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By The Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Central Florida takes on Florida in the Gasparilla Bowl. Central Florida is looking for bragging rights, while Florida tries to avoid its third losing season since 2013. Quarterback Emory Jones leads the Gators offense, finishing the regular season with 2,563 yards passing and 19 touchdowns, and 696
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Joanne Allen-Taylor scored 18 points and Rori Harmon added 15 to help No. 12 Texas beat Princeton 70-53. Texas led by 11 at the half. Princeton (7-4) went on a 10-2 run to start the third quarter and trailed 41-36 before the Longhorns (9-1) closed
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer USA Luge slider Jayson Terdiman turned 33 this week, and he spent some of his birthday getting an injection of platelet-rich plasma to relieve tendinitis in his right elbow. It only reaffirmed his decision that it’s time to move on. Terdiman says this will be his final season as
Continue Reading FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Hunter Marks had a career-high 31 points as Hartford topped Sacred Heart 78-71. Aaron Clarke led the Pioneers on Wednesday with 23 points.
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s lockout has left the New York Yankees unaware of how DJ LeMahieu, Aaron Hicks, Jameson Taillon and Darren O’Day are progressing following surgery. Hicks is rehabbing following a May 26 operation to repair a torn tendon sheath in his left wrist. He
Continue Reading FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Defender Omar Gonzalez is following midfielder Sebastian Lletget to Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution to play under Bruce Arena, their former coach with the LA Galaxy. The 33-year-old defender has agreed to a two-year contract. Gonzalez has played for the Galaxy, Mexico’s Pachuca and Atlas, and Toronto. He was voted
Continue Reading MADONNA DI CAMPIGLIO, Italy (AP) — France’s Clément Noël holds a comfortable advantage following the first leg of the World Cup night slalom on the steep Canalone Miramonti course. He’s .53 seconds ahead of world champion Sebastian Foss-Solevåg of Norway and .70 ahead of Kristoffer Jakobsen of Sweden. The 24-year-old Noël is attempting to become
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Atlantic Coast Conference is changing its rescheduling policy to avoid assigning forfeits for teams unable to play due to COVID-19 protocols. League athletics directors unanimously supported the change announced Wednesday. The decision comes amid the rise in COVID-19 cases and the increase in cancellations and postponements nationally. Games that cannot
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Carolina Panthers have placed kicker Zane Gonzalez on injured reserve and signed Lirim Hajrullahu off Washington’s practice squad to replace him. He is expected to kick on Sunday against Tampa Bay. Gonzalez injured his quadriceps during warmups prior to Sunday’s 31-14 loss to the Buffalo Bills, leaving the Panthers without
Continue Reading By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The Cleveland Browns got their coach back on the sideline. The New York Jets might be without theirs this weekend. Browns second-year coach Kevin Stefanski cleared COVID-19 protocols Wednesday and returned to the team after missing Monday’s home loss to Las Vegas,
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA has postponed Toronto’s game scheduled for Wednesday at Chicago and Brooklyn’s game scheduled for Thursday at Portland. They push the total number of postponements this season to nine because of coronavirus-related reasons. It is the third consecutive Nets game to be pushed back. And it means that
Continue Reading By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have addressed the need for experienced depth at running back by signing former All-Pro Le’Veon Bell. Bell, who was released this season after appearing in five games with the Baltimore Ravens, joins the Bucs as the reigning Super Bowl champions deal
Continue Reading By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets coach Robert Saleh tested positive for COVID-19. His is the latest in what has been a surge of coronavirus cases on the team. Tight ends coach Ron Middleton will coach the team at practice Wednesday. Saleh could return as
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — With three games left, the Cleveland Browns have waived punter Jamie Gillan. His struggles this season began after he dropped a snap from center that contributed to a loss in the opener at Kansas City. Nicknamed the “Scottish Hammer,” Gillan was let go as the Browns
Continue Reading JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars signed running back Ryquell Armstead off Green Bay’s practice squad Wednesday. The move reunites the 2019 fifth-round pick with the team that drafted him and later cut him. Armstead spent all of last season on the COVID-19 list. He was hospitalized twice and dealt with respiratory issues. The
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL has announced that players won’t be able to participate in the Beijing Olympics. The move that seemed inevitable in recent days means the league will spend the previously scheduled Olympic break making up games that have and will be postponed because of COVID-19 protocols. International officials and
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has postponed Brooklyn’s game scheduled for Thursday at Portland because the coronavirus-ravaged Nets do not have the league-minimum eight players available for the contest. It is the eighth postponement of the season because of virus-related reasons and the third consecutive Nets game to be pushed back. And it means
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP National Writer Simone Biles followed Naomi Osaka in deepening the conversation surrounding mental health issues plaguing athletes. Osaka tackled the topic when she pulled out of a pair of major tournaments. Biles walked off the floor at the Tokyo Olympics. Now athletes from the sports considered tough and macho are standing
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer Tokyo Olympic organizers say the cost of the Games is estimated to be $1.8 billion less than anticipated. The Tokyo Olympics ended 4 1/2 months ago. Official estimates over the last year said the costs would be $15.4 billion. Organizers now say that number is estimated to be $13.6
Continue Reading COURCHEVEL, France (AP) — Swedish skier Sara Hector held on to her first-run lead and beat Mikaela Shiffrin in a women’s World Cup giant slalom. It was Hector’s second career victory and first in nearly seven years. Hector won by .35 seconds a day after finishing runner-up to Shiffrin in another GS on the same
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