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By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An NCAA panel is calling for the removal of marijuana from the organization’s list of banned drugs, suggesting that testing should be limited to performance-enhancing substances. The proposal released Friday from the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports would mark a big change

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Three British players have reached the semifinals of the grass-court Nottingham Open in a boost to the nation that will host Wimbledon in a couple of weeks. Katie Boulter, Jodie Burrage and Heather Watson are all placed outside the top 100 in the world ranking. They have ensured there will be

CASSELBERRY, Fla. (AP) — Ray Lewis III, the son of two-time Super Bowl champion Ray Lewis, has died, according to a police report detailing a suspected overdose. Lewis died Wednesday after officers were called to a central Florida home and found him unconscious in a bedroom, according to the Casselberry Police Department. Lewis was reported

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — LIV Golf leader Greg Norman and his wife Kirsten Kutner are being sued by a high school girl after she says she was sexually assaulted at their home by two boys. The girl says the assault happened in September 2021 during a party thrown by

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer Enzo Maresca has been hired as manager of relegated Leicester after helping Manchester City win a treble of trophies. The Italian coach was part of Pep Guardiola’s backroom team at City and won the English Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup this season. Maresca has signed to 2026.

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer Major League Baseball is pushing back the fences for this year’s London Series after the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox staged a memorable slugfest there in 2019. The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs will play two games at the home of Premier League club West Ham

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer Former NFL receiver Antonio Brown’s brief and chaotic tenure as a National Arena League owner appears to be over after the league terminated the Albany Empire’s membership over a failure to make its monthly payments. The NAL announced that its board of owners unanimously reached the decision after “exhausting

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer Patience remains the operative word from United States star Hilary Knight on the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association’s bid to launch a professional league. Knight says she is not concerned over the delay in negotiating a collective bargaining agreement with corporate partners. Some other stars have signed lucrative contracts

By The Associated Press Ja Morant’s 25-game suspension Friday and his second since March ranks among the longest the NBA has handed out for behavior on or off the court. The two-time All Star was sidelined following an investigation of a second social media post of Morant displaying a firearm within a three-months span. Other

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Golden State Warriors are promoting within to replace general manager Bob Myers, naming Mike Dunleavy Jr. as their new GM ahead of next week’s draft. Owner Joe Lacob said when Myers announced May 30 he would leave when his contract was done at the

By The Associated Press A timeline of some of the notable of moments on and off of Ja Morant’s career from the time the Memphis Grizzlies made him the No. 2 overall draft pick in 2019 to his 25-game suspension announced Friday by the league. Commissioner Adam Silver had said the league would announce any

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The global soccer players’ union says is working with FIFA to make sure that payments promised to all players at the Women’s World Cup actually reach them. FIFA confirmed last week that the 732 players participating in the tournament that starts next month in Australia and New Zealand

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer Memphis guard Ja Morant has been suspended 25 games by the NBA — his second ban in four months — and Commissioner Adam Silver made clear Friday the star must stop his “alarming” habit of flashing guns on social media. The suspension for the upcoming season comes a

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — There won’t be an all-American semifinal at the Stuttgart Open after Taylor Fritz was upset 6-4, 7-5 by qualifier Marton Fucsovics in the quarterfinals. Frances Tiafoe won his match with Lorenzo Musetti in three sets to reach the last four. Fritz would have faced his friend Tiafoe in the semifinals. It’s

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs got their Super Bowl rings Thursday night during a private ceremony at Union Station. Some of them, including quarterback Patrick Mahomes, used the chance to take a shot at Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase. When he was told that his

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Erling Haaland has been front and center in Manchester City’s treble-winning festivities since its victory in the Champions League final on Saturday. First there was a big party in Ibiza and then came the bare-chested celebrations aboard an open-top bus in a city-center trophy parade in Manchester. That’s no

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Germany midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud will sign for Brighton on a free transfer after Borussia Dortmund allowed his contract to expire. Brighton says the 27-year-old Dahoud will join on a four-year contract. His contract with Dortmund ends on June 30. The Syria-born Dahoud has made 141 appearances in five seasons for Dortmund