Baylor baseball coach Rodriguez resigns after 7th season
WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor baseball coach Steve Rodriguez has resigned after seven seasons. Rodriguez announced his departure four days after the…
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Women’s pro tennis tour returns to San Diego this fall
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Women’s professional tennis will return to the San Diego area this fall for the first time in seven years. The hard-court San…
Continue Reading Kody Clemens brought up by Tigers for possible MLB debut
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Kody Clemens, the 26-year-old son of seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens, was brought up by…
Continue Reading Ukraine takes political path to qualifying for World Cup
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — When Ukraine’s unusual path through World Cup qualifying resumes this week, it serves as a…
Continue ReadingTeenager Holger Rune stuns fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas at the French Open
By George Ramsay, CNN Danish teenager Holger Rune completed arguably the biggest upset of the French Open so far as he beat fourth seed Stefanos…
Continue Reading Ericsson’s 500 win helps fuel Swedish momentum in IndyCars
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Felix Rosenqvist sensed Swedish racing fans were increasingly becoming interested in IndyCar…
Continue Reading QB Wilson, Nathaniel Hackett are Broncos new dual dynamo
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — From the moment Russell Wilson takes the field to the instant rookie head coach…
Continue Reading Volunteers’ dominance earns them No. 1 seed in NCAA baseball
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tennessee is the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA baseball tournament after finishing one of the…
Continue Reading Brewers place Woodruff on IL, recall Strzelecki
By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers placed right-handed starter Brandon Woodruff on the 15-day injured list with…
Continue Reading Pelicans’ CJ McCollum joining ESPN as an NBA analyst
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer New Orleans guard and NBA Players Association president CJ McCollum has added another title to his busy schedule —…
Continue ReadingLionel Messi reveals his behind-the-scenes Covid-19 struggle
By Matt Foster, CNN Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi has revealed the difficulties he faced after contracting Covid-19. The…
Continue Reading Al Horford’s wait over, NBA Finals moment looms with Celtics
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Al Horford is turning 36 this week. He also has something else to celebrate. He’s going to…
Continue Reading After lengthy layoff, Lightning getting ready for East final
By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — More than a week off between playoff games can seem like an eternity for any team. The two-time…
Continue Reading For Heat, no championship made season feel like ‘a waste’
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — A frustrated Bam Adebayo tore his jersey apart as he walked off the court after the final buzzer.…
Continue Reading Spanish club Valencia removes president after leaked audio
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Spanish club Valencia has removed president Anil Murthy from his post following the leak of private…
Continue ReadingNottingham Forest: Two-time European Cup winners banish nightmares to end 23-year Premier League exile
By Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Bill Clinton was in the White House, Tony Blair was in his second year as UK prime minister and The Backstreet Boys were on…
Continue Reading Abramovich completes $3.2 billion sale of EPL team Chelsea
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The fast-tracked purchase of English soccer club Chelsea for 2.5 billion pounds ($3.2 billion) — the highest…
Continue Reading Guardians trade INF Yu Chang to Pirates for cash
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians have traded infielder Yu Chang to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash. Chang had been designated for…
Continue Reading English cricket launches new era with New Zealand flavor
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer There was a distinct New Zealand flavor to the new era for English cricket that was launched at Lord’s. Brendon…
Continue Reading Coca-Cola 600 long, unpredictable and immensely entertaining
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 was many things. It was excruciatingly long, wildly unpredictable and…
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