is planned out. There's a lot he wants to absorb in a fast period of time and that's a great thing for a younger player like that. We're never going to just pick up where we left off, but there's a lot of building to do when you look at last year and a lot of positives to look at.”
Payton also said Nix spent time working with renowned throwing coach Tom House, the former Major League pitcher best known for catching Hank Aaron's 715th home run that broke Babe Ruth's record in 1974 and who has garnered accolades for his work with several star quarterbacks, including Tom Brady.
“It's fascinating. He's real smart. He's a baseball guy that's really done a great job with a lot of throwers," Payton said. “That's the best way to describe him, whether it's a baseball motion or a football motion, those opportunities we get to just have a lunch or sit and visit are pretty special for me. He's pretty sharp.”
NOTES: Courtland Sutton, Nik Bonitto, John Franklin-Myers and Zach Allen, all of whom are hoping for new contracts soon, participated in Wednesday's workout, helping produce a 100% day with only WR A.T. Perry out while on PUP with an ankle injury. Payton called it “one of the cleaner report dates that I can recall.” On the contract front, Payton said, “You're going to ask me about a few contracts — they're all being worked on. ... So, yeah, there's good communication and I'm just going to leave it at that.”
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ENGLEWOOD , CO - MAY 29: Head coach Sean Payton of the Denver Broncos speaks during OTAs at Broncos Park in Englewood, Colorado on Thursday, May 29, 2024.

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers’ profits from operations rose 39.3% for the 2025 fiscal year, thanks largely to the record $432.6 million it received in national revenue from the NFL.The NFL’s only publicly owned franchise revealed its expenses and revenues Wednesday, the same day the Packers opened training camp for the 2025 season. Each of the NFL’s 32 teams received $432.6 million from the NFL, which mainly comes from the league’s TV contracts.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>“I continue to be amazed by the popularity of the NFL and the league office’s ability to generate revenue,” outgoing Packers president/CEO Mark Murphy said. “It’s impressive. A big part of it obviously is TV. How people watch TV is changing dramatically. NFL games and athletics or sports in general are the few things people watch live anymore.”Murphy, who reached the mandatory retirement age of 75 earlier this month, is ending his 17-year run as the Packers’ president/CEO and handing the reins to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/green-bay-packers-05d56b81a6ef84a7b2dabe3a2a3a1ded">Ed Policy</a> during the franchise’s annual shareholders meeting Friday.“I think any leader, any CEO wants to leave the organization in better shape than when he or she started,” Murphy said. “We were in pretty good shape when we started, but the numbers have grown dramatically.”The Packers’ national revenue climbed 7.5%, from $402.3 million to $432.6 million. Their local revenue rose 13.7%, from $251.8 million to $286.4 million, as they benefited from having a ninth regular-season home game for the first time.That added up to a 9.9% increase in total revenue, from $654.1 million to $719.1 million.The Packers reported $635.4 million in expenses, up 7% from their <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nfl-green-bay-packers-c5d2ee893605c59212db2a8766d93e1e">2024 total</a> of $594 million.Although the Packers’ profit from operations rose nearly 40% — from $60.1 million to $83.7 million — their net income actually dropped 12.5%. Their net income was $85.6 million, down from $98.1 million.The reason for the discrepancy was a plunge in their non-operating income, which went from $38 million in 2024 to $1.9 million last year.“That’s all market and investment related,” Murphy said. “The year before, we performed very well. This year obviously we’re down a little bit.”___AP NFL: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/NFL">https://apnews.com/hub/NFL</a>

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 12: The Green Bay Packers offense meets in the huddle during a Wild Card Playoff Game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on January 12, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles defeated the Packers 22-10. (Kara Durrette/Getty Images)

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DENVER (AP) — Tanner Gordon pitched six scoreless innings and Ezequiel Tovar hit a home run to he...

DENVER (AP) — Tanner Gordon pitched six scoreless innings and Ezequiel Tovar hit a home run to help the Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 on Wednesday and win back-to-back series for the first time since Sept. 13-18, 2024.Gordon (2-2) gave up four hits with three walks and three strikeouts. Jimmy Herget threw two innings of one-hit relief before Tyler Kinley pitched a 1-2-3 ninth. The trio combined for Colorado's first shutout of the season.The Rockies hit five consecutive singles in their four-run second inning off St. Louis starter Andre Pallante (5-7) and Jordan Beck added an RBI double in the fifth to make it 5-0. Tovar's solo shot in the eighth capped the scoring. <div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Germán Márquez, who was scheduled to start for Colorado, was moved to the 15-day IL earlier Wednesday due to right biceps tendinitis.The Cardinals snapped their streak of scoring at least four runs in 11 straight games at Coors Field since Oliver Marmol became manager in 2021.Key momentRyan McMahon drew a leadoff walk and, after Tovar flied out, Austin Nola, Kyle Farmer, Adael Amador, Tyler Freeman and Mickey Moniak hit five consecutive singles to give the Rockies a 4-0 lead in the second. Key statColorado, which was an MLB-worst 22-74 at the All-Star break, is 4-2 since their return. The Rockies have won as many series since the break (two) as they did prior to it.Up nextSonny Gray (9-4, 4.04 ERA) is set to pitch for St. Louis on Thursday against Yu Darvish (0-2, 6.08) in the first of four games against San Diego. Kyle Freeland (2-10, 5.19) takes the mound Friday for Colorado against the Baltimore Orioles, who haven't announced a starter. ___AP MLB: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/mlb">https://apnews.com/hub/mlb</a>

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LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Omar Khan grabbed both sides of the dais and paused. The Pittsburgh Steelers ...

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LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Omar Khan grabbed both sides of the dais and paused. The <a href="https://apnews.com/article/steelers-nfl-khan-b08586794ed5f72ba75e973822233332">Pittsburgh Steelers general manager</a>, fresh off hailing the arrival of <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/aaron-rodgers">Aaron Rodgers</a>, needed a minute.
“Let's see, what else have we done?” Khan asked Wednesday as the team reported for training camp at Saint Vincent College fresh off perhaps the busiest offseason in its 90-plus-year history.
The man who promised to shake things up after another first-round playoff exit in January has spent the past six months proving they weren't just empty words. And the team that arrived for its annual three-week stay at the small Catholic school in the western Pennsylvania hills looks far different than the one that was <a href="https://apnews.com/article/steelers-ravens-score-a2b85b29ef885b5706ae35ddf55ae733">run over</a> by Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry on that miserable night in Baltimore.
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Out are quarterbacks <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/russell-wilson">Russell Wilson</a> and <a href="https://apnews.com/article/jets-justin-fields-fbdc728ee15c4e3a334f5bfa09b59b09">Justin Fields</a>. Temperamental wide receiver <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pittsburgh-steelers-dallas-cowboys-george-pickens-2fd4c79337748c82b66994180c6999aa">George Pickens</a>, four-time 1,000-yard rusher <a href="https://apnews.com/article/chargers-troy-dye-jalen-reagor-1a66a3df27d0cfbeeacfb07c0ff2b909">Najee Harris</a>, veteran defensive tackle <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nfl-free-agency-pittsburgh-steelers-ef8e1edbcfcff92f895adc492b71aa95">Larry Ogunjobi</a> and — most stunningly of all — Pro Bowl safety <a href="https://apnews.com/article/dolphins-steelers-trade-ramsey-minkah-fitzpatrick-jonnu-9046ee6a21509b67a8d0121cf49efb68">Minkah Fitzpatrick</a>, too.
In are Rodgers, wide receiver DK Metcalf, cornerback Jalen Ramsey and tight end Jonnu Smith, among others, as the Steelers try to end an eight-year postseason victory drought.
“We knew changes had to be made,” Khan said. “And here we are.”
Where that is — Khan, coach <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/mike-tomlin">Mike Tomlin</a> and everyone else hopes — is out of the purgatory of “frequently good but never great” that the Steelers have been stuck in for nearly a decade. “Our goal is to win the Super Bowl, so we’re building this team to win the Super Bowl this year,” Khan said.
The tack that Khan and assistant general manager Andy Weidel have taken this time around is a marked departure from what has been “business as usual” at one of the most stable franchises in professional sports, one that hasn’t endured a losing season for more than 20 years.
T.J. Watt, who called the size of the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pittsburgh-steelers-tj-watt-nfl-aa6d16fb8009047c821c073dad15fb7d">record-setting extension</a> he agreed to last week “hard to fathom,” used the word “new” 10 times while talking about 2025.
“We can sit here and talk and talk and talk about not winning a playoff game and how much I want to do it,” said Watt, who enters the ninth year of his career still searching for his first postseason victory. “But at the end of the day, it's just lip service. It’s all about what we do.”
Watt skipped the team's mandatory minicamp in June, saying he wanted to stick to his routine at home in Wisconsin, fearful that if he “held in” — as he did while negotiating a new deal in 2021 — he'd become a distraction.
While the business side of things worked out for Watt, who acknowledged he'll be picking up the check for the foreseeable future whenever he takes his teammates out for wings, it also means he'll spend the next few days putting faces to names at a rate that he hasn't had to since his rookie season in 2017.
“There’s going to be a lot of people to get to know and talk to,” Watt said, later adding, “It’s just fun. It's a fun time of year.”
Far more fun, at least, than what has happened to the Steelers repeatedly in recent Januarys.
Pittsburgh's run of playoff failures began in early 2018, when Ramsey and the Jacksonville Jaguars <a href="https://apnews.com/jaguars-stun-steelers-45-42-to-earn-trip-to-afc-title-game-b4366b6164364dac950fefb962bfaee1">pulled off a stunner</a> in the divisional round. Now, Ramsey finds himself as the team's latest attempt at finding a solution to its postseason troubles.
Asked if his arrival is a “full circle” moment of sorts, Ramsey shook his head.
“I can’t talk about the past,” he said. “I mean, this is different. Everything is different.”
Not just for Ramsey, but the Steelers too.
When Pittsburgh arrives in New Jersey for a Week 1 visit to the Jets, it likely will have new starters at quarterback, wide receiver, running back and at various levels of the defense.
It's a nearly unprecedented level of change for a team that has had three head coaches in 66 years. Yet it could also be a sign of things to come. Khan, who agreed to an extension this month that will keep him with the club through at least 2028, pointed out that a youth movement is inevitable.
The Steelers could have up to a dozen picks when the NFL draft descends on Pittsburgh next April. They almost certainly will be in the market for a quarterback in what could be a QB-heavy draft.
And while the rash of additions of players in their 30s — or in Rodgers’ case, their 40s — gives the impression that it seems like the Steelers are “all in” on 2025, the reality is that Khan didn't trade away draft picks in search of a quick fix.
A true youth movement is coming. But not before what could be one of the more fascinating seasons in recent memory, as a franchise that has long prided itself on its pragmatism enters, as Tomlin put it, “new territory.”
Even if some things, however, remain constant. Like the adrenaline jolt Tomlin feels whenever this time of year rolls around.
Yes, his 19th training camp with the Steelers will be unlike the 18 that came before it. The thrill of the process of building a team that wants to be good enough to play into late January and beyond is unchanged.
“It’s July 23rd, man," the longest-tenured coach in major North American professional sports said. “It’s juice time.”
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 28: General Manager Omar Khan of the Pittsburgh Steelers speaks to the media during the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 28, 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski has to deal with uncertainty during training camp about a second-round draft pick for the second straight year because of an off-field incident.Stefanski said the Browns were still gathering more information on Quinshon Judkins after the rookie running back was <a href="https://apnews.com/article/browns-judkins-fe4136f32967666478a46922c66c2e7d">arrested on July 12 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,</a> on a charge of battery and domestic violence.“These are things that we take very, very, very seriously. I know you guys will talk to (general manager) Andrew (Berry) tomorrow, but I don’t have much to add on that situation,” Stefanski said on Wednesday before the Browns held their first practice of camp.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>A Broward County judge found probable cause for the misdemeanor charge in a hearing on July 12. Judkins was released after he posted $2,500 bond. The judge ordered Judkins not to be in contact with the alleged victim and to have no access to firearms.Judkins was the 36th overall pick in the April draft after rushing for 1,060 yards and 14 touchdowns at Ohio State last season.Cleveland selected Judkins hoping he could become the team’s lead running back after Nick Chubb signed with the Houston Texans. The Browns also drafted Dylan Sampson in the fourth round and still have Jerome Ford on the roster after he rushed for 565 yards and averaged 5.4 yards per carry last season.Judkins and Cincinnati defensive end Shemar Stewart (the 17th overall pick) are the NFL's only unsigned draft picks. Stefanski did say it was possible the Browns could add another running back depending on Judkins' future status.Last year, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/browns-mike-hall-jr-suspended-e8fe18f326adf2781db3fc6fe62c54f1">Browns defensive tackle Mike Hall Jr.</a> — the team's second-round pick in 2024 — was arrested during training camp on a domestic violence charge. He pleaded his case down to disorderly conduct but was placed on the commissioner’s exempt list following the incident and suspended five games by the NFL.Hall is opening training camp this year on the physically unable to perform list after suffering a knee injury in last season's final game at Baltimore.“The league mandates a certain amount of education in all areas, certainly in this area, and we decide to go above and beyond that and we will continue to do that,” Stefanski said. “If there’s more ways that we can reach players in any area in area of education, we’ll continue to look at that.”The biggest storyline of training camp and the three preseason games will be the four-way quarterback competition between Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders.After Deshaun Watson ruptured his Achilles tendon for the second time in three months in January, Cleveland acquired Pickett in a trade from Philadelphia in March and signed Flacco in April. It drafted Gabriel in the third round and then moved up in the fifth round to take Sanders.Stefanski did not give a timeline for when he would like to make a decision on who will be the starter in the Sept. 7 opener against the Cincinnati Bengals.“I think with all things depth chart, certainly quarterback, I have a plan that’s in pencil and we have to take in information every single day, take in how guys are handling certain situations and then adjust from there,” he said. “I think the big thing for me is putting our guys in position where we can evaluate them. I think they did a great job in the spring. All four of those guys will continue to put them in some situations, but ultimately we’d love to make a decision sooner than later.”With most of the attention on quarterback, veteran guard Joel Bitonio is hoping the Browns can bounce back after finishing 3-14 last season after making the playoffs in 2023.“I understand why the outside world wants to write us off because it makes sense from what you’re looking at the year before,” Bitonio said. “I think honestly every NFL team goes into training camp knowing they have a chance. We have a majority of our team back from two years ago when we went 11-6 and made the playoffs.” ___AP NFL: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/nfl">https://apnews.com/hub/nfl</a>

BEREA, OHIO - JUNE 10: Quinshon Judkins #10 of the Cleveland Browns looks on during Cleveland Browns mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025 in Berea, Ohio.

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Soccer star Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez is facing a backlash from Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum and others for remarks posted on his social media accounts about gender roles."Chicharito is a very good soccer player," Sheinbaum said at a press conference Wednesday. "But when it comes to his opinion on women... he still has a lot to learn."She described the former Mexico international's ideas as "very sexist."<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>The former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker, who currently plays for Chivas, is injured and missed the first two matches of the Apertura tournament.Over the weekend, he posted several reels and videos, mainly on Instagram."Don't be afraid to be women, to allow yourselves to be led by a man," the 37-year-old Hernandez said. "Women, you are failing, you are eradicating masculinity, making society hypersensitive."Hernandez, the all-time leading scorer for the Mexican national team with 52 goals, returned to Mexico last year by signing a two-year deal with Chivas, the team where he began his professional career in 2006."You women need to learn to accept and honor masculinity," he said in another one of his posts.In another, he said to the camera: "You want a man to provide, but for you, cleaning is patriarchal oppression... interesting."Sheinbaum, a 63-year-old scientist, was elected last year as the first female president in the country's 200-year history."I'm a mother, I'm a grandmother, I'm also a housewife," the president added Wednesday. "But I'm also the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. Women can be whatever we want."Hernandez is a divorced father of two who has a habit of kneeling in the middle of the pitch to pray before the start of matches. He began creating content for a YouTube channel where he portrayed his life as a player with West Ham and his marriage.Hernandez had a low profile on social media before hiring life coach Diego Dreyfus, to whom many attribute much of Chicharito's new persona.Criticism followed his recent statements, with some urging him to limit himself to soccer, given that his performance since returning to the Mexican league last year has not been as expected.Hernandez, who also played for Bayer Leverkusen, West Ham and Sevilla, has scored just two goals in 25 matches in his first two tournaments back in Mexico.Neither Chivas nor the Mexican Football Federation has yet commented.The Federation's code of ethics provides for sanctions for affiliated members for offensive or discriminatory statements, but so far, officials have not sanctioned anyone for misogynistic comments. Earlier this year businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego, the owner of the Mazatlan and Puebla clubs, made harsh statements about female journalists and was left unpunished.Chicharito was banned from the national team since 2019 after he, alongside other players, organized a non-authorized party in New York after a match against the United States.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR will hold a street race on Naval Base Coronado in Southern California next June as a replacement for its downtown Chicago event that ran the last three years.The move to the San Diego area does not eliminate a return to Chicago, where NASCAR will still maintain an office and effort an eventual return, perhaps as early as 2027.But the shift next year will allow NASCAR to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy by hosting all three of its national series over a three-day weekend on June 19-21.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div><figure class="article-segment--embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center">
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<script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure>"As part of our nation's 250th anniversary, we are honored for NASCAR to join the celebration as we host our first street race at a military base, Naval Base Coronado," Ben Kennedy, executive vice president and chief venue and racing innovations officer, said Wednesday. "NASCAR San Diego Weekend will honor the Navy's history and the men and women who serve as we take the best motorsports in the world to the streets of Naval Base Coronado."It will be NASCAR's second street race in the sport's history, following the three-year run in Chicago, and first on an active military base. The course layout is not complete but is expected to be around 3 miles.NASCAR has seen Auto Club Speedway close after the 2023 race. It built a temporary short track inside Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum from 2002 through 2024 but moved that event to North Carolina.Kennedy, who has been bullish on new endeavors for his family business, was the brains of the races at the Coliseum, Chicago, this year's visit to Mexico City and now next year in San Diego, a venture the Navy is excited about."NASCAR embodies the very best of the American spirit through speed, precision and an unyielding pursuit of excellence," Navy Secretary John C. Phelan said. "Hosting a race aboard Naval Air Station North Island, the birthplace of naval aviation, it's not just a historic first, it's a powerful tribute to the values we share: grit, teamwork and love of country.“From the flight deck to the finish line, this collaboration reflects the operational intensity and unity of purpose that define both the United States Navy and NASCAR."The base is known as the "West Coast Quarterdeck" and is a consortium of nine Navy installations that stretch from San Clemente Island 50 miles off the coast of Long Beach to the Mountain Warfare Training Facility 50 miles east of San Diego.NASCAR named Amy Lupo, who has been with the series since 2021 and helped launch the Coliseum, as president of the race. She spent more than 20 years at ESPN expanding the X Games when she lived in San Diego early in her career. She still lives in Southern California.___AP auto racing: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing">https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing</a>

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - JUNE 15: View of the Nascar Cup Series logo during the NASCAR Cup Series Viva Mexico 250 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on June 15, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico.

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Bayron Matos suffered an undisclosed ...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Bayron Matos suffered an undisclosed injury at the end of Wednesday's practice and was flown to a hospital on a helicopter.The injury happened in the final minutes of Day 1 of the Dolphins' training camp. Matos, a second-year offensive tackle, was airlifted in stable condition, the team said.The Dolphins did not release information on the injury.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>“It's a really heartbreaking part of the game,” said Dolphins offensive lineman Austin Jackson. “Very tough.”Matos, born in Los Mina, Santo Domingo, went undrafted in 2024 but signed with the Dolphins as a free agent through the NFL's International Player Pathway Program — an initiative that gives athletes from countries outside the U.S. a chance to play in the NFL.He spent time on Miami's practice squad over the past year before signing a reserve/future contract in January. He has not played in an NFL game.A two-sport athlete in basketball and baseball in his youth, Matos, 24, only started playing football in 2022. He walked on to the South Florida football team in 2022 with no prior experience.___AP NFL: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/nfl">https://apnews.com/hub/nfl</a>

MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - AUGUST 17: Bayron Matos #79 of the Miami Dolphins enters the field prior to a preseason game against the Washington Commanders at Hard Rock Stadium on August 17, 2024 in Miami Gardens, Florida.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has effectively barred t...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has effectively barred transgender women from competing in women’s sports, telling the federations overseeing swimming, athletics and other sports it has an "obligation to comply" with an <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports/">executive order</a> issued by President Donald Trump.The new policy, announced Monday with <a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt9e58afd92a18a0fc/bltf456568858cc9c12/USOPC_Athlete_Safety_Policy.pdf">a quiet change on the USOPC’s website</a> and confirmed in a letter sent to national sport governing bodies, follows a similar step taken by the NCAA earlier this year.The USOPC change is noted obliquely as a detail under "USOPC Athlete Safety Policy" and references Trump’s executive order, "Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports," signed in February. That order, among other things, threatens to “rescind all funds” from organizations that allow transgender athlete participation in women’s sports.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>U.S. Olympic officials told the national governing bodies they will need to follow suit, adding that “the USOPC has engaged in a series of respectful and constructive conversations with federal officials” since Trump signed the order."As a federally chartered organization, we have an obligation to comply with federal expectations," USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland and President Gene Sykes wrote in a letter. "Our revised policy emphasizes the importance of ensuring fair and safe competition environments for women. All National Governing Bodies are required to update their applicable policies in alignment."The National Women’s Law Center put out a statement condemning the move."By giving into the political demands, the USOPC is sacrificing the needs and safety of its own athletes," said that organization’s president and CEO, Fatima Goss Graves.The USOPC oversees around 50 national governing bodies, most of which play a role in everything from the grassroots to elite levels of their sports. That raises the possibility that rules might need to be changed at local sports clubs to retain their memberships in the NGBs.Some of those organizations - for instance, USA Track and Field - have long followed guidelines set by their own world federation. World Athletics is considering changes to its policies that would mostly fall in line with Trump’s order.A USA Swimming spokesman said the federation had been made aware of the USOPC’s change and was consulting with the committee to figure out what changes it needs to make. USA Fencing changed its policy effective Aug. 1 to allow only "athletes who are of the female sex" in women’s competition and opening men’s events to "all athletes not eligible for the women’s category, including transgender women, transgender men, non-binary and intersex athletes and cisgender male athletes."The nationwide battle over transgender girls on girls’ and women’s sports teams has played out at both the state and federal levels as Republicans portray the issue as a fight for athletic fairness. More than two dozen states have enacted laws barring transgender women and girls from participating in certain sports competitions. Some policies have been blocked in court after critics challenged the policies as discriminatory, cruel and unnecessarily targeting <a href="https://apnews.com/article/transgender-athletes-gymnastics-trump-2ca928358c07aa85e5748c094b2aa81e">a tiny niche of athletes.</a>The NCAA <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ncaa-transgender-athletes-0850b452de89674aeac7c6b1d8bce6d5">changed its participation policy for transgender athletes</a> to limit competition in women’s sports to athletes assigned female at birth. That change came a day after Trump signed the executive order <a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-transgender-athletes-3606411fc12efffec95a893351624e1b">intended to ban transgender athletes</a> from girls’ and women’s sports.Female eligibility is a key issue for the International Olympic Committee <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ioc-olympics-president-coventry-la-2028-trump-4d47dd51a3bb7ac43765122ab61c0665">under its new president, Kirsty Coventry</a>, who has signaled an effort to "protect the female category." The IOC has allowed individual sports federations to set their own rules at the Olympics — and some have already taken steps on the topic.Stricter rules on transgender athletes — barring from women’s events anyone who went through male puberty — have been passed by <a href="https://apnews.com/article/transgender-swimmers-new-rules-fina-world-governing-body-c17e99d3121fa964336458b57ae266f7">swimming</a>, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/cycling-female-transgender-athletes-ban-df45fe58ef1e4402c3996b57a0471df7">cycling</a> and <a href="https://apnews.com/article/transgender-track-semenya-f3499b00b932948f96838adb3b010f11">track and field</a>. Soccer is reviewing its eligibility rules for women and could set limits on testosterone.Trump has said he wants the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-transgender-olympics-b0119b7fe3c18e5915fd342d8b65f001">IOC to change everything</a> "having to do with this absolutely ridiculous subject." Los Angeles will host the Summer Games in 2028.___AP Sports: <a href="https://apnews.com/sports">https://apnews.com/sports</a>

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ATLANTA (AP) — Rafael Devers started at first base for the San Francisco Giants at Atlanta on Tue...

ATLANTA (AP) — Rafael Devers <a href="https://www.mlb.com/giants/roster/starting-lineups">started at first base</a> for the San Francisco Giants at Atlanta on Tuesday night, the slugger’s first appearance at the position that he refused to play for his prior team, the Boston Red Sox.Devers handled his first chance cleanly, catching a routine throw from second baseman Casey Schmitt for the final out of the second inning. He played error free, enjoying a relatively quiet night in the field while the Braves struck out 14 times, and went 2 for 5 with an RBI in the Giants’ 9-0 win.Boston <a href="https://apnews.com/article/devers-red-sox-giants-trade-9e0d65350cae0d62409f8c66e19c914d">traded Devers to San Francisco</a> in June after his relationship with management deteriorated less than two years into a 10-year, $313.5 million contract he signed in 2023.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>The Red Sox signed Gold Glove third baseman Alex Bregman during spring training and asked Devers to move to designated hitter. He balked before agreeing to the switch, but when Boston first baseman Triston Casas suffered a season-ending injury, the Red Sox approached Devers about playing the position and he declined.After the trade, Devers started working out at first base and said he would be happy to play there as soon as he felt comfortable. Asked why he was willing to play the position for the Giants and not the Red Sox, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/rafael-devers-giants-red-sox-first-base-271f99d7528ecb8df360ffdbd9a0653d">Devers said he felt he had “earned some respect”</a> because of his production in Boston, adding that he would have made the switch if the Red Sox had asked at the beginning of spring training.Devers has struggled since the move to the West Coast, batting .219 with two homers and 10 RBIs in 29 games as the Giants’ DH. He batted .272 with 15 homers and 58 RBIs in 73 games for Boston.A three-time All-Star, Devers is a .277 hitter with 217 homers in nine seasons. He was expected to spark a San Francisco offense that entered Tuesday ranked 23rd in the majors in runs per game.The Giants ended a six-game losing streak Tuesday night and moved within 2 1/2 games of a wild-card playoff spot.___AP MLB: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/mlb">https://apnews.com/hub/mlb</a>

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JULY 22: Rafael Devers #16 of the San Francisco Giants warms up at first base in the first inning against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on July 22, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Venus Williams became the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Venus Williams became the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match in professional tennis, delivering some of her familiar big serves and groundstrokes at age 45 while beating Peyton Stearns — 22 years her junior — by a 6-3, 6-4 score at the DC Open on Tuesday night.This was the first singles victory for Williams in nearly two years. The only older woman to win a match was Martina Navratilova at 47 in 2004.The former No. 1-ranked Williams had not played singles in an official match since March 2024 in Miami, missing time while having surgery to remove uterine fibroids. She hadn’t won in singles since August 2023 in Cincinnati. Until this week, she was listed by the WTA Tour as “inactive.”<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>“It is not easy,” Williams said, “to (come back) after all that time and play the perfect match.”But backed by a crowd that clearly was there to see, and support, her at the hard-court tournament in the nation’s capital, Williams showed glimpses of the talent she possesses and the skills she displayed while earning all of her Grand Slam titles: seven in singles, 14 in women’s doubles — all alongside younger sister Serena — and two in mixed doubles.“I wanted to play a good match,” she told the fans, then added a phrase that drew appreciative roars: “and win the match.”In Tuesday’s second game, for example, Williams smacked a return winner to get things started, then delivered a couple of other big responses to break Stearns, a 23-year-old who won singles and team NCAA titles at the University of Texas and is currently ranked 35th.In the next game, Williams sprinted forward to reach a drop shot and replied with a winner. Soon, she led 4-2, then was closing that set.She was accompanied by choruses of cheers. The first arrived when Williams walked out into the main stadium at the DC Open, a 7,000-seat arena that’s more than twice as large as where she was for her doubles victory a day earlier. Another came when she strode from the sideline to the center of the court for the formality of the coin toss. The noise really reached a crescendo when Williams began hitting aces — at 110 mph and faster — the way she used to.There also were moments where Williams — who said her fiancé was in the stands — looked as if it had been just as long as it actually has since she competed, including in the opening game, when she got broken at love this way: forehand wide, forehand into the net, forehand long, backhand long.At the end, it took Williams a bit of extra effort to close things out. She kept holding match points and kept failing to convert them. But eventually, she powered in a 112 mph serve that Stearns returned into the net. That was it: Williams smiled wide as can be and jogged to the net to shake hands, then performed her customary post-win pirouette-and-wave.She advanced to a second-round matchup against No. 5 seed Magdalena Frech, a 27-year-old from Poland.In other action Tuesday, Emma Raducanu handed No. 7 seed Marta Kostyuk a sixth consecutive loss by eliminating her 7-6 (4), 6-4. That set up a matchup between Raducanu and four-time major champion Naomi Osaka, who was a 6-2, 7-5 winner against Yulia Putintseva.Two top men’s seeds exited: Cam Norrie beat No. 2 Lorenzo Musetti 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, and No. 3 Holger Rune withdrew from the tournament because of a back injury. No. 4 seed Ben Shelton defeated Mackie McDonald 6-3, 6-4.___AP tennis: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/tennis">https://apnews.com/hub/tennis</a>

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 22: Venus Williams celebrates after winning a women's single match against Peyton Stearns (not pictured) on day 2 of the Mubadala Citi DC Open 2025 at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center on July 22, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson set a high bar for quarterback Caleb Wil...

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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson set a high bar for quarterback Caleb Williams as the two began their first training camp together Tuesday at Halas Hall.
It could be the key to how well the Bears bounce back in Johnson's first season from a 5-12 record and last year’s firing of former coach Matt Eberflus.
“We certainly have goals that we strive for, it’s not a secret,” said Johnson, the former Detroit Lions offensive coordinator. “I told him I would love for him this season to complete 70% of his balls.
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“So, you would like to think that over the course of practice that we’re completing 70% or more or that’s hard to just magically arise in a game. It’s a lofty goal but it’s one we’re going to strive for because of that we’re going to use that as a benchmark and kind of work from there.”
The Bears have done a lot to help Williams improve from a QB who completed 62.5% to one with more consistency. GM Ryan Poles added guards Joe Thuney and Jonah Jackson, and center Drew Dalman, to avoid last season's 68-sack debacle.
“Obviously I have self-goals,” Williams said. “That’s being the first 4,000-yard passer in Bears history. That’s a goal of mine. Seventy percent completion, that helps the team keep on the field, puts us in better positions.
“And then other than that just trying to go down and score the most points that we can with each drive that we have. That’s kind of my self-goal and obviously other than that you’ve got to go win.”
Whether the mix is there for last season's last-ranked offense to improve is the question. Johnson hasn’t been a head coach before and Williams hasn’t had pro success yet.
Even though it’s revamped, the offensive line may take time coming together because left tackle Braxton Jones hasn’t practiced all offseason. However, when the team reported for camp Tuesday he was deemed fit for practice after rehabbing from ankle surgery.
Now it will be a three-way competition for the starting spot between Jones, rookie Ozzy Trapilo and second-year tackle Kiran Amegadjie. Johnson gives no favors to the incumbent.
“I would like to think his experience will help him but we’re coming in with blank slates right now,” Johnson said. “And so just because a guy has played and another guy hasn’t in this league. We’re going to let the competition play out and we’ll see where it goes.”
Johnson called it a case where Jones does need some time to “ramp up” after being away all offseason.
“Every play matters, it all is going to matter as we go through this thing,” Johnson said. “And so I can’t tell you I’ve been through a three-man race before and so each play is going to be evaluated and they got to take full advantage of each opportunity that they get.”
Rookie receiver Luther Burden III and first-round pick tight end Colston Loveland, both recovering from injuries at OTAs and training camp, will also be ready for Wednesday’s first practice.
The only starter in question is cornerback Jaylon Johnson, who has a leg injury he suffered while training on his own, and is now on the non-football injury list for now.
The Bears gave Poles a contract extension before training camp so that he and Johnson both have deals running to 2029. They’re expecting progress to come much sooner.
“The focus for us is going to be on continuous improvement, all right?” Johnson said. “Really, for the next six weeks that’s all we care about is getting a little bit better every single day, day by day, brick by brick and that starts today.”
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GLENDALE, ARIZONA - NOVEMBER 3: Quarterback Caleb Williams #18 of the Chicago Bears warms up prior to an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, at State Farm Stadium on November 3, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Big Ten commissioner doubled down on the league's preference for multiple au...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Big Ten commissioner doubled down on the league's preference for multiple automatic qualifiers in the next version of the College Football Playoff on Tuesday, increasing the likelihood of a showdown with the Southeastern Conference when the format for 2026 is decided. At the league's football media days, Tony Petitti said any change that adds at-large bids and increases the discretion and role of a selection committee — a format the SEC and others have shown a preference for — “will have a difficult time getting support of the Big Ten.”Petitti also bolstered the idea of a weekend's worth of play-in games for what — under one of the best-known proposals — would be four automatic bids for the Big Ten and SEC in a 16-team playoff, even though the games could put the Big Ten's top-seeded teams in jeopardy of being shut out of the CFP. The playoff expanded to 12 teams last season.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>“There are 18 members in the Big Ten, you have 17 possible opponents and you play nine,” Petitti said. “There's a lot of discrepancy. Let alone making comparisons across leagues, there's a lot of issues about how you compare teams inside the Big Ten. ... Where we came down is we were willing to take that risk.”Though there is a Dec. 1 deadline for expanding the playoff for 2026, Petitti said he wouldn't put any deadline on it, echoing a sentiment SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey voiced earlier this month when he said the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/college-football-playoff-seeding-03c0711363244d67861ebe831104b5c9">12-team format</a> could stay in place until the two leagues agree on something new. Petitti said recent meetings between Big Ten and SEC athletic directors have produced good results, and he expects another such summit would do the same.“The goal would be to bring people back together, have a conversation about what we think works, then kind of go from there,” he said. The Big Ten and SEC will ultimately decide the new format, with input from the Atlantic Coast and Big 12 conferences, along with Notre Dame and the six smaller conferences that are part of the system.Also on Tuesday, ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips said his preference was one with five automatic bids and the rest at-large.“Fairness and access should also be part of the equation,” Phillips said, while backing the work of the selection committee that would have a bigger role with 11 at-large selections to sort through.___AP Sports Writer Aaron Beard contributed.___Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apnews.com%2Fnewsletters&amp;data=05%7C02%7CCBrunt%40ap.org%7C4180f2ba57054c0e19e408dcc76ec553%7Ce442e1abfd6b4ba3abf3b020eb50df37%7C1%7C0%7C638604525783273417%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=pbTLVU6CNFfqcI89TDiRYd2p9R9Hyw4Nl7ZaVMJWA68%3D&amp;reserved=0">here</a>. AP college football: <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Fhub%2Fap-top-25-college-football-poll&amp;data=05%7C02%7CCBrunt%40ap.org%7C4180f2ba57054c0e19e408dcc76ec553%7Ce442e1abfd6b4ba3abf3b020eb50df37%7C1%7C0%7C638604525783279356%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=tMB%2BHoEglxP4oCUngiZgzSplg%2FfZ9Nf5Mf%2BG9SFOXhA%3D&amp;reserved=0">https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll</a> and <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Fhub%2Fcollege-football&amp;data=05%7C02%7CCBrunt%40ap.org%7C4180f2ba57054c0e19e408dcc76ec553%7Ce442e1abfd6b4ba3abf3b020eb50df37%7C1%7C0%7C638604525783285250%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=nlIZ7gcV5gtmKksOR5d%2F3ik4pW3JLEbukk5ueFkXqgY%3D&amp;reserved=0">https://apnews.com/hub/college-football</a>

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 22: Big Ten Conference Commissioner Tony Petitti speaks during the 2025 Big Ten Football Media Days at Mandalay Bay Convention Center on July 22, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Micah Parsons will participate in Dallas Cowboys training camp, avoiding a ...

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Micah Parsons will participate in Dallas Cowboys training camp, avoiding a potential holdout as the two-time All-Pro defensive end seeks a contract extension that would likely make him the highest-paid defender in NFL history.Parsons reported to camp Monday and will be working out with the team as they start practicing Tuesday, coach Brian Schottenheimer said during a pre-practice news conference. The 26-year-old Parsons is going into the final season of his five-year rookie contract after being drafted 12th overall in 2021, but he could be franchise-tagged next season without a new deal in place.“Yeah, he will participate,” Schottenheimer said. “Good conversation with Micah. He’s excited to be here, excited to be a good teammate. And, again, it’s awesome to have him here.”<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Schottenheimer said Parsons would participate in walkthroughs, situational work and individual periods, leaving some wiggle room for the 2021 AP Defensive Rookie of the Year to potentially sit out of certain full-contact parts of practice.“There’s contracts, there’s negotiations, and if you lose a lot of sleep worrying about that stuff as a coach, it can be really frustrating. But you don’t. You just coach the guys,” Schottenheimer said.Parsons has 52 1/2 sacks and 63 tackles for loss in 63 games but is coming off his least productive season as a professional, finishing with 12 sacks and 12 tackles for loss in 13 games as he missed time because of a high ankle sprain.Cowboys owner and general manager <a href="https://apnews.com/article/cowboys-jerry-jones-micah-parsons-5b5ce103d67846fbb17f708fb9bd9cf3">Jerry Jones said Monday</a> he had not held direct talks with Parson’s agent, David Mulugheta, but was optimistic the situation would be resolved.___AP NFL: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/NFL">https://apnews.com/hub/NFL</a>

ARLINGTON, TX - DECEMBER 22: Micah Parsons #11 of the Dallas Cowboys looks on before kickoff against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during an NFL football game at AT&T Stadium on December 22, 2024 in Arlington, Texas.

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CINCINNATI (AP) — A Cincinnati Bearcats offensive lineman who died unexpectedly in April had a he...

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CINCINNATI (AP) — A Cincinnati Bearcats offensive lineman who died unexpectedly in April had a heart condition, an autopsy has found.
ESPN reported on Tuesday that Jeremiah Kelly, an early enrollee who took part in spring practices with the Bearcats, had “cardiac hypertrophy,” a thickening of the heart muscles. He was found unresponsive at his residence on April 22.
“The Bearcats football family is heartbroken by the sudden loss of this outstanding young man,” coach Scott Satterfield said in April. “In the short time Jeremiah has spent with our team, he has made a real impact, both on the field and in our locker room. My prayers are with the Kelly family and those who had the pleasure of knowing Jeremiah.”
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A freshman from Avon, Ohio, Kelly was a 6-foot-3, 320-pound offensive lineman who helped Avon High School to a 16-0 record and a state championship in 2024.
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CINCINNATI, OH - SEPTEMBER 26: A Cincinnati Bearcats helmet is seen during the game against the Army Black Knights at Nippert Stadium on September 26, 2020 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington’s NFL franchise used to be in the news all the time for reasons ot...

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington’s NFL franchise used to be in the news all the time for reasons other than football. That seemed to have changed under new team ownership, but <a href="https://apnews.com/article/washington-commanders-trump-name-change-f2ec70a65c5be1130611094aad3728f7">President Donald Trump’s remarks</a> about the team name and <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-indians-redskins-guardians-commanders-8863d8d95f56414f0f74cab0e897a93f">possibly holding up a stadium deal</a> are making waves just as training camp opens.Still, Commanders general manager Adam Peters made clear Tuesday - at a news conference with coach Dan Quinn a day before the team’s first training camp practice - that he doesn't expect any of that sort of outside conversation to interfere with their real jobs.“Whether it’s the stadium or anything else (non-football-related), those things don’t really make it to us,” Peters said. “We’re just trying to focus on what’s going on here and getting ready for the season.”<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Trump said Sunday on social media that he “may put a restriction” on the Commanders' anticipated deal with the District of Columbia government to build a new stadium in the nation’s capital “if they don’t change the name back to the original ‘Washington Redskins,’ and get rid of the ridiculous moniker, ‘Washington Commanders.'"In 2020, under previous owner Dan Snyder, the franchise changed its long-standing name, which was considered <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fdbf8f65947560be30a7952d6cf510ef0&amp;data=05%7C02%7Chfendrich%40ap.org%7Cf54cc3041bcc49d2900008ddc9385b62%7Ce442e1abfd6b4ba3abf3b020eb50df37%7C1%7C0%7C638887966076042869%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C60000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2BE%2FzW1ukmdcLIfovzmAiWztt8utDgn1i7q2vOTDKt6E%3D&amp;reserved=0">offensive to Native Americans</a>. After last season’s surprising run to the team’s first NFC championship game since 1991, managing partner Josh Harris said that the current name will stay.“I think it’s now embraced by our team, by our culture, by our coaching staff. So we’re going with that,” Harris said in February.Harris and Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser <a href="https://apnews.com/article/washington-commanders-stadium-3bda9804a246219f28e9a2d2206bb492">agreed on a plan to build a new stadium</a> on the same federal land where the club played for 35 years before bolting to its current home in the Maryland suburbs. The deal, which still must pass through the D.C. City Council, came about after Congress agreed to a 99-year lease with the city government.For Peters, the matters at hand involve contract extension talks with receiver Terry McLaurin, the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/commanders-von-miller-9ff27f707d0b23eb7ddb5ed25ceeb266">recent signing of Von Miller</a> and building a roster capable of repeating last season’s success.Veterans were expected to report and take their physicals on Tuesday.“We’re really focused on everything in the building and getting ready for the season and getting our guys in here,” Peters said.___AP NFL: <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/nfl">https://apnews.com/hub/nfl</a>

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 25: General manager Adam Peters of the Washington Commanders speaks to the media during the NFL Scouting Combine at the Indiana Convention Center on February 25, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Sparks hired Latricia Trammell as special assistant to coach L...

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Sparks hired <a href="https://apnews.com/article/wings-trammell-fired-372b75c52313659c52ad6a003bc63d50">Latricia Trammell</a> as special assistant to coach Lynne Roberts on Tuesday.
Trammell was fired as Dallas Wings coach after two seasons in October. She returns to the Sparks, where she was an assistant from 2019-22, helping Candace Parker earn 2020 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year honors.
During Trammell's first stint with the Sparks, Nneka Ogwumike and Brittney Sykes each were named to the league's All-Defensive team, and Sykes earned two All-Defensive second team nods.
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Trammell began in the WNBA as an assistant in San Antonio, where she worked with current Sparks players Dearica Hamby and Kelsey Plum. From 1994 to 2017, Trammell coached in high school and college.
“I’m incredibly honored and grateful to return to the Los Angeles Sparks — an organization that holds a special place in my heart,” Trammell said. “This franchise has a rich legacy, a passionate fanbase and a commitment to excellence that aligns with everything I believe in as a coach.”
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 13: Head coach Latricia Trammell of the Dallas Wings watches play during the first half against the Seattle Storm at College Park Center on September 13, 2024 in Arlington, Texas.

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Ex-Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas is set to transfer to the U...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Ex-Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas is set to transfer to the UNAM Pumas of the Mexican league after a six-month stint in Argentina with Newell's Old Boys.The 38-year-old Navas signed a two-year deal last January with Newell's Old Boys, but he received an offer from Pumas two weeks ago.The Argentinian club on Monday said it will receive $2 million as part of the transfer deal. Pumas is yet to make an official announcement.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Navas missed the first two league matches in Argentina, the first due to sickness and the second because he asked to be left on the bench."Commitment, professionalism, and respect for the club's values are non-negotiable," Newell's Old Boys said. "To achieve our goals, it is essential that each member pulls in the same direction, always prioritizing the team over the individual."Newell's, Lionel Messi's boyhood club, is based in Rosario, 300 kilometers (186 miles) northeast of Buenos Aires.Navas signed with Newell's Old Boys after finishing his second spell with Paris Saint-Germain, where he made just six appearances in all competitions.He played four seasons in a successful first stint at PSG, helping the club secure two French league titles.Navas made his professional debut with Saprissa in Costa Rica in 2005 and began his European career four years later with Albacete. He then moved to Levante and signed with Real Madrid for the 2014-15 season.With Real Madrid, Navas won a league title and a Super Cup, as well as three Champions League titles. He also featured in three World Cups for Costa Rica.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

ARLINGTON, TX - JUNE 18: Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas (captain) (1) jogs back to the goal during the Concacaf Gold Cup Group stage match between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic on June 18, 2025, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX.

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