Month: December 2021

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The ninth-ranked Iowa women’s basketball team returns to action on Thursday night…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo needs surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb and is…

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Talia von Oelhoffen made a go-ahead 3-pointer with under a minute to play and sank two free throws with 1.5 seconds left,…

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Max Franz of Austria was the fastest racer in a downhill training run along the demanding Beaver Creek course. Franz’s…

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs and catcher Yan Gomes have finalized a $13 million, two-year contract that includes a club option for 2024. The…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The annual Army-Navy game is returning to the Meadowlands on Dec. 11 for the first…

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox and versatile Leury García have finalized a $16.5 million, three-year contract. The deal announced Wednesday…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs signed veteran offensive lineman Kyle Long after his year-long retirement with…

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona has hired UCLA defensive line coach Johnny Nansen as its defensive coordinator. He replaces Don Brown, who left to…

PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain’s four-game winning streak ended with a 0-0 draw against Nice in the French league on Wednesday as the…

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Fifth-ranked Oklahoma State and ninth-ranked Baylor take strong defenses into the Big 12 championship game this…

WATFORD, England (AP) — The Premier League match between Watford and Chelsea was halted after 13 minutes on Wednesday because of a medical…

CARY, N.C. (AP) — Interim coach Sean Nahas has been named permanent head coach of the North Carolina Courage. Nahas replaced Paul Riley, who was…

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Junior Messias continued his scoring form by netting twice for AC Milan to help the Rossoneri get…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Quarterback Kyler Murray and All-Pro receiver DeAndre Hopkins were both at practice for the…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer The head of the women’s professional tennis tour tells The Associated Press that the suspension of all WTA…

By RONALD BLUM and STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writers IRVING, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball plunged into its first work stoppage in a…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Two-time world bronze medalist Tiffany Chin, Miami (Ohio) University synchronized skating coach Vicki Korn, and…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer A diversity report has awarded the WNBA high grades again when it comes to racial- and gender-hiring practices.…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Cliff Daniels wasn’t sure he was cut out to be a crew chief at NASCAR’s…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are receiving a heavy dose of criticism from former players during a…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Kayla Wells and Destiny Pitts each scored 15 points and No. 17 Texas A&M beat Little Rock 65-50. Coach Gary Blair…

CHICAGO (AP) — LaMarr Hoyt, who won the 1983 AL Cy Young Award with the Chicago White Sox, has died. He was 66. The White Sox announced his death…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Novak Djokovic has won his singles and doubles matches to lead Serbia into the semifinals of the…