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By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Sounders announced plans for a new headquarters and training facility that could also be used as a practice facility for the 2026 World Cup. The facility will include at least four training fields and 50,000 square feet of space for the club’s soccer
Continue Reading MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks have signed forward DeAndre’ Bembry less than a week after the Brooklyn Nets waived him. Bembry averaged 5.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1 steal and 19.8 minutes in 48 games with the Nets this season. The 6-foot-5 Bembry has played a total of 288 regular-season career games with
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer DeAndre Yedlin has returned to Major League Soccer after some seven years of playing in Europe. Yedlin signed a four-year deal with Inter Miami earlier this month. The Seattle native started his career with the Seattle Sounders but ventured overseas in 2014. Yedlin decided he wanted to come
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — When New York state started taking mobile sports bets last month, everyone assumed it would take a big chunk out of New Jersey’s nation-leading market. And although New York instantly became the top market in the U.S. in terms of the amount bet on sports
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR’s qualifying races could be tamer than normal. The Duel at Daytona scheduled for Thursday night could be a watered-down version of itself because of a parts shortage involving the new Next Gen car. The scarcity has left teams with a limited number of
Continue Reading By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals were expected to have another rebuilding year under coach Zac Taylor. Instead, they got all the way to the Super Bowl. They got there through the creativity and confidence of quarterback Joe Burrow, the immediate impact of rookie receiver Ja’Marr Chase, the big
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Bubba Wallace revisits his role in the national racial reckoning in an upcoming Netflix documentary. The six-episode series chronicles his decision to use his platform as NASCAR’s only fulltime Black driver to push for social and racial change. The series forced Wallace to
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Vlatko Andonovski earned $357,597 over his first full year as U.S. women’s soccer coach, less than 28% of the $1,291,539 that went to men’s coach Gregg Berhalter. The figures were revealed in the U.S. Soccer Federation’s tax filing for the year ending on March 31,
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Spanish health authorities have decided to allow soccer stadiums and other sports venues to return to full capacity. Health Minister Carolina Darias says that restrictions limiting fan attendance will be fully lifted on March 4 as the most recent wave of the pandemic driven by the omicron variant wanes. Spain had allowed
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby provided another electric highlight in a career full of them when he collected his 500th career goal against the Philadelphia Flyers. Crosby became the 46th player in NHL history to reach the milestone when he scored a first-period goal in what
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The women’s figure skating event ends Thursday — the competition portion, at least. It remains to be seen how much longer it will be adjudicated. Kamila Valieva is in first place after the short program. That part isn’t a surprise — but the 15-year-old Russian’s path
Continue Reading DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR has named Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch the honorary starter of the season-opening Daytona 500. Murdoch is the executive chair and chief executive officer of Fox Corp. He will wave the green flag Sunday to start “The Great American Race.” The 64th running will be aired live on Fox. The
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Oh no, it was a short track shutout for the Americans at the Beijing Olympics. A program that has struggled to recapture the buzz and success it had when Apolo Anton Ohno was the star attraction failed to win a medal for the first time since
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer The NBA All-Star Game seems to be tailor-made for Ja Morant and LaMelo Ball. The flashy point guards are sitting atop the leaderboard when looking to see which of the seven first-time All-Stars will deliver a memorable moment during the league’s annual showcase on Sunday. Morant and Ball are
Continue Reading FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — In a story published February 14, 2022, about a trial related to the overdose death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, The Associated Press erroneously reported the details involving the working relationship between Adam Chodzko and the defendant, Eric Kay. Chodzko was not Kay’s superior on the Angels’ communications
Continue Reading SALÉ, Morocco (AP) — Trailblazing basketball coach Liz Mills has become the first female head coach of a men’s team in Morocco. Mills has been hired by AS Salé which competes in Morocco’s top division and she is set to be the first female head coach in the Basketball Africa League when the joint NBA-FIBA
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have finalized their hiring of head coach Kevin O’Connell. The announcement completes a sharp offseason shift in direction for the team. The 36-year-old offensive coordinator of the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams replaces Mike Zimmer and becomes the 10th head coach
Continue Reading CNN By Amy Woodyatt, CNN It’s been 34 years since Jamaica made its Winter Olympic debut in bobsled at the 1988 Games in Calgary, an unlikely appearance which was later immortalized in the Disney feature film, “Cool Runnings.” Though the four man team crashed and received a “Did Not Finish” result, the exploits of Dudley
Continue Reading By Jack Bantock, CNN There were eight gold medals up for grabs on Wednesday at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Here’s a breakdown of who is taking home gold for their delegations on Day 12 of the Games. Alpine Skiing Men’s slalom: Clement Noel, France Biathlon Women’s 4x6km Relay: Sweden Cross-Country Skiing Women’s team sprint
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed guard Patrick Beverley to a one-year, $13 million contract extension. Beverley is in his first season with the Timberwolves. He was acquired in a trade last summer with Memphis. That came nine days after he was dealt to the Grizzlies by the Los Angeles Clippers. The 33-year-old
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