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COMBLOUX, France (AP) — Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard may have time-trialed his way to a second straight Tour de France victory. A sensational time trial from Vingegaard on Tuesday saw the overall leader extend his advantage over two-time winner Tadej Pogačar to nearly two minutes with five stages remaining. That includes Sunday’s largely ceremonial procession

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Jon Rahm will take the PGA Tour money for staying loyal if they give it to him but doesn’t really think he deserves it. Rahm says the players who stuck with the PGA Tour don’t have to be compensated financially for not joining LIV Golf.

By The Associated Press The 151st staging of the British Open is at Royal Liverpool. Cameron Smith will try to become the first repeat winner of the claret jug since Padraig Harrington in 2008. Rory McIlroy tries to end his nine-year drought in the majors. This is the 13th time for the Hoylake links to

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Rory McIlroy is laying low in his quest to end nine years without winning a major. He canceled his news conference for the second straight major. Everything is lining up for him at Royal Liverpool for the British Open. He’s coming off a win at

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer A former Northwestern football player filed the first lawsuit against Pat Fitzgerald and members of the school’s leadership, seeking damages stemming from a hazing scandal that cost the former football coach his job. The former player is identified in the lawsuit as John Doe. He alleged Tuesday in Cook

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich is hiring Salzburg sporting director Christoph Freund to take over from the fired Hasan Salihamidžić. The Bavarian powerhouse says the 46-year-old Freund will take over his new position as Bayern sporting director on Sept. 1. Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen says, “We are convinced that he is the right person to

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi jogged a lap with his new teammates, took part in a warmup drill of players making short passes in a tight circle and before long tapped his left foot at a ball that wound up in the back of an open net.

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Aliyah Boston just wanted to fit in as a WNBA rookie. She has, and more. The first-time All Star’s historic season has made her the front-runner for rookie of the year honors and infused renewed hope for the Indiana Fever franchise. The organization’s league record-tying 20 game losing streak

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Swedish tennis player Mikael Ymer has been banned for 18 months for missing three out-of-competition doping tests in a 12-month period. The decision comes from the Court of Arbitration for Sport after it partially upheld an appeal from the International Tennis Federation. Ymer was initially charged by the ITF in January

PARIS (AP) — The president of the Paris Olympic organizing committee says the operating budget for the 2024 Games is “under control.” Organizing committee president Tony Estanguet says partnership deals are on track with one year to go before the opening ceremony. He says they have signed 22 new sponsors since the start of the

By LUKE WINSTEL Associated Press BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Australia coach Tony Gustavsson called a meeting during a recent trip to Melbourne while the Matildas were finetuning for the Women’s World Cup. Instead of leading the Matildas through a tactical discussion, he told the players he had different plans. Veteran defender Aivi Luik recounted Tuesday

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Frustrated and shut down by All-Star Sonny Gray for the first four innings, the Seattle Mariners changed their approach to solve one of the top pitchers in the American League. Jarred Kelenic’s two-run single capped Seattle’s big fifth inning against Gray, and Eugenio Suárez added a

NEW YORK (AP) — First-round draft pick Colin Houck will receive a $2.75 million signing bonus from the New York Mets, above the slot value of $2,607,500 for his selection at No. 32 overall last week. The 18-year-old high school shortstop from Georgia passed up a college commitment to Mississippi State to sign with the

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Keibert Ruiz hit a two-run homer and went 3 for 3 with a double to lead the Washington Nationals past the Chicago Cubs 7-5. Jeimer Candelario also launched a two-run drive in his return to the lineup, and Stone Garrett doubled twice among his three hits. Luis

CINCINNATI (AP) — Rain forced suspension of Monday’s series-opener between the San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds with the score tied at 2 and one out in the top of the eighth inning after a one-hour, 55-minute delay. The game is scheduled to be resumed at 5:40 p.m. on Tuesday before the scheduled 7:10 p.m.

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Arenado drove in four runs, Miles Mikolas threw six solid innings on two days’ rest, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Miami 6-4, extending the Marlins’ skid to four games. Mikolas gave up three runs on seven hits. He threw three perfect innings Friday night