AP source: Scherzer and Mets agree to $130M, 3-year contract
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Max Scherzer has agreed…
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SMU names former OC Rhett Lashlee as coach, replacing Dykes
DALLAS (AP) — SMU has named Rhett Lashlee as its new head coach. He had been Miami’s offensive coordinator for two seasons. He had the same…
Continue ReadingNuggets’ Porter needs back surgery, return timetable unclear
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. of the Denver Nuggets needs surgery to address his latest back injury.…
Continue ReadingBruce Arena voted MLS Coach of Year for record 4th time
NEW YORK (AP) — Bruce Arena has won a record fourth Major League Soccer Coach of the Year award after leading the New England Revolution to a…
Continue ReadingDuke jumps to No. 1 in reshuffled AP Top 25; Purdue to No. 2
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Duke has jumped to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll after its win against…
Continue ReadingCowboys’ McCarthy out vs. Saints after positive COVID test
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy has tested positive for COVID-19 and won’t be on the sideline for…
Continue ReadingLee Elder, 1st Black golfer to play Masters, dies at age 87
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer Golf pioneer Lee Elder has died at the age of 87. Elder broke down racial barriers as the first Black golfer to…
Continue ReadingChinese team reports racial abuse at table tennis worlds
HOUSTON (AP) — Chinese officials made a formal complaint of racist abuse toward one of their players at the table tennis world championships in…
Continue ReadingPSG star Neymar out for up to 8 weeks with sprained ankle
PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain says Neymar will be out for up to eight weeks with a sprained left ankle. The Brazil forward was taken off on a…
Continue ReadingSyracuse says coach Dino Babers returning in 2022
By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer Syracuse athletic director John Wildhack says football coach Dino Babers will return for a seventh season in 2022. The…
Continue ReadingRed Sox owners reach agreement to buy Pittsburgh Penguins
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Fenway Sports Group has reached an agreement with the Pittsburgh Penguins that would give the…
Continue ReadingGerman government hints at smaller crowds or empty stadiums
German government people have suggested that big crowds at sports events should be reduced. That follows a weekend which featured one empty-stadium…
Continue ReadingTemple fires football coach Carey after 3 lackluster seasons
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Temple has fired football coach Rod Carey after three lackluster seasons. The Owls completed a…
Continue ReadingACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 launch mental health initiative
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer The Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten and Pac-12 are launching an initiative to raise awareness of the…
Continue ReadingAmid cancer fight, NBA ref Tony Brown returning to work
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer NBA referee Tony Brown will be back at work on Monday night for the first time in eight months. Brown has been…
Continue ReadingSchick’s chip, Lamela’s rabona among FIFA best goal nominees
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has announced 11 candidates to win the Puskas Award as the best goal scored in world soccer in the past year. Patrick Schick’s…
Continue ReadingPettersen to captain European team at 2023 Solheim Cup
FINCA CORTESIN, Spain (AP) — Suzann Pettersen won the Solheim Cup for Europe in 2019 with the last shot of her career and she will captain the team…
Continue ReadingBritish boxing rivals Khan, Brook to fight in February
LONDON (AP) — Amir Khan and Kell Brook will meet for an all-British welterweight fight in February in a grudge match that has been a long time in…
Continue ReadingTravel limits force Swiss to call off student winter games
LUCERNE, Switzerland (AP) — The world university winter games in Switzerland have been canceled only 12 days before the opening ceremony. The…
Continue ReadingRangnick, German soccer’s ‘Professor,’ hired by Man United
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer German coach Ralf Rangnick has been hired as Manchester United manager until the end of the season. The 63-year-old…
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