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By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government has issued a provisional decree to authorize sports betting and tax companies’ revenues by 18%. The move comes amid a sprawling investigation that ensnared dozens of players in a match-fixing scandal. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s decree was sent to congress, which

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox traded Kiké Hernández to the Los Angeles Dodgers, sending the slumping utilityman back to his home for six seasons and his only World Series title. The Red Sox will receive minor league right-handers Nick Robertson and Justin Hagenman. Hernandez struggled at the plate and in the field this

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say British billionaire and Tottenham soccer team owner Joe Lewis has been indicted in New York on insider trading charges. The city’s top federal prosecutor disclosed the indictment in a video statement Tuesday. Authorities say Lewis slipped confidential business information to others, including his romantic

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Justin Herbert is set to become the NFL’s highest-paid quarterback by annual salary, agreeing to a five-year, $262.5 million extension with the Los Angeles Chargers on Tuesday. Herbert’s total value and $52.5 million average per season surpasses the $260 million, five-year extension ($52 million average) Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson signed

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have released wide receivers Andy Isabella and Mike Thomas and claimed receiver Makai Polk off waivers. The Ravens also signed long snapper Tyler Ott, a day before the team’s first official practice of training camp. Polk was waived by the New York Giants. Isabella appeared in two

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders coach Josh McDaniels said Tuesday quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will not have any restrictions when the team opens training camp Wednesday. Garoppolo was cleared Sunday to practice after missing organized team activities and minicamp because of a left foot injury he suffered last

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Ron Rivera says he has a lot to prove to the new owners of Washington Commanders. He’s going into his fourth season as Washington’s coach and director of football operations. It’s Rivera’s first under the ownership group led by Josh Harris that also includes Magic

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern will not have any players at the Big Ten’s annual media days this week after the three who were scheduled to attend opted Tuesday to back out because of hazing scandals that have engulfed the school. Linebacker Bryce Gallagher, defensive back Rod Heard II and receiver Bryce Kirtz said in

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins’ veteran left tackle Terron Armstead will open training camp on the physically unable to perform list along with second-year tight end Tanner Conner and offensive tackle Isaiah Wynn. The Dolphins announced the news Tuesday on the day veterans reported for training camp.

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge is playing simulated games at the New York Yankees’ training complex in Tampa, Florida, as he gets closer to returning from a toe injury. Yankees manager Aaron Boone says Judge’s status is “day by day” and he didn’t know if the slugger would

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Georgia Tech’s Brent Key and Louisville’s Jeff Brohm are the two new coaches in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Both are leading their alma maters. Key is taking over after going 4-4 as an interim coach for the Yellow Jackets last season. Brohm is returning after

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals are trying to be more transparent about their plans for a new ballpark. Majority owner John Sherman released a letter to fans in hopes of providing a timetable on stadium proposals. Sherman writes “detailed renderings and many other components that will help us compare the broad

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions hosted Teddy Bridgewater for a visit this week and are interested in potentially signing the free agent quarterback. Dan Campbell says if the team can add a guy like Bridgewater and bring competition, he’s “all for it.” Bridgewater met with team officials and coaches on Monday and

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators Joe Manchin and Tommy Tuberville introduced a college sports bill that would require athletes to disclose how much they money make from name, image and likeness deals, regulate collectives and agents and put restrictions in transferring players. The bipartisan action is the second to come out of the Senate in the

AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Cycling Union says Colombian rider Miguel Ángel López has been provisionally suspended for a potential doping violation in the weeks before last year’s Giro d’Italia. Last December, López’s former team terminated his contract after discovering he had a “probable connection” with a Spanish doctor suspected of drug trafficking. The

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer CARROLL, Iowa (AP) — It took me nearly a week of riding RAGBRAI the first time to learn the importance of pacing yourself. That goes for the road and the beer gardens. I also learned the value of a comfortable saddle over some 500 miles. To ride early, when

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Former Wisconsin defensive coordinator and interim head coach Jim Leonhard will join the Illinois staff as a senior analyst. Leonard was the Badgers’ defensive coordinator from 2017-22 and served as the interim coach after Paul Chryst was fired Oct. 2 following a 34-10 loss to the Illini. Leonhard led Wisconsin to

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots will open training camp having tied up most of their pressing offseason loose ends after a summer of adjustments to their roster and coaching staff. Veteran defensive lineman Lawrence Guy, who skipped the team’s mandatory minicamp last month because of an apparent issue

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Atlantic Coast Conference has been facing questions about its financial picture. It’s enough of an issue to raise uncertainty about the long-term future of the league. But commissioner Jim Phillips figures recent blunt conversations among schools about what’s ahead have helped. Much of that

By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — MLB’s trade deadline is rapidly approaching on Aug. 1 and with less than a week remaining, it’s sometimes hard to figure out which teams are the buyers and which are the sellers. Could two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani be on the move from the Angels? Could the