Women’s team players, US Soccer extend labor deal 3 months
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer The U.S. Soccer Federation and the union for its women’s national team agreed to a three-month extension of their…
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Hero Kanu heads international class of college FB signings
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer American colleges are again tapping the European pipeline for football recruits. The early signing period begins…
Continue Reading Alex Morgan heads home to California with NWSL’s Wave
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Alex Morgan is returning to her home state, joining the San Diego Wave of the National Women’s Soccer League…
Continue Reading Injury-hit UConn down to No. 7, lowest Top 25 spot since ’07
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer UConn has dropped to seventh in the women’s AP Top 25, its lowest ranking since 2007. South Carolina…
Continue Reading Paris to stage 2024 Olympics opening ceremony on River Seine
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer Thousands of Olympic athletes on boats cruising along the River Seine toward the sun setting like a giant gold…
Continue Reading Stephenson’s season-long resiliency peaks during big night
By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights center Chandler Stephenson has been quite the discovery since being acquired…
Continue Reading Louisville deputy AD Heird appointed as interim director
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville deputy athletic director Josh Heird has been appointed as interim AD to replace Vince Tyra. Heird’s appointment…
Continue Reading AP All-America team: Young and Tide lead with 3 1st teamers
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young and Alabama teammates Will Anderson Jr. and Jameson Williams have been…
Continue Reading Baylor becomes fourth No. 1 in last 4 weeks in AP Top 25
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Baylor won the national championship last season without ever reaching No. 1 in the AP Top 25. The Bears are…
Continue Reading Raducanu positive for COVID; US Open champ out of exhibition
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has tested positive for COVID-19 and has pulled out of an exhibition tennis…
Continue Reading Man United game postponed as EPL coronavirus cases hit high
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — The English Premier League has reported its highest weekly coronavirus infections as Manchester…
Continue Reading Shiffrin rival Vlhova sticks to reduced World Cup schedule
By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova will stick to her reduced World Cup schedule this season. That makes it unlikely…
Continue Reading NHL postpones 3 Flames games due to COVID-19 outbreak
NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has postponed the Calgary Flames’ next three games after six players and a staff member entered the league’s COVID-19…
Continue Reading Olympic swimming champion Agnel denies coercion in rape case
PARIS (AP) — The prosecutor in the rape case of two-time Olympic swimming champion Yannick Agnel says the Frenchman has admitted to having a…
Continue Reading Verstappen parties until daybreak after F1 title
By ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer Max Verstappen partied until daybreak in Abu Dhabi after winning the Formula One championship. Verstappen said he left…
Continue Reading Fans attack Legia Warsaw players on team bus after loss
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish soccer club Legia Warsaw says its players were attacked by fans who forced their way onto the team bus. The defending…
Continue Reading Pakistan thumps West Indies by 63 runs in 1st T20
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Mohammad Rizwan hit 78 runs and fast bowler Mohammad Wasim took 4-40 as Pakistan thumped a depleted West Indies by 63 runs…
Continue Reading Swiss ski resorts show what 2022 Olympics could have been
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — The Beijing Olympics are only weeks away and China has become a more problematic…
Continue Reading EU has little appetite to join US diplomatic Games boycott
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Several European Union nations have made it clear they have little appetite to join the U.S.…
Continue Reading Russia hit with triathlon sanctions in doping crackdown
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — World Triathlon has imposed a package of sanctions on Russia after repeated doping cases. World Triathlon says its…
Continue Reading COLUMN: Racing or entertainment? F1 teeters line at finale
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Max Verstappen requested race stewards not interfere with the Formula…
Continue Reading Sherpa brothers set out for grand slam of mountaineering
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Two brothers who are among Nepal’s most famous Sherpa guides have set out to scale…
Continue Reading PSG to play Real Madrid after Champions League draw fiasco
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain has been paired with Real Madrid in a re-take of the Champions League round of…
Continue Reading Boxing body pledges reform to win back Olympic spot for 2028
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The president of the newly renamed International Boxing Association says his sport will reform a judging system…
Continue Reading On road to 5th Olympics, White finds the risk is worth it
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — As Shaun White embarked this month on the quest to make his fifth Olympics, the…
Continue Reading Rockets hoping to grow after following skid with streak
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets won seven straight games after dropping 15 in a row, the first team in NBA…
Continue Reading Canucks beat Hurricanes 2-1, extend win streak to 4 games
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser scored as the Vancouver Canucks extended their win streak to four games with a…
Continue Reading LeBron scores 30, Lakers top Magic 106-94 for 5th win in 7
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers rolled past the Orlando Magic 106-94 for their fifth victory in seven…
Continue Reading Whitecloud, Stone lead Golden Knights past Wild 6-4
By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mark Stone scored the tiebreaking goal on a power play in the third period and the Vegas Golden…
Continue Reading Fields can’t sustain strong 1st-half play in Bears’ loss
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Justin Fields came back after missing two games and spent the first half Sunday night…
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