Month: January 2022

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Long before he represented Tom Brady, Bryant Young, Sean Payton and Jimmy Garoppolo, Don Yee considered a career…

By The Associated Press There is limited public data about how much money college athletes have earned in the six months since a key NCAA decision.…

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will not require players with minor league contracts to be vaccinated against COVID-19 this season but is…

By ERICA HUNZINGER AP Sports Writer It is a man’s world six months after the NCAA cleared the way for college athletes to earn money on their…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer The latest diversity study on FBS hiring finds women and people of color are underrepresented in athletic…

NEW YORK (AP) — An advocacy group for minor leaguers says Major League Baseball’s new housing policy is an improvement but still inadequate. The…

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer They have gone at each other 145 times. The 49ers have owned the Rams in the past six meetings, and have a…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Gene Clines, part of the first all-minority lineup in Major League Baseball history and a line drive-hitting outfielder for the…

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Talk about newcomers versus the tried and true. Here come the Cincinnati Bengals, who had lost eight straight…

By The Associated Press The ECHL has suspended Jacob Panetta for the rest of this season after the brother of longtime NHL defenseman P.K. Subban…

By The Associated Press Nantes hosts Brest for a place in the quarterfinals of the French Cup. It could be a close contest with the mid-table sides…

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals’ patience with coach Zac Taylor has paid off. The third-year coach…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The artist who created a sculpture of Kobe and Gianna “Gigi” Bryant is hoping there will be a…

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has announced Charlotte Hornets forward PJ Washington and Toronto Raptors forward Justin Champagnie have been fined $15,000…

NEW YORK (AP) — Katie Taylor will defend her lightweight titles against Amanda Serrano on April 30 in what organizers say will be the first…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Ernie Francis Jr. has been hired to drive in Indy Lights this season in a move that could promote him into…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Fans of German soccer club Schalke have unveiled a memorial to commemorate the deportation of more…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House Oversight Committee will hold a roundtable next week with former Washington Football Team employees about…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Canada is among the gold-medal contenders at the Olympics even though the NHL is not sending players to Beijing.…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — You can bet that Texas saw what Kansas State forward Ayoka Lee did to Oklahoma last…

By The Associated Press China has finalized its roster for the men’s hockey tournament at the Beijing Olympics. The team includes a dozen…

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Having missed a chance of emulating his idol Thierry Henry by playing for Arsenal in the English…

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers have signed forward Stanley Johnson for the rest of the season after the Orange County native’s…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Tara Lipinski was a sprightly 15-year-old ballerina-on-ice when she won figure skating gold at the 1998 Nagano…

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Matt Eberflus is the new coach of the Chicago Bears, tasked with turning around a franchise mired in…

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Lee Smith plans to build a gym and mentor young athletes after announcing his retirement from the NFL. The 34-year-old…