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FOOTBALL

Matt Ryan has joined CBS as an analyst, though he’s not giving up on landing with another team as a quarterback.

CBS announced Monday that Ryan, a four-time Pro Bowler and the 2016 NFL MVP with the Atlanta Falcons, will serve as a studio and game analyst across multiple platforms for the upcoming season.

Ryan, 37, is coming off a disappointing season with the Indianapolis Colts, who acquired him in a trade last year after he spent 14 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons.

Ryan was twice benched by the Colts and finished the season as the third-string quarterback. He was released in March in a move that saved Indianapolis about $17.2 million in salary cap space for 2023.

After going two months without landing with another team, Ryan decided to give broadcasting a try.

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• The Seattle Seahawks signed veteran defensive lineman Mario Edwards, continuing their offseason remodel on the defensive side of the ball.

A former second-round pick of the Raiders in 2015, Edwards has played for five teams previously. He spent last season with Tennessee where he played in 13 games and started seven.

HORSE RACING

PREAKNESS: Kentucky Derby winner Mage was installed as the 8-5 morning line favorite for the Preakness at the post position draw.

He’s the only horse in the field of eight set to take part in the second race of the Triple Crown two weeks after running in the Derby. It’s the first Preakness since 1969 with just one Derby horse.

Mage will face seven fresh horses in an attempt to keep open the possibility of the first Triple Crown winner since Justify in 2018. He drew the No. 3 post for the 1 3/16-mile, $1.65 million race.

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TENNIS

ITALIAN OPEN: Carlos Alcaraz’s 12-match winning streak came to an unexpected end when he was beaten by 135th-ranked Hungarian qualifier Fabian Marozsan 6-3, 7-6 (4) in the third round at Rome.

Alcaraz had won consecutive clay-court titles in Barcelona and Madrid and secured a return to the No. 1 ranking by winning the opening match of his Rome debut. But the 20-year-old Spaniard appeared surprised by how Marozsan dictated with spectacular play all over the court, including a series of drop shots that Alcaraz had no answer for.

Marozsan will next face Borna Coric, who continued his solid form on clay by beating Roberto Carballes Baena 7-6 (3), 6-1.

FRENCH OPEN: Veteran French players Benoit Paire and Kristina Mladenovic were handed wild cards into the main draw.

They were among the six French men’s and six French women’s wild cards attributed by the French Tennis Federation for the Grand Slam at Roland Garros starting on May 28.

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SOCCER

MANCHESTER UNITED: On-loan Manchester United Marcel Sabitzer has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury, the club said.

The Austria international joined from Bayern Munich in January on a short-term deal that runs until the end of the campaign.

But after suffering meniscal damage, he will not be able to recover in time to play a part in any of United’s final three English Premier League games or the FA Cup final next month.

COLLEGES

FOOTBALL: Kansas State signed Coach Chris Klieman to a new eight-year contract that will pay an average of $5.5 million annually and could keep him tied to the defending Big 12 champion Wildcats through the 2030 season.

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The $44 million deal replaces a contract due to end after the 2026 season that paid Klieman an average of $4 million annually.

HOCKEY

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: The United States had to fight hard to overcome Germany 3-2 for a third victory in three games at Tampere, Finland.

Canada had to dig even deeper to prevail against Slovakia 2-1 in a shootout.

Matt Coronatto, Sean Farrell and Ronnie Attard each scored for the Americans and T.J. Tynan had two assists at Nokia Arena. Goaltender Casey DeSmith made 30 saves.

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