Stuttgart beats Hamburg 3-0 in 1st leg of Bundesliga playoff
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Hamburger SV’s five-year wait to rejoin the Bundesliga looks set to continue. Serhou Guirassy helped to put Stuttgart…
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Saban goes to Washington: Alabama coach set to lead SEC contingent on lobbying trip
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — Alabama’s Nick Saban is among a contingent of coaches and administrators from the…
Continue ReadingPatrick Kane has hip resurfacing surgery and is expected to be out 4-6 months
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer Patrick Kane underwent hip resurfacing surgery and is expected to miss four to six months. Agent Pat Brisson…
Continue ReadingBuffalo Bills sign Brandon Shell to add veteran offensive line depth
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have added veteran depth to their offensive line by signing Brandon Shell to a one-year contract. The…
Continue ReadingNCAA champ Rose Zhang makes impressive LPGA Tour debut in Mizuho Americas Open near NYC
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two-time NCAA individual champion Rose Zhang made an impressive debut on the LPGA Tour in…
Continue ReadingEmma Raducanu, 2021 U.S. Open champion, announces split from coach
LONDON (AP) — 2021 U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu will no longer work with Sebastian Sachs, who had been her fifth coach in the past two years.…
Continue ReadingStevens: Mazzulla will be back as Celtics coach, team ‘without a doubt’ wants Brown to return
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens sees a team in need of small tweaks, not…
Continue ReadingNew San Francisco NWSL team will be called Bay FC
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The new National Women’s Soccer League team in the San Francisco Bay Area will be called Bay Football Club, or…
Continue ReadingTransfer portal tampering frustrates SEC coaches, but few – if any – ideas on how to stop it
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — NCAA rules state schools cannot recruit athletes who are currently on another…
Continue ReadingGausman strikes out 11, Bichette and Chapman hit homers, Blue Jays beat Brewers 3-1
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Kevin Gausman pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings to win back-to-back starts for the first time this…
Continue ReadingBoeing signs alternative fuel deal with Los Angeles startup to cut carbon footprint
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Los Angeles startup that is designing facilities to remove carbon dioxide from the ocean says…
Continue ReadingKieffer, Forsström share lead on opening day of European Open
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Maximilian Kieffer has delighted home fans at the European Open with a 4-under 69 for a share of the lead on the opening…
Continue ReadingWest’s 3-run homer, Rogers’ pitching help Tennessee top Alabama 10-5 in WCWS opener
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Rylie West hit a three-run homer and No. 4 seed Tennessee defeated No. 5 seed Alabama 10-5 in…
Continue ReadingChurchill Downs implements safety, performance standards to address recent spate of horse deaths
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Horse racing’s oversight authority and Churchill Downs have each announced additional safety and health initiatives in the…
Continue ReadingJets’ Breece Hall working way back after knee injury cut short promising rookie season
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Breece Hall still believes he would have been the AP Offensive Rookie of the…
Continue ReadingBaseball legend Steve Garvey considering US Senate bid in California, energizing beleaguered GOP
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — You’d have to go back a generation — to 1988 — to find the last time a…
Continue ReadingSynthetic surfaces gaining traction at major horse racing tracks
By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer Some North American racetracks have replaced traditional dirt with a synthetic surface made of wax-coated sand,…
Continue ReadingChampions League final referee under UEFA scrutiny for alleged links to far-right leader in Poland
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — An anti-racism group has called on soccer’s top referee to distance himself from a far-right…
Continue ReadingAlabama rises from slow start, coach’s firing to host first NCAA regional in 17 years
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Alabama turned its baseball season around after a rough start that included the firing of coach Brad Bohannon amid a…
Continue Reading76ers coach Nick Nurse wants Harden back, can co-exist with Embiid
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers have named Nick Nurse as their new head coach as the franchise chases…
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