Peruvian soccer official gets 2nd FIFA life ban for bribes
ZURICH (AP) — Peruvian soccer official Manuel Burga has been banned for life for the second time by FIFA. That’s despite being acquitted of…
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Rory McIlroy returns to Masters in search of green jacket
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy has had plenty of memorable moments on the back nine on Sunday, but two of the…
Continue Reading Biden to host NCAA champs UConn, LSU; doesn’t mention Iowa
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has scrapped the idea of inviting to the White House the NCAA champion…
Continue Reading Handful of NHL contenders thrive following major injuries
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer A handful of NHL teams have not only survived but thrived after losing a star player to injury. The Vegas Golden…
Continue Reading More than a dozen arrested after UConn wins NCAA men’s basketball national title
By Melissa Alonso and Michelle Watson, CNN More than a dozen people have been “arrested and charged with various crimes” after The…
Continue Reading Masters only big show in town as other tours take week off
By The Associated Press This week is the 87th edition of the Masters. Scottie Scheffler is the defending champion. Tiger Woods is playing only his…
Continue Reading Why do Masters champions win a green jacket?
By Jack Bantock, CNN Golfers fall asleep dreaming of securing theirs, Bubba Watson was moved to tears simply reminiscing over his, and one fan was…
Continue Reading Switzerland to host Women’s Euro 2025 soccer tournament
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Switzerland has been picked to host soccer’s Women’s European Championship in 2025. UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin…
Continue Reading Browns WR Woods ruptures Achilles tendon during workout
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns wide receiver Michael Woods II likely will miss the entire 2023 season after…
Continue Reading Lazio given suspended stadium ban for antisemitic chants
ROME (AP) — Lazio has been given a suspended partial stadium ban after some of its fans directed antisemitic chants at Roma during the city derby…
Continue Reading Report: UK panel sides with European tour in fight with LIV
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The Times of London is reporting that the European tour has won a court case against LIV Golf.…
Continue Reading Juan MartÃn del Potro eyes US Open, advises Miami padel club
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Juan MartÃn del Potro tells The Associated Press he wants to play at the U.S. Open this year if his body will…
Continue Reading Chiefs’ Travis Kelce to host music festival in Kansas City
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Travis Kelce is living his best life: On the heels of winning the Super Bowl and…
Continue Reading NHL’s Pride nights collide with LGBTQ+ political climate
By ERICA HUNZINGER AP Sports Writer After seven NHL players recently opted out of wearing rainbow-colored jerseys on their teams’ Pride nights for…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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 Reading ‘The cookout gone be lit’: UConn’s Jordan Hawkins looks forward to national championship celebrations with cousin and LSU star Angel Reese
By Ben Morse and Coy Wire, CNN Jordan Hawkins is a national college basketball champion. But he won’t be the only one with a new ring at his…
Continue Reading Nearly 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 Reading Biden press secretary clarifies White House invitation is just for LSU after player calls it ‘A JOKE’
By Ben Morse, CNN First lady Jill Biden appeared to walk back suggestions that the White House might invite both LSU and Iowa’s women’s…
Continue Reading NWSL 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…
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