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BERLIN (AP) — Second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and seventh-ranked Coco Gauff have had upset losses to Russian players in the second round of the Berlin Open. Sabalenka was beaten 6-2, 7-6 (2) by Veronika Kudermetova despite improving after an error-strewn start and Gauff lost 6-4, 6-0 to Ekaterina Alexandrova. Both Sabalenka and Gauff were playing their

ASCOT, England (AP) — King Charles III has claimed his first Royal Ascot winner as the reigning monarch. The king watched the race from the Royal Enclosure alongside Queen Camilla and they saw Desert Hero win by a short head in the King George V Stakes. Desert Hero wore the royal silks and was an

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The long-running doping case involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva could finally be decided after dates were set for a hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The case overshadowed last year’s Beijing Olympics. CAS will hear the case from Sept. 26-29. It won’t be open to the public. The

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley has cashed in on the Huskies national championship, agreeing to a new six-year, $32.1 million contract, the school announced Thursday. The deal, which runs through 2029, will pay Hurley an average of $5.35 million per season and includes incentives

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A teenage volleyball player from Tennessee is suing the city of St. Louis and two drivers who struck her in February, causing her to lose both legs. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the lawsuit on behalf of Janae Edmondson was filed Tuesday. The driver allegedly responsible for the wreck, Daniel

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The International Boxing Association has been banished from the Olympic family but the sport will stay on the program for the 2024 Paris Games. The IOC’s decision ends a years-long dispute fueled by boxing officials defying advice and instructions from the Olympic body. The International Olympic

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer One of Marty Walsh’s priorities when he took over as executive director of the NHL Players’ Association was to put more focus on helping members after their on-ice careers are over. His arrival happened to coincide with a program two years in the making based off feedback from players

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ty Norris has heard NASCAR fans both cheer and boo Ross Chastain. The president of Trackhouse Racing also wishes NASCAR had 40 drivers just like the man nicknamed the “Melon Man” who races hard chasing wins and titles. Now Trackhouse Racing needs Chastain to

By NOAH TRISTER and KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writers The Washington Wizards have agreed to trade center Kristaps Porzingis to the Boston Celtics as part of a three-team trade that also includes Marcus Smart heading to the Memphis Grizzlies, two people with knowledge of the deal said Thursday morning. The people spoke to The Associated

PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) — Michael Vecchione scored off a rebound at 16:19 of overtime to give the Hershey Bears their 12th American Hockey League title, 3-2 over the expansion Coachella Valley Firebirds in Game 7 of the Calder Cup final Wednesday night. Connor McMichael and Hendrix Lapierre scored for Hershey in the second period

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kei Kamara scored the go-ahead goal in the 83rd minute to give the Chicago Fire a 2-1 victory over the Portland Timbers on Wednesday night. It was Kamara’s 144th career goal, moving him within a goal of Landon Donovan (145) for second on Major League Soccer’s career scoring list. Chris Wondolowski

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mateusz Bogusz scored in the first minute and John McCarthy made it stand up as Los Angeles FC defeated the Seattle Sounders 1-0 on Wednesday night. Bogusz took a pass from Kwadwo Opoku and scored his second goal of the season to give LAFC (9-3-5) the only goal it would need.

HOUSTON (AP) — Amine Bassi and Corey Baird scored two minutes apart in the first five minutes of the match, Thorleifur Úlfarsson scored twice off the bench in the second half after a lengthy weather delay and the Houston Dynamo cruised to a 4-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes. Bassi notched his eighth goal

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sean Hjelle pitched four shutout innings of relief to help the San Francisco Giants extend their winning streak to 10 games, beating Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres 4-2. Joc Pederson and Mike Yastrzemski added RBI singles, and the Giants turned four double plays to

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For the second straight day, a video review overturned a call at home plate and had a significant impact on a game’s outcome.  In the fifth inning Wednesday night in San Francisco, Blake Sabol of the Giants appeared to be thrown out sliding into home on a throw by San Diego