By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The 2030 World Cup hosting race is taking shape and South American soccer officials are still working on a four-nation bid that would celebrate the tournament’s 100th birthday in its first home in Uruguay. South American soccer president Alejandro Dominguez says the emotional pull of
Continue Reading By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The rape trial involving Celta Vigo forward Santi Mina and another Spanish soccer player has closed with both men maintaining their innocence. A state prosecutor is asking for eight years of prison for Mina. The alleged victim’s own lawyers are seeking 9 1/2 years. Ibiza player
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dawn Staley is not certain there will ever be true equity among the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament. Staley has led top-seeded South Carolina into its second straight Final Four, where the Gamecocks will face Louisville on Friday night for a spot in the championship game.
Continue Reading LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool right back Trent Alexander-Arnold has recovered quickly from a hamstring injury and could play Saturday against Watford. The England international’s return is a big boost for Liverpool ahead of a Champions League quarterfinal match at Benfica on Tuesday and a Premier League showdown with Manchester City the following Sunday. Liverpool
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — The French soccer league has approved an investment deal with private equity firm CVC Capital Partners as part of a new commercial subsidiary in charge of marketing media rights. CVC has committed to invest $1.66 billion. CVC will in return hold a 13.0% stake in the league. A large majority of Spain’s
Continue Reading By CHUCK KING Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom was scratched from his scheduled start Friday and is being sent for an MRI after feeling tightness in his pitching shoulder, putting his status for opening day in jeopardy. DeGrom had been set to make a spring training start against
Continue Reading MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Bruno Fernandes has signed a contract extension to stay at Manchester United through at least the 2025-26 season. The Premier League club announced the extension on Friday. The new deal adds only one season to the long-term contract Fernandes signed when he arrived from Sporting Lisbon in January 2020 but includes
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN Australia’s Minjee Lee and American Jennifer Kupcho share an early lead at the Chevron Championship — one of the five majors in women’s golf — after the opening round with both players carding a six-under-par 66. Meanwhile, Ko Jin-young, the current world No.1, struggled to a two-over-par 74 and is in
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN Giannis Antetokounmpo became the Milwaukee Bucks’ all-time leading scorer on Thursday after inspiring his team to a narrow overtime win against the Brooklyn Nets. The ‘Greek Freak’ scored an impressive 44 points and added 14 rebounds and six assists in 39 minutes of action as his side edged to a 120-119
Continue Reading DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Coaches and soccer officials are gathering in Qatar for the draw for the Middle East’s first World Cup. There will be 37 nations involved in the draw ceremony but five teams will ultimately not reach the tournament. The first match is scheduled for Nov. 21. The full lineup will not be
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A senior Qatari leader overseeing security for the World Cup has told The Associated Press that rainbow flags could be taken from supporters. He says that would be to protect them from being attacked for promoting gay rights. Major General Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Ansari
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Mets ace Jacob deGrom felt tightness in his pitching shoulder while playing catch, putting his status for opening day in jeopardy. New York manager Buck Showalter told reporters at spring training Thursday night that deGrom will probably be scratched from his scheduled outing Friday against the St. Louis Cardinals. He’ll be
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — North Carolina sophomore guard Caleb Love has helped power a Final Four push through his fearlessness. Love is the team’s No. 2 scorer at 15.7 points on the season. And he’s averaging 18 points per game in the NCAA Tournament. Love has shown the ability
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski isn’t the only one retiring after the Final Four. It’s also the last games for Bob Fishman, who is in the director’s chair for the 39th time for CBS and Turner’s coverage of the NCAA Tournament. Fishman will direct the TBS coverage of Saturday’s national semifinals
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The Chevron Championship brings in the world’s best women’s golfers to Rancho Mirage. But it also brings in Judy Callaway. A San Diego resident that has been coming here for decades. Not alone, but with her flowers. “Over 23 years,” said Judy Callaway. “I usually do a thousand at each tournament. I actually make them
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer This year’s Final Four includes quite a collection of big-name programs — but this hasn’t been a particularly dominant group this season. In fact, the top three teams in the current Pomeroy rankings — and five of the top six — are absent. That’s a change from last year,
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Nunge made the go-ahead basket with 3.1 seconds left and Xavier won its first NIT championship in 64 years, rallying for a 73-72 victory over Texas A&M at Madison Square Garden. Colby Jones scored 21 points for the Musketeers and was selected the tournament’s most outstanding player. Dwon Odom added
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jamie Benn scored 53 seconds into overtime and the Dallas Stars completed a two-game sweep of the skidding Anaheim Ducks with a 3-2 victory. Benn skated past two Ducks and converted a pass from Miro Heiskanen for his 17th goal of the season for the
Continue Reading By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points and Rudy Gobert had 25 points and 17 rebounds as the Utah Jazz snapped a five-game losing streak with a 122-109 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Jordan Clarkson scored 19 points, Mike Conley added 18 and Bojan Bogdanovic 11
Continue Reading CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Lias Andersson scored the deciding goal in the shootout, Cal Petersen made 26 saves and the Los Angeles Kings edged the Calgary Flames 3-2. Alex Iaffalo and Viktor Arvidsson scored in regulation for Los Angeles, which moved within five points of Pacific Division-leading Calgary. The Flames have three games in hand.
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