Alex Ferguson called as character witness for Giggs in trial
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United coaching great Alex Ferguson has been called as a character witness for Ryan Giggs in a court case…
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Madrid transfers young forward Reinier on loan to Girona
MADRID (AP) — Young attacking midfielder Reinier will play for Girona this season on a loan from Real Madrid. The 20-year-old Brazilian arrived in…
Continue Reading Reds advance to Asian Champions League QF with 5-0 rout
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Urawa Reds have advanced to the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League. The Japanese team routed Malaysia’s Johor…
Continue Reading Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua rematch: Can British boxer recover from being dominated in first fight?
By Ben Morse, CNN It’s been billed as the “Rage on the Red Sea,” but both fighters outwardly seem relatively calm about the…
Continue Reading Usyk maintains weight for rematch against Joshua
KING ABDULLAH SPORTS CITY, Saudi Arabia (AP) — World heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has maintained a similar weight for his rematch with…
Continue Reading Man United reaches deal to sign Casemiro from Real Madrid
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Manchester United has reached a deal to sign midfielder Casemiro from Real Madrid, ending the…
Continue Reading Manchester United seal transfer deal for Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro
By Kevin Dotson, Aleks Klosok and Ben Morse, CNN Manchester United has reached an agreement with Real Madrid to sign Brazil midfielder Casemiro, the…
Continue Reading Jessica Korda makes 3 eagles, shoots 61 to tie LET record
SOTOGRANDE, Spain (AP) — Jessica Korda made three eagles in an 11-under 61 Thursday that equaled a Ladies European Tour record and gave her a…
Continue Reading Nottingham Forest seals 16th transfer by signing Gibbs-White
LONDON (AP) — Nottingham Forest has made its 16th signing of this transfer window after Morgan Gibbs-White joined from Wolverhampton for a reported…
Continue Reading Olympic medalist Dina Asher-Smith calls for more research into how periods affect athletic performance
By Issy Ronald, CNN British sprinter Dina Asher-Smith called for more funding to research the impact of periods on athletic performance after she…
Continue Reading Man United in maelstrom as Liverpool heads to Old Trafford
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Frenzied talk of billionaires looking to buy beleaguered English soccer giant Manchester United has topped the…
Continue Reading Olympic silver medalist Flückiger tests positive for doping
GENEVA (AP) — Olympic silver medalist cyclist Mathias Flückiger has been provisionally suspended in a doping case. The suspension was announced on…
Continue Reading Tampa Bay Buccaneers ‘not concerned’ by Tom Brady’s continued absence from the team
By Ben Church and Ben Morse, CNN Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles says he’s not concerned by Tom Brady‘s absence from the team but…
Continue Reading Small but mighty, Curacao poised for Little League run
By MATTHEW GELHARD Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Curacao is back in the Little League World Series this year for the country’s…
Continue Reading Mora trying to make an independent UConn competitive
By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Jim Mora is taking over UConn’s football team during a time of conference mega-mergers.…
Continue Reading Pick Six: Cowing, Grubbs are among elite on struggling teams
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Great players are spread around college football. You just don’t hear as much about some because they are…
Continue Reading Nationals rally against Darvish, Hader to beat Padres 3-1
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Nelson Cruz drew a bases-loaded walk off Josh Hader to bring in the go-ahead run with one out in…
Continue Reading Luke Knox, Florida International University football player and brother of NFL’s Dawson Knox, dies at 22
By Matt Foster, CNN Florida International University football player Luke Knox, the younger brother of Buffalo Bills tight end Dawson Knox, has died,…
Continue Reading Loyd has big finish, Storm beat Mystics 86-83 in Game 1
SEATTLE (AP) — Breanna Stewart had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Jewell Loyd scored 12 of her 16 points in the final five minutes and the…
Continue Reading Smith, error-prone Seahawks struggle in 27-11 loss to Bears
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Geno Smith’s chance to gain an edge over Drew Lock for Seattle’s starting quarterback job…
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