AP-National-Sports

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — The Welsh Rugby Union will sell weaker beer and order bars to be closed during the second half of matches during the Six…

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Mets general manager Omar Minaya has been hired by Major League Baseball as a consultant for amateur scouting. He will…

BEIJING (AP) — Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor has been chosen to be a flagbearer for the U.S. Olympic team but will not be able to attend the…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Premier League team West Ham is heading to sixth-tier Kidderminster Harriers for a fourth-round game in the FA Cup…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer Brian Flores says his lawsuit against the NFL over alleged racist hiring practices will continue even if…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer Washington’s NFL team is now known as the Commanders. The new name was unveiled 18 months after the once-storied…

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is paying tribute to Paralympians and refugee athletes competing in the Beijing Olympics. He’s offering his best…

BEIJING (AP) — Beijing has reported three new COVID-19 cases as officials say the virus situation is under control with the Olympic Games set to…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang said he hopes to contribute to Barcelona with his experience. The Catalan…

BEIJING (AP) — Austrian skier Matthias Mayer will be the first athlete to test the downhill course at the Beijing Olympics after drawing the No. 1…

BEIJING (AP) — Italian Olympic Committee president Giovanni Malagò is at least the second IOC member who has tested positive for COVID-19 and been…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s men’s hockey team at the Beijing Olympics features 19 players who were born,…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Adam Rippon delivered one of those quintessential Olympic moments four years ago in Pyeongchang,…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer American snowboarder Chloe Kim is eyeing a second Olympic gold medal in the halfpipe on her terms. Kim stormed to…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chris Mazdzer tends to be the guy with just about all the answers for USA Luge. He always finds the…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer None of the elite athletes competing when Alpine skiing starts Sunday at the Olympics ever has been on the…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — More than 30 new COVID-19 cases are being detected daily ahead of the Beijing Olympics but…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Double-digit leads in the second half with a berth in the Super Bowl at stake are typically pretty safe in the…

By The Associated Press The Pac-12′s two highest-ranked teams meet for the second time in nine days when No. 3 UCLA plays at No. 7 Arizona on…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Elena Delle Donne is ready to play again. The two-time WNBA MVP has only been able to play three games the last…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin isn’t the only Alpine skier who could enter all five individual events at the…

LAS VEGAS — Bryce Hamilton and Donovan Williams scored 17 points apiece as UNLV beat Nevada 69-58. Jordan McCabe added 16 points for the…

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Orlando Robinson had 18 points to lead five Fresno State players in double figures and the Bulldogs romped past San Jose State…