By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s Republican governor has quietly signed into law a bill that would ban transgender students from playing girls’ or women’s sports in public schools and colleges. Gov. Henry McMaster’s signature Monday means South Carolina joins about a dozen other states that have passed similar laws
Continue Reading JESI, Italy (AP) — It’s been a season of firsts for Biniam Girmay and the Eritrean rider has now won a stage in the Giro d’Italia in his first Grand Tour to raise the profile of African cycling. The 22-year-old Girmay outsprinted none other than Mathieu van der Poel to win the 10th stage of
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Three huge matchups to kick off the college football season, a new Australian Open agreement and two new “30 for 30” documentaries will be announced Tuesday by ESPN as part of its presentation to advertisers in New York. ABC has a doubleheader on Sept. 3 to kick off the
Continue Reading By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — High school principals in Ohio have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to allow prep athletes to sign deals cashing in on their name, likeness and image. The Ohio High School Athletic Association said Tuesday principals voted 538-254 over a 16-day period ending Monday to not allow such deals.
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Prince William says he hopes more soccer players will have the confidence to be open about their sexuality after Jake Daniels became the first active player in the English men’s professional game to announce he is gay. The 17-year-old forward made his first-team debut earlier this month for Blackpool. Prince William says
Continue Reading By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Rugby is trialing new laws banning certain officials from acting as on-field water carriers in a move viewed as a direct response to the contentious tactics of South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus. World Rugby announced a global trial of the new
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Chicago Fire’s Gabriel Slonina was listed on Poland’s 39-man roster announced by coach Czesław Michniewicz ahead of four Nations League matches next month. Slonina is an 18-year-old player viewed as a goalkeeper of the future for the U.S. national team. He turned 18 on Sunday. Slonina became Major League Soccer’s
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The strongest field of the four majors meets for the PGA Championship at Southern Hills. It’s the fifth time the Tulsa, Oklahoma, course is hosting the PGA. That’s the most of any course. Phil Mickelson is the defending champion but Lefty won’t be playing this year. It’s only the third time
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — More than 5,000 police officers and security personnel are on high alert in Seville as the Spanish city braces for the throngs of Rangers and Eintracht Frankfurt fans arriving for the Europa League final. Streets are being closed, barriers are being erected around monuments and
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The climax of the men’s club soccer season in Europe starts Wednesday with the Europa League final. That will be followed by the inaugural Europa Conference League final between Roma and Feyenoord on May 25 and the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid on
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN If last week’s Premier League defeat against Tottenham Hotpsur was damaging, over the course of 90 minutes against Newcastle on Monday, Arsenal’s Champions League hopes were all but extinguished. What really hurts for Arsenal’s fans is that before those two games, the club had been shaping up to announce its return
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer A group fighting homophobia in soccer has called on the French league and Paris Saint-Germain to ask player Idrissa Gueye for an explanation after he missed a game last week amid reports that he refused to play because he did not want to wear a rainbow-colored number on the
Continue Reading Aimee Lewis, CNN It shouldn’t matter. But it does. When 17-year-old Jake Daniels publicly came out as a gay on Monday, phones pinged as the UK’s media raced to push out news alerts. This is a big story. In less than 24 hours, the young footballer has become a household name; written about on the
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — A turbulent period for English cricket has seen another high-profile departure among its leadership with chief executive Tom Harrison announcing he is stepping down. The men’s test captain, head coach, director of cricket and now the CEO of the England and Wales Cricket Board have all left their roles since the turn
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN Trevor Anderson calls it a “lightbulb” moment for Jordan Spieth. Anderson, a performance coach with 27 years’ experience, was guiding the three-time major winner through a series of exercises for a photoshoot back in 2014 when he saw something click. The pair were using a TRX “rip trainer” — a resistance
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — How well do you the PGA Championship and its 106 years of history? This trivia quiz might give you an indication. It covers past champions in stroke play and match play. There’s the biggest rout and playoffs. There were shocking wins and wins with hardly
Continue Reading RED DEER, Alberta (AP) — One of the NHL playoff series in the second round has an entire Canadian province buzzing. Calgary faces Edmonton in the best-of-seven showdown that begins this week. The city councils in each city have friendly wagers going. The matchup is welcome news in Red Deer, which sits halfway between the
Continue Reading By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Curt Casali hit two home runs, Mike Yastrzemski delivered a go-ahead homer in the top of the ninth inning and the San Francisco Giants pulled out a 7-6 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night. Ryan McMahon homered for the Rockies, who lost for the 11th
Continue Reading By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Rickie Fowler returns to the PGA Championship looking for the form that once took him as high as No 4 in the world rankings. And he’s back at Southern Hills in Tulsa where got to play some rounds as a college All-American at Oklahoma State.
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Gonsolin led the Los Angeles Dodgers back to normal by continuing to do things better than he’s ever done them. Chris Taylor hit a two-run homer and Gonsolin pitched six innings of three-hit ball in the Dodgers’ 5-4 victory over Madison Bumgarner and the
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