Ukraine has renewed its push to keep Russian athletes out of the Olympics ahead of an International Olympic Committee board meeting next week which is expected to lay out the framework for their return to many international sports events. Ukraine’s sports minister Vadym Guttsait is sharply critical of the IOC’s push to reintegrate Russia and its ally Belarus into world sports. He says any return would highlight the inequalities caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The IOC is expected to set out criteria for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete next week as qualifying for the Paris Olympics ramps up.

A team-by-team look at the American League East, including key players each club acquired and lost, top hitters and projected rotations, and outlooks for the 2023 season.

A team-by-team look at the American League Central, including key players each club acquired and lost, top hitters and projected rotations, and outlooks for the 2023 season.

A team-by-team look at the American League West, including key players each club acquired and lost, top hitters and projected rotations, and outlooks for the 2023 season.

The German national soccer team is rebuilding after another early World Cup exit. Germany will host next year's European Championship and is desperate to avoid another failure at home. The rebuild starts with friendlies against Peru on Saturday and Belgium on Tuesday. The Germans don't have to participate in Euro 2024 qualifying because they are hosting the tournament. Germany coach Hansi Flick’s squad is a mix of regulars like Timo Werner and Joshua Kimmich and some more experimental picks. That includes six players who were called up for the first time.

UCLA freshman Kiki Rice is checking in periodically from the NCAA Tournament as told to AP Basketball Writer Doug Feinberg. In the second installment, Rice talks about playing in the tournament, the UCLA dance parties pregame, heading to South Carolina.

Trevor Bauer was apparently shunned by every major league team, so he’s signed a one-year deal with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. On Friday before about 75 reporters in a Yokohoma hotel, he slipped on the BayStars uniform — No. 96 — and said all the right things. Not a single Japanese reporter asked about his suspension in the United States over domestic violence allegations or the reasons surrounding it. He said he hoped to strike out 200 and keep his average fastball velocity at 96 mph.