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NFL’s record seven international games features back-to-back games for Vikings in Dublin and London

The NFL revealed its record seven international games Tuesday and the Minnesota Vikings will play games in consecutive weeks in Ireland and Britain. The Vikings will face the Steelers in Dublin on Sept. 28 and then travel to London to face the Browns on Oct. 5. The Chargers will host the first international game of the season in Sao Paulo on Sept. 5. But the NFL didn’t reveal their opponent. That will be announced Wednesday night along with the remaining of the league’s schedule. The Vikings are 8-0 in international games, including 4-0 in the regular season.

Novak Djokovic splits with coach Andy Murray ahead of French Open

LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic is splitting with coach Andy Murray, just two weeks ahead of the French Open. The decision comes after Djokovic lost his opening match in his last two tournaments, both on clay. Both players thanked each other following a six-month partnership. Djokovic and Murray joined forces ahead of the Australian Open in what initially was seen as an unlikely pairing. Djokovic has yet to win a tournament since then, leaving him one shy of a 100th title.

Wrestling gold medalist Kyle Snyder charged in prostitution sting

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio say Olympic wrestling gold medalist Kyle Snyder was arrested in a prostitution sting. Snyder is one of the most successful wrestlers in U.S. history and in 2016 became the youngest American wrestler to win Olympic gold. He followed that up with a silver at the Tokyo Games. Court records in Ohio say Snyder was charged with engaging in prostitution after he was arrested in Columbus on Friday. Messages seeking comment from Snyder were not immediately returned on Tuesday. Just last week, the new Real American Freestyle wrestling league announced it had added Snyder to it’s lineup.

About 3 in 10 US adults follow women’s sports, a new AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll finds about 3 in 10 U.S. adults follow women’s sports at least “somewhat” closely, lower than the share who follow men’s sports. Those who follow women’s pro sports are more casual, tending to say they attend or watch games occasionally rather than frequently. People who follow men’s sports, by contrast, are more likely to identify attachments to teams as opposed to players. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll comes ahead of the start of the 2025 WNBA season, an expansion year for the league. University of Iowa phenom-turned-WNBA star Caitlin Clark has helped bring wider attention to women’s basketball.

Jayson Tatum carried off floor with right leg injury and Celtics star will have MRI

NEW YORK (AP) — Jayson Tatum was carried off the court with a lower right leg injury with 2:58 remaining in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Monday night. The Celtics had just turned the ball over and as Tatum moved for the loose ball, his leg gave out and he went down. He buried his face in a towel in obvious pain while grabbing at his leg above the ankle after the non-contact injury. Tatum scored 42 points, his high in these playoffs, before he was hurt. The Celtics lost 121-113 to fall behind 3-1 to the Knicks.

Golf waited 25 years for the latest career Grand Slam. How long will the next one take?

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Now that Rory McIlroy completed the career Grand Slam with his Masters victory, the question becomes who might be next. Jordan Spieth is the obvious answer because all he needs is the PGA Championship. It was different when Tiger Woods won the career slam at 24 in 2000 because no one else had more than two majors. Now it’s Spieth and 54-year-old Phil Mickelson, who needs the U.S. Open. If not Spieth now, what the next three majors could provide is a chance for Jon Rahm, Collin Morikawa or Xander Schauffele to join the list of players on the cusp.

How Carlo Ancelotti’s move from Real Madrid to Brazil got awkward

Carlo Ancelotti is swapping Real Madrid for Brazil in one of the biggest moves in world soccer. The problem is, neither he, nor Madrid, want to talk about it. As coaching switches go, they don’t come any bigger than this. But when news broke Monday that Ancelotti was leaving the sport’s the most successful and iconic club team to take charge of its most successful and iconic national team, there was an awkward silence. Madrid chose to ignore the announcement by the Brazilian soccer federation and was still to publicly acknowledge it 24 hours later. There was silence, too, from Ancelotti, who didn’t even provide a quote for his new employer when it published its official statement.

Panthers vice chairman Doug Cifu suspended by NHL over comments on social media

The NHL has suspended Florida Panthers vice chairman and alternate governor Doug Cifu from any involvement with the team or the league, doing so in response to inappropriate posts on Cifu’s now-shuttered social media account. Cifu, in posts on X, got into a back-and-forth with a Toronto fan on Sunday night, the fan starting the exchange by comparing hits by Florida players in this ongoing series against the Maple Leafs to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. The league says “the NHL has concluded that Mr. Cifu’s X posts were unacceptable and inappropriate.”

Rick Welts was there in 1985 when the lottery was born. And he was there for a Dallas win Monday

CHICAGO (AP) — Rick Welts was there, 40 years to the date earlier, when the NBA draft lottery got started. He worked for the league then and was in the room when that first one took place. And it seems he’s spent much of the four decades since debunking the rumors that the 1985 lottery was rigged so the New York Knicks would get Patrick Ewing, too. Given all the extraordinary measures including witnesses, accountants, video-taping of the event that goes into running such a thing, it’s reasonable to conclude that the 2025 lottery wasn’t fixed, either. But it might fix the Dallas Mavericks.

Dallas Mavericks win the NBA draft lottery and the chance to pick Cooper Flagg No. 1 overall

CHICAGO (AP) — The ping-pong balls have spoken: Cooper Flagg might be headed to Dallas to start his NBA career. And a fan base that lost Luka Doncic this season might have a new star to cheer for. The Mavericks won the NBA draft lottery on Monday night, giving them the No. 1 pick in next month’s draft — and the first chance to take Flagg, the freshman who led Duke to the Final Four in his lone college season and the consensus player of the year.