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Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino stepping down as coach of Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami, AP source says

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Gerardo “Tata” Martino, who guided Inter Miami to the best regular season record in Major League Soccer history this season, is resigning as coach of the club, a person with knowledge of the decision said Tuesday. Martino — who was hired in July 2023, right around the time that Lionel […]

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Spurs star Wembanyama will miss game against Thunder as he recovers from bruised right knee

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama will not play against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night as he recovers from a bruised right knee. San Antonio guard Devin Vassell was listed as questionable for the NBA Cup game with a sore left knee. Wembanyama and Vassell also sat out Saturday’s

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Soccer’s ‘worst’ national team rises toward 2026 World Cup chance after Nations League group win

GENEVA (AP) — The official worst national team in men’s soccer is within sight of entering qualifying playoffs for the 2026 World Cup in North America. San Marino’s stunning progress this year, as the team ranked No. 210 by FIFA, was capped Monday by a 3-1 win over Liechtenstein that sealed winning a UEFA Nations

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Success of Derrick Henry, Saquon Barkley and other NFL running backs may change position’s future

On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. Derrick Henry, Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobs are the top three leading rushers in the NFL. Every team had a chance to add them in the offseason. Henry, Barkley and Jacobs switched teams in free

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Rafael Nadal loses at the Davis Cup in what could be his last match before retirement

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal lost 6-4, 6-4 to Botic van de Zandschulp in the Davis Cup on Tuesday in what may have been the last match of the Spaniard’s career. Nadal is retiring from professional tennis after the team event in Malaga, and he will not get to play again if Spain loses

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Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin is week-to-week with a leg injury amid chase for NHL career goals record

Alex Ovechkin is considered week-to-week after injuring his lower left leg in the Washington Capitals’ most recent game at Utah. The Capitals said Tuesday that Ovechkin would be evaluated further by doctors when they return home from their road trip. The injury from a shin-on-shin collision with Jack McBain slows down Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne

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New era of college football could help other teams replicate Indiana’s remarkable rise

Indiana has made the type of turnaround that had only happened once before at the power-conference level over the last decade. But this new era of college football with unbalanced schedules and loosened transfer restrictions might make such dramatic transformations more common. “I think any P4 school with the proper commitment is capable of being

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Jets fire general manager Joe Douglas after team goes 3-8 to start the season, AP source says

The New York Jets have fired general manager Joe Douglas, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Douglas was in the final year of his contract after being hired in 2019. The Jets are 3-8 in a season that began with Super Bowl aspirations with a healthy Aaron Rodgers

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Analysis: Some NBA teams know it’s time to shake out of early-season slides — or else

MIAMI (AP) — Postgame interviews in the NBA typically start about 10 minutes after the final buzzer. Coaches usually speak first, followed by a few players. When a team wins, most people are in a great mood. When a team loses, not so much. That’s the normal routine. Things are not normal for Philadelphia right

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