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Las Vegas Raiders are negotiating a deal to hire Pete Carroll as their head coach, AP source says The Las Vegas Raiders are negotiating a deal to hire Pete Carroll to be their new head coach, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity Friday because the contract hasnt been finalized.

The Raiders fired coach Antonio Pierce this month.

Carroll won a Super Bowl as coach of the Seattle Seahawks and won a college football championship with Southern California.

Djokovic quits mid-match and walks off to boos, putting Zverev in Australian Open final vs.

Sinner MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) An injured Novak Djokovic has quit after dropping the first set of his Australian Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev.

Djokovic lost the opening set 7-6 (5) in a tiebreaker Friday and immediately walked around the net to concede the match to Zverev.

Fans booed as Djokovic walked off toward the locker room, and he responded by giving two thumbs-up.

The No.

2-seeded Zverev reached his third Grand Slam final and first at Melbourne Park.

He will face No.

1 Jannik Sinner of Italy, the defending champion, in Sundays final.

Djokovic, who was bidding for an 11th championship at the Australian Open and record 25th Grand Slam title overall, hurt his left leg during his quarterfinal victory against Carlos Alcaraz.

Novak Djokovic vows to strive for more Grand Slam titles at age 37 after his latest injury MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Novak Djokovic is 37 and was forced to stop playing because of an injury at two of the past four Grand Slam tournaments.

That includes quitting after just one set in the Australian Open semifinals on Friday because of a problem with his left leg.

Djokovic said he does not know yet how long he will be sidelined.

But he also vowed to strive to win more major championships.

He already owns 24, and if he gets one more he would have more Grand Slam singles trophies than any other player in the history of tennis.

Djokovic rebounded quickly from knee surgery last season, so he could come back strong now, too.

Recording captured ex-interpreter impersonating Ohtani to transfer $200,000, prosecutors say Federal prosecutors say a nearly four-minute audio recording allegedly captured Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara impersonating the baseball star on a call with a bank as he attempted to transfer $200,000.

The recording referenced in a court filing Thursday by federal prosecutors is being used to back up a push for a nearly five-year sentence for Mizuhara.

He previously pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud for stealing nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers star.

Mizuharas attorney did not respond to an email from The Associated Press requesting comment.

Mizuhara pleaded guilty in June to spending millions from Ohtanis Arizona bank account to cover his growing gambling bets and debts with an illegal bookmaker.

And now, they hope: Herro among those waiting to see if 1st All-Star nod is coming Tyler Herro spent All-Star weekend last year vacationing.

He would very much like to have other plans this season.

And the Miami Heat guard isnt afraid to say that out loud, either.

Now that 10 of the 24 NBA All-Star slots have been filled for this season, and none of them by first-time All-Stars, Herro having the best season of his career, by far finds himself in a group waiting to see if this will be the year for their breakthrough.

The 14 reserve slots will be picked by the leagues head coaches, and their selections will be revealed on Jan.

30.

On Football: Liam Coen isn't the first person in the NFL to change his mind about a job Liam Coens decision to withdraw his name from consideration for Jacksonvilles head coaching position and sign a new contract to remain the offensive coordinator in Tampa Bay didnt last long.

Coen passed up the opportunity to become the highest-paid assistant coach in the NFL and took a second interview with the Jaguars on Thursday, according to two people with knowledge of the decision.

Both people spoke on condition of anonymity because neither side confirmed the meeting.

Coen changed his mind just one day after agreeing on a deal with the Buccaneers.

Its not the first time coaches or players reversed course.

Wrexham's celebrity owners will have to wait to see their team playing in Europe Wrexham competes in English soccer's league system but the Welsh soccer club owned by Hollywood celebrities Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney was hoping to be allowed to participate in the Welsh League Cup.

That's because the competition has been granted a qualification spot for the UEFA Conference League.

The Football Association of Wales made a proposal to the English FA on behalf of Wrexham, Cardiff, Swansea and Newport, the four Welsh teams playing in English soccer.

That was rejected on Friday.

The FA says if the four clubs "choose to participate in the English system they must do so on the same basis as the English clubs which participate in that system.

Reynolds and McElhenney bought the club for $2.5 million in 2021.

Australian Open: Madison Keys can win her first Slam title and stop Aryna Sabalenka's threepeat MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) The Madison Keys who will play two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka for the title at the Australian Open on Saturday night is not the same Madison Keys who was the runner-up at the U.S.

Open back in 2017, the one other time the American participated in a Grand Slam final.

Her racket is different, for one thing, a switch made ahead of this season to help protect her right shoulder and offer more controlled power.

Her coach is different, too, as of 2023: her husband, Bjorn Fratangelo.

And her mindset is different, Keys explained a little past 1 a.m.

on Friday after upsetting five-time major winner Iga Swiatek in the semifinals at Melbourne Park.

The ties between soccer and the NBA are real, and they're still growing PARIS (AP) San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama stood outside in the rain on a cold Paris night.

He wore a parka, a hooded sweatshirt, jeans and sneakers.

And then he spent a few seconds showing off his skills.

A basketball was not involved.

Wembanyama, like so many others in the NBA, is obsessed with soccer.

It's a craze that isn't going away, and now even franchises are collaborating on how to reach new fans.

Wembanyama, LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard, Jimmy Butler, Luka Doncic and Josh Hart are just a few of the soccer-obsessed players in the NBA right now.

F1 champion Max Verstappen the brightest star missing from stacked field at Rolex 24 of Daytona DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.

(AP) The Rolex 24 at Daytona features more than 200 of the best drivers in the world, including 14 former Formula 1 stars.

But the one driver they all want to see at Daytona International Speedway is Max Verstappen, the four-time reigning F1 world champion.

The Dutchman has previously said he'd like to try endurance racing after his F1 career and he's an avid SIM racer.

He also drove an Acura sports car at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in November ahead of the F1 race..

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