NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Titleholder England landed in a tough group with France, Sweden and Ireland in the qualifying draw for the 2025 Women’s European Championship on Tuesday. England went from winning Euro 2022 as the host country to reaching the World Cup final last year where Sweden was a semifinalist and France reached the quarterfinals. World champion Spain was …

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander will open the season on the injured list after dealing with right shoulder inflammation during the offseason, which could jeopardize his conditional $35 million option for 2025. Astros manager Joe Espada said Tuesday the 41-year-old Verlander hasn’t suffered any setbacks but needs more time to become game ready. “He’s …

March 6 1920 — Mickey Roach of Toronto scores five goals to lead the St. Patricks to an 11-2 rout of the Quebec Bulldogs. 1964 — Boxing legend Cassius Clay joins the Nation of Islam and changes his name to ”Muhammad Ali″, calling his former title a “slave name”. 1976 — Dorothy Hamill wins the World Figure Skating Championships in …

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Star running back Saquon Barkley moved another step closer to free agency Tuesday when the New York Giants elected not to put a franchise tag on the second overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft. The Giants used the tag last season and eventually worked out a one-year, $10.1 million contract before the start of …

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. Houston Christian Huskies (6-22, 4-13 Southland) at Lamar Cardinals (17-13, 11-6 Southland) Beaumont, Texas; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Houston Christian visits the Lamar Cardinals after Marcus …

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Aston Villa insisted the club is operating within the financial rules of the English Premier League despite reporting a loss of 119.6 million pounds ($151 million) in its latest accounts on Tuesday. Those accounts are up to May 31 last year, covering a period when the team finished seventh in the league to qualify for the …

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Morgan Barron and the Winnipeg Jets suddenly have a knack for rallying from third-period deficits. On Sunday night, though, they didn’t dig themselves too big a hole in a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres. Barron scored the tiebreaking goal on a partial breakaway with 6:05 remaining as part of the Jets’ four-goal third period, which …

COPENHAGUE, Dinamarca (AP) — Un grupo de mujeres indígenas en Groenlandia ha demandado a Dinamarca por implantarles de manera forzosa dispositivos intrauterinos anticonceptivos en las décadas de 1960 y 1970, y exigieron una compensación total de casi 43 millones de coronas (6,3 millones de dólares), según reportaron medios daneses el lunes. Las 143 mujeres inuit dijeron que las autoridades de …

A new album from Ariana Grande and Garth Brooks taking viewers behind the scenes to the opening of his bar in Nashville are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: John Cena starring in the film …

ROME (AP) — Ten months and three coaches later, Napoli may have finally rediscovered the form that took it to the Serie A title. The Partenopei followed up their 6-1 thrashing of Sassuolo with a 2-1 victory over visiting Juventus in the Italian league on Sunday. Giacomo Raspadori scored the winner in the 88th minute at the Stadio Diego Armando …