AP-National-Sports

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls remain hopeful All-Star guard Zach LaVine will choose to re-sign with them…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The Wimbledon Queue is back in all of its pre-pandemic glory. It’s the first…

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Marlin Briscoe, who became the first Black starting quarterback in the American Football League more than 50 years…

ATLANTA (AP) — Injury-plagued Atlanta United has lost another player. Defender Brooks Lennon will miss six to eight weeks after a freak incident.…

BRUSSELS (AP) — Riders and staff from the Bahrain Victorious team had their homes searched by police before they left for the Tour de France. The…

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Former Rutgers basketball star Tasha Pointer is returning to the team as an assistant coach. Coach Coquese Washington…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Mississippi baseball team’s national championship validated Tim Elko’s decision…

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Luke Richardson is the new coach of the Chicago Blackhawks, stepping into a tricky rebuilding process…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic’s play was not particularly perfect at Wimbledon. Even he…

By CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Quick reactions are a hallmark of being a professional tennis player and Jodie…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Billionaire sports businessman David Blitzer has officially joined the Cleveland Guardians as a…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have lost pitching coach Wes Johnson to a lucrative college job at LSU. That…

NICE, France (AP) — French club Nice has hired Lucien Favre as coach saying he replaced Christophe Galtier who is expected to take over at Paris…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Five-time All-Pro linebacker Luke Kuechly is returning to the Carolina Panthers as a member of its radio broadcast team. A…

By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday that a high school football coach who knelt and prayed on the…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer BRUSSELS (AP) — Two-time world champion Julian Alaphilippe and ace sprinter Mark Cavendish won’t be on the…

DUBLIN (AP) — Spain will remain out of the Rugby World Cup next year after its appeal to overturn a penalty for using an ineligible player was…

MADRID (AP) — Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas will lead Spain’s squad at the women’s European Championship in England next month. Putellas…

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese referee Yoshimi Yamashita agrees with Pelé or whoever it was decades ago that first…

LONDON (AP) — Former Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech will leave his role as technical and performance adviser at the Premier League club this week.…

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Shackled and looking wary, WNBA star Brittney Griner was ordered Monday to stand trial by a court near…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrew Cogliano shouted at Nathan MacKinnon in the midst of the Colorado Avalanche’s Stanley…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Joe Sakic was so busy relishing and reminiscing that he nearly missed the team photo with the…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly presented the Stanley Cup to Colorado Avalanche captain…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — Chase Elliott salvaged a crummy day for Hendrick Motorsports and interrupted a potential…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Taylor had three hits, including the go-ahead double in the 11th inning, lifting the Los…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — The man who founded Speedway Motorsports had a presence Sunday during the NASCAR race at…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Cale Makar led the Colorado Avalanche in scoring on the way to winning the Stanley Cup. It was no surprise the…