After great start, Alcaraz heads to Paris among favorites
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — It’s been a quick rise for Carlos Alcaraz. It wasn’t long ago that the 19-year-old Spaniard was…
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Nadal likens his body to ‘an old machine’ at Italian Open
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Rafael Nadal likens his body to “an old machine” at the age of 35 and after nearly two decades at…
Continue Reading Schalke promoted back to Bundesliga after ending Russia ties
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Schalke is coming back to the Bundesliga after a year of transformation on and off the field. A humiliating…
Continue Reading Islanders fire coach Barry Trotz after missing playoffs
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The New York Islanders have fired coach Barry Trotz after missing the playoffs in his fourth season with the team.…
Continue Reading AP source: Jokic captures 2nd straight NBA MVP award
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — A person familiar with the decision says Denver’s Nikola Jokic has won his second consecutive Most…
Continue Reading Klopp laughs off Guardiola barbs as heat-of-moment comments
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has laughed off some barbs from counterpart Pep Guardiola that have inflamed the Premier…
Continue ReadingSamoan rugby player Kelly Meafua dies after fall from French bridge
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Kelly Meafua, a Samoan rugby star, has died after falling from a bridge in France following his team’s final game of the…
Continue ReadingFan incident involving Chris Paul’s family mars Mavericks Game 4 win over Suns
By Issy Ronald, CNN The Dallas Mavericks cruised to a 111-101 home win over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday afternoon to tie their Western Conference…
Continue ReadingFrench Open: Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek are tennis’ rising stars
By Aimee Lewis, CNN Twelve months ago, teenager Carlos Alcaraz needed to qualify to make the main draw of the French Open. This year, he is among the…
Continue Reading Everton, Leeds, Burnley in fight for Premier League survival
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Everton, Leeds and Burnley are fighting for top-flight survival in England and are being led by the type of manager…
Continue Reading Fan group pressures UEFA ahead of Champions League talks
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — A European soccer fan group has urged UEFA and club leaders to overturn some of the changes to the…
Continue ReadingFan incident involving Chris Paul’s family mars Mavericks Game 4 win over Suns
By Issy Ronald, CNN The Dallas Mavericks cruised to a 111-101 home win over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday afternoon to tie their Western Conference…
Continue ReadingMadrid Open victory is ‘best week of my life,’ says 19-year-old tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz
By Don Riddell and Ben Morse, CNN If you look up “bursting onto the scene” in the dictionary, it might now come up with a picture of…
Continue Reading Samoan rugby player Meafua dies after falling off bridge
MONTAUBAN, France (AP) — French rugby club Montauban says Samoan player Kelly Meafua has died after falling off a bridge in southwestern France.…
Continue Reading Carlos Alcaraz and Naomi Osaka withdraw from Italian Open
ROME (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from this week’s Italian Open because of a right ankle injury following his victory at the Madrid Open.…
Continue ReadingMax Verstappen wins inaugural Miami Grand Prix in front of star-studded crowd
By George Ramsay, CNN Max Verstappen won the inaugural Miami Grand Prix on Sunday ahead of championship leader Charles Leclerc. The victory cut…
Continue Reading Cypriot police probe car arson, fan attack after soccer game
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cypriot police say six cars were deliberately set ablaze a short distance from the soccer stadium where league leader…
Continue Reading Marketing deals trickle down from NCAA to high school sports
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — The ability of college athletes to monetize their name, image and likeness has begun to trickle…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: White Sox eager for Moncada, Reds get Castillo
By The Associated Press The scraped-up White Sox hope third baseman Yoán Moncada can make his season debut when Chicago opens a three-game home…
Continue Reading Correa avoids major injury, division-leading Twins on a roll
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Carlos Correa and the Minnesota Twins dodged a major problem this past week. There were initial concerns that…
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