AP-National-Sports

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Three-time champion Bernhard Langer shot his age Friday to take the first-round lead in the Chubb Classic. Langer, the…

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia coach Kirby Smart has hired former Rutgers assistant Fran Brown to coach the Bulldogs’ defensive backs. Brown was…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Carolina Panthers assistant general manager Dan Morgan is among a handful of candidates who have interviewed with the Pittsburgh…

LILLE, France (AP) — Lille has been held 0-0 at relegation candidate Metz in the French league, showing little to worry Chelsea before they meet in…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Michael Andretti has filed an application with the FIA to field a Formula One team…

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins announced the hiring of three former players as part of new coach Mike McDaniel’s first coaching…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joaquin Niemann returned from his best day of golf at Riviera and had another round just like…

By BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer The NFL has hired former Securities and Exchange Commission chair Mary Jo White to investigate an allegation that…

MADRID (AP) — Elche has scored two late goals to fight back for a 2-1 win over Rayo Vallecano at home in the Spanish league. The loss kept Rayo…

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Balearic Islands have canceled amateur soccer games this weekend to protest against violence toward referees. The regional…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Major League Soccer has engaged an outside law firm to review the Portland Timbers’…

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Torino captain Andrea Belotti scored to give his team a 1-1 draw at Juventus in a hard-fought Turin derby in Serie A. The Italy…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Patrik Schick’s 20th Bundesliga goal of the season wasn’t enough to stop Bayer Leverkusen…

CHICAGO (AP) — The defending WNBA champion Chicago Sky have signed former All-Star and finals MVP Emma Meesseman. The 6-foot-4 forward from Belgium…

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn coach Bryan Harsin has promoted wide receivers coach Eric Kiesau to offensive coordinator. Harsin announced the…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The NASCAR season opens with the Daytona 500 on Sunday, where more than 120,000…

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer The Associated Press lists 10 college softball players to watch this season. Reigning USA Softball Collegiate Player…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The inaugural Legacy Bowl in New Orleans is giving top football players from historically Black…

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer The Oklahoma softball program is the gold standard after winning four of the past eight national championships under…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has canceled the first week of spring training games through March 4 in the…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Finland has never won an Olympic gold medal in hockey. To break that drought, the Finns will have…

MIAMI (AP) — Mexico will play its March 24 World Cup qualifier against the United States at Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca, where the Americans…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The defending champion Russians are back in the final looking for a second consecutive Olympic…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Tom Clements is back for a second stint as Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach in a move that could reunite him with…

TORONTO (AP) — Canada will host Jamaica at Toronto’s BMO Field in its final home World Cup qualifier. Closing in on its first World Cup berth…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson had hoped its trip to the NCAA Tournament last year during the pandemic-impacted…