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AP: Bills’ McBride voted top tight end

(AP) — Trey McBride was the bright spot last season for a dismal team in Arizona. He was the most productive tight end in the NFL, a near-unanimous All-Pro selection and made his second straight Pro Bowl. McBride's success has also landed him the top spot at tight end in a preseason survey by The Associated Press. He received five first-place votes from a panel of eight AP Pro Football Writers who ranked the top five players at the position, basing selections on current status entering the 2026 season. First-place votes were worth 10 points. Second- through fifth-place votes were ...

Zidane expected to be France’s new soccer coach

PARIS (AP) — Adieu Didier. Bonjour Zinedine? Coach Didier Deschamps takes charge of his last game for France on Saturday when Les Bleus face England at the World Cup in Miami. The winner gets third place, an anti-climactic award brought about by agonizing semifinal defeats. It is a disappointing end to Deschamps' reign when many observers touted his star-studded attack to win another World Cup. Zinedine Zidane is widely expected to be confirmed as France's new coach in the coming days by the French soccer federation. The Deschamps years France won the World Cup under Deschamps ...

NBA commish comments on Clark, WNBA officiating

NEW YORK (AP) — Conversations about WNBA officiating and Caitlin Clark have now expanded to include NBA commissioner Adam Silver. Silver said Thursday that Clark has become a "political football" amid debates about officiating and physical play in the WNBA, spurred by a recent play involving the star guard and Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas. "Ultimately, the issues around Caitlin Clark are not largely about officiating," Silver said, "and that particular incident is not about whether a foul should have been called at the time in the game or whether that was ultimately a ...

Antonelli hopes to get back in F1 title fight

(AP) — On the grass courts of Wimbledon or racing through the Belgian forests, what matters is staying in control. Kimi Antonelli went fastest in practice for the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday after sharing a piece of advice he picked up recently from Roger Federer. After a run of car ...

Giannis arrives in Miami, looks to follow Messi’s path

MIAMI (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo was watching Lionel Messi play in the World Cup semifinals this week, and a realization struck him. Messi, to him, is greatness. And Antetokounmpo wants to follow Messi's path. Antetokounmpo got his welcome-to-Miami ceremony Thursday at the team's ...

Swinney says help from Congress could discourage ‘blatant’ tampering

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — It's been six months since Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney called out Ole Miss for engaging in what he called "blatant" tampering to lure away transfer linebacker Luke Ferrelli. He has heard nothing back despite providing an alleged timeline, evidence and receipts to ...