Bisaccia’s new challenge: ending Packers’ special-teams woes
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — New Green Bay Packers special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia has shown he’s capable of…
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Saint Peter’s hires Mason to replace Holloway
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Saint Peter’s has hired Jersey City native Bashir Mason to replace Shaheen Holloway as the coach of the Peacocks.…
Continue Reading Villarreal stuns Bayern to reach Champions League semifinals
MUNICH (AP) — Villarreal has stunned six-time European champion Bayern Munich to reach the Champions League semifinals for the first time in 16…
Continue Reading Yankees get a new star — chef in Marcus Samuelsson
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees are getting a new star — chef. Marcus Samuelsson is expanding to Yankee Stadium…
Continue Reading Devers singles through shift, lifts Red Sox over Tigers 5-3
By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Rafael Devers singled through the open shortstop area with the infield shifted to the right side,…
Continue Reading Jimmie Johnson plans to keep driving despite fractured hand
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — IndyCar driver Jimmie Johnson says he has had surgery on his fractured right hand. He does not expect to miss any track…
Continue Reading Nashville soccer-specific stadium nears completion
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville SC held an open practice the largest soccer-specific stadium in the…
Continue Reading Cuban officials blast plan for baseball pros to play Classic
HAVANA (AP) — Cuban state sports officials are denouncing a plan by baseball players who left the island to play in the Major Leagues to field…
Continue Reading AP source: Women’s hockey talks between rivals break down
By STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers The Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association has decided to break off talks with the…
Continue Reading Wednesday’s Kraken-Jets game postponed because of weather
By The Associated Press The NHL has pushed back a scheduled matchup between the Seattle Kraken and Winnipeg Jets as a winter storm sweeps through…
Continue Reading Hayes excited about Pirates after getting $70M, 8-year deal
By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pirates’ streak of last-place finishes did not deter Ke’Bryan Hayes from making a…
Continue Reading UCLA’s Peyton Watson headed to NBA draft after 1 season
LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA’s Peyton Watson is entering the NBA draft and hiring an agent after one season in Westwood. The move officially ends his…
Continue Reading Alabama signs Ohio transfer point guard Mark Sears
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Former Ohio point guard Mark Sears has transferred to Alabama after averaging nearly 20 points a game last season. Crimson…
Continue Reading Title IX has not meant equality for high school girls sports
By JACOB RICHMAN and ALEXANDRA GOPIN / Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP)…
Continue Reading Students level the playing fields at California high school
By ASHKAN MOTAMEDI / Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Danielle…
Continue Reading Poll: Title IX a mystery for high school students, parents
By KARA NEWHOUSE / Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Howard Center for Investigative Journalism COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — An Ipsos poll…
Continue Reading USTA promotes Lew Sherr to CEO and executive director
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Lew Sherr has been selected as the chief executive officer and executive director of the USTA. The national governing…
Continue Reading Mavs put no timetable on Doncic return with playoffs looming
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks aren’t putting a timetable on Luka Doncic’s return from a left calf…
Continue Reading Djokovic loses clay-court opener at Monte Carlo Masters
By BARBARA SURK Associated Press MONACO (AP) — Novak Djokovic opened his clay-court season with a surprising loss to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina at…
Continue Reading LSU basketball star Seimone Augustus to get statue at school
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU’s most decorated female student-athlete will become the first in school history to get her own statue. LSU announced…
Continue Reading Vin Scully wins Baseball Digest lifetime achievement award
NEW YORK (AP) — Vin Scully has won the second Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Baseball Digest. The longtime Dodgers announcer was honored…
Continue Reading Vanderbilt lineman Tyler Steen transferring to Alabama
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Vanderbilt offensive tackle Tyler Steen says he is transferring to Alabama. The three-year starter, who played both tackle…
Continue Reading Duke’s Scheyer promotes Amile Jefferson to assistant coach
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer New Duke coach Jon Scheyer has promoted former Blue Devils player Amile Jefferson to serve as an assistant coach.…
Continue Reading Congress tells FTC Commanders may have broken financial laws
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House Oversight Committee sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission saying it…
Continue Reading Healthy Ja Morant has Grizzlies thinking deep postseason run
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer All-Star point guard Ja Morant has compiled a resume this season worthy of NBA MVP consideration and has the…
Continue Reading Former No. 1 Kim Clijsters retires from pro tennis again
LONDON (AP) — Four-time Grand Slam singles champion Kim Clijsters has retired from professional tennis again. The 38-year-old Clijsters had ended…
Continue Reading Police: Olympian’s mother unintended victim of drug dispute
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Police say the mother of a Puerto Rican Olympian killed by a stray bullet in her Connecticut home was an unintended…
Continue Reading Masters decompression at Hilton Head, LPGA to Honolulu
By The Associated Press The RBC Heritage at Hilton Head is a place to exhale after a big stretch of golf through the Masters. Scottie Scheffler is…
Continue Reading Blatter, Platini go on trial in June in Swiss federal court
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Former FIFA officials Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini will go on trial for fraud and other offenses…
Continue Reading Logano watches Ty Gibbs scrap with veteran bemusement
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Joey Logano has had his share of conflict during a career that began with his appointment as “Sliced Bread”…
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