Malagò: 2026 Olympics on track after difficult few years
By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Italian Olympic Committee president Giovanni Malagò is confident everything is on track for the…
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Houston Christian names Braxton Harris as 2nd football coach
HOUSTON (AP) — Braxton Harris has been named head coach at Houston Christian, becoming only the second coach for the FCS program that was known as…
Continue Reading Jets move Wilson up to No. 2 QB, still expect White to start
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson is moving up on the New York Jets’ quarterback depth chart this…
Continue Reading Winter Olympics focus on climate change, rotating hosts
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer To hear the world’s Olympic leaders tell it, the bidding for future Winter Games has been jumbled by internal…
Continue Reading LIV Golf adds tournaments at 2 former PGA Tour courses
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LIV Golf added three more tournaments to its 2023 schedule on Wednesday, two of them at courses and markets where the…
Continue Reading Argentina airline adds 2 more flights for World Cup final
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s national carrier has scheduled two extra flights from Buenos Aires to Qatar to take soccer fans to the…
Continue Reading EU lawmaker at heart of corruption case to remain in custody
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Judicial officials have told The Associated Press that a Greek European…
Continue Reading ‘Break Point,’ Netflix’s ‘Drive’ for tennis, debuts Jan. 13
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer A new Netflix docuseries about professional tennis called “Break Point” is scheduled to debut on Jan. 13.…
Continue Reading Wife: Journalist Wahl died of aortic aneurysm at World Cup
NEW YORK (AP) — Grant Wahl died of a ruptured blood vessel when he was stricken while covering a World Cup match last weekend, according to an…
Continue Reading Worker dies after fall at World Cup stadium in Qatar
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A security guard died after suffering a fall at a World Cup stadium in Qatar, tournament organizers said on Wednesday. The…
Continue Reading Chelsea’s Broja set to miss rest of season with knee injury
LONDON (AP) — Chelsea striker Armando Broja is set to miss the rest of the season after rupturing a knee ligament. The Albania international was…
Continue Reading France celebrates World Cup victory, fans cheer Morocco team
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Crowds in Paris and other French cities erupted in shouts of joy as France advanced to the World Cup…
Continue Reading Morocco World Cup wins stir mixed feelings in Western Sahara
LAAYOUNE, Western Sahara (AP) — The Moroccan soccer team’s history-making successes at the World Cup are stirring mixed emotions in the…
Continue Reading Women’s hockey league plans to double salary cap to $1.5M
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer The Premier Hockey Federation is doubling down on women’s hockey by announcing plans to increase its salary cap to…
Continue Reading Messi evokes Maradona comparisons on road to World Cup final
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi has gone into full-on Diego Maradona mode at the World Cup. He has carried…
Continue Reading Meek Mill goes deep for Philly kids caught in justice system
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Raised in the Philly hood, Meek Mill never attended an Eagles game growing up, much less tossed…
Continue Reading Foreign college athletes make up notable part of Division I
By The Associated Press College athletes from foreign countries represent a noteworthy piece of Division I sports. According to the NCAA’s most…
Continue Reading Foreign college athletes chase endorsement money outside US
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Marta Suarez stepped in front of the white backdrop, rotated the basketball to…
Continue Reading Vikings race to 10 wins while getting outscored overall
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer It’s been nearly three decades since so few teams were on the positive side of the point ledger this late in…
Continue Reading Messi fans overjoyed in south Asia after Argentina semi win
By SHEIKH SAALIQ and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Argentina and Lionel Messi fans in India and Bangladesh are overjoyed after…
Continue Reading Celtics blow big lead, rally back, beat Lakers 122-118 in OT
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 44 points, Jaylen Brown added 25 and the Boston Celtics blew a 20-point…
Continue Reading Bonino scores again to lead Sharks past Coyotes 3-2
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Nick Bonino scored for the fourth straight game, James Reimer won in his return from injury…
Continue Reading Antetokounmpo scores 30, Bucks extend Warriors’ road woes
By ANDREW WAGNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points while Bobby Portis finished with 25 points and 11…
Continue Reading Washington again uses 2nd half to rally past Cal Poly
SEATTLE (AP) — Keion Brooks scored a career-high 30 points and Washington needed a second-half run to beat Cal Poly 74-68. PJ Fuller II’s…
Continue Reading Warriors’ Green says Bucks fan ‘threatened’ him; fan tossed
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A fan was ejected following a complaint by Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green during a game at Milwaukee on Tuesday night.…
Continue Reading Florida A&M beats DII-member Edward Waters
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Tilmon scored 14 points and Jaylen Bates scored 13 points and had 10 rebounds and Florida A&M beat Division…
Continue Reading Ovechkin reaches 800 goals as Capitals beat Blackhawks 7-3
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored three times to become the third NHL player with 800 career goals, and the…
Continue Reading Stewart leads Santa Clara over Portland State
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Stewart scored a career-high 24 points, including the go-ahead basket with 43.5 seconds remaining, and Santa…
Continue Reading Miller’s 24 points lifts No. 4 Alabama past Memphis, 91-88
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Brandon Miller scored 24 points, including 21 in the second half, to lead No. 4 Alabama to a…
Continue Reading Samsonov, Maple Leafs blank last-place Ducks 7-0
TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner had two assists to extend his point streak to 23 games and Ilya Samsonov made 28 saves for his second straight shutout…
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