Ex-NFL player Bellamy gets 3 years for COVID relief fraud
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL player Josh Bellamy has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining over…
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Women’s team players, US Soccer extend labor deal 3 months
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer The U.S. Soccer Federation and the union for its women’s national team agreed to a three-month extension of their…
Continue Reading Hero Kanu heads international class of college FB signings
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer American colleges are again tapping the European pipeline for football recruits. The early signing period begins…
Continue Reading Alex Morgan heads home to California with NWSL’s Wave
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Alex Morgan is returning to her home state, joining the San Diego Wave of the National Women’s Soccer League…
Continue Reading Injury-hit UConn down to No. 7, lowest Top 25 spot since ’07
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer UConn has dropped to seventh in the women’s AP Top 25, its lowest ranking since 2007. South Carolina…
Continue Reading Paris to stage 2024 Olympics opening ceremony on River Seine
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer Thousands of Olympic athletes on boats cruising along the River Seine toward the sun setting like a giant gold…
Continue Reading Stephenson’s season-long resiliency peaks during big night
By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights center Chandler Stephenson has been quite the discovery since being acquired…
Continue Reading Louisville deputy AD Heird appointed as interim director
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville deputy athletic director Josh Heird has been appointed as interim AD to replace Vince Tyra. Heird’s appointment…
Continue Reading AP All-America team: Young and Tide lead with 3 1st teamers
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young and Alabama teammates Will Anderson Jr. and Jameson Williams have been…
Continue Reading Baylor becomes fourth No. 1 in last 4 weeks in AP Top 25
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Baylor won the national championship last season without ever reaching No. 1 in the AP Top 25. The Bears are…
Continue Reading Raducanu positive for COVID; US Open champ out of exhibition
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has tested positive for COVID-19 and has pulled out of an exhibition tennis…
Continue Reading Man United game postponed as EPL coronavirus cases hit high
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — The English Premier League has reported its highest weekly coronavirus infections as Manchester…
Continue Reading Shiffrin rival Vlhova sticks to reduced World Cup schedule
By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova will stick to her reduced World Cup schedule this season. That makes it unlikely…
Continue Reading NHL postpones 3 Flames games due to COVID-19 outbreak
NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has postponed the Calgary Flames’ next three games after six players and a staff member entered the league’s COVID-19…
Continue Reading Olympic swimming champion Agnel denies coercion in rape case
PARIS (AP) — The prosecutor in the rape case of two-time Olympic swimming champion Yannick Agnel says the Frenchman has admitted to having a…
Continue Reading Verstappen parties until daybreak after F1 title
By ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer Max Verstappen partied until daybreak in Abu Dhabi after winning the Formula One championship. Verstappen said he left…
Continue Reading Fans attack Legia Warsaw players on team bus after loss
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish soccer club Legia Warsaw says its players were attacked by fans who forced their way onto the team bus. The defending…
Continue Reading Questionable calls at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix do little to stifle the celebrations of Verstappen’s orange army
By Eoin McSweeney, CNN The mood among an army of orange clad fans in the north grandstand is sombre. With four laps to go, seven-time Formula One…
Continue Reading Pakistan thumps West Indies by 63 runs in 1st T20
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Mohammad Rizwan hit 78 runs and fast bowler Mohammad Wasim took 4-40 as Pakistan thumped a depleted West Indies by 63 runs…
Continue Reading Swiss ski resorts show what 2022 Olympics could have been
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — The Beijing Olympics are only weeks away and China has become a more problematic…
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