Month: January 2022

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says he doesn’t want to be part of a rebuilding project. Neither does his current coach. Green Bay coach Matt LaFleur says the Packers have no plans to rebuild even as they head into the offseason with major salary-cap constraints and plenty of

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Dick Vitale says he will not be appearing on ESPN for the remainder of the college basketball season due to ongoing treatment for precancerous dysplasia on his vocal cords. Vitale first announced in late December that he needed to take a break to rest his ailing voice. He disclosed in October

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have taken big steps in four seasons with coach Mike Vrabel reaching an AFC championship game and earning back-to-back AFC South titles along with a No. 1 seed. Now they must figure out how to win again in the postseason

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer College hockey in Alaska comes with an education in patience, positive attitudes and efficient packing. The Nanooks are playing an independent schedule this season and have only 14 home games in Fairbanks. They just wrapped up a 22-night road trip with two wins, three losses and one tie. Alaska’s

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have agreed to terms with former New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo to become their next offensive coordinator. McAdoo will replace Joe Brady, who was fired late last season with the offense struggling to produce points. McAdoo has 15 years of

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Teddy Blueger will miss 6-to-8 weeks after having surgery to repair a fractured jaw. Blueger was injured when Winnipeg’s Brenden Dillon hit him into the glass on Sunday in the first period of Pittsburgh’s victory over the Jets. The 27-year-old Blueger has eight goals and nine assists in 40

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Alyssa Naeher is back with the U.S. women’s national soccer team after recovering from a knee injury suffered at the Tokyo Olympics. Naeher is training with the team at its camp in Austin, Texas. The top U.S. goalkeeper was knocked out of the Olympics with a hyperextended right

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Brandon Tanev is out for the season with a serious knee injury but the Seattle Kraken are finding ways to keep one of the team’s most popular players involved in strengthening the connection with fans in the new NHL market. The Kraken have announced Tanev will

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. Canada, ranked No. 40, faces a challenging schedule with three matches in three countries across seven days. It starts Thursday in Honduras. Then Canada hosts the No. 11 U.S. men’s national

By EDWIN KINDZEKA MOKI and ISIFU WIRFENGLA Associated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — A local government official in Cameroon says at least six people have died in a crush outside a stadium hosting a game at Africa’s top soccer tournament. The governor of the central region of Cameroon says there could be more casualties. The

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks have hired former player agent Emilie Castonguay to be assistant general manager, making her the first female assistant GM in franchise history. Canucks president of hockey operations and interim GM Jim Rutherford said Monday in a statement that Castonguay will play a lead role in player contracts

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 Reid’s Chiefs won the OT coin toss, then marched downfield for Travis Kelce’s 8-yard touchdown reception to end an epic divisional round game with Buffalo, Reid recognized how fortunate Kansas

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Georgia’s Lovasea Carroll is leaving the national champions to join South Carolina’s football program. Carroll posted his decision on social media Monday. Carroll is dressed in a Gamecocks’ uniform on his post with the words, “Committed, Lovasea Carroll, South Carolina” at the the bottom. Carroll is a 6-foot-1, 195-pound freshman from

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — No player is creating more speculation and rumors in this January transfer window than Fiorentina forward Dušan Vlahović. So far, though, the Serbia international is keeping everyone guessing about his next destination. The 21-year-old Vlahović is already among Serie A’s leading scorers. But he only has 18

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mets general manager Billy Eppler said he spoke to Yankees general manager Brian Cashman well before poaching Eric Chávez to become the team’s hitting coach and that both sides had an understanding that Chavez may end up in Queens. The 44-year-old Chávez was hired by

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 more than three decades since a blood disorder took away his chance to play for Team USA on sports’ biggest stage. When the NHL decided not to send

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — After “Wide Right” and “Music City Miracle,” the Buffalo Bills begin the offseason adding a new entry into their history of playoff heartbreak: “13 Seconds.” That’s how much time separated the Bills from securing the next step in their Super Bowl aspirations. Instead came

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 Roberto Mancini has included Balotelli in a 35-man squad announced Monday for a three-day training camp this week. The 31-year-old Balotelli made the last of his 36 international appearances