By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer New England Patriots defensive back Jack Jones pleaded not guilty to nine counts of weapons violations in connection with his arrest at a Logan Airport security checkpoint with two loaded guns in his carry-on bag. Jones was released on a $30,000 cash bail pending an Aug. 18 probable cause
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The news that French law enforcement officials are looking into possible corruption in awarding contracts for the Paris Olympics threatens to place those games on the ever-growing list of Olympics that have been tarnished by scandals. The Salt Lake City Olympic scandal from 2002 resulted in an overhaul of
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Trackhouse Racing owner Justin Marks will drive for Kaulig Racing in the Xfinity Series race on the Chicago Street Course next week. It will be the first Xfinity Series start for Marks since 2018. He has 35 career Xfinity starts, including a victory at
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Joe Gibbs has sold a minority stake in his eponymous NASCAR team to prominent members of the group awaiting approval to take over ownership of the NFL’s Washington Commanders. Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment and Arctos Partners have reached an agreement to buy the
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz has come from a set down to beat lucky loser Arthur Rinderknech in the top-seeded player’s first match at the grass-court Queen’s Club Championships. Alcaraz won 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (3) against the No. 83-ranked Rinderknech in the Wimbledon warmup tournament. Rinderknech is a Frenchman who only found out he was
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The Utah Jazz are making their game broadcasts available over-the-air starting this coming season, becoming the latest franchise to pivot to a new option for fans and potentially reaching more viewers than ever before. The Jazz unveiled their plan Tuesday, with owner Ryan Smith announcing the launch of his
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN CHURCH Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Australia has won a thrilling Ashes opener by two wickets late on Day 5 at Edgbaston. Captain Pat Cummins’ six-smashing 44 not out after Usman Khawaja’s patient 65 combined to give England’s “Bazball” cricket revolution a lesson from Down Under. Cummins hit two sixes and four
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will stage a Negro Leagues tribute game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, in June 2024 between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals. The 10,800-seat stadium, opened in 1910, is the oldest professional ballpark in the U.S. and a National Historic Site. The stadium was
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The path to the Women’s World Cup has been vastly uneven for the teams headed to Australia and New Zealand next month. A report released by global players’ union FIFPRO has outlined the disparity in standards and conditions for qualifying for the teams that vied for the 32
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Ollie, who guided UConn to a national championship, was among five assistants hired by the Brooklyn Nets for Jacque Vaughn’s first full season as coach. Will Weaver, Jay Hernandez and Ronnie Burrell also were added to the staff Tuesday, while Corey Vinson was hired as assistant coach for player development.
Continue ReadingSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Jurgen Klinsmann is still looking for his first win as coach of South Korea’s national soccer team after a late goal gave El Salvador a 1-1 draw. The former United States coach was appointed in February. South Korea has lost to Peru and Uruguay and drawn against Colombia and now
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The PGA Tour goes from one $20 million purse to another, with one big exception. Last week was the U.S. Open. This week is the Travelers Championship. It’s the last of the elevated events on the PGA Tour schedule that have a full field. U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark is in
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The French policeman who was left in a coma following a brutal beating from German soccer hooligans during the 1998 World Cup is to attend a friendly between the two nations in September. The German soccer federation says Daniel Nivel has accepted an invitation to attend the match in Dortmund on Sept.
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — A leading anti-discrimination group in soccer says there is an “urgent crisis” in the game because of racial and offensive abuse. Two international soccer games were stopped Monday because of racial abuse between players. New Zealand refused to continue playing against Qatar. Ireland’s under-21 team stopped
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Former second-ranked tennis player Anett Kontaveit will retire after Wimbledon because of a back injury. The 27-year-old Estonian has lumbar disc degeneration and says it “does not allow for full-scale training or continued competition.” She posts on Instagram “today I am announcing that I am ending my career as a competitive athlete.”
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Stewart-Haas Racing made a flurry of organizational changes to its crew chief lineup Tuesday that begin this weekend at Nashville Superspeedway and are aimed at improving the team in time to qualify its drivers for the playoffs. Kevin Harvick, who is retiring at the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A look at the 10 venues and nine cities hosting games at the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The tournament starts on July 20 and the final is set for Aug. 20.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Women’s World Cup capsules for Group A-D.
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer A half-century later, Billie Jean King thinks back on the landmark gathering of female tennis players at a London hotel shortly before they competed at Wimbledon and acknowledges she wasn’t sure how things would go that day. “I had no idea. Absolute toss-up. Because you never really know. What
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Chelsea has signed France forward Christopher Nkunku from Leipzig on six-year contract. The London club spent around $630 million last season and has got its latest recruitment drive up and running with the deal for the highly rated Nkunku. His contract starts on July 1.
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