Month: November 2021

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andrew Heaney is eager to bounce back from a rough season. The Los Angeles Dodgers believe he can do it. They even gave him a pay raise to $8.5 million for a one-year deal. The free agent left-hander had a combined 8-9 record with a

LONDON (AP) — Italy’s World Cup qualification goes into the final round after a 1-1 draw with Switzerland that saw Jorginho miss a late penalty for the European champions. Italy remains top of Group C, but only ahead of Switzerland on goal difference. Group I leader England can already start planning for Qatar after a

NEW YORK (AP) — A Fox News Channel report on comments made by President Joe Biden were edited to remove context to make it seem like he was being racially insensitive. During an appearance at a Veterans Day observance, Biden told an anecdote about the late baseball pitcher Satchel Paige, who he referred to as

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Premier League clubs are set to be required to declare to the league when players and coaches are receiving supplemental payments from deals with companies linked to their team’s ownership. People with knowledge of the situation say the rule change is being discussed by clubs

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Egypt is through to Africa’s World Cup qualifying playoffs after fighting back from 2-0 down for a 2-2 draw in Angola. The point ensured Egypt won Group F with a game to spare and denied Gabon the chance of stealing the playoff place

BELLEAIR, Fla. (AP) — Lexi Thompson and Jennifer Kupcho are tied for the lead going into the weekend at the Pelican Women’s Championship. Kucpho had a 64 at Pelican Golf Club. Thompson finished with a flair with birdies on four of her last five holes. But there is plenty of work to be done. Solheim

TOMASZOW MAZOWIECKI, Poland (AP) — Erin Jackson has become the first Black American woman to win a World Cup speedskating race. She won the 500 meters at the season opener in Poland, finishing in 37.613 seconds. Defending Olympic champion Nao Kodaira of Japan was 0.13 seconds behind. The field included all three medalists from the

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Interim Raiders coach Rich Bisaccia has said it will take production from all three phases for Las Vegas to be competitive. The passing game is doing its part, currently ranking fourth in the NFL with 2,441 yards. The rushing game is an entirely different story. But

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Harry Kane scored a perfect hat trick as England beat Albania 5-0 to all but secure a place at the World Cup. All that’s required to be sure of going to Qatar next November is a draw in the final qualifier on Monday away against

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Another missed penalty from Ballon d’Or candidate Jorginho means European champion Italy still has some work to do in order to qualify for the World Cup. A 1-1 draw with visiting Switzerland on Friday kept Italy atop Group C entering the final round of qualifiers. But

By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Anett Kontaveit stretched her winning streak to 12 matches by beating Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 6-0 to secure a spot in the semifinals at the WTA Finals. The 25-year-old Estonian has won 28 of her last 30 matches, including her title run at Ostrava. Kontaveit clinched a spot in

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer BRASELTON, Ga. (AP) — North American motorsports wraps up its competition this weekend in Georgia. The IMSA sports car series holds its Motul Petit Le Mans endurance race at Road Atlanta on Saturday. Five championships will be decided on the 12-turn, 2.5-mile circuit. That includes a down-to-the-wire battle

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans will be without starting linebacker David Long Jr. on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. The Titans declared Long out Friday after the linebacker missed practice all week with an injured hamstring. Cornerback Greg Mabin (ankle) and safety Dane Cruikshank (knee) also are out. Tennessee added quarterback Ryan

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden has sued Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL, alleging that a “malicious and orchestrated campaign” was used to destroy Gruden’s career by leaking old emails he had sent that included racist, misogynistic and homophobic comments. The suit was filed in district

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (AP) — Former NBA player Corey Benjamin has issued an apology after seeing a widely-viewed online video showing his teenage daughter sucker-punch an opponent during a Southern California girls’ basketball game. Benjamin said in a statement that he was shocked and disappointed, and that the behavior did not reflect the values of

LINZ, Austria (AP) — Alison Riske rallied to beat Jaqueline Cristian of Romania 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 in the final of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz for the American’s third career title. It was the 73rd-ranked Riske’s first tournament win since recovering from foot injuries that kept her out of competition for nine months since the

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos are making backup play-calling plans after offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur tested positive for the coronavirus Friday and went on the reserve/COVID-19 list along with a fourth player infected this week. A couple of hours after coach Vic Fangio declined to say

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets’ defense has been allowing opponents to run through, around and past it the last few games. Robert Saleh said the group was embarrassed after giving up 260 yards at Indianapolis last week and the defense knows it needs

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Scott Frost is getting another chance at Nebraska. Dan Mullen’s status at Florida continues to deteriorate. On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast, Brett McMurphy from Action Network joins AP’s Ralph Russo to talk about coaching carousel. There have already been nine FBS head coaches

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers quarterback Cam Newton made it clear in a 30-minute teleconference Friday that he doesn’t hold any grudges about the team releasing him prior to the 2020 season, calling it “irrelevant” to him now. The 32-year-old quarterback said his focus is on living in the

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin says her mending back is feeling better. The two-time Olympic gold medalist recently went through double training sessions with only a little stiffness in her back. She described it as manageable. Shiffrin is a long way from where she was a few

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Veteran full back Dani Alves is returning to Barcelona at age 38. Barcelona says it reached an agreement in principle with Alves to finish out the rest of the season with the team. The Brazilian will arrive as a free agent since he left São Paulo in September. Alves formed part

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt is replacing each end zone of its football stadium with multi-story buildings under renderings released Friday detailing the university’s plans for its biggest makeover in 40 years. University officials announced in March that both end zones would be upgraded. The changes made clear

WASHINGTON (AP) — The executive director of the Coaches vs. Racism campaign that is bringing men’s college basketball teams from Michigan and Prairie View A&M to the nation’s capital says he found inspiration for his new project from Coaches vs. Cancer. Darryl Woods says the idea was to make the event a full experience and

MILAN (AP) — American Sebastian Korda will face top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in the final at the Next Gen ATP Finals. The 21-year-old Korda beat compatriot Brandon Nakashima in an all-American semifinal. Korda struggled to find his rhythm before prevailing 4-3 (3), 2-4, 1-4, 4-2, 4-2. Alcaraz dominated from start to finish in the

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A.T. Perry and Jaquarii Roberson are thriving two of the nation’s top receivers for No. 13 Wake Forest. Perry entered the week tied for third in the Bowl Subdivision ranks with 10 touchdown grabs. Roberson was tied for 10th with eight TD catches. The duo

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — American high jumper Erik Kynard will finally get his gold medal from the 2012 London Olympics after the IOC on Friday approved reallocating some results from those games because of doping cases. Kynard’s leap of 2.33 meters placed second in London behind Ivan Ukhov. The Russian was proven years later to

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns star running back Nick Chubb will miss Sunday’s game at New England after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier this week. Coach Kevin Stefanski ruled out Chubb following Friday’s practice. Chubb was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday along with punt returner/running back Demetric Felton as

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Trail Blazers President and Chief Executive Officer Chris McGowan has decided to step down after nine years in the position. Chief Commercial Officer and Executive Vice President Dewayne Hankins will take over as the team’s new president of business operations. McGowan’s resignation is effective on Nov. 26.