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Getting closer: McGregor resolves Mayweather bout with UFC

LAS VEGAS (AP) Conor McGregor has come to an agreement with UFC that has moved a proposed boxing fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. closer to reality.

IAAF to rule on dozens of Russian 'neutral' cases next week

MONACO (AP) The IAAF will rule next week on whether dozens of Russians can compete as ”neutral athletes.”

2 Moldova weightlifters fail drug tests

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) Two medalists from the European weightlifting championships have been suspended after failing drug tests.

Man dies after falling at Wrigley Field

CHICAGO (AP) A man who struck his head after tumbling over a railing at Chicago’s Wrigley Field has died.

5-time water polo Olympian Tony Azevedo to retire in June

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) Five-time Olympian Tony Azevedo will play his final water polo game for the United States next month before retiring at age 35.

Afghan wounded warriors compete for spot in Invictus Games

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) Wounded warriors from Afghanistan’s National Security Forces are competing for a spot in the Invictus Games to be held in Canada in September.

NCAA lacrosse tournament a sign of more parity

Syracuse lacrosse coach John Desko only has to look at his team’s regular season – 10 of 14 games decided by one goal – to know that the NCAA Tournament promises to be a crapshoot.

Weightlifting coach accepts 12-year doping sanction

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) Weightlifting coach Michael Gingras has accepted a 12-year sanction from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency for prohibited doping conduct.

Road to passage for Texas 'bathroom bill' getting far harder

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) The path for Texas to enact its version of a North Carolina-style bathroom bill is poised to get far tougher as the Republican-controlled state House closes in on a key midnight Thursday deadline to approve legislation.

College lacrosse team replaces warm-up music with Trump talk

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) A suburban New York college lacrosse team has replaced its warm-up music with a recording of a portion of a speech by President Donald Trump.

Wife of ESPN broadcaster Chris Berman dies in crash

WOODBURY, Conn. (AP) The wife of longtime ESPN broadcaster Chris Berman has died in a traffic crash in Connecticut.

Bahrain bars Human Rights Watch staffer from FIFA event

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) An activist with Human Rights Watch says authorities in Bahrain barred him from entering the tiny island nation for the annual FIFA congress.

USA Diving hires Lee Johnson as new CEO

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) USA Diving has hired Lee Johnson as the governing body’s chief executive officer.