France blames ticket fraud for Champions League final chaos
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer PARIS (AP) — French authorities defended police on Monday for indiscriminately firing tear gas and pepper…
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Champions League win restores Madrid pride after Mbappé loss
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — A Real Madrid fan at the Champions League final held a Paris Saint-Germain shirt with Kylian…
Continue Reading Ryder Cup captain Stenson seeks out gladiator spirit in Rome
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Henrik Stenson has checked out the Italian course staging next year’s Ryder…
Continue ReadingThe Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat in Game 7 to reach NBA Finals for first time in 12 years
By Matias Grez, CNN The Boston Celtics secured a nerve-wracking 100-96 Game 7 victory over the Miami Heat to reach the NBA Finals for the first time…
Continue ReadingAlexi Pappas has a complex relationship with depression. This is how Olympian deals with the ‘metaphorical scratch on your brain’
By Kerry Flynn, CNN Olympic distance runner Alexi Pappas describes herself as an “extremely motivated person,” and it would be difficult…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Kapler might return for anthem on Memorial Day
By The Associated Press San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler says he might return to the field for the national anthem in recognition of Memorial…
Continue Reading After painful rebuild, Tigers still stuck in neutral
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Detroit hasn’t made the postseason since 2014, and the Tigers are reaching the point where they should expect…
Continue Reading Russians star in NHL playoffs as nation wages war in Ukraine
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer A little more than a mile from the United Nations, where Russia’s war in Ukraine is front and center, the crowd…
Continue Reading Graham leads Stanford to first Pac-12 tourney title
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Carter Graham had four hits and drove in three runs and top-seeded Stanford had eight extra base hits to defeat…
Continue Reading ‘It’s all legal’: Foreign college athletes cash in at home
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Miami punter Lou Hedley is among thousands of international student athletes who can’t earn income…
Continue Reading Heat go cold in Game 7 against Boston, and pay the price
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler followed up one amazing performance with another. It just wasn’t enough for the…
Continue Reading Oklahoma to defend Women’s College World Series title
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma is back to try to defend its national championship at the Women’s College World Series. The top-seeded Sooners beat…
Continue Reading Hamlin holds off Busch in OT in wild Coca-Cola 600
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Denny Hamlin held off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch in overtime to win the longest —…
Continue Reading Ruidiaz scores decisive goal, Sounders beat Charlotte FC 2-1
SEATTLE (AP) — Raul Ruidiaz’s goal helped lead the Seattle Sounders to a 2-1 victory over Charlotte FC on Sunday. Following the victory, the…
Continue Reading The Finals matchup: Celtics vs. Warriors for NBA title
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Somewhere, Gregg Popovich must be pleased. Ime Udoka and Steve Kerr played for Popovich with the…
Continue Reading Celtics reach NBA Finals, hold off Heat 100-96 in Game 7
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Not this time. After being thwarted on the doorstep of the NBA Finals three other times in the…
Continue Reading Big hits by Plummer, Escobar rally Mets past Phils for sweep
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nick Plummer launched a tying homer in the ninth inning for his first major league hit,…
Continue Reading Michigan tops Rutgers 10-4 to win 10th Big Ten tourney
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jimmy Obertop hit a three-run home run in the eighth and two runs scored on a bunt in the ninth as fifth-seeded Michigan pulled…
Continue Reading Lynx honor Augustus but fall to Ogwumike, Sparks 85-83
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike’s putback of her own miss with 7.3 seconds left lifted the Los Angeles Sparks to an 85-83 win over the…
Continue Reading Eun-Hee Ji wins LPGA Match-Play, gets US Women’s Open spot
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Eun-Hee Ji won the LPGA Match-Play on Sunday for a spot next week in the U.S. Women’s Open, beating Ayaka Furue 3 and 2 at…
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