DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund has signed midfielder Salih Özcan from Bundesliga rival Cologne. Dortmund says the the 24-year-old Özcan signed a contract through June 2026 after completing a medical examination. He is the club’s fourth signing ahead of the offseason after defenders Niklas Süle and Nico Schlotterbeck and forward Karim Adeyemi. Özcan played
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Teenager Ansu Fati has been called up for Spain’s national team again after a long injury layoff. Spain coach Luis Enrique included the 19-year-old Barcelona forward in the list of 25 players selected for the four Nations League matches “La Roja” will play in June. Fati
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola described his players as “legends” after they completed one of the most memorable comebacks in English Premier League history on Sunday. At 2-0 down to Aston Villa with less than 15 minutes left, even the most ardent City fan must have been dreading the worst, knowing
Continue Reading BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Liverpool and Aston Villa have started building for next season by announcing the signings of highly rated youngsters. Fabio Carvalho is a 19-year-old Portuguese forward who has just helped Fulham gain promotion to the Premier League and is joining Liverpool on July 1. Carvalho made four appearances for Fulham in the
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Kylian Mbappé’s decision to reject Real Madrid and commit to Paris Saint-Germain for three more seasons marks the start of a large rebuilding project at the French league champion. After more than a decade of repeated failures in Europe’s top competition, club officials hope that Mbappé staying will finally
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Recently hired Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has set out his vision for the Premier League club. He wants a hard-working, unified team playing attacking and entertaining soccer. Ten Hag was presented as the fifth manager in nine years at a fallen giant coming off its worst ever
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN It may only have been French Open’s first day, but already there’s been a notable surprise in the women’s draw as No. 6 seed Ons Jabeur was stunned by Magda Linette 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 at Roland Garros in Paris. After a dominant first set, the 30-year-old Tunisian missed opportunities to
Continue Reading BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Aston Villa signed one of the most highly rated young players in French soccer by bringing in defensive midfielder Boubacar Kamara on a free transfer. The 22-year-old Kamara’s contract with Marseille is expiring this month. He has signed a five-year deal with Villa. He was called up to the French national
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN The Golden State Warriors took a 3-0 series lead and edged closer to a place in the NBA Finals thanks to a 109-100 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. History is now on the Warriors’ side, as no team has ever come back from a 3-0 series deficit in the
Continue Reading By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — AC Milan wasn’t expected to win the scudetto. It has young players and ageing forwards and a coach who had never won anything. On paper Inter Milan had the best squad but Stefano Pioli managed to instil a level of maturity and cohesiveness in his players.
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Ryan Blaney may frame that window net from his No. 12 Ford. It’s the one he somehow got secured enough to run two extra laps and win NASCAR’s All-Star race and $1 million. That was after he and Team Penske thought they had already
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds, Acrisure Arena and Desert Recreation District, along with Riverside County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez and assembly member Eduardo Garcia, are scheduled to hold an intro to youth street hockey clinic community event. This event marks more than 5,000 local children having participated in the Firebirds Street Hockey Clinics this year. Acrisure Arena and Coachella Valley Firebirds will have several personnel attending the event that will take
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Justin Thomas wrapped his arms around the 27-pound Wanamaker Trophy after winning his second PGA Championship, and thousands of fans ringing the 18th green amid the setting sun at Southern Hills showered him in adulation. Good thing they woke up in time for his Sunday
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer The Boston Red Sox needed a winning streak like this. Their slow start was exacerbated by the fact that the first-place Yankees were threatening to pull away in the AL East. But the Red Sox have now won five in a row after sweeping Seattle. Trevor Story has five
Continue Reading ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Cody Simpson will be swimming rather than singing at the next Commonwealth Games. He was part of the entertainment lineup in the buildup to the 2018 Commonwealth Games that were hosted by his home town on Australia’s Gold Coast. He’ll be on the program again for the 2022 event in Birmingham
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Stephen Curry shimmied for the TV crew, Andrew Wiggins shook Luka Doncic with a posterizing dunk and the Warriors are thinking sweep. Curry scored 31 points, Wiggins’ playoff career high 27 points included the dunk that was originally called an offensive foul and Golden State beat
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Daniel Gazdag scored in the opening minutes and the Philadelphia Union went on to defeat the Portland Timbers 2-0. Sergio Santos also scored for the Union who came into the game with a streak of five straight draws. Goalkeeper Andre Blake finished with his
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Candace Parker finished with her second career triple-double and the Chicago Sky pulled away in the second half to beat the Washington Mystics 82-73. Parker totaled 16 points, 13 rebounds and picked up a 10th assist on a basket by Allie Quigley with 21.2 seconds remaining. It was the 12th triple-double in
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Ryan Blaney had to go two extra laps after thinking he had already won NASCAR’s All-Star race and $1 million. Blaney stayed in front through a green-white-checkered finish after a caution came out just yards before he got to the line the first time
Continue Reading EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Evander Kane had three goals in a six-minute span in the second period, Leon Draisaitl set an NHL record with four assists in one playoff period and the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Calgary Flames 4-1 to take a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series. Zach Hyman had the other goal
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