Click out as Astros GM 6 days after winning World Series
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros general manager James Click will not be given a new contract. The team has…
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Packers CB Eric Stokes probably won’t play again this season
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur says cornerback Eric Stokes probably won’t play again this season after getting…
Continue Reading F1 team Mercedes suspends sponsorship deal with FTX
By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Formula One team Mercedes says it has suspended its sponsorship deal with FTX, one of the…
Continue Reading Mountain West hires WCC Commissioner Gloria Nevarez
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The Mountain West hired Gloria Nevarez, who has been leading the West Coast Conference for the last five years, to…
Continue Reading Argentina taking fewer forwards than Brazil to World Cup
By DEBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina is taking nine defenders, seven midfielders and seven forwards to the World Cup in…
Continue Reading Kelli Masters overcomes critics, among few female NFL agents
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Kelli Masters remembers the feeling going to her first scouting combine in 2006, seeing no other female agents…
Continue Reading Bills QB Allen returns to practice, questionable for Sunday
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has tested his sore throwing elbow for the first…
Continue Reading Ex-Raider Abram reunites with old friends in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Some familiar faces are helping new Green Bay Packers safety Johnathan Abram adapt to switching teams at midseason as the…
Continue Reading Chinese tennis player suspended on corruption charges
LONDON (AP) — Chinese player Baoluo Zheng has been provisionally suspended pending corruption charges. The precise nature of the charges was not…
Continue Reading Wayne Rooney: As former Premier League star rolls sushi in Dubai, his thoughts turn to Alex Ferguson
CNN By Eoin McSweeney and Becky Anderson, CNN Wayne Rooney holds down the bamboo mat with one sinewy hand while the other is busy mixing rice into…
Continue Reading Wayne Rooney: As former Premier League star rolls sushi in Dubai, his thoughts turn to Alex Ferguson
By Eoin McSweeney and Becky Anderson, CNN Wayne Rooney holds down the bamboo mat with one sinewy hand while the other is busy mixing rice into slices…
Continue Reading Czechs oust US and join Switzerland in BJK Cup semifinals
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The unheralded Czech Republic has upset the United States to reach the Billie Jean King Cup semifinals for the first time…
Continue Reading Iranian archer joins other athletes in showing support for protests
By Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Iranian archer Parmida Ghasemi demonstrated her support for anti-government protests by removing her hijab during an awards…
Continue Reading Iran should not be allowed to play at World Cup, says former FIFA President Sepp Blatter
By Nadine Schmidt, CNN Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter thinks Iran should be barred from the upcoming World Cup in Qatar, a Swiss paper and online…
Continue Reading FIFA data project set to analyze games at World Cup
ZURICH (AP) — Huge amounts of World Cup match data will be shared with teams, media and fans in a performance analysis project that has been…
Continue Reading South Korea ends preparations for Qatar with win vs. Iceland
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has ended its preparations for the World Cup with a 1-0 win over Iceland. Gimcheon Sangmu defender Park…
Continue Reading Injured Vlahović included in Serbia’s World Cup squad
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Center forward Dušan Vlahović has been included in Serbia’s squad for the World Cup despite missing his last four…
Continue Reading Forward Ansu Fati back in Spain squad for World Cup
MADRID (AP) — Spain coach Luis Enrique has included 20-year-old Barcelona forward Ansu Fati in his squad for the World Cup. Ansu has not played for…
Continue Reading Uncapped Xavi Simons in Dutch World Cup squad, Cillessen out
By ALEKSANDAR FURTULA and MIKE CORDER Associated Press ZEIST, Netherlands (AP) — Uncapped attacking midfielder Xavi Simons has been included in the…
Continue Reading Panthers ground dominance earns Carolina hard-fought 25-15 win over Atlanta Falcons in rainy TNF showdown
By Ben Morse, CNN The Carolina Panthers’ dominance in their running game proved enough to hold off a late Atlanta Falcons comeback attempt on a…
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