AP-National-Sports

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Pat Verbeek has been hired as the new general manager of the Anaheim Ducks. He replaces Bob…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Beth Mowins made ESPN history in 2017 when she was the first woman to call a “Monday Night Football” game. She will…

By HAL BOCK AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers came in the heavy favorites and the Los Angeles Rams a double-digit…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer Terry Bradshaw feels blessed to have won four Super Bowls. Lynn Swann is sure he has plenty of teammates…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — FIFA’s fading plan for biennial World Cups has been labeled a threat from soccer to all other…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The president of the International Olympic Committee has sought to play down concerns about the…

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India will not attend Friday’s opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, after one of…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The new generation of Canadian downhillers doesn’t have a nickname yet, but they’ve got plenty…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Czech Republic women’s hockey team is no longer an international afterthought due to its…

KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Dustin Johnson’s bid for a third victory at the Saudi International began with the American…

LONDON (AP) — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal both say they will play in the next edition of the Laver Cup. Federer has been sidelined since July…

LONDON (AP) — The pay-TV sports market in Britain could be shaken up after media companies Discovery and BT Group said they are in exclusive…

By STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers BEIJING (AP) — Denmark qualified for the Olympics in men’s and women’s hockey for…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — It’s time to raise the curtain on the Beijing Winter Olympics. Opening ceremony for the 2022…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Russian women’s hockey team held its first pre-Olympic practice after three days in…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer Athletes can spend decades trying to become the best in the world, and another year or two to qualify for what could…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean McVay, Andrew Whitworth, Robert Woods and Cooper Kupp all joined the Rams in a four-month…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Somewhere under the four sheets of curling ice being used for the Beijing Olympics is the swimming…

By The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The controversy surrounding Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai’s accusations of sexual assault against a…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Kendall Coyne Schofield and Alex Carpenter each scored twice, and the U.S. women’s hockey team…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Spanish snowboarder Queralt Castellet is 32 years old and at her fifth Olympics. She…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis scored 30 points, Carmelo Anthony added 24 and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied in the…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Stefan Rogentin of Switzerland posted the fastest time of 1 minute, 44.0 seconds in the opening…

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Trent Forrest had career highs of 18 points and eight assists to lead the Utah Jazz to a…