AP National Sports

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Florian Wirtz has big shoes to fill at Bayer Leverkusen after its last young star…

BERLIN (AP) — Hertha Berlin has fired coach Pál Dárdai 10 months into his second spell at the German Bundesliga club and replaced him with former…

By ARITZ PARRA and HELENA ALVES Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese health authorities have identified 13 cases of the omicron…

YORK, England (AP) — A top snooker player fell asleep in the middle of his match in one of the most prestigious events in the sport. Mark Williams…

By STEPHEN WADE and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The northern Japanese city of Sapporo became a frontrunner to land the 2030 Winter…

PHOENIX — Cameron Christon had 24 points as Grambling State defeated Morgan State 74-59 at the HBCU Challenge. Danya Kingsby added 20 points for…

ZURICH (AP) — Chelsea will have to reschedule two Premier League games to play at the pandemic-delayed Club World Cup after FIFA confirmed the…

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Nebraska has earned the dubious distinction of being the best 3-9 team in the country. Since 1978, when…

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Lincoln Riley has left Oklahoma to coach at USC, and now the Sooners are scrambling. Riley…

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The Cleveland Browns have a week off to secure solutions to the deep list of problems holding…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had 33 points, nine assists and no confrontations with Isaiah Stewart in the Los…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Lamar Jackson provided one brilliant highlight during an otherwise subpar performance and his…

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jordan Shepherd scored 15 of his 17 points after halftime, Andre Kelly finished with 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting and…

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Michael Bunting, Alexander Kerfoot and William Nylander each had a goal and an assist, and…

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand scored the tying goal on a power play in the third period and set-up David Pastrnak’s…

PHOENIX — Joe Bryant Jr. had 20 points as Norfolk State defeated Hampton 70-61 at the HBCU Challenge. Marquis Godwin led the Pirates with 14…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs see similarities in this year’s team to the one that won the Super…

ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Ashley Joens had 23 points including a critical 3-pointer late, Lexi Donarski also scored 23 points and No. 13 Iowa State blew…

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays have reached an agreement with right-hander Kevin Gausman on a five-year, $110…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins have reached contract agreements with ace right-hander Sandy Alcantara and free…