Year: 2022

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Lamar Jackson has apologized for his vulgar tweet toward a fan following Baltimore’s loss last weekend. The star quarterback says he was just reacting while mad after the game. Jackson spoke with reporters Friday. It was the first time he’d been available since Sunday.

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Portland Thorns coach Rhian Wilkinson has resigned just five weeks after she led the team to the National Women’s Soccer League championship. Wilkinson issued a statement on Friday saying players asked for her resignation and she complied. Wilkinson says she was investigated and cleared of wrongdoing by the

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Cal forward Jadyn Bush is not only working on the court. She’s also working toward her master’s degree and focusing her attention on helping find housing options for people coming back into communities from prison and others in marginalized populations. The graduate transfer from Harvard

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Brazilian fans have shown their support for soccer great Pelé during the national team’s 1-0 Cameroon at the World Cup. The 82-year-old Pelé was hospitalized Tuesday in Sao Paulo to regulate his cancer medication. Doctors say he has a respiratory infection and will remain in

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé will remain at the hospital where he’s been since Tuesday due to a respiratory infection. Hospital Albert Einstein says on Friday that 82-year-old Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, is treating the infection with antibiotics. He has fought against cancer since he

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Long before training camp, the Washington Capitals knew they would be without Tom Wilson and Nicklas Backstrom for at least the first few months of the season. Before stepping on the ice, they learned Carl Hagelin would be out long term, as well. The Caps prepared for that by

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jordan King scored 23 points, Chloe Marotta had 12 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists and No. 24 Marquette beat Georgetown 78-57 in a Big East Conference opener. Marquette has won 11 straight in the series and 14 of the past 15, including a 68-32 victory last season. Georgetown trails the series

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The most controversial goal of the World Cup so far was scored by Japan and it eliminated Germany. The Japanese came from behind to beat Spain 2-1 on Thursday and advance to the round of 16 on a goal that many felt went out of

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State offensive coordinator Tom Manning and strength coach Dave Andrews will not return next season after the Cyclones finished 4-8 and last in the Big 12. Coach Matt Campbell announced the moves Friday. Iowa State went 1-8 in the Big 12. The Cyclones ranked last in the league in rushing

By The Associated Press CLEVELAND (4-7) at HOUSTON (1-9-1) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NFL LINE: Browns by 7. AGAINST THE SPREAD: Browns 5-6; Texans 4-6-1. SERIES RECORD: Texans lead 7-5 LAST MEETING: Browns beat Texans 31-21 on Sept. 19, 2021, in Cleveland. LAST WEEK: Browns beat Buccaneers 23-17 in OT; Texans lost

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have promoted Marti Wronski to chief operating officer. She is the franchise’s highest-ranking female executive since Wendy Selig-Prieb was the president and chairman in the early 2000s. Brewers officials say Wronski is currently the only woman to hold the COO title for a major-league franchise. There are two women

MADRID (AP) — Spanish state prosecutors have closed a probe into the racist verbal abuse that Real Madrid player Vinícius Júnior was subjected to by rival fans after a derby against Atlético Madrid. The incident occurred on Sept. 18 when a large group of Atlético fans chanted “Vinícius, you are a monkey” outside Metropolitano Stadium

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns tight end David Njoku will miss Sunday’s game against Houston with a knee injury, keeping one of Cleveland’s top offensive targets off the field for quarterback Deshaun Watson’s return. Njoku was officially ruled out following Friday’s practice after being held out all week. It’s

By The Associated Press More than 900 documented or alleged incidents of on-ice discrimination like verbal taunts, insults and intimidation happened in Hockey Canada across all levels and age groups during the 2021-22 season. The national sport organization’s first-ever report that tracks the issue shows 512 penalties for discrimination were called by officials. More than

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Texas State hired Incarnate Word coach G.J. Kinne on Friday to lead a Sun Belt program that has had only one winning season since moving up to the Bowl Subdivision in 2012. The 34-year-old former Tulsa quarterback has made a fast rise in coaching since ending his

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — South Korea advanced to the round of 16 at the World Cup on the tiebreaker of goals scored after beating Portugal 2-1 following a stoppage-time strike from Hwang Hee-chan. South Korea was heading out until Son Heung-min led a length-of-the-field breakaway in the first

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Chip Ganassi Racing has signed New Zealand driver Marcus Armstrong to join its IndyCar lineup next season. Armstrong spent the last three seasons in Formula One feeder series F2 and will drive the No. 11 for Ganassi. The No. 11 is the No. 48 that Jimmie Johnson drove

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Former Texas and Houston head coach Tom Herman will take over at Florida Atlantic as it heads into its first season in the American Athletic Conference. The hire comes just days after FAU fired Willie Taggart, who went 15-18 in his three seasons with the Owls. Details of the contract