Tearful Evenepoel set to win Vuelta after protecting lead
PUERTO DE NAVACERRADA, Spain (AP) — Remco Evenepoel all but clinched his first Grand Tour title after the 22-year-old Belgian protected his lead in…
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Gobert, France win at EuroBasket; Luka leads Slovenia again
BERLIN (AP) — Rudy Gobert scored 20 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, and Olympic silver medalist France moved into the EuroBasket quarterfinals by…
Continue Reading Thiago Motta to replace Mihajlović as Bologna’s coach
BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — Former Paris Saint-Germain and Italy midfielder Thiago Motta will be named Bologna’s new coach to replace the fired Siniša…
Continue Reading Spain women’s league kickoff postponed due to referee strike
MADRID (AP) — The start of Spain’s new professional women’s league has been called off after referees refused to work until their demands for…
Continue Reading Scheffler overwhelming choice as PGA Tour player of the year
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Scottie Scheffler is the PGA Tour player of the year and it wasn’t a big surprise. No one had more than his…
Continue Reading Berlin nixes German soccer fans’ usual huge World Cup party
By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — FIFA’s decision to hold the World Cup in Qatar in winter means thousands of German soccer…
Continue Reading Cologne urges fans to give evidence after violence in Nice
COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — German soccer club Cologne has urged its fans to submit photos and videos to a police “evidence portal” to identify…
Continue Reading De Vries to make race debut as Albon out with appendicitis
By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MONZA, Italy (AP) — Nyck De Vries will make his Formula One race debut at the Italian Grand Prix after Williams…
Continue Reading Sports in Britain resume, pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer There have been moving and respectful tributes to Queen Elizabeth II as sports resumed in Britain following a…
Continue Reading World No. 1 Iga Swiatek wins US Open, her third major title
CNN By Matias Grez and Kevin Dotson, CNN Polish tennis star Iga Swiatek defeated Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in straight sets in the US Open…
Continue Reading How Serena Williams rewrote the playbook for female athletes juggling motherhood and sport
CNN By Sana Noor Haq, CNN When Serena Williams announced that she would “evolve away from tennis,” she was pictured with her…
Continue Reading How Serena Williams rewrote the playbook for female athletes juggling motherhood and sport
CNN, GETTY IMAGES, VOGUE By Sana Noor Haq, CNN When Serena Williams announced that she would “evolve away from tennis,” she was pictured…
Continue Reading How Serena Williams rewrote the playbook for female athletes juggling motherhood and sport
By Sana Noor Haq, CNN When Serena Williams announced that she would “evolve away from tennis,” she was pictured with her five-year-old…
Continue Reading World No. 1 Iga Swiatek wins US Open, her third major title
By Matias Grez and Kevin Dotson, CNN Polish tennis star Iga Swiatek defeated Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in straight sets in the US Open women’s…
Continue Reading The Tiafoe Effect: US tennis star has big impact in Africa
By CLARENCE ROY-MACAULAY and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Last year, Sam Jalloh zig-zagged across West Africa…
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Friday’s Oregon prep football scores
PREP FOOTBALL Ashland 41, North Eugene 38 Banks 20, Tillamook 12 Bend 39, North Medford 7 Bonanza 38, Alsea 6 Camas Valley 42, Mohawk 0 Cascade 30,…
Continue Reading Cronenworth, Padres beat Dodgers 5-4 in 10 innings
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jake Cronenworth singled home the winning run off Heath Hembree with one out in the 10th inning,…
Continue Reading Michelle Obama supports Tiafoe in US Open semifinals
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama waved her arms in the air and yelled, “Let’s go, Foe!” Down on the U.S. Open…
Continue Reading Andrus’ 2-run double caps 5-run 9th, White Sox beat A’s 5-3
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Elvis Andrus hit a tiebreaking double against his former team with two outs in a…
Continue Reading Tiafoe can’t continue rare run at US Open for American man
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Tiafoe has come up just short of being the first American man to reach the U.S. Open…
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