AP National Sports

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Charlene Curtis, the first Black women’s head basketball coach in the ACC, has died. She was 67, and died after a…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Helio Castroneves will return next year for a 26th full season in IndyCar. He has signed…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have had a rash of injuries at center in training camp. Since camp…

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Laviska Shenault is scheduled to make his preseason…

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has been fined 35,000 pounds  ($41,000) and given a one-match touchline ban over his scuffle with…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — New coach John Wroblewski is itching to leave his hotel room in Buffalo, New York, and finally…

VYSOKY UJEZD, Czech Republic (AP) — Gavin Green hit a couple of eagles to break the course record with a 9-under 63 Friday and take a three-shot…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Former Olympic diver Jan Hempel has accused the German swimming federation of failing to heed his…

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A documentary on the 2008 U.S. men’s basketball team known as the “Redeem Team,” with executive…

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan police used tear gas and made six arrests as rival soccer fans clashed ahead of a regional qualifying game between…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer NASCAR has a record seven different countries represented in Sunday’s race at Watkins Glen International,…

By BRADY McCOMBS and SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Transgender girls in Utah will be given the opportunity to participate in…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The Champions League is staying on CBS in the United States for six more years. A person familiar…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — After a second eight-win season in three years, Kansa State appears poised to push…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United coaching great Alex Ferguson has been called as a character witness for Ryan Giggs in a court case…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Urawa Reds have advanced to the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League. The Japanese team routed Malaysia’s Johor…

KING ABDULLAH SPORTS CITY, Saudi Arabia (AP) — World heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has maintained a similar weight for his rematch with…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Manchester United has reached a deal to sign midfielder Casemiro from Real Madrid, ending the…

LONDON (AP) — Nottingham Forest has made its 16th signing of this transfer window after Morgan Gibbs-White joined from Wolverhampton for a reported…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Frenzied talk of billionaires looking to buy beleaguered English soccer giant Manchester United has topped the…

GENEVA (AP) — Olympic silver medalist cyclist Mathias Flückiger has been provisionally suspended in a doping case. The suspension was announced on…

By MATTHEW GELHARD Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Curacao is back in the Little League World Series this year for the country’s…

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Great players are spread around college football. You just don’t hear as much about some because they are…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Nelson Cruz drew a bases-loaded walk off Josh Hader to bring in the go-ahead run with one out in…

SEATTLE (AP) — Breanna Stewart had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Jewell Loyd scored 12 of her 16 points in the final five minutes and the…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Geno Smith did little to distinguish himself in his battle with Drew Lock for Seattle’s starting…

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — George Springer went 5-for-5, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run…

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Max Fried outpitched Jacob deGrom, ever so slightly, in a matchup of aces and rookie Michael Harris…

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Jonquel Jones had 19 points and eight rebounds, Alyssa Thomas added 15 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists and the…

By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Reynolds hit two home runs, JT Brubaker pitched seven shutout innings and the Pittsburgh…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Defending champion Brody Malone sprinted to the lead at the U.S. Championships, posting an all-around score of 88.942 in the…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Players from Saudi-funded LIV Golf who have filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour will be waiting nearly 16…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former Clemson coach Monte Lee will once more find out what it’s like in the other dugout of state’s biggest…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Keegan Bradley hasn’t been to the FedEx Cup finale in four years. He started the BMW…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert and Dak Prescott will be on the sidelines when the Los Angeles Chargers host…

MONTREAL (AP) — Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes said news about Carey Price’s knee is “discouraging” and that the star…

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Kurt Busch will miss the final two races of NASCAR’s Cup regular season. The driver of the No. 45 Toyota for 23XI Racing…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — The joint practices this week between the Colts and Lions in Westlake, Indiana, featured…

By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Zac Gallen struck out a career-high 12 in 7 1/3 innings, extending his shutout streak and…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers have claimed wide receiver Travis Fulgham off waivers from the Denver Broncos. Fulgham had 38 catches…

By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Bregman hit two homers and two doubles, driving in a career-high six runs and powering the…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The MRI exam on Tyler Mahle’s shoulder showed no damage. That means the Minnesota Twins right-hander will avoid landing on the…

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Gritty forward Nazem Kadri has signed a seven-year, $49 million contract with the Calgary Flames. He leaves the Colorado…

By The Associated Press Sevilla will try to rebound from an opening loss to Osasuna in the Spanish league when it hosts Valladolid. Julen…

By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Willson Contreras hit a pair of homers, Adrian Sampson pitched scoreless ball into the sixth…

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — The family of a 12-year-old Little League World Series player from Utah who sustained a head injury after falling from the…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Andrew McCutchen homered twice, Hunter Renfroe also went deep and the Milwaukee Brewers beat…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nathaniel Lowe hit a three-run home run, Jonah Heim drove in two runs against his former team and the Texas Rangers beat…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans must decide if rookie Malik Willis gets a second straight…

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Soccer clubs helping refugees from the war in Ukraine have been given $686,000 toward their humanitarian projects. The…

By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Albert Pujols launched a pinch-hit grand slam and drove in five runs, Adam Wainwright pitched seven…

By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press State officials say sports fans should be able to place legal bets in Kansas beginning on Sept. 1. Kansas…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Chris Young is moving on as general manager of the Texas Rangers without the partnership…

MASON, Ohio (AP) — American Madison Keys upset No. 1 Iga Swiatek 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the Western & Southern Open quarterfinals.…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — After three weeks of training camp, there is no doubt New York Giants running back…

By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a prominent New York-based horse trainer whose horse won…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Antonio Senzatela and right fielder Charlie Blackmon have both left the game at St. Louis in the…

MURSKA SOBOTA, Slovenia (AP) — Former United States international Heather O’Reilly scored just four minutes into her Women’s Champions League…

The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah high school athletics association secretly investigated a female athlete — without telling her…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer The Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association is resuming its Dream Gap barnstorming tour for a fourth…

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Mike Tomlin wants to see what Kenny Pickett can do against better competition. After an impressive NFL debut in Pittsburgh’s…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The NHL will be holding its awards and draft in Nashville in June 2023, the first time the league has held both in the same…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — College football players penalized for targeting now can have part of their punishment appealed under new NCAA rules. Players…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Dodgers television and radio reporter David Vassegh said he broke two bones in his right wrist…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chip Kelly’s arduous rebuilding job at UCLA started to show positive results last season with an…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — After five mostly mediocre seasons at California, coach Justin Wilcox could have been…

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Open singles champions will receive $2.6 million this year, with total player compensation for the Grand Slam tournament…

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn football defensive coordinator Lou Spanos has taken a leave of absence for personal reasons. The school provided no…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will serve an 11-game unpaid suspension, pay a $5…

MONACO (AP) — A Russian shot putter who reached the 2012 Olympic final has been banned based on 10-year-old evidence. The  Athletics Integrity…

NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Napoli has signed Argentina forward Giovanni Simeone on loan from Hellas Verona. Napoli has the option to sign Simeone on a…

By SIAN WATSON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two of Hollywood’s biggest stars, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, document their takeover of…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Vissel Kobe has reached the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League with a 3-2 win over Japanese rival Yokohama F.…

MADRID (AP) — Mexico forward Jesús “Tecatito” Corona is expected to miss the World Cup after breaking his leg while training with Sevilla. The…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Big Ten’s new $7 billion media rights deal will string the conference’s top football…

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea has started an investigation into an incident of alleged racist abuse during its Premier League match against Tottenham last…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Florida International University says football player Luke Knox has died. The university announced…

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA says World Cup ticket sales have reached 2.45 million. That leaves more than 500,000 seats still available three months before…

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Wolverhampton has broken the club’s transfer record to sign Portugal midfielder Matheus Nunes from Sporting Lisbon…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Oleksandr Usyk is fighting for much more than his world heavyweight belts in his rematch with Anthony Joshua in…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Colombian cyclist Nairo Quintana has withdrawn from the Spanish Vuelta to defend himself against his…