UConn returns home to celebrations, vandalism on campus
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn coach Dan Hurley let the moment envelope him Tuesday on the 40-mile ride from Bradley…
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English club Reading deducted 6 points for financial issues
LONDON (AP) — English soccer club Reading has been hit with a six-point deduction in the second-division standings for breaching financial rules.…
Continue ReadingNearly 400 ex-rugby, soccer players in concussion lawsuit
LONDON (AP) — The number of former players from rugby union, rugby league and soccer who are taking legal action against sports governing bodies on…
Continue ReadingNWSL announces new San Francisco Bay Area team
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer A group of former players — including Aly Wagner and Brandi Chastain — has joined with global investment…
Continue ReadingNadal, Alcaraz pull out of clay-court Monte Carlo Masters
MONACO (AP) — Rafael Nadal pulled out of the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday, saying he is not yet able to compete at the highest level.…
Continue ReadingUConn emerges victorious after March Madness full of upsets
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer The Cinderellas certainly had their moments in this March Madness. More than a few, actually. In the end, it was a…
Continue ReadingFormer Angers president in custody in money laundering case
ANGERS, France (AP) — Former Angers president Said Chabane has been taken into custody to be questioned as part of a money laundering…
Continue ReadingRetired boxer Amir Khan gets 2-year ban for doping
LONDON (AP) — Retired British boxer Amir Khan has been banned from all sports for two years after testing positive for a prohibited substance…
Continue ReadingUConn March Madness steamroller could be start of a new era
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer HOUSTON (AP) — There was a short list of believers in the potential of a rebuilt UConn roster before the season…
Continue ReadingHayne found guilty after 3rd trial over sexual assault
SYDNEY (AP) — Former Australian National Rugby League star Jarryd Hayne has been found guilty after a third trial of sexually assaulting a woman in…
Continue ReadingCousins Hawkins, Reese claim titles on consecutive days
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — UConn’s Jordan Hawkins made this year’s NCAA championships a family affair Monday night when…
Continue ReadingRamÃrez hits RBI single in 10th, Guardians outslug A’s 12-11
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — José RamÃrez hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning after his RBI triple in the…
Continue ReadingMcCann helps Kraken cruise past Coyotes 8-1
By MARK MOSCHETTI Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Jared McCann scored two goals in his 500th NHL game, helping the high-powered Seattle Kraken rout…
Continue ReadingPadres 1st MLB team to walk off on back-to-back HRs by 8-9
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Pinch-hitter David Dahl and Kim Ha-seong hit consecutive home runs opening the bottom of the…
Continue ReadingDodgers rally for 7 runs in 5th, put chill on Rockies 13-4
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jason Heyward slammed a two-run homer as part of a seven-run rally with two outs in the fifth…
Continue ReadingBraves will retire Jones’ No. 25 in September
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Atlanta Braves will retire No. 25 in honor of Andruw Jones later this season. The Braves announced Monday the outfielder will…
Continue ReadingSanogo snags ball, MOP honors for UConn in NCAA title win
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Adama Sanogo led the way for Connecticut as it claimed its fifth NCAA championship. The big man…
Continue ReadingMarch Madness: UConn not a top seed, but played like one
The Associated Press UConn was not a top seed in the NCAA Tournament. Even so, the Huskies sure played like one. In a March Madness unique because of…
Continue ReadingShohei Ohtani’s homer helps lift Angels past Mariners 7-3
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Shohei Ohtani provided the first big punch and the Los Angeles Angels kept adding on from there.…
Continue ReadingVierling catch, homer lifts Tigers over Astros 7-6 in 11
HOUSTON (AP) — Matt Vierling made a sprawling bases-loaded catch and hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the 11th inning as the Detroit Tigers…
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