German coach quits Russian soccer club in protest at war
MOSCOW (AP) — German coach Markus Gisdol has quit his job as coach of Russian soccer club Lokomotiv Moscow in protest at Russia’s invasion of…
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Charity regulator looks into Abramovich’s plan for Chelsea
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Roman Abramovich’s attempt to shift the “stewardship and care” of Chelsea to the Premier…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s 20 athletes expected to make it for Paralympics
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer Ukraine’s 20 athletes for the Winter Paralympics are expected to be in Beijing in time for Friday’s…
Continue Reading Playing well again, Dembélé back in good terms at Barcelona
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — It wasn’t long ago that Ousmane Dembélé was being jeered by Barcelona fans at the Camp Nou. He…
Continue Reading Elina Svitolina: Worried for her parents, Ukrainian tennis star says she has been suffering sleepless nights
By Matthew Foster and Christina Macfarlane, CNN Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina says she has been suffering sleepless nights following the…
Continue Reading Winter Paralympics: Ukrainian athletes’ thoughts are with those fighting the invasion back home as they enjoy golden success in Beijing
CNN By Aleks Klosok, CNN Ukraine secured a clean sweep of medals in two more Para biathlon events at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing on…
Continue Reading Spanish league to denounce racist insults against player
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The Spanish league says it will denounce racist insults by a fan against a Cádiz player. The fan…
Continue Reading MLB cancels opening day after sides fail to end lockout
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball’s financial fight cost regular-season games for the first time in 27…
Continue Reading Russia excluded from more sports as sanctions mount
By GRAHAM DUNBAR and JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writers GENEVA (AP) — More and more sports are following the appeal of the International Olympic…
Continue Reading NHL launching faceoff probability stat with AWS technology
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL is launching a faceoff probability stat that uses 10 years of data to determine the likelihood of each…
Continue Reading Major conference races going down to the wire in final week
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer An unprecedented day of chaos led to changes nearly everywhere in the AP Top 25, except the top two spots. It…
Continue Reading Flowers, Gueye lead Washington State past Oregon State in OT
CORVALLIS Michael Flowers poured in 27 points, Mouhamed Gueye scored eight of his 19 in overtime and Washington State handed Oregon State its 15th…
Continue Reading DeBrusk’s hat trick sends streaking Bruins past Kings 7-0
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jake DeBrusk got his first career hat trick early in his first four-point game, and Patrice…
Continue Reading Jaquez’s career game leads No. 17 UCLA past Washington 77-66
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored a career-high 30 points, and No. 17 UCLA rallied after a sluggish first half…
Continue Reading Robinson’s sparks Fresno State past New Mexico 71-68
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Orlando Robinson buried a go-ahead 3-pointer with 54 seconds remaining and finished with 28 points and 10 rebounds as Fresno…
Continue Reading Hawkins propels Howard past South Carolina State 72-62
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Freshman Elijah Hawkins scored 15 points to guide Howard to a 72-62 victory over South Carolina State. Steve Settle III had…
Continue Reading Flagler, Akinjo lead No. 3 Baylor past No. 21 Texas 68-61
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Adam Flagler and James Akinjo each scored 19 points to send No. 3 Baylor over No. 21 Texas…
Continue Reading Garrett leads Bethune-Cookman past Grambling St. 69-63
GRAMBLING, La. — Marcus Garrett had a career-high 27 points as Bethune-Cookman defeated Grambling State 69-63. Cameron Christon led Grambling with…
Continue Reading Thomas leads Alcorn State past Texas Southern 75-72
HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Thomas and Darrious Agnew scored 12 points apiece to help Alcorn State fend off Texas Southern 75-72. Dominic Brewton added…
Continue Reading Saddler scores 15 to lift Southern past Florida A&M 58-49
BATON ROUGE, La. — Jayden Saddler had 15 points and seven assists as Southern beat Florida A&M 58-49. Tyrone Lyons and Terrell Williams had 10…
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