AP-National-Sports

ZURICH (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo has been left off the three-man shortlist for FIFA’s best player award for only the second time in 15 years.…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Olympic veterans Chris Mazdzer and Jayson Terdiman have crashed out of a World Cup qualifying race. That ends their…

By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer Novak Djokovic isn’t alone in having his visa canceled after flying in for the Australian Open without the…

By ISIFU WIRFENGLA and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Egypt’s team has delayed its departure for the African Cup of…

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer The threat of the resurgent coronavirus will hang heavily over the African Cup of Nations soccer tournament when it…

SYDNEY (AP) — Roberto Bautista Agut has clinched Spain’s spot in the ATP Cup final with a 7-6 (6), 2-6, 7-6 (5) victory over Poland’s Hubert…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Three Iranian soccer clubs have been barred from the Asian Champions League after having their license to compete…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Arsenal will wear all-white jerseys drained of the club’s traditional red colors for…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Louis Riddick realizes he is in a favorable position. He is an analyst on the NFL’s most iconic television package…

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer For the 2021 season that ends this weekend with the first set of 17th games in NFL history, a slew of marks…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer NFL teams will play their 17th regular-season game this weekend for the first time. The league had a 16-game…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — The road from South Africa to anywhere is a long one. That’s one reason Gary Player…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s celebrated hiring of Fred Hoiberg has not yet sparked a turnaround in the…

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Derek Carr practiced game-winning drives over and over when he was growing up. The…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Isaiah Mobley had 19 points and nine rebounds and sparked a late surge to help keep No.…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist for his third straight multi-point outing, Matt Duchene…

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault scored twice, Robin Lehner made 18 saves in his first game in nearly three…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Top-ranked Ash Barty advanced to the Adelaide International semifinals with a 6-3, 6-4 win over 2020 Australian Open…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it will skip next month’s Beijing Olympics because of the COVID-19…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul had a triple-double with 14 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists to help the short-handed…

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Dominick Pickett and Callum McRae each recorded 12 points and 12 rebounds as UC Riverside topped UC San Diego 59-51 on Thursday…

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog had his fourth career hat trick and finished with four points to lead the…

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Johan Larsson scored his first three goals of the season and the Arizona Coyotes dealt the…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Daejon Davis scored 16 points to lead four in double figures as Washington beat Utah 74-68. Terrell Brown Jr. and Cole Bajema…