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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Top-seeded Simona Halep beat Caroline Wozniacki 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 on Friday to reach the Dubai Tennis Championships final.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Top-seeded Simona Halep beat Caroline Wozniacki 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 on Friday to reach the Dubai Tennis Championships final.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Top-seeded Sara Errani of Italy reached the semifinals of the Rio Open Friday after Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil retired in the deciding third set.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Top-seeded Sara Errani of Italy reached the semifinals of the Rio Open Friday after Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil retired in the deciding third set.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Top-seeded Sara Errani of Italy reached the semifinals of the Rio Open Friday after Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil retired in the deciding third set.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The loudest cheers for any Daytona 500 result may come from the networks instead of the speedway grandstands.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The numbers do not bode well for all the wannabe NFL quarterbacks at the combine this week.

MONTMELO, Spain (AP) — Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo narrowly clocked the fastest time Friday during Formula One preseason testing.

NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat was undergoing more tests on Friday, amid concerns that he has a blood clot on one of his lungs.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Karolina Pliskova played through a sand storm and advanced to the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships by beating Garbine Muguruza 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 Friday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Karolina Pliskova played through a sand storm and advanced to the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships by beating Garbine Muguruza 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 Friday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Karolina Pliskova played through a sand storm and advanced to the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships by beating Garbine Muguruza 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 Friday.

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Fourth-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut advanced to the semifinals of the Open 13 with a 7-6 (7), 6-3 victory over Dominic Thiem on Friday.

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Fourth-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut advanced to the semifinals of the Open 13 with a 7-6 (7), 6-3 victory over Dominic Thiem on Friday.

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Fourth-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut advanced to the semifinals of the Open 13 with a 7-6 (7), 6-3 victory over Dominic Thiem on Friday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is making some changes to speed up the length of games but it won't implement some of the more radical proposals to make games shorter.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — No one seriously questions any more whether Rio de Janeiro will be ready for the 2016 Olympics.

The NCAA is expected to release its findings Friday of an infractions investigation believed to involve former wide receivers coach Joker Phillips.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Shiv Chowrasia shot a 4-under 67 Friday to take the sole lead at the Indian Open.

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea are planning to invite the black man abused by its supporters at a French metro station before a Champions League game against Paris Saint-Germain this week to its London…