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French league targets Saint-Etienne after pitch invasion

PARIS (AP) The French league will investigate the incidents that marred a soccer match between Saint-Etienne and Lyon after home fans invaded the pitch and unfurled an aggressive banner calling for ”hatred” during a 5-0 loss. The derby between the…

Palestinian soccer officials get court date for FIFA case

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) The Palestinian challenge about how FIFA handled its complaint against the Israeli soccer federation will be heard at the Court of Arbitration for Sport this month. CAS says its panel will hear the Palestine Football Association’s appeal…

ATP draw ceremony featuring female models criticized

MILAN (AP) A draw ceremony involving female models provocatively revealing the letters ”A” or ”B” to determine the draw for the ATP’s Next Gen Finals tennis tournament is drawing criticism. The ceremony was supposed to highlight Milan’s status as a…

Preview: Wild at Boston

BOSTON — Minnesota Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk entered last season 0-5 lifetime against the Boston Bruins. But all that changed when he made 52 saves and blanked the Bruins twice as the Wild swept the two-game series in Boston. More…

England, Wales put aside rugby rivalry to train together

One of rugby’s fiercest rivalries was briefly set aside Monday when England and Wales joined together for a training session to hone their set-pieces ahead of the autumn international series. England forwards coach Steve Borthwick brokered an unprecedented arrangement between…

Tennis organizers apologize for draw ceremony with models

MILAN (AP) Organizers apologized Monday for a ceremony involving female models provocatively revealing the letters ”A” or ”B” to determine the draw for the ATP’s Next Gen Finals tennis tournament. The ceremony on Sunday was supposed to highlight Milan’s status…

Brewers' potential free-agent targets

The 32-year-old Swarzak is coming off a career year, which might fuel some doubts, but he pitched very well after Milwaukee picked him up at the trade deadline from the White Sox. Overall last season, Swarzak, who only once in…

Twins' potential free-agent targets

Everyone’s favorite hometown submariner could return to Minnesota, where he attended high school at Park Center and was selected in the sixth round by the Twins in 2002. Neshek was a fan favorite in his first two big-league seasons, but…