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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — After scoring poorly on a players’ union survey, the Atlanta Falcons have announced a major renovation of their training facility in Flowery Branch. Construction will begin early next month on a two-story strength and conditioning center on the south side of the existing main facility. The expansion will allow for

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU has gone from losing seven of eight games to finish April to getting ready for its sixth College World Series. The 42-22 Horned Frogs have won 19 of their last 21 games since the start of May. Their current 11-game winning streak includes

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Clint Dempsey thinks the U.S. Soccer Federation hurt the men’s national team by delaying its decision on a coach leading up to the 2026 World Cup. Gregg Berhalter’s contract expired Dec. 31 and the USSF appointed Anthony Hudson as interim coach. British executive Matt Crocker

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Stefon Diggs was back on the field practicing, and Bills coach Sean McDermott said whatever lingering issues from last season that raised concern and confusion over the absence of Buffalo’s top receiver a day earlier have been resolved. McDermott expanded and clarified on the

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks coach Quin Snyder has announced his staff for next season. It includes former Phoenix Suns head coach Igor Kokoskov as the lead assistant, as well as longtime Notre Dame coach Mike Brey. The remaining assistants are Bryan Bailey, Brittni Donaldson, Steve Klei, Antonio Lang, Sanjay Lumpkin, Ekpe Udoh and Jeff

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Amid her lengthy jersey retirement speech last weekend, Sue Bird took a moment to talk about the future of the only franchise she played for in her WNBA career. And how that franchise — the Seattle Storm — is now in the hands of Jewell Loyd.

By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have recalled outfielder Luis Matos from Triple-A Sacramento. He will bat second against the St. Louis Cardinals in the final game of their three-game series Wednesday. Matos, from Venezuela, was hitting .398 with a 1.120 OPS and seven home runs over 24

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins have hired two-time NHL All-Star Jason Spezza as assistant general manager. Spezza comes to Pittsburgh from Toronto, where he spent the 2022-23 season working as a special assistant to new Penguins director of hockey operations Kyle Dubas. The 40-year-old Spezza scored 363 goals during a 19-year NHL career with

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Regulated betting on sports and horse racing is expected to begin across North Carolina in the first half of next year. Gov. Roy Cooper signed legislation Wednesday that greatly expands gambling within the state’s borders. The Democratic governor held a bill-signing ceremony Wednesday at Spectrum Center, home to the NBA’s Charlotte

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer NFL Vice President Troy Vincent and his wife Tommi are helping launch a domestic abuse study at Niagara University that will focus on male student-athletes. The year-long study is part of Vincent’s vision to uncover fresh data and find new ways to approach an issue that particularly affects college

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura is leaving after seven years as the highest profile woman working in world soccer. FIFA says Samoura will stay in the job she has held since 2016 through this year’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand and leave at

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer Kylian Mbappé’s has hit out at the treatment of Lionel Messi during his time at Paris Saint-Germain following the high-profile departure of the Argentina star. Messi’s final months at PSG were marked by jeers from fans. Mbappé said in an interview with Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport that Messi

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Reminders of this run to the Stanley Cup Final will be everywhere when next season starts for the Florida Panthers. There will be a new banner to celebrate the Eastern Conference championship. There will inevitably be a highlight video recapping the best moments of this

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Elly De La Cruz turned some heads when he not only homered in his first big league series with the Cincinnati Reds but deposited the pitch nearly 460 feet from home plate. Then he ripped off a triple as quick as anyone in the

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — James Milner is joining Brighton on a free transfer after his departure from Liverpool. The versatile 37-year-old midfielder has signed a one-year contract with the option for a further 12 months. Milner will join Brighton once his contract with Liverpool expires on June 30 and adds experience to Roberto De Zerbi’s

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU’s first trip to the College World Series since 2017 means right-hander Paul Skenes has a chance to break a major strikeout record that has stood for more than three decades. Skenes is 15 strikeouts from eclipsing former LSU star Ben McDonald’s 1989 SEC

LONDON (AP) — Former Chelsea player and manager John Hollins has died. He was 76. Chelsea announced the death of the former midfielder and described him as a “dream player.” Hollins was a hard-running, pugnacious midfielder who scored 64 goals and made 592 appearances for Chelsea across two spells on either side of stints with

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Kylian Mbappe’s decision not to take up the option of a 12-month extension on his Paris Saint-Germain contract could spark a bidding war for the French superstar this summer. PSG is adamant he will not be allowed to leave as a free agent when his