EPL club Everton halts sponsorship by sanctioned Russian
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Everton has halted its major sponsorship with companies belonging to Alisher Usmanov. Usmanov is a Russian metals tycoon…
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Ukrainian athletes join military after Russian invasion
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer Dmytro Pidruchnyi was competing at the Winter Olympics in Ukraine’s national colors less than two weeks ago.…
Continue Reading Abramovich pushes to sell Chelsea as lawmakers target owner
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Pressure is growing on Roman Abramovich to sell Chelsea, and one potential buyer has revealed…
Continue Reading Heart-wrenching reaction to Russian athletes in Paralympics
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer The International Paralympic Committee says Russians and Belarusians at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing will…
Continue Reading Opening Ceremony: Call for peace as Ukraine’s presence keenly felt at Winter Paralympics
CNN By George Ramsay The 2022 Winter Paralympics officially got under way on Friday, with the start of the Games marked by the presence of the full…
Continue Reading Oleksandr Usyk: ‘My soul belongs to the Lord and my body and my honor to my country,’ says heavyweight champion after joining Ukrainian defense battalion
Exclusive: By Don Riddell, CNN Ukrainian boxers Oleksandr Usyk and Vasiliy Lomachenko are childhood friends. They grew up dreaming of fighting their…
Continue Reading Fans chant ‘We want baseball!’ but won’t get it anytime soon
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — As Rob Manfred stood behind a podium in the left-field corner of Roger Dean Stadium, fans…
Continue Reading Sad, not shocked: MLB fans take gut-punch of canceled games
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Baseball fans reacted with a mix of resignation, dismay, sadness and anger when MLB Commissioner…
Continue Reading No. 16 USC and No. 17 UCLA end season with rivalry game
By The Associated Press A rematch between No. 16 Southern California and No. 17 UCLA should serve as a nice capper to the final week in Pac-12 hoops.…
Continue Reading Thompson, struggling Virginia limp into ACC women’s tourney
By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Former WNBA champion Tina Thompson has not been able to enjoy that kind of success…
Continue Reading DeBoer cherishes memories and monumental wins, not just 500
By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Milestone wins are nice, but in 14 years of coaching in the NHL, Peter DeBoer has come to…
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Tuesday’s Oregon high school basketball scores
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Central 50, South Albany 36 Churchill 42, North Eugene 36 Corvallis 61, Dallas 44 Crater 43, Eagle Point 40 La Salle 56, St.…
Continue Reading No. 2 Arizona throttles No. 16 USC to win Pac-12 title
By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin scored 19 points and Kerr Kriisa added 18 to help No. 2 Arizona wrap up its…
Continue Reading Zegras scores late on power play, Ducks beat Bruins 4-3
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Trevor Zegras scored a power-play goal with 21.6 seconds remaining to give the Anaheim…
Continue Reading Smith scores 2, Vegas tops Sharks 3-1 to give DeBoer 500th W
By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Reilly Smith scored twice and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the San Jose Sharks 3-1. The…
Continue Reading Mavericks blow big lead, rally to hold off Lakers 109-104
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks blew a big early lead and then rallied for a 109-104 victory over the Los…
Continue Reading Burakovsky’s late goal lifts Avalanche over Islanders 5-3
By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Andre Burakovsky scored 59 seconds after New York had a go-ahead goal wiped out, and the Colorado…
Continue Reading Sow lifts UC Santa Barbara over CS Northridge 70-61
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Amadou Sow had a season-high 26 points as UC Santa Barbara topped Cal State Northridge 70-61. Elijah Hardy led the Matadors…
Continue Reading Virginia Tech ends 17-game skid against Louisville, 75-43
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Justyn Mutts had 14 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and blocked two shots as Virginia Tech ended a 17-game losing streak to…
Continue Reading Red-hot Flames take down Wild again 5-1 for 12th win in 13
By TYLER MASON Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk scored 72 seconds into the game and the streaking Calgary Flames beat…
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