Tennessee State ready to make history as the 1st HBCU to add ice hockey
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee State announced it will become the first historically Black college and…
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Top players who could be on the move during soccer’s transfer window
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Lionel Messi and Karim Benzema kicked off the transfer window in spectacular fashion…
Continue ReadingMajor League Soccer’s 2024 All-Star Game to be played in Columbus, Ohio
NEW YORK (AP) — The 2024 Major League Soccer All-Star Game will be played at the Columbus Crew’s Lower.com Field on July 17. Columbus hosted the…
Continue ReadingGymnastics star Simone Biles returning to competition in August in first meet since 2020 Olympics
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer Simone Biles is back. The gymnastics superstar plans to return to competition at the U.S. Classic outside Chicago in…
Continue ReadingWembanyama’s height no longer a mystery: 7 feet, 3 1/2 inches is official, Spurs say
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Victor Wembanyama’s official height is 7 feet, 3 1/2 inches. That’s according to the San Antonio Spurs,…
Continue ReadingBeer on menu for fans at 2032 Brisbane Olympics, but not in Paris for 2024 Games
GENEVA (AP) — No worries about spectators getting a beer at the stadium when Australia hosts the 2032 Olympics. Brisbane organizing committee…
Continue ReadingArsenal appears to be ahead of Man City in the race to sign transfer target Declan Rice
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Declan Rice is turning into one of the biggest stories of the transfer window. The…
Continue ReadingMcDonald upsets top-seeded Fritz to reach quarterfinals at Eastbourne International
EASTBOURNE, England (AP) — Mackenzie McDonald advanced to the quarterfinals at the Eastbourne International by upsetting top-seeded Taylor Fritz…
Continue ReadingUConn introduces Siberian husky pup Jonathan XV as the school’s next mascot
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — University of Connecticut officials welcomed a new celebrity on Wednesday, and they say…
Continue ReadingTour de France riders won’t face automatic exclusion in case of COVID-19 positive test
Tour de France riders who test positive for COVID-19 won’t be automatically expelled from the race. The International Cycling Union says the health…
Continue ReadingCountdown to 250th anniversary begins in the US with planners hoping it can unify a divided country
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press The United States is about to start the countdown to its 250th anniversary. The buildup begins this July 4 at a…
Continue ReadingUkrainian high jumper Mahuchikh insists Russians should be excluded from next year’s Paris Olympics
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh has said since the start of the war that…
Continue ReadingJust Stop Oil protesters briefly disrupt Ashes cricket test between England and Australia
LONDON (AP) — Two protesters from the Just Stop Oil group have run onto the field at Lords and briefly disrupted play about five minutes after the…
Continue ReadingMbappé and France teammates Maignan, Koundé express criticism after police kill teenager
PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé and other prominent French soccer players have expressed their indignation after a 17-year-old delivery driver was shot…
Continue ReadingIga Swiatek is No. 1 and owns 4 Grand Slam titles at age 22. Can she win Wimbledon, too?
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Iga Swiatek is coming off her third title in the past four years on the French Open’s red clay. She also won a…
Continue ReadingAlex Killorn, J.T. Compher and Patrick Kane are among the NHL free agents to watch
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Recent Stanley Cup champions Alex Killorn, J.T. Compher and Patrick Kane are among the top players to watch when…
Continue ReadingNational Women’s Soccer League experiencing youth movement as teenagers take the field
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer When Olivia Moultrie was just 13, her family moved from California to Oregon so she could train with the…
Continue ReadingCarlos Alcaraz — not Novak Djokovic — and Iga Swiatek are the No. 1 seeds for Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek are seeded No. 1 for Wimbledon. Alcaraz and Swiatek were expected to lead the fields…
Continue ReadingAustralia defy odds and dominate England on first day of 2nd Ashes test at Lord’s
By FOSTER NIUMATA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Australia was made to bat and responded by punishing fading England bowling in ideal conditions at…
Continue ReadingFans get their way as Bayern Munich and Qatar decide not to renew contentious sponsorship deal
MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich and Qatar Airways say they are not going to renew a sponsorship deal which caused tension between the German soccer…
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