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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Shanahan has heard the criticism that, for all his great accomplishments as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, he is unable to win the big game. Those calls grew louder after a second Super Bowl loss in five seasons and Shanahan is as eager as anyone to quell them — to prove his …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — El jardinero y bateador designado Jorge Soler llegó a un acuerdo de 42 millones de dólares y tres años con los Gigantes de San Francisco, de acuerdo con una persona con conocimiento directo de las negociaciones. La persona habló el martes con The Associated Press bajo la condición de no ser identificada debido a que el …

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The Premier League has approved Jim Ratcliffe’s proposed bid to buy a 25% stake in Manchester United. The British billionaire has been cleared to complete a deal under the league’s rules determining who is allowed to be an owner or director of a soccer club. The league can disqualify people from becoming owners or directors for …

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian soccer fans were already in a funk after a year that saw a string of poor results, a coaching void and a political tug of war at the country’s federation. Things got even worse Sunday after Brazil failed to qualify for the Paris Olympics thanks to a loss to archrival Argentina, meaning the two-time defending …

“¡Kylian en París! ¡Renueva, Mbappé!” El mensaje que el máximo astro del fútbol recibió de parte de los hinchas del Paris Saint-Germain no pudo ser más cristalino. El campeón mundial respondió a los cánticos con una sonrisa, saludó a los aficionados y se llevó la mano a su corazón al retirarse de la ciudad deportiva del club el domingo. El …

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Nelson and Ed Hickox are retiring as umpires and were replaced Monday on the major league staff by Ryan Wills and Clint Vondrak. Nelson, 58, made his big league debut in 1997, was added to the National League staff two years later and worked the World Series in 2005, 2009, 2014 and 2018. Hickox, 61, …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw went down with a freak injury when he tore his Achilles tendon in the first half of the Super Bowl against Kansas City on Sunday. Greenlaw bounced up and down on the sideline and then started to run onto the field with a few teammates when he collapsed holding his …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Florida State Seminoles (13-10, 7-5 ACC) at Virginia Tech Hokies (13-10, 5-7 ACC) Blacksburg, Virginia; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Florida State visits the Virginia Tech Hokies …

Rick Tocchet does not want a lot of wandering minds around the Vancouver Canucks’ locker room. He would rather his players focus simply on the next game. “We can’t think of the big picture,” Tocchet said. “The only thing you can tell your players is short-term goals. You can’t think long term.” The Canucks are so in sync with their …

With his flowing curls and thrilling attacking play, it was no surprise that Akram Afif was likened to Liverpool star Mo Salah at the Asian Cup. Over the space of a month the Qatar forward lit up the tournament. With eight goals, including a hat trick in the 3-1 win over Jordan in the final, he was the leading scorer …