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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer DENVER (AP) — The Stanley Cup Final between the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning shows the value of…
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer DENVER (AP) — The Stanley Cup Final between the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning shows the value of…
Continue ReadingCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Northwestern forward Pete Nance says he’ll transfer to North Carolina. The 6-foot-10, 225-pound senior announced his…
Continue ReadingMONTREAL (AP) — AlphaTauri says Pierre Gasly is “100% confirmed” to return to the team next season, and reigning F2 champion Oscar Piastri is…
Continue ReadingLYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) — Aldrich Potgieter of South Africa is the British Amateur champion. The 17-year-old from South Africa raced out to…
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Katie Ledecky has started the United States’ medal collection at the world swimming…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Title IX law that requires equitable treatment of men and women in educational…
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Matteo Berrettini was unfazed by a rain delay in beating Botic van de Zandschulp to reach the Queen’s Club final for a second…
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer Title IX compliance is such an omnipresent part of running a college sports program that its significance can often…
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Naomi Osaka has pulled out of Wimbledon for the second consecutive year. Osaka says she is still having trouble…
Continue ReadingHALLE, Germany (AP) — Top-ranked Daniil Medvedev has beaten Oscar Otte 7-6 (3), 6-3 to advance to the final of the Halle Open. Otte had set point…
Continue ReadingBy JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Antoine Griezmann’s alarming drop in form means his starting place for France at the World Cup is…
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Coco Gauff has missed out on reaching a first grass-court final as the 18-year-old American lost to Ons Jabeur 7-6 (4), 6-2 in the…
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — In at least one important way, the halfway point of the 2022 U.S. Open doesn’t feel all…
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richie Palacios hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the 10th inning after Anthony Gose escaped a…
Continue ReadingMICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Daniel Lynch had a career-high 10 strikeouts in five innings to win for the first time in…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — In a story published June 18, 2022, about the Westminster Dog Show, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of an…
Continue ReadingBy SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Robbie Ray lost a no-hitter with two outs in the seventh inning on a grounder that bounced off his…
Continue ReadingBy JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Jordan Luplow homered twice to back Madison Bumgarner and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the…
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Mariners left-hander Robbie Ray lost a no-hit bid with two outs in the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Angels when he let a…
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — C.J. Cron homered twice among his three hits and drove in five runs, Randal Grichuk also went…
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Michael Brantley’s grand slam was one of three homers in a 10-run sixth inning that propelled…
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks general manager Jon Horst says Grayson Allen has undergone a “little procedure” on his left ring finger to…
Continue ReadingBy JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor homered after being surprised by his mom’s first visit to see him at Citi Field,…
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Kahleah Copper had season highs with 23 points and 10 rebounds, Emma Meesseman scored 17 points and grabbed a season-best 12…
Continue ReadingBy IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Anthony Rizzo capped the Yankees’ eight-run fifth inning with a grand slam off the facing of the…
Continue ReadingBy MAUREEN MULLEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Michael Wacha pitched neatly into the sixth inning against his former team and the Boston Red Sox…
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — John Michael Bertrand and two relievers held Texas’ potent offense in check and Notre Dame…
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale hit six 3-pointers and finished with 24 points, Teaira McCowan had 17 points and 10 rebounds — both…
Continue ReadingCINCINNATI (AP) — Keston Hiura hit a tiebreaking home run off Ross Detwiler in the seventh inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati…
Continue ReadingBy DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Jonah Heim doubled, homered and drove in three runs and the Texas Rangers beat Detroit 7-0, extending…
Continue ReadingBRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Four-time defending season champion Steve Torrence led Top Fuel qualifying Friday at Bristol Dragway in the NHRA Thunder…
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Carlos Rodón scattered two hits over eight sharp innings and the San Francisco Giants edged the…
Continue ReadingBROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — The key hole Friday at the second round of the U.S.…
Continue ReadingUNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — DeWanna Bonner scored 15 of her 20 points in the fourth quarter, Jonquel Jones had 17 points and 14 rebounds and the…
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Chicago White Sox third baseman Yoán Moncada left a game against the Houston Astros in the third inning with tightness in his left…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon needs surgery on his right wrist and once again will have a season cut short by an…
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — San Diego Padres right-hander Joe Musgrove has been placed on the COVID-19 injured list, interrupting his stellar season. Musgrove is…
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Dean Kremer pitched six scoreless innings and rookie Adley Rutschman singled home the game’s…
Continue ReadingBROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — A brief glance at the second round Friday at the U.S.…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Joseph J. Vecchione, who previously was the sports editor of the New York Times for a decade, has died at age 85. His tenure as…
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Calculus and chemistry were too hard. Nobody took him seriously as a baseball player,…
Continue ReadingMONTREAL (AP) — Charles Leclerc has received a 10-place grid penalty because Ferrari changed his engine ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. An engine…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Jesús Aguilar and Jesús Sánchez were placed on the injured list by the Miami Marlins, who did not specify why. Manager Don…
Continue ReadingBy JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Mets pitcher Tylor Megill won’t throw for four weeks because of a strained right shoulder while…
Continue ReadingBELMONT, Mich. (AP) — Jennifer Kupcho opened a two-stroke lead over defending champion Nelly Korda on Friday in the LPGA Meijer Classic, shooting a…
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jackson Nicklaus hit a grand slam, Jake Bennett pitched six strong innings and Oklahoma jumped on…
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Big wave surfer Ian Walsh and snowboarder Elena Hight anticipate the ride of their lives when they sail with the…
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Anthony Rendon will miss the rest of the regular season. The Los Angeles Angels say their third baseman will undergo surgery for a…
Continue ReadingBy MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs became the first team in 23 years to stop a losing streak of 10 or more game while…
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer DENVER (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lighting are not using playing at elevation in Denver as an excuse for trailing the…
Continue ReadingOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have signed linebacker Steven Means. The Ravens announced the move Friday. Means started 29 games for…
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — J.T. Realmuto hit a go-ahead two-run single in the 10th inning with the aid of an obstruction…
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — The family of a Texas woman who died after falling from a chairlift at a small Colorado ski resort as she was riding up with her two…
Continue ReadingMONTREAL (AP) — Reaction is mixed throughout the Formula One paddock to a technical directive issued this week designed to address the dangerous…
Continue ReadingBy TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The chairman of the Nashville Predators has agreed to sell the majority of his stake…
Continue ReadingEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The NFL has suspended New York Giants linebacker Justin Hilliard without pay for the first two games of the regular…
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Sailing on Lake Michigan in front of home crowds on Chicago’s Navy Pier would provide the perfect backdrop for…
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — The storm clouds never arrived at the U.S. Open. Only the stars did. Collin Morikawa leads…
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Canisius College basketball recruit Sarion McGee has been denied bail on gun charges. Police…
Continue ReadingBy ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon has gone from “Why me?” to “Why not us?” After losing in the second…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The goal was enormous: Return to the NBA’s mountaintop. And now with that monumental task complete, the NBA…
Continue ReadingBy KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics made an NBA Finals run nobody saw coming, going from a team that was three games under…
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Phil Mickelson’s tee shot on No. 3 in the second round of the U.S. Open landed in the…
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tony Stewart’s all-star auto racing series begins its second season Saturday…
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — The Country Club fans have been welcoming to the golfers who decided to take the money and…
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Longtime Davidson coach Bob McKillop is retiring, ending a run that included coaching NBA star Stephen Curry with…
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — UEFA has cleared its own executive committee member Nasser al-Khelaifi of any punishment despite…
Continue ReadingOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — National home run leader Ivan Melendez of Texas won the Dick Howser Trophy on Friday as the outstanding player in college…
Continue ReadingHALLE, Germany (AP) — Top-ranked Daniil Medvedev was strong on key points to beat Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2, 6-4 and reach the semifinals of the…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press American winger Ulysses Llanez was loaned from Wolfsburg of the German Bundesliga to St. Pölten in Austria’s second tier…
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Coco Gauff has reached her first semifinal on grass after beating Karolina Pliskova 7-5, 6-4 at the Berlin Open to set up a match…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer A parade awaits in San Francisco to celebrate the champion Golden State Warriors. The NBA draft is a few days…
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press The fast-growing legal sports betting industry is extending its reach to the middle of the ocean. BetMGM and Carnival…
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes are in the process of working out the details in what they hope are the…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Kansas City infielder Nicky Lopez lost his salary arbitration case with the Royals and will get $2.55 million instead of his $2.9…
Continue ReadingLAKE OZARK, Mo. (AP) — Former NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer was involved in a crash that killed a pedestrian in southwest Missouri earlier this month.…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The NFL in partnership with the Black College Football Hall of Fame will hold its second annual Ozzie Newsome General Manager Forum…
Continue ReadingMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Pep Guardiola’s No. 2 at Manchester City has left to become coach at Qatari club Al-Sadd. Juanma Lillo joined City in…
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Matteo Berrettini is back into the Queen’s Club semifinals and still hasn’t lost since his return to competitive play after three…
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain begins its bid for a record 11th French league title at modest Clermont in a season where games…
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer A person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press the NFL has fined the Washington Commanders…
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Tottenham has strengthened its midfield options ahead of the team’s return to the Champions League by signing Mali international…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers have given Sammy Blais a one-year contract extension after the forward missed most of the season with a lower…
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Sadio Mané looks to be headed for Bayern Munich in a move that will end his trophy-filled six-year stint at…
Continue ReadingSTORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn’s men’s basketball program has landed its fourth transfer of the off-season, announcing Friday the addition of Joey…
Continue ReadingBy GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Horse races are regularly held in only two spots in Nebraska, and the tracks in Grand…
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — The winner of the first major held at the history-steeped golf course hosting this…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren was wrapping up a multiday visit with the Orlando Magic. They…
Continue ReadingFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Bayern Munich will start its bid for an 11th consecutive Bundesliga title with a potentially tricky game away at Europa…
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers have hired John Tortorella as their coach, hoping the veteran can help…
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal says that he will try to play at Wimbledon after receiving new treatment on his painful left foot. The 22-time Grand…
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Naomi Kawase had more material than she knew what to do with after being commissioned by the…
Continue ReadingAMSTELVEEN, Netherlands (AP) — England has broken its own record for the highest-ever score in the history of one-day international cricket by…
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected a final appeal from sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was…
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Vince McMahon is stepping down as CEO and chairman of WWE during an an investigation into alleged misconduct…
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — There’s going to be another midfielder named Vieira at Arsenal. Fabio Vieira is headed for the English club after Porto reached an…
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s members have approved a plan to sell portions of the team’s…
Continue ReadingGAIBA, Italy (AP) — Top-seeded Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium has eased into the semifinals of the Veneto Open with another straight-set victory.…
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — An outbreak of COVID-19 cases has caused chaos at the Tour de Suisse. Overall leader Aleksandr Vlasov is among about 30 riders who…
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer DENVER (AP) — The National Hockey League brought in a sign language interpreter for Commissioner Gary…
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