LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have signed veteran quarterback Trevor Siemian to a two-year contract to back up Justin Fields. Siemian has appeared in 33 games and started 29 while throwing for 6,843 yards, 41 touchdowns and 27 interceptions for the Denver Broncos, New York Jets and New Orleans Saints. He starred
Continue Reading By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer Ghana has become the first team from Africa to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar after a 1-1 draw with Nigeria in the second leg of their playoff to advance on away goals. Thomas Partey scored the decisive goal for Ghana in the 10th minute in Abuja. William
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer The next U.S. Olympic swimming team will be decided in a football stadium. USA Swimming announced that its trials for the 2024 Paris Games will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium, the massive home of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts. The decision marks the end of Omaha’s long run as
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Ross Chastain is an eighth-generation watermelon farmer from Florida who also pursued a career as a NASCAR driver. He at last celebrated his first career Cup Series victory on Sunday in Texas and celebrated by smashing a watermelon from the roof of his winning car. Chastain is known
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Tiger Woods is at Augusta National and the golf world is wondering: Will he play in the Masters? Various plane-tracking websites showed a Gulfstream registered to Woods leaving South Florida for Augusta on Tuesday, and a Twitter account showed the private jet on the runway. That ramped up speculation
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Trinity Rodman is among the young players who have been named to the U.S. women’s national soccer team roster for a pair of matches next month against Uzbekistan. Coach Vlatko Andonovski left veterans including Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Christen Press and Tobin Heath off the squad as he
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks have decided to anchor their offensive future around Ketel Marte’s ample talents. The club announced on Tuesday that it had agreed to a $76 million, five-year deal with Marte that begins in the 2023 season and includes a team option for the
Continue Reading CNN By Kikue Higuchi, CNN At the top of Dawn Staley’s stacked trophy case is an orange and white basketball. The University of South Carolina women’s basketball head coach said the ball was signed by every Olympic coach, and she finally added her own signature last month. It also serves as a reminder of just
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Corbin Burnes’ Cy Young Award-winning performance last year has resulted in him getting the opening day assignment for the Milwaukee Brewers this season. Brewers manager Craig Counsell announced Tuesday that Burnes would start the Brewers’ April 7 opener against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The Cubs haven’t yet named their starting
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Christian Braun’s eyes opened wide when he learned that after Kansas had beaten Miami to return to the Final Four such a raging party had broken out back in Lawrence that authorities had to shut down Massachusetts Street, the popular bar and restaurant district near
Continue Reading By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — No NFL head coach is more enthusiastic and upbeat than Pete Carroll. So it shouldn’t be at all surprising that his response to the NFL’s moves to enhance opportunities for minority coaches was, well, especially enthusiastic and upbeat. “It’s a beautiful thing,” Carroll
Continue Reading By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York looks poised to become the next place to give a huge subsidy to a professional sports arena, despite questions about whether the civic pride of having a team justifies giving so much public money to a private business. Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed a deal
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Christian Eriksen has marked his emotional return to Parken Stadium with a brilliant goal as the playmaker captained Denmark to a 3-0 win over Serbia on the same ground in Copenhagen where he suffered a cardiac arrest nine months ago. It was the playmaker’s first appearance at Parken since his near-fatal
Continue Reading By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A season after setting a franchise record for wins, the San Francisco Giants aren’t stalking numerical goals in 2022. The Giants are after something more substantial, says shortstop Brandon Crawford. He’s won two World Series rings with the Giants and wants another won. Both San Francisco
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nearly a year after banning transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports, Tennessee Republican lawmakers are attempting to pass harsh penalties against public schools that violate the measure. According to the proposed legislation, Tennessee’s Department of Education would withhold a portion of a state funds from local school districts that fail
Continue Reading LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Premier League club Everton has announced losses of more than 100 million pounds ($130 million) for the third straight year. Figures released by the club showed a deficit of 120.9 million pounds ($158 million) for the year ending June 2021 after another season affected by the coronavirus pandemic. That followed losses
Continue Reading HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — Colgate men’s basketball coach Matt Langel has signed a four-year contract extension that runs through 2030. Langel guided the Raiders to their third 20-win season and third Patriot League regular-season and tournament championships in four years. Colgate beat Navy for the Patriot League Tournament title to earn a second consecutive trip
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has beat South Korea 1-0 to advance to a World Cup qualifying playoff against Australia in June. The winner of UAE vs. Australia will progress to a playoff final against a team from South America for a ticket to Qatar. Heading into the final round
Continue Reading By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The NFL is changing its sometimes controversial overtime rules to guarantee each side gets the ball in the playoffs. Concerned that the coin toss to begin the extra period has too much impact on postseason game results, the owners voted Tuesday to approve
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN The NFL is requiring all of its teams to hire a minority or female offensive assistant coach for the 2022 season at a time when criticism is high over the diversity of its top ranks. The league also says its Rooney Rule, requiring every team to interview at least two external
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