For top-seeded Houston, basketball is a family affair
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston coach Kelvin Sampson has a couple of favorites on his staff: Daughter Lauren and son…
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Michael Jordan considering sale of Hornets; no deal imminent
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer Michael Jordan is considering selling the Charlotte Hornets. The six-time NBA champion is in negotiations to sell at…
Continue Reading Study: Most women’s NCAA teams are still coached by men
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Women comprised less than half the head coaching positions and just over half of the assistant coaching spots for…
Continue Reading Doncic back, Irving out for Mavs in key game vs. Warriors
DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic is returning from a five-game injury absence, but fellow star Kyrie Irving is out for the Dallas Mavericks in a key game…
Continue Reading GM to stop making the Camaro but a successor may be in works
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The Chevrolet Camaro, for decades the dream car of many teenage American males, is going out of…
Continue Reading After player input, MLB allows some pitch clock delays
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — MLB has clarified its new rules to allow umpires to delay the start of the pitch clock after…
Continue Reading Russia, Belarus barred from next season’s ice hockey worlds
ZURICH (AP) — Russia and Belarus teams have been excluded by the International Ice Hockey Federation from all its world championships next season.…
Continue Reading Texas’ Morris plays amid misdemeanor domestic violence case
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — In a season that saw Texas fire head coach Chris Beard after a felony domestic violence…
Continue Reading Wichita State hires ORU’s Paul Mills to lead hoops program
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Wichita State hired Paul Mills away from Oral Roberts to turn around its languishing men’s basketball program.…
Continue Reading 2022 champ Iga Swiatek out of Miami Open with rib injury
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Defending champion Iga Swiatek has pulled out of the Miami Open because of a rib injury. The No. 1-ranked Swiatek was…
Continue Reading Mike Hollins says it’s a “miracle” he’s able to return to practice, four months after surviving a shooting
By Wayne Sterling, CNN University of Virginia fifth-year running back Mike Hollins said Tuesday it’s a “miracle” that he’s…
Continue Reading March Madness: Athletes balance privacy, online profile
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Aliyah Boston recalls her parents prodding her to be more active on social media, to extend her brand as her…
Continue Reading Sports on TV for Thursday, March 23
By The Associated Press Sports on TV for Thursday, March…
Continue Reading Former Real Madrid and Arsenal midfielder Mesut Özil retires from football
By George Ramsay, CNN Mesut Özil, the Arsenal and Real Madrid midfielder who won the World Cup with Germany in 2014, has announced his retirement…
Continue Reading Sports on TV for March 27-April 2
The Associated Press Sports on TV for March 27-April…
Continue Reading Apple TV+ announces 2nd season of ‘Friday Night Baseball’
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple TV+ will begin its second season of “Friday Night Baseball” on April 7. The Chicago Cubs will host the Texas…
Continue Reading Sakamoto leads after short program at figure skating worlds
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Defending champion Kaori Sakamoto took the lead after the women’s short program at the world figure skating championships.…
Continue Reading Lyon condemns online racist abuse aimed at Houssem Aouar
LYON, France (AP) — French soccer club Lyon has condemned the online racist abuse suffered by midfielder Houssem Aouar after he chose to represent…
Continue Reading Racism, gambling, goals; the remarkable rise of Ivan Toney
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ivan Toney has been racially abused and faces a potential ban for allegedly breaking…
Continue Reading World Baseball Classic keeps growing despite injury risks
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer MIAMI (AP) — This year’s World Baseball Classic left lasting memories, 47 games over two weeks that restored…
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