Diaz excited to return to defensive roots at Penn State
By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Fired last week after three years as coach of the Miami Hurricanes, Manny Diaz is…
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Away we go: Delta to charter U.S. Olympians to Beijing
ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Olympic team’s airline partner will charter a flight from Los Angeles to Beijing to bring about half the American…
Continue Reading Cunningham likes familiarity as he prepares for Titans debut
By TERRY MCCORMICK Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Zach Cunningham landed in a somewhat familiar place last week when Tennessee claimed…
Continue Reading Gu takes halfpipe crown at Dew Tour, 2nd in slopestyle
COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — Eileen Gu completed a long day at the Dew Tour by winning the ski halfpipe event and finishing second in slopestyle…
Continue Reading French Cup game abandoned because of crowd violence
PARIS (AP) — Crowd violence has forced the French Cup game between Lyon and Paris FC to be abandoned at 1-1. At halftime, supporters threw flares…
Continue Reading Working hard or hardly working? Najee Harris says it’s both
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers rookie running back Najee Harris says he feels fresh heading into the final…
Continue Reading Texas QB Casey Thompson enters transfer portal
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas quarterback Casey Thompson has entered the transfer portal after starting 10 games and passing for 24 touchdowns this…
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Seahawks-LA contest delayed to Tuesday; several NFL, NHL, NCAA games postponed
Covid-19 is causing headaches for professional leagues and university sports programs, who find themselves faced with having to reschedule games or…
Continue Reading Aspas leads Celta to 3-1 win over Espanyol in Liga
VIGO, Spain (AP) — Iago Aspas has scored a goal and played a part in two more to lead Celta Vigo to a 3-1 win over Espanyol in the Spanish league.…
Continue Reading Serie A leader Inter routs last-placed Salernitana 5-0
ROME (AP) — Serie A leader Inter Milan has routed last-place Salernitana 5-0. Ivan Perisic, Denzel Dumfries, Alexis Sanchez, Lautaro Martinez and…
Continue Reading Lewandowski sets Bundesliga record with 43rd goal in 2021
By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Robert Lewandowski has taken another old record from Bayern Munich great Gerd Müller. The Poland…
Continue Reading Trickle-down economics at heart of baseball labor dispute
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball players have long benefited from trickle-down economics, where stars set a market that…
Continue Reading USOPC stays neutral on China, pushes Salt Lake City
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Instead of staking out a hard-line position on the conflicts inherent in sending Olympic athletes to China, the…
Continue Reading Middle Tennessee tops Toledo in Bahamas to begin bowl season
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Freshman Nick Vattiato threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns, including a 59-yard scoring pass to Jarrin Pierce with 6:24…
Continue Reading Woods returns to golf, still ‘long way’ from the real thing
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods was in golf attire taking full swings and holing putts. And this time he had a…
Continue Reading QB Dolincheck leads 4 AP NAIA All-Americans from Morningside
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Morningside quarterback Joe Dolincheck, the NAIA player of the year, was selected to The Associated…
Continue Reading Covid leads to NFL, NHL postponements, NCAA delays and cancellations
By Steve Almasy and Homero De la Fuente, CNN Covid-19 is causing headaches for professional leagues and university sports programs, who find…
Continue Reading Without D-Hop, Arizona’s offense must adjust in stretch run
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals will try to clinch a spot in the postseason for the first time in six…
Continue Reading List of NFL games rescheduled due to COVID-19 outbreaks
By The Associated Press List of NFL games rescheduled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19…
Continue Reading Giants QB Daniel Jones ruled out for 3rd straight week
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones has been ruled out for the third straight…
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