Canada’s men’s team sets roster for 3 World Cup qualifiers
By The Associated Press The Canada men’s soccer team will have players from clubs in 11 different countries for three crucial World Cup qualifiers.…
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At least 6 reported dead in crush at African Cup soccer game
By EDWIN KINDZEKA MOKI and ISIFU WIRFENGLA Associated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — A local government official in Cameroon says at least six…
Continue Reading Canucks hire first woman assistant GM in ex-agent Castonguay
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks have hired former player agent Emilie Castonguay to be assistant general manager, making…
Continue Reading Even winning coach Andy Reid questions NFL’s overtime setup
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Even the winning coach, in this case Andy Reid, is questioning the NFL’s overtime setup. One day after…
Continue Reading Georgia’s Lovasea Carroll transferring to South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Georgia’s Lovasea Carroll is leaving the national champions to join South Carolina’s football program. Carroll…
Continue Reading Dusan Vlahović keeping everyone guessing amid transfer saga
By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — No player is creating more speculation and rumors in this January transfer window than Fiorentina…
Continue Reading Mets, Yankees had understanding on hitting coach Chávez
By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mets general manager Billy Eppler said he spoke to Yankees general manager Brian Cashman well…
Continue Reading U.S. coach David Quinn gets second chance to go to Olympics
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer David Quinn is getting a second chance at the Olympics as the coach of the U.S. men’s hockey team. It comes…
Continue Reading Bills add ’13 Seconds’ to history of heartbreaking losses
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — After “Wide Right” and “Music City Miracle,” the Buffalo Bills begin the…
Continue Reading Former Olympic gymnastic champion dies after COVID infection
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Former Olympic gymnastics champion Szilveszter Csollany of Hungary has died at the age of 51 after…
Continue Reading Balotelli back in Italy squad after 3-year absence
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Mario Balotelli is back in the Italy squad more than three years after his last appearance in an Azzurri shirt. Italy coach…
Continue Reading Deadly stampede overshadows Cameroon’s African Cup progress
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon’s progress at the African Cup of Nations was overshadowed by a stampede outside the stadium that killed at…
Continue Reading Chairmen of the boards: Japanese team powerful in halfpipe
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — The Japanese snowboard team has long been filled with potential in the halfpipe but has no…
Continue Reading Sullivan wary even with red-hot Penguins surging
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins are surging at the season’s halfway point, but head coach Mike…
Continue Reading Former Tour de France champ Bernal hospitalized after crash
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Former Tour de France champion Egan Bernal has undergone surgery on his right leg after breaking his femur and kneecap in a…
Continue Reading Daboll gets 2nd interview for Giants job, Quinn, his first
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll is getting a second interview for the vacant New York Giants’…
Continue Reading Watford fires Ranieri after falling into EPL relegation zone
WATFORD, England (AP) — Claudio Ranieri has been fired by Watford after 3 1/2 months in charge of the Premier League team that has just slipped…
Continue Reading Ole Miss enters AP women’s poll for 1st time in 15 years
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Mississippi is in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll for the first time in 15 years, coming in at…
Continue Reading Warriors switch up practice routine, say it pays dividends
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Golden State Warriors’ new-look coaching staff has helped Steve Kerr tweak his…
Continue Reading Spanish Vuelta to return to Barcelona after 11-year absence
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Spanish Vuelta will return to Barcelona in 2023 after an 11-year absence. The city will host the official start of the…
Continue Reading Ortiz, Clemens, Bonds to be close calls for Hall of Fame
By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and David Ortiz appear to be the only players with a chance at Hall of Fame enshrinement…
Continue Reading Fraught heavyweight boxing scene set to become clearer
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Heavyweight boxing’s landscape should become a lot clearer this week when the promoters of Tyson Fury and Dillian…
Continue Reading Auburn flies to No. 1 in AP Top 25 for first time in history
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer War Eagle is flying high over men’s college basketball for the first time in history. A barely ranked…
Continue Reading MLB players withdraw free agency shift as labor talks resume
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Locked-out Major League Baseball players removed the first of three major obstacles to a labor…
Continue Reading Finding the ‘happy bubble’: Mental health key for Olympians
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press MIDWAY, Utah (AP) — The U.S. biathlon team has a full-time embedded sports psychologist who travels with the…
Continue Reading Tsitsipas edges Fritz, ends US men’s hopes in Australia
BY JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The difference for Taylor Fritz between reaching the Grand Slam quarterfinals for the…
Continue Reading Erling Haaland sidelined again due to ‘muscular problems’
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund’s top-scorer Erling Haaland has been forced to take another break due to what the club says are…
Continue Reading Missed penalty, injury and burglary on same day for Benzema
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — It’s been a tough weekend for Karim Benzema as he endured a missed penalty kick, an injury and…
Continue Reading Break is timely for crisis-hit Borussia Mönchengladbach
By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — The Bundesliga’s international break has come at just the right time for beleaguered Borussia…
Continue Reading Djokovic could play in France under latest vaccine rules
By ANGELA CHARLTON and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Top-ranked player Novak Djokovic could be allowed to defend his French Open…
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