AP-National-Sports

VIENNA (AP) — Double world champion Vincent Kriechmayr is in danger of missing the two men’s World Cup downhills in Wengen on Friday and Saturday…

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer It never seems hard for Alabama to find a silver lining amid a late-night gloom and doom season-ending defeat. The…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins have signed goalie Tuukka Rask to a prorated, $1 million contract for the rest of…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer John Shuster won’t be catching anyone by surprise at these Olympics. The five-time Olympian is back to defend his…

SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin has won the last women’s World Cup slalom before the Beijing Olympics. Her Slovakian rival Petra…

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings have hired Nicklas Lidstrom as vice president of hockey operations. Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman…

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer The head of the U.S. Soccer Federation says the unions for the women’s and men’s national teams have not…

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press Many top Nordic skiers and biathletes say crashes are becoming more common as climate change reduces the…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer USA Hockey and Hockey Canada are eyeing several college players to play at the Olympics after the NHL decided not…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have fired three coaches, including special teams coordinator Chase…

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The New York Jets and Detroit Lions will get an up-close look at some of college football’s top players at the Senior Bowl.…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kirby Smart learned from his former boss that the time for celebrating is short in college…

By The Associated Press The PGA Tour stays in Hawaii for the second straight week. The field is not nearly as strong. It features only one player…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball and the players’ association are scheduled to meet Thursday in the first…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Tom Watson is returning to the first tee at the Masters as an honorary starter. The two-time Masters champion is…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield’s starting job is secure. Browns general manager Andrew Berry says the team…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Defender Ryan Shawcross is retiring after a 16-year career that ended last season with David Beckham’s Inter Miami…

ZURICH (AP) — Ivory Coast will be without goalkeeper Sylvain Gbohouo for the African Cup of Nations after he was provisionally suspended by FIFA…

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — No new inductees have been selected for the International Tennis Hall of Fame for the first time in its history. The Hall is…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets are raising their ticket prices an average of 3% in the…

POTSDAM, Germany (AP) — German prosecutors have said they will drop an animal cruelty investigation into an athlete and a coach who were shown…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Former Turkey national soccer team defender Ahmet Calik has died in a traffic accident near Ankara. The state-run Anadolu…

TOKYO (AP) — Former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura has been signed up by another professional soccer club at the age of 54. Miura’s enduring…