Month: February 2022

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals canceled a March 7 hearing in Pasadena on the attempt by American female players to reinstate their equal pay case against the U.S. Soccer Federation following a settlement agreement contingent on a new labor contract. In announcing the cancellation, the court revealed for the

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ESPN is near the goal line of landing a top-tier talent to join the “Monday Night Football” booth. Troy Aikman is on the verge of leaving Fox after 22 years to become the lead analyst on the primetime package. The New York Post reported that Aikman will sign a

By The Associated Press Southampton is one of the form teams in the Premier League and takes a five-match unbeaten run into a home match against last-place Norwich. It’s the first match of the 27th round and Norwich goes into it five points from safety. Bottom side Levante hosts Elche in a must-win game if

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Ukraine’s national basketball team had to play a World Cup qualifier in Spain after waking up to the news of their country being invaded and scrambling to find out if their relatives were safe back home. The game went on as scheduled despite the requests by

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference is bringing its women’s basketball tournament back to South Carolina. The league announced Thursday that the postseason event will be held at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville in 2023, 2024 and 2025. The city hosted the previous three SEC women’s events. Next week’s tournament will take

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Catarina Macario is looking to make more of an impact in her second year with the U.S. national soccer team and she’s off to a fine start. Macario started all three games of the team’s SheBelieves Cup tournament at center forward and scored a pair of goals in

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic is on a scoring surge unlike any in the Dallas superstar’s four seasons. His 41.5-point-per-game average in the four games before Doncic’s third All-Star appearance are a first for the soon-to-be 23-year-old. The Mavericks know their playoff hopes rest with their star point guard

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Coach Steve Pikiell and Rutgers are just about to finish one of the toughest stretches in college basketball history. The Scarlet Knights will wrap up a run of six of seven games against ranked teams when they host No. 13 Wisconsin on Saturday. Rutgers has

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said defenseman Tony DeAngelo could miss a month due to an injury. Brind’Amour didn’t specify the nature of the injury Thursday, saying only that he “did something in his midsection.”  DeAngelo, who left the Hurricanes’ victory Monday night win at Philadelphia early, has nine goals and

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal kept its Premier League top-four push moving in the right direction as a last-gasp winner secured a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Wolves on Wednesday. The Gunners had looked on course to lose ground on the sides above them after gifting Wolves an early lead, but Alexandre Lacazette’s effort from a tight

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Boston’s Brad Marchand says he will need to watch his behavior on the ice after his second suspension of the season. Marchand was suspended for six games for roughing and high-sticking Pittsburgh goalie Tristan Jarry. Marchand appealed the suspension but it was upheld by NHL Commissioner

By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press Barcelona found its scoring touch again to reach the round of 16 of the Europa League with a 4-2 win over Napoli on Thursday, while Rangers knocked out Borussia Dortmund in Glasgow. On a night when Europe was rocked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi scored a

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Alexander Zverev has been fined $40,000 by the ATP and will forfeit more than $30,000 in prize money and all rankings points from the Mexican Open after hitting the chair umpire’s stand with his racket following a loss in doubles at the tournament. The ATP also announced

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Roger Penske picked up a third Daytona 500 win last weekend on his 85th birthday. Now the team owner has shifted to St. Petersburg and the IndyCar season opener scheduled for Sunday. It’s the kickoff to Penske’s third season as head of both

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Former Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Pace has been hired as a senior personnel executive on the Atlanta Falcons’ scouting staff. Pace is reuniting with Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot. The two previously worked together in New Orleans. After Pace was hired out of New Orleans’ front office in 2015

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Kurt Kitayama came into the Honda Classic with 25 previous appearances on the PGA Tour, most of them ending by missing the cut. He’s on track to do a bit better this week in the Honda Classic. Kitayama — ranked No. 289 in

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer College basketball teams hard-hit by COVID-19 pauses this season are finding that the virus takes an emotional toll as well as a physical toll. Associated Press research found that 420 men’s games and 476 women’s games have been postponed or canceled in Division I because of COVID outbreaks. The

By ENOCK MUCHINJO Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — FIFA has suspended Zimbabwe and Kenya from international competitions for government interference in their national soccer bodies. Zimbabwe was banned after its government-run Sports and Recreation Commission refused to relinquish control of the Zimbabwe Football Association and reinstate the federation’s leadership. ZIFA officials were removed from

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Geoff Collins can’t be blamed for wanting a quick restart for his Georgia Tech program. Following his third consecutive three-win season and heavy losses through the transfer portal, Collins and the Yellow Jackets are shifting the focus to the future as quickly as possible. Standout running

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A judge has granted Marshall a temporary restraining order against Conference USA after the league filed a request for arbitration in the school’s bid to expedite an early move to the Sun Belt. The order prohibits Conference USA from proceeding with arbitration. A judge set