ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – The state of New York is forming an exploratory committee to consider whether Lake Placid and New York City should bid to co-host a future Winter Olympics.

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) – Leipzig has hired former Argentina defender Martín Demichelis as coach to succeed Ole Werner, whom the club surprisingly fired last week.

Keith Tkachuk is going into the Hockey Hall of Fame after waiting for more than a decade and a half since his playing career in the NHL ended.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Scoring goals and breaking records is what Lionel Messi does, and it’s what he did again Monday at the World Cup.

RENTON, Wash. (AP) – The Belgian soccer federation congratulated Jérémy Doku on the birth of his son, Praise, on Monday, one day after a French media organization’s apology following a commentator criticizing the player’s intention to leave the World Cup for the birth.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – World Cup tickets are expensive. Flights to North America are expensive. Hotel rooms in many places are expensive.

NEW YORK (AP) – The Washington Mystics have really grown on their recent road trip after suffering some tough lessons early in the season.

MEXICO CITY (AP) – Wearing the green jersey of Mexico’s national soccer team and a FIFA tie, he waddled into the room ahead of President Claudia Sheinbaum, took a seat facing reporters and quickly became the star of her Monday morning news briefing.