Nuggets’ Porter needs back surgery, return timetable unclear
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. of the Denver Nuggets needs surgery to address his latest back injury.…
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Bruce Arena voted MLS Coach of Year for record 4th time
NEW YORK (AP) — Bruce Arena has won a record fourth Major League Soccer Coach of the Year award after leading the New England Revolution to a…
Continue Reading Duke jumps to No. 1 in reshuffled AP Top 25; Purdue to No. 2
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Duke has jumped to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll after its win against…
Continue Reading Cowboys’ McCarthy out vs. Saints after positive COVID test
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy has tested positive for COVID-19 and won’t be on the sideline for…
Continue Reading Lee Elder, 1st Black golfer to play Masters, dies at age 87
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer Golf pioneer Lee Elder has died at the age of 87. Elder broke down racial barriers as the first Black golfer to…
Continue Reading Chinese team reports racial abuse at table tennis worlds
HOUSTON (AP) — Chinese officials made a formal complaint of racist abuse toward one of their players at the table tennis world championships in…
Continue Reading PSG star Neymar out for up to 8 weeks with sprained ankle
PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain says Neymar will be out for up to eight weeks with a sprained left ankle. The Brazil forward was taken off on a…
Continue Reading Syracuse says coach Dino Babers returning in 2022
By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer Syracuse athletic director John Wildhack says football coach Dino Babers will return for a seventh season in 2022. The…
Continue Reading Fenway Sports Group acquires NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins
By Wayne Sterling, CNN Fenway Sports Group (FSG), which owns Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox and English Premier League team Liverpool,…
Continue Reading Red Sox owners reach agreement to buy Pittsburgh Penguins
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Fenway Sports Group has reached an agreement with the Pittsburgh Penguins that would give the…
Continue Reading German government hints at smaller crowds or empty stadiums
German government people have suggested that big crowds at sports events should be reduced. That follows a weekend which featured one empty-stadium…
Continue Reading Temple fires football coach Carey after 3 lackluster seasons
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Temple has fired football coach Rod Carey after three lackluster seasons. The Owls completed a…
Continue Reading Ballon d’Or 2021: Who will be crowned the best players in men’s and women’s football?
By George Ramsay, CNN The world’s best footballers will be recognized at the annual Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris on Monday. Lionel…
Continue Reading ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 launch mental health initiative
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer The Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten and Pac-12 are launching an initiative to raise awareness of the…
Continue Reading Amid cancer fight, NBA ref Tony Brown returning to work
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer NBA referee Tony Brown will be back at work on Monday night for the first time in eight months. Brown has been…
Continue Reading Schick’s chip, Lamela’s rabona among FIFA best goal nominees
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has announced 11 candidates to win the Puskas Award as the best goal scored in world soccer in the past year. Patrick Schick’s…
Continue Reading Pettersen to captain European team at 2023 Solheim Cup
FINCA CORTESIN, Spain (AP) — Suzann Pettersen won the Solheim Cup for Europe in 2019 with the last shot of her career and she will captain the team…
Continue Reading Enes Kanter says he will change his name to Enes Kanter Freedom and become US citizen
CNN By Wayne Sterling, CNN Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter, an outspoken critic of human rights issues, will become a US citizen Monday and legally…
Continue Reading British boxing rivals Khan, Brook to fight in February
LONDON (AP) — Amir Khan and Kell Brook will meet for an all-British welterweight fight in February in a grudge match that has been a long time in…
Continue Reading Ralf Rangnick appointed Manchester United interim manager
By Aleks Klosok, CNN Manchester United has announced Ralf Rangnick as the club’s interim manager until the end of the season. The appointment…
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