Year: 2022

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer USA Curling chair Lynn LaRocca and two other members of the board have resigned, marking the latest fallout from a sex-abuse investigation in women’s soccer that also resulted in the resignation of curling’s CEO who led the soccer league during the time the abuse allegations were revealed. LaRocca and

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Coach Frank Reich can’t explain it. The Indianapolis Colts are struggling with slow starts, struggling to score points, struggling to win games. So over the past two weeks, he’s been making changes. He benched starting quarterback Matt Ryan last week. He fired offensive coordinator Marcus Brady

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Copenhagen held Borussia Dortmund to a 1-1 draw and scored a goal to avoid an unwanted record of being only the fourth team in Champions League history to go scoreless in an entire group stage. Dortmund coach Edin Terzic rotated some of his key players out of the starting lineup and

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers All-Star point guard Darius Garland is back after missing five games with a left eye injury and will play Wednesday night in Cleveland’s game against the Boston Celtics. Garland had been out since Oct. 19, when he was inadvertently poked in the season opener at

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — T.J. Hockenson could hardly hide his smile on his first full day with the Minnesota Vikings after arriving in a trade with the Detroit Lions. The fourth-year tight end has the opportunity to play home games one state away from his native Iowa. He

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Roquan Smith was upbeat when speaking with Baltimore-area media for the first time since he was traded from the Chicago Bears to the Ravens this week. Although changing teams is often jarring, this is an opportunity for the standout linebacker to contribute to a

HAIFA, Israel (AP) — Benfica has recorded its best group-stage campaign in the Champions League by routing Maccabi Haifa 6-1. João Mário’s long-range strike in stoppage time helped to seal a helpful first place for Benfica in its group on Wednesday. The result gave the Portuguese side 14 points from six matches. That’s two points

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer New York Jets cornerback Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner is widely considered through the first eight games the front-runner for AP Defensive Rookie of the Year. He has shown the poise of a veteran since Week 1 by regularly clamping down on wide receivers while very much looking like

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The No. 10 UCLA Bruins have scored 30 or more points in 11 straight games, which reflects the culmination of incremental improvement under coach Chip Kelly. Quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson, who is in his fifth season as the starter, and running back Zach Charbonnet have been the

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars took a risk by trading for suspended receiver Calvin Ridley. If it works out, it would be a first for a franchise that’s been burned repeatedly by varying moves at the wideout position. Jacksonville gave up a fifth-round pick in 2023

By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid will miss his third game of the season, sitting out the Philadelphia 76ers’ game against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night with what the club called a “non-COVID-related” illness. Sixers head coach Doc Rivers said before Wednesday’s game that Embiid has the flu and has

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Former Vancouver Whitecaps and Soccer Canada coach Bob Birarda has been sentenced to over a year in jail after pleading guilty to three counts of sexual assault and one count of sexual touching involving teens. Provincial court judge Deanne Gaffar said Birarda “immeasurably harmed” and violated the sexual integrity of

NASCAR crowns three series champions this week at Phoenix Raceway. The four-driver Cup field includes former champions Joey Logano and Chase Elliott, and newcomers Christopher Bell and Ross Chastain. The Xfinity Series has Noah Gragson, Ty Gibbs, Josh Berry and Justin Allgaier vying for the title. The Truck Series will be a battle between Ty