N.Y. Giants name Joe Schoen of Buffalo Bills as their new GM
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have hired Buffalo Bills assistant general manager Joe Schoen as…
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Red Sox slugger Ortiz on track for baseball hall election
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Boston’s Big Papi appears headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame, and he won’t need a…
Continue ReadingNumber of early NFL draft entrants hits nine-year low at 73
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The NFL announced that 73 underclassmen have been granted special eligibility for the draft, the fewest…
Continue ReadingIn 3-week isolation, unvaccinated athlete waits for Olympics
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer Swiss snowboarder Patrizia Kummer is spending three weeks alone in a hotel room before she competes at the…
Continue ReadingUS Olympic downhill contender Johnson crashes again
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Olympic medal contender Breezy Johnson will miss a second straight World Cup downhill after her second crash…
Continue ReadingOlympic ski jump champion Wellinger positive for virus
TITISEE-NEUSTADT, Germany (AP) — Two-time Olympic ski jumping gold medalist Andreas Wellinger risks missing the upcoming Beijing Games after…
Continue ReadingNewcastle plans Saudi camp despite ‘sportswashing’ criticism
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — The Saudi-owned Premier League club Newcastle will hold a mid-season training camp in the kingdom. The trip is raising…
Continue ReadingProvidence AD Driscoll to retire in June after 21 years
By The Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence College athletic director Bob Driscoll says he is retiring from his position after 21…
Continue ReadingLSU adds 8 football transfers, including 2 Arkansas starters
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — New LSU football coach Brian Kelly has completed the addition of eight transfer players to the Tigers’ 2022 roster…
Continue ReadingAmerican defender Justin Che loaned to Hoffenheim
SINSHEIM, Germany (AP) — American defender Justin Che has joined Hoffenheim on loan from FC Dallas. The 18-year-old Che has represented the United…
Continue ReadingLindelof to miss Man United game after break-in at his home
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Victor Lindelof will not be involved for Manchester United in its Premier League game against West Ham on Saturday while…
Continue ReadingAmerican defender Justin Che loaned to Hoffenheim by Dallas
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — American defender Justin Che has been loaned to Germany’s Hoffenheim by Dallas through the 2022-23 season. Hoffenehim has an…
Continue ReadingLa Salle coach raises awareness for daughter with leukemia
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — La Salle women’s basketball coach Mountain MacGillivray is raising awareness of pediatric…
Continue ReadingMadrid to face Athletic Bilbao in Copa del Rey quarterfinals
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao will face each other for the fourth time in two months when they meet in the Copa del Rey…
Continue ReadingNBA at 75: Wilkins soared in 1980s, often felt unappreciated
By DOMINIQUE WILKINS For The Associated Press Dominique Wilkins was born in Paris. He’s lived in Dallas, Oklahoma and Baltimore. He played pro…
Continue ReadingClark sets triple-double record, No. 25 Iowa routs Gophers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Iowa’s Caitlin Clark posted her second straight 30-point triple-double, setting a Division I basketball record for men or…
Continue ReadingEva Longoria Bastón’s doc looks at Chávez, De La Hoya fight
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer When Oscar De La Hoya asked his longtime friend Eva Longoria Bastón if she would consider making a documentary to…
Continue ReadingThomas Vermaelen retires, joins Belgium staff ahead of WCup
BRUSSELS (AP) — Veteran defender Thomas Vermaelen is retiring and joining Belgium’s coaching staff as the national team continues to chase a…
Continue Reading6 Czech players test positive ahead of Olympic training camp
PRAGUE (AP) — Czech Republic hockey coach Filip Pešán says six players on the country’s Olympic team have tested positive for the coronavirus.…
Continue ReadingFIFA lets Netherlands U21 winger Kadıoğlu play for Turkey
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has cleared Netherlands under-21 winger Ferdi Kadıoğlu to switch national eligibility to Turkey. Kadıoğlu can now play for…
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