Covid-19 outbreaks in 3 leagues postponing games and forcing key players to miss games
By Steve Almasy, CNN With winter almost upon us and people spending more time indoors, Covid-19 cases have been rising. Sports groups and their…
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, CNN With winter almost upon us and people spending more time indoors, Covid-19 cases have been rising. Sports groups and their…
Continue ReadingMISSOULA, Mont. — Josh Vazquez had 19 points off the bench to lead Montana to a 118-49 win over American Indian College, the Grizzlies’ seventh…
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 19 rebounds and nine assists, and the Denver Nuggets built a huge lead…
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer China’s treatment of its Uyghur minority could come before the courts in Argentina at about the same time that…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Matthew Stafford threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns, Cooper Kupp and Odell Beckham…
Continue ReadingSTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Bryce Williams scored a career-high 29 points, Avery Anderson III added another 29 points and Oklahoma State held off…
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis had 24 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks, and Dallas hit a season-high 19 3-pointers as the Mavericks routed the…
Continue ReadingCHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (AP) — Jamel Horton’s 3-pointer with 36 seconds left gave Albany the cushion it needed to earn its first road victory of the…
Continue ReadingBy CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Dillon Brooks scored 23 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. added 22 and the Memphis Grizzlies shot…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK — Tyler Thomas had 19 points as Sacred Heart beat Columbia 79-69. Liam Murphy led the Lions on Monday night with 20…
Continue ReadingBy PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Eric Gordon scored 32 points, D.J. Augustin added 22 and the Houston Rockets handed the Atlanta…
Continue ReadingDELAND, Fla. — Chase Johnston had 17 points to lead six Stetson players in double figures as the Hatters romped past Johnson University of Florida…
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE — Jeremy Sheppard tied his career high with a season-high 25 points as Rhode Island easily beat Milwaukee 82-58. DeAndre Gholston led the…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON — James Bishop had 21 points as George Washington defeated Radford 67-58. Rashun Williams led the Highlanders on Monday night with 14…
Continue ReadingBy KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 16 of his 42 points in the fourth quarter and the Boston Celtics beat the…
Continue ReadingBLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Kristen Hayden became the first Black woman to win a U.S. national senior title when she paired with Quinn Henninger for a…
Continue ReadingFARGO, N.D. — Sam Griesel had 25 points as North Dakota State got past Indiana State 77-70. Cooper Neese led the Sycamores on Monday night with a…
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Stephen Curry finished one 3-pointer shy of the NBA career record on Monday night, making…
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Kevin Love made five 3-pointers and scored all 23 of his points in the second half, leading the…
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL is requiring coaches, front-office staff and team personnel to receive a COVID-19 booster by Dec. 27.…
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Highly touted quarterback Spencer Rattler will try to restart his college career with South Carolina in a major acquisition…
Continue ReadingBy IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Chris Boucher matched his season high with 17 points, Yuta Watanabe had 12 points and 10 rebounds…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK — Ty Flowers had 24 points and 15 rebounds as Long Island-Brooklyn easily defeated US Merchant Marine Academy 106-48. Kyndall Davis had 16…
Continue ReadingTHIBODAUX, La. — Ty Gordon had 27 points as Nicholls State defeated Blue Mountain College 87-69. Luka Tejic led the Toppers on Monday night with 15…
Continue ReadingJACKSONVILLE, Ala. — Darian Adams had a career-high 31 points as Jacksonville State rolled past LaGrange 110-80. Adams hit 6 of 7 3-pointers. He…
Continue ReadingDURHAM, N.H. — Marco Foster had 24 points as New Hampshire easily beat Keene State 92-54. Foster hit 8 of 10 shots, all from beyond the arc. He…
Continue ReadingLYNCHBURG, Va. — Darius McGhee had 23 points as Liberty routed Carver College 95-36. Antwon Ferrell led the Cougars on Monday night with 10…
Continue ReadingBOONE, N.C. — Donovan Gregory had 16 points as Appalachian State romped past Erskine 69-44. Tavis Bridges led the Flying Fleet on Monday night with…
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin won’t have safety Collin Wilder for its Las Vegas Bowl matchup with Arizona State. Wilder said in a video posted…
Continue ReadingPRINCETON, N.J. — Jaelin Llewellyn scored 24 points, tying his season high, as Princeton topped Maryland-Baltimore County 89-77. Ethan Wright added…
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL is requiring players, coaches and other team personnel to receive a COVID-19 booster by Dec. 27. In a…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN The season finale to the Formula One season has gotten a lot of people talking. Some congratulated Max Verstappen following his…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN The season finale to the Formula One season has gotten a lot of people talking. Some congratulated Max Verstappen following his…
Continue ReadingBy DIARLEI RODRIGUES and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Kids at Rio de Janeiro’s City of God favela are learning how to…
Continue ReadingSTATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Southern beat Carver College 133-15 on Monday, the second-largest margin of victory in women’s Division I history.…
Continue ReadingGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Justin Pugh and Los Angeles linebacker Justin Hollins are active for Monday night’s…
Continue ReadingCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers offensive tackle Rashawn Slater tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday and entered league protocols.…
Continue ReadingFRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Stars have placed goalie Anton Khudobin on waivers. The move could allow the club to send its 2020 Stanley Cup…
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Oregon has introduced Dan Lanning as its new head football coach. The Ducks hired Lanning from Georgia, where he…
Continue ReadingSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The head of a teachers union says a fundraising event that featured teachers on their hands and knees fetching dollar…
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Devin Bush says he’s still the same player he was before a…
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Roland Hemond, whose 70-year career in baseball included three Executive of the Year awards as general manager of…
Continue ReadingBy HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s new coach achieved the first big victory of his tenure when quarterback…
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Spain’s top soccer league has generated 4.95 billion euros from the sale of subscription broadcast domestic rights for five…
Continue ReadingEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State coach Mel Tucker says he is uncertain whether All-America running back Kenneth Walker will play for…
Continue ReadingCADIZ, Spain (AP) — Cadiz and Granada have hardly improved their positions after drawing 1-1 in the Spanish league. Both southern clubs are…
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts returned from their late bye week Monday in a drastically different…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins now have four players on the NFL’s COVID-19 reserve list after…
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada boxing regulators have voted to close a legal loophole by giving themselves authority over…
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Roma has relieved a bit of pressure on José Mourinho by beating relegation-threatened Spezia 2-0 in Serie A. Chris Smalling and Roger…
Continue ReadingSTORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn sophomore forward Mir McLean has left the program and will transfer, UConn coach Geno Auriemma announced.  McLean was a…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams won’t have defensive back Jalen Ramsey or tight end Tyler Higbee on…
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee have reached a $380 million settlement with hundreds of…
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Keshawn Williams had 18 points as Northern Illinois topped Chicago State 70-59. Brandon Betson led the Cougars on Monday with 15…
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — New Duke coach Mike Elko is focused on getting the Blue Devils back to their recent run of…
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL player Josh Bellamy has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining over…
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — The NBA has postponed the Chicago Bulls’ next two games, with 10 of the team’s players in the league’s health and safety…
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer The U.S. Soccer Federation and the union for its women’s national team agreed to a three-month extension of their…
Continue ReadingBy KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer American colleges are again tapping the European pipeline for football recruits. The early signing period begins…
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Alex Morgan is returning to her home state, joining the San Diego Wave of the National Women’s Soccer League…
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer UConn has dropped to seventh in the women’s AP Top 25, its lowest ranking since 2007. South Carolina…
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer Thousands of Olympic athletes on boats cruising along the River Seine toward the sun setting like a giant gold…
Continue ReadingBy W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights center Chandler Stephenson has been quite the discovery since being acquired…
Continue ReadingLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville deputy athletic director Josh Heird has been appointed as interim AD to replace Vince Tyra. Heird’s appointment…
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young and Alabama teammates Will Anderson Jr. and Jameson Williams have been…
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Baylor won the national championship last season without ever reaching No. 1 in the AP Top 25. The Bears are…
Continue ReadingABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has tested positive for COVID-19 and has pulled out of an exhibition tennis…
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — The English Premier League has reported its highest weekly coronavirus infections as Manchester…
Continue ReadingBy ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova will stick to her reduced World Cup schedule this season. That makes it unlikely…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has postponed the Calgary Flames’ next three games after six players and a staff member entered the league’s COVID-19…
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — The prosecutor in the rape case of two-time Olympic swimming champion Yannick Agnel says the Frenchman has admitted to having a…
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer Max Verstappen partied until daybreak in Abu Dhabi after winning the Formula One championship. Verstappen said he left…
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish soccer club Legia Warsaw says its players were attacked by fans who forced their way onto the team bus. The defending…
Continue ReadingBy Eoin McSweeney, CNN The mood among an army of orange clad fans in the north grandstand is sombre. With four laps to go, seven-time Formula One…
Continue ReadingKARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Mohammad Rizwan hit 78 runs and fast bowler Mohammad Wasim took 4-40 as Pakistan thumped a depleted West Indies by 63 runs…
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — The Beijing Olympics are only weeks away and China has become a more problematic…
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Several European Union nations have made it clear they have little appetite to join the U.S.…
Continue ReadingLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — World Triathlon has imposed a package of sanctions on Russia after repeated doping cases. World Triathlon says its…
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Max Verstappen requested race stewards not interfere with the Formula…
Continue ReadingBy BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Two brothers who are among Nepal’s most famous Sherpa guides have set out to scale…
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain has been paired with Real Madrid in a re-take of the Champions League round of…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Paris Saint-Germain will play Real Madrid in a star-studded Champions League Round-of-16 tie after fixtures were redrawn following…
Continue ReadingLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The president of the newly renamed International Boxing Association says his sport will reform a judging system…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Before Sunday, Tom Brady had almost every all-time NFL quarterback record to his name — and at the end of the day, he set…
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — As Shaun White embarked this month on the quest to make his fifth Olympics, the…
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets won seven straight games after dropping 15 in a row, the first team in NBA…
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser scored as the Vancouver Canucks extended their win streak to four games with a…
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers rolled past the Orlando Magic 106-94 for their fifth victory in seven…
Continue ReadingBy W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mark Stone scored the tiebreaking goal on a power play in the third period and the Vegas Golden…
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Justin Fields came back after missing two games and spent the first half Sunday night…
Continue ReadingNEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Aidan Hutchinson of Michigan has won the Lott IMPACT Trophy as the college defensive player having the biggest…
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw for 341 yards and four touchdowns to continue his mastery of the…
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves snapped…
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Andre Burakovsky notched his first career hat trick and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Florida…
Continue ReadingAUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn quarterback Bo Nix is in search of a new school. The three-year starter said in a video posted to Instagram that he…
Continue ReadingCALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Brittany Bowe of the United States won the women’s 1,500 meters at the World Cup speedskating meet in Canada, where the…
Continue ReadingHAMILTON, Ontario (AP) — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33-25 in overtime on Sunday night to repeat as Canadian Football…
Continue ReadingBy MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Josh Allen put together an amazing performance despite playing much of the game with a leg…
Continue ReadingBy MATT SUGAM Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Bryce Aiken scored 22 points and Jared Rhoden had 16 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 23…
Continue ReadingSEATTLE — Darrion Trammell had a season-high 29 points as Seattle romped past UC San Diego 73-51. Bryce Pope led the Tritons with eight…
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