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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico says more than 200 retired Mexican boxers who fought in California may be eligible for pensions. The little-known pension fund holds around $2.5 million. Boxers of any nationality over age 50 were eligible, as long as they had fought one fight per year for four years, or 75 professional rounds

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Padraig Harrington and Phil Mickelson discussed many things during their two days playing in the same group at the U.S. Open. The announced partnership between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the primary funder of rival circuit LIV Golf, was not among

PHOENIX (AP) — Cleveland Guardians right-hander Triston McKenzie has been scratched from his start against the Arizona Diamondbacks with right elbow discomfort. Right-hander Touki Toussaint will start Friday night’s game after having his contract selected from Triple-A Columbus. The Guardians also designated catcher Mike Zunino for assignment and optioned right-hander Cody Morris to Columbus. McKenzie’s

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rickie Fowler’s wild ride in the U.S. Open concluded with him sharing the 36-hole scoring record and taking a one-shot lead into the weekend. Fowler made only four pars in his round of 68 to take a one-shot lead over Wyndham Clark at Los Angeles

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks have bought out Oliver Ekman-Larsson’s contract, making the 31-year-old Swedish defenseman an unrestricted free agent July 1. Vancouver said Friday it agreed to pay Ekman-Larsson $19.33 million, spread over the next eight years to reduce its salary-cap hit. Ekman-Larsson had four years and $29 million remaining on

BELMONT, Mich. (AP) — Ayaka Furue of Japan shot a bogey-free 5-under 67 on Friday at Blythefield Country Club to take a one-stroke lead into the weekend in the Meijer LPGA Classic. Part of a five-way tie for the first-round lead, the 5-foot Furue had an 11-under 133 total in the final event before the

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazil and Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has come out of retirement to take charge of Atletico Mineiro. The 74-year-old Scolari announced the end of his coaching career in November but has contracted with the Brazilian club for 18 months. Soon after Athletico Paranaense

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The quadruple-bogey 8 Dustin Johnson took on the second hole at the U.S. Open was as bad as it gets. The 4-under par he shot over the next 16 holes was a reason he could smile at least a little. The two-time major champion finished

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone says Aaron Judge received another platelet-rich plasma injection on his sprained right toe, but continues to make progress on an ailment that has him on the injured list for the second time this season. Boone said the hope is that the injection

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Blaze Brothers hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the ninth inning after an Oral Roberts pitching meltdown in the eighth and the Golden Eagles opened the College World Series with a 6-5 win over TCU. The Eagles are the lowest seed to make it to

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy played and coached in three established professional sports cities before arriving in Las Vegas. He ended up leading the Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup in his first season as their coach and the franchise’s sixth overall. The Golden Knights

Deion Sanders might lose his left foot as a result of circulation issues that forced him to have two toes amputated in 2021. Sanders allowed camera crews with ” Thee Pregame Show ” to film a meeting with his medical team at the University of Colorado, where he’s preparing for his first season as head

FARO, Portugal (AP) — Strikers Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappé were on target as France won at Gibraltar 3-0 to maintain its perfect start to European Championship qualifying. Giroud headed home after just three minutes from Kingsley Coman’s right-wing cross to notch a record-extending 54th goal for World Cup runner-up France. Mbappé slotted in a

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Christopher Morel homered and drove in three runs, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-3 for their fourth straight win. Dansby Swanson and Miguel Amaya also connected for Chicago, which broke open a close game with six runs in the sixth inning. Nico Hoerner

TA’ QALI, Malta (AP) — Harry Kane has scored a record-extending 56th goal for England as they routed Malta 4-0 in European Championship qualifying. The striker nailed his 50th goal in competitive games and Gareth Southgate’s team maintained its 100% start to Euro 2024 qualifying. Kane scored from the penalty spot in the 31st minute

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — The possibility that Alex Palou will drive for a new team as a reigning IndyCar champion next year grows increasingly likely with each race. Palou for has won two of the last three IndyCar races heading into Sunday’s event at Road America. He holds