Olympic silver medalist Flückiger tests positive for doping
GENEVA (AP) — Olympic silver medalist cyclist Mathias Flückiger has been provisionally suspended in a doping case. The suspension was announced on…
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Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua rematch: Can British boxer recover from being dominated in first fight?
By Ben Morse, CNN It’s been billed as the “Rage on the Red Sea,” but both fighters outwardly seem relatively calm about the…
Continue Reading Small but mighty, Curacao poised for Little League run
By MATTHEW GELHARD Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Curacao is back in the Little League World Series this year for the country’s…
Continue Reading Mora trying to make an independent UConn competitive
By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Jim Mora is taking over UConn’s football team during a time of conference mega-mergers.…
Continue Reading Pick Six: Cowing, Grubbs are among elite on struggling teams
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Great players are spread around college football. You just don’t hear as much about some because they are…
Continue ReadingManchester United seal transfer deal for Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro
By Kevin Dotson, Aleks Klosok and Ben Morse, CNN Manchester United has reached an agreement with Real Madrid to sign Brazil midfielder Casemiro, the…
Continue Reading Nationals rally against Darvish, Hader to beat Padres 3-1
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Nelson Cruz drew a bases-loaded walk off Josh Hader to bring in the go-ahead run with one out in…
Continue Reading Loyd has big finish, Storm beat Mystics 86-83 in Game 1
SEATTLE (AP) — Breanna Stewart had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Jewell Loyd scored 12 of her 16 points in the final five minutes and the…
Continue Reading Smith, error-prone Seahawks struggle in 27-11 loss to Bears
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Geno Smith did little to distinguish himself in his battle with Drew Lock for Seattle’s starting…
Continue ReadingOlympic medalist Dina Asher-Smith calls for more research into how periods affect athletic performance
By Issy Ronald, CNN British sprinter Dina Asher-Smith called for more funding to research the impact of periods on athletic performance after she…
Continue Reading Springer, Guerrero lead Jays to 9-2 rout of slumping Yanks
By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — George Springer went 5-for-5, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run…
Continue Reading Fried, Harris lead Braves over deGrom, Mets to win series
By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Max Fried outpitched Jacob deGrom, ever so slightly, in a matchup of aces and rookie Michael Harris…
Continue ReadingTampa Bay Buccaneers ‘not concerned’ by Tom Brady’s continued absence from the team
By Ben Church and Ben Morse, CNN Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles says he’s not concerned by Tom Brady‘s absence from the team but…
Continue Reading Jonquel Jones has 19 points, Sun clip Wings 93-68 in Game 1
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Jonquel Jones had 19 points and eight rebounds, Alyssa Thomas added 15 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists and the…
Continue Reading Luis Patiño strong in return, Rays beat Royals 7-1
By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Luis Patiño pitched strongly into the sixth inning, Yandy DÃaz drove in three runs,…
Continue Reading Reynolds 2 HRs; Brubaker, Pirates top Bosox, end 6-game skid
By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Reynolds hit two home runs, JT Brubaker pitched seven shutout innings and the Pittsburgh…
Continue Reading Malone out to early lead at US Gymnastics Championships
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Defending champion Brody Malone sprinted to the lead at the U.S. Championships, posting an all-around score of 88.942 in the…
Continue Reading Judge sets January 2024 trial for LIV Golf suit against tour
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Players from Saudi-funded LIV Golf who have filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour will be waiting nearly 16…
Continue Reading Bennett, Hagestad reach quarterfinals of US Amateur
PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) — Texas A&M senior Sam Bennett and U.S. Mid-Am champion Stewart Hagestad are among players in the quarterfinals of the U.S.…
Continue Reading South Carolina baseball adds former Clemson coach to staff
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former Clemson coach Monte Lee will once more find out what it’s like in the other dugout of state’s biggest…
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