Stanford taps Troy Taylor to revive struggling football team
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — The last time Stanford’s football program was searching for a coach to get it out of a…
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Hurts, Eagles continue to roll at 12-1 as best in NFL
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles have joined the 2004 team that went to the Super Bowl as the only ones…
Continue Reading50 years later, sprinter Matthews welcomed back to Olympics
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The International Olympic Committee says it will allow American gold-medal sprinter Vince Matthews back at the…
Continue ReadingCowboys sign WR Hilton after high-profile pursuit of Beckham
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have signed free agent receiver T.Y. Hilton, adding the former longtime Indianapolis Colts player after…
Continue ReadingBears get 2 rookie defensive starters back to face Eagles
By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears will have defensive backs Kyler Gordon and Jaquan Brisker back in…
Continue ReadingGolden Knights leading scorer Jack Eichel placed on IR
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights say leading scorer Jack Eichel was placed on injured reserve because of…
Continue ReadingCoastal Carolina QB McCall enters NCAA transfer portal
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Three-time Sun Belt Conference player of the year Grayson McCall will leave Coastal Carolina and enter the NCAA transfer…
Continue ReadingNo. 25 NC State hires Anae, Tujague to football staff
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State has hired Robert Anae as offensive coordinator after the departure of Tim Beck to become head coach at…
Continue ReadingCeltics’ Williams fined $20K for punching ball into stands
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has fined Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams $20,000 for punching the ball into the stands during a game against the…
Continue ReadingUS almost sent Reyna home from World Cup for lack of hustle
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — American midfielder Gio Reyna almost was sent home from the World Cup because of a lack of hustle…
Continue ReadingFisk, 1st HBCU gymnastics at NCAA level, heads to Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Fisk University women’s gymnastics program, the first at a Historically Black College and University at the NCAA level,…
Continue ReadingRidder Time: Falcons bench Mariota in favor of rookie QB
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons are turning to Desmond Ridder at quarterback. Coach Arthur Smith…
Continue ReadingNneka Ogwumike elected to 3rd term as WNBA union president
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike will serve a third term as president of the WNBA Players Association after…
Continue ReadingMissouri Southern on probation for football violations
MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press (AP) — The NCAA has placed Missouri Southern State’s football program on three years of probation after…
Continue ReadingSlugger Josh Bell brings Guardians needed power, protection
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Guardians have added some major pop to their lineup. Cleveland officially signed slugger Josh…
Continue ReadingOsten, Brady power IUPUI to 75-53 victory over Spalding
INDIANAPOLIS — Chris Osten scored 19 points, Vincent Brady II didn’t miss a shot and scored 17 and IUPUI beat Spalding 75-53. Osten added five…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina tops women’s AP Top 25, Kansas cracks poll
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Kansas has cracked The Associated Press women’s basketball poll for the first time in nearly 10 years. The…
Continue ReadingF1: Williams team principal Capito leaves after 2 years
GROVE, England (AP) — Team principal Jost Capito and technical director François-Xavier Demaison are leaving Williams after it finished last in…
Continue ReadingUSOPC sees ‘impossible’ hurdle to Russian return to Olympics
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The leader of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee concedes it would be “impossible” to monitor which…
Continue ReadingPurdue moves to No. 1 in AP Top 25, Alabama cracks top 5
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Purdue picked up wins over West Virginia, No. 15 Gonzaga and No. 12 Duke in consecutive weeks to win the Phil…
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