By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills quarterback Josh Allen declined to push the panic button while explaining how unresolved issues stemming from last season led receiver Stefon Diggs to show his displeasure by skipping the team’s start of mandatory practices. Allen listed getting the team’s top receiver more involved
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Sweden midfielder Caroline Seger will take part in her fifth Women’s World Cup after being selected for the upcoming tournament in Australia and New Zealand at the age of 38. Seger has struggled with injuries since last year’s European Championship but has proved her fitness to Sweden coach Peter Gerhardsson in
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is telling U.S. lawmakers the tour was left on its own to fend off a Saudi invasion into golf. Monahan has written a letter to members of Congress about the shocking business deal the PGA Tour now has with Saudi
Continue ReadingLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Three-time Olympian Jordan Larson will return to Nebraska to be a full-time assistant under John Cook. Larson starred with the Cornhuskers from 2005 to 2008 before excelling on the international level. She was team captain and named most valuable player of the U.S. Olympic team that won the gold medal in
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Victor Wembanyama’s first moment in the NBA is now just a few days away. The NBA Finals are over and the league will soon turn its attention to the draft. And that means the attention will shift to Wembanyama as well. He’s the French teen who has been labeled
Continue ReadingZURICH (AP) — The first money processed by a new FIFA finance department was the $172,400 paid to a French amateur club from the transfer of former youth player Benoît Badiashile to Chelsea. The Paris-based FIFA Clearing House aims to ensure about $300 million extra each year is paid to lower-ranked clubs as their rightful
Continue ReadingOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A group led by Canadian businessman Michael Andlauer has reached an agreement to buy the NHL’s Ottawa Senators. The team announced Andlauer and his group will purchase 90% of the club from the Melnyk family. The deal is reportedly worth nearly $1 billion. Anna and Olivia Melnyk, daughters of late former
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Olympic champion sprinter Tori Bowie died from complications of childbirth, according to an autopsy report. Bowie, who won three medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, was found dead last month. She was 32. The report from the office of the medical examiner in Orlando, Florida, said Bowie was
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — There will be a new banner over Miami’s home floor next season. It’ll have a Heat logo and will be added to the rafters quietly, without any ceremony or sounds of fans cheering. Eastern Conference champion banners don’t merit a Heat party. Only NBA championship banners
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s uninspired showing in a 3-3 draw with Ukraine is just the latest example of the team’s struggles. The team is in a state of alarm one year before the country hosts the European Championship. Only Kai Havertz prevented worse for the team on Tuesday. Havertz
Continue ReadingBy JEROME PUGMIRE and STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writers PARIS (AP) — The door is open for Real Madrid to try signing Kylian Mbappé because the France superstar decided not to extend his Paris Saint-Germain contract into 2025. Karim Benzema’s sudden departure leaves the Spanish giant short of a star striker and Mbappé perfectly fits
Continue ReadingNYON, Switzerland (AP) — The Champions League for next season formally got under way Tuesday. Four national league winners from Europe took part in the UEFA draw for the preliminary round. It was made one day after new champion Manchester City’s victory parade to fans at home in England. The draw paired Atlètic Club d’Escaldes
Continue ReadingBy JESSE BEDAYN and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A shooting in downtown Denver amid fans celebrating the Nuggets’ first NBA championship win was likely sparked by a drug deal gone wrong, police said Tuesday. The violence left 10 people wounded, including one of two people arrested in connection with the shooting. All
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Berry Henson is a part-time Uber driver who has traveled the world to get to the U.S. Open. He is 43. He has played in more than a dozen tours around the globe. He still picks up the occasional passenger. And now he’s at Los
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writers LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bruce Cassidy is on the verge of winning the Stanley Cup as coach of the Vegas Golden Knights. It comes nearly two decades since he was fired from his first NHL job with the Washington Capitals. It is also nearly a year
Continue ReadingSTEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan coach Futoshi Ikeda has announced a 23-player squad for the Women’s World Cup. It’s a side heavy with players showing their skills in leagues abroad. Almost half of the players selected play in leagues outside Japan, mainly England, Sweden and the United States. Japan is hoping
Continue ReadingBy DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press SOMBOR, Serbia (AP) — It was barely dawn when Nikola Jokic’s hardcore fans in his Serbian hometown of Sombor chanted “MVP! MVP!” and celebrated the Denver Nuggets’ first NBA title. Denver trailed the Miami Heat at halftime of Game 5 but rallied to win 94-89, with two-time league MVP Jokic
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Evan Longoria hit a three-run homer to finish with four RBIs and the Arizona Diamondbacks withstood Philadelphia’s J.T. Realmuto hitting for the cycle to beat the Phillies 9-8. Realmuto hit a solo homer in the first inning and a two-run triple in the third. He hit
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Turkey’s quest to host the men’s European Championship is one of the great unfulfilled goals in world soccer. A sign of its intent to win hosting rights for Euros 2028 or 2032 came at the Champions League final in Istanbul on Saturday. Turkey’s newly re-elected and
Continue ReadingBy ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Stan Kroenke’s sports empire has produced an NFL, NHL and now NBA champion in three consecutive seasons. His latest title came Monday night when the Denver Nuggets won their first championship 47 years after joining the NBA. His Los Angeles Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20
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