Fired Ohio St assistant Coombs joins Fickell at Cincinnati
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Fired Ohio State defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs will be the new special teams and cornerbacks…
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Pro teams bring betting to the game with stadium sportsbooks
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Professional sports teams and gambling companies in the U.S. are increasingly bringing…
Continue Reading Some of Tom Brady’s greatest moments in his 22-year career
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer Tom Brady filled his 22 seasons in the NFL with more wins, yards passing and touchdowns than any other…
Continue Reading COVID-recovered Dembele nets winner as Lyon beats Marseille
LYON, France (AP) — Lyon striker Moussa Dembele shook off his recent COVID-19 infection and scored the winner in a 2-1 victory over third-place…
Continue Reading South Dakota House backs restrictions on trans students
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota House has passed two bills aimed at putting restrictions on transgender…
Continue Reading Louisville athletic board approves new contract for Pegues
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville’s athletic board executive committee has approved a new contract with men’s basketball interim coach Mike…
Continue Reading Buccaneers exploring options for successor to Tom Brady
By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Long before Tom Brady called it quits, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers began contemplating a future…
Continue Reading McKennie on COVID violation: ‘let my team … country down’
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer Weston McKennie says he let his team and nation down when he violated team COVID-19-rules in September, which caused…
Continue Reading New Pirates coach Callahan focused on her job, not history
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Caitlyn Callahan is the first female coach in the 135-year history of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The…
Continue Reading Mavs G Hardaway has surgery week after breaking left foot
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks guard Tim Hardaway has undergone surgery for the broken bone in his left foot. The Mavericks says Hardaway will…
Continue Reading UConn pays Ollie $11.1 million awarded by arbitrator
By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut says it has complied with a recent arbitration ruling and has…
Continue Reading Fired Miami Dolphins coach sues NFL, alleging racist hiring
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fired Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores has sued the NFL and three teams, alleging racist…
Continue Reading Denver Broncos announce they are officially on the market
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos are looking for a new owner in what’s expected to be the…
Continue Reading English soccer improves maternity policy in new contracts
LONDON (AP) — An enhanced maternity policy will feature in new contracts for professional female players in English soccer beginning next season.…
Continue Reading Conflicting events for golf at Pebble Beach and Saudi Arabia
By The Associated Press The history is with Pebble Beach. The appearance money is in Saudi Arabia. Most of the top players from the top 50 in the…
Continue Reading South Carolina’s latest No. 1 class ‘growing,’ contributing
By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s latest No. 1 recruiting class is gradually starting to contribute…
Continue Reading UN chief urges Ethiopia combatants to observe Olympic Truce
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is making “the strongest possible appeal” to all combatants in Ethiopia to observe the…
Continue Reading Chances of on-time spring training start all but vanish
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Whatever little chance there was of an on-time start to spring training all but vanished during a…
Continue Reading Mayweather shifts gears from boxing to NASCAR team owner
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is ready to put his money into NASCAR. The Money Team Racing hopes to debut at the Daytona 500…
Continue Reading UFC President White reaches partnership with NASCAR team
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — UFC President Dana White has struck a partnership deal with the Pitbull-owned NASCAR race team Trackhouse Racing. The deal…
Continue Reading Rare Tom Brady card fetches $118,000 at auction in Maine
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — A rare football card featuring Tom Brady in the year he won his first Super Bowl has sold for $118,000 at auction. The…
Continue Reading Column: PGA Tour at Pebble Beach with an eye on Saudi Arabia
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The PGA Tour is set for beautiful weather at Pebble Beach, with one eye on Saudi…
Continue Reading FIFA OKs Felix Nmecha playing for Germany instead of England
ZURICH (AP) — Former England youth international Felix Nmecha has switched to play internationally for Germany after FIFA approved a change of…
Continue Reading HBCU players hoping combine, Legacy Bowl boost NFL chances
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Javon Frazier and other HBCU players have something to prove in 2022, and more opportunity to…
Continue Reading UEFA warms to ‘Champignons League’ pizza, no trademark beef
BERLIN (AP) — The Champignons League pizza is fine with UEFA after all. European soccer’s governing body says it does not mind that a German…
Continue Reading AP WAS THERE: Dolphins complete perfect season in 14-7 win
By BRUCE LOWITT AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The only full season of NFL perfection in the Super Bowl era including winning the championship…
Continue Reading Analysis: Miami’s unbeaten season still stands test of time
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer It can be argued — and has been for decades — that a perfect record including winning a championship makes…
Continue Reading Vanessa Bryant to receive honor for her leadership in sports
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vanessa Bryant will be recognized as one of the leading women in sports at an event during Super Bowl week. Bryant is the widow…
Continue Reading Man U’s Greenwood questioned on suspicion of threats to kill
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United player Mason Greenwood remains in police custody as officers investigating an attack on a woman also…
Continue Reading Alli seeks fresh start at Everton after fall from grace
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer It was telling that the only Tottenham manager referenced by name in Dele Alli’s parting note to the London club…
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