LAFC picks up short contract option on Carlos Vela
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles FC has picked up its short-term contract option on former MLS Most Valuable Player Carlos Vela. Vela was the first…
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Liverpool entertains as EPL’s top 3 all win to stay close
LONDON (AP) — Only two points separate Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool at the top of the Premier League. Liverpool hit four goals for a…
Continue ReadingMariners moved quickly to wrap up Cy Young winner Robbie Ray
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners were still in the middle of finishing their first big deal of the offseason when…
Continue ReadingShooting stars Pickett, Hartman to clash in ACC title game
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett and Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman entered the season…
Continue ReadingWith a shot at No. 1, Bahamas no holiday for Collin Morikawa
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — The Hero World Challenge might feel like a working vacation being in the Caribbean the first…
Continue ReadingGerrard can’t do Liverpool a favor as Villa loses to City
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Liverpool great Steven Gerrard couldn’t do his old club a favor. Now manager of Aston Villa, Gerrard saw his team lose…
Continue ReadingMadrid beats Athletic Bilbao, increases Spanish league lead
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Karim Benzema scored a first-half winner as Real Madrid edged Athletic Bilbao 1-0 to extend its…
Continue ReadingGiants bring back left-hander Alex Wood on two-year contract
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Left-hander Alex Wood is staying with the San Francisco Giants, reaching agreement…
Continue ReadingAfter twice turning down Toronto, righty Gausman joins Jays
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — In each of the past two offseasons, pitcher Kevin Gausman spurned free agent advances from the…
Continue ReadingChelsea beats Watford 2-1 to stay top of Premier League
WATFORD, England (AP) — Chelsea stayed top of the Premier League with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Watford in a match that was halted for 32 minutes in…
Continue ReadingFields practices for Bears, Dalton gets first-team snaps
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — While Justin Fields returned to practice for the Chicago Bears, Andy Dalton got the…
Continue ReadingTeams spend $1.4B in 1 day, then MLB locks out players
By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball teams committed to an unprecedented $1.4 billion in salaries Wednesday,…
Continue ReadingMaddison recovers Leicester’s 2-2 draw at Southampton in EPL
SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — James Maddison scored for the third successive game as Leicester twice came from behind to salvage a 2-2 draw at…
Continue ReadingThanksgiving football, Big 10 rivalry game score in ratings
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Even at a time football typically dominates television ratings, Thanksgiving week was notable.…
Continue ReadingKelly compares LSU to Broadway, brushes off legacy questions
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Newly hired LSU coach Brian Kelly says he doesn’t spend time thinking about…
Continue ReadingBurnley keeps up good record vs. Wolves with 0-0 draw in EPL
WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Burnley maintained its impressive record against Wolverhampton by securing a 0-0 draw in the Premier League to make…
Continue ReadingPortuguese league tightens restrictions after virus surge
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The Portuguese league has announced stricter measures against the coronavirus after outbreaks in some of its clubs. The…
Continue ReadingNo. 9 Iowa opens challenging stretch after COVID-19 outbreak
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The ninth-ranked Iowa women’s basketball team returns to action on Thursday night…
Continue ReadingHeat center Bam Adebayo needs thumb surgery, will miss weeks
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo needs surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb and is…
Continue ReadingVon Oelhoffen leads No. 23 Oregon State women past Pacific
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Talia von Oelhoffen made a go-ahead 3-pointer with under a minute to play and sank two free throws with 1.5 seconds left,…
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