Real Sociedad midfielder David Silva injures left knee
MADRID (AP) — Real Sociedad midfielder David Silva has injured his left knee. The San Sebastian-based club said late Thursday that Silva sustained…
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With 3-0 win in wintry Wellington, Spain sets the standard at Women’s World Cup
By STEVE McMORRAN AP Sports Writer WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — With three goals in four minutes in the middle of a lopsided first half, Spain…
Continue Reading Rapinoe’s farewell begins with the U.S. team’s opening Women’s World Cup match against Vietnam
By JENNA FRYER AP National Writer AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Megan Rapinoe’s final run on the global stage begins Saturday when the United…
Continue Reading Confident US enters Women’s World Cup against underdog Vietnam as quest for 3rd title begins
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — The United States begins its journey to a record third consecutive Women’s…
Continue Reading Tennis player who erased mark on court apologizes to opponent after backlash from controversial victory
By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Tennis player Amarissa Toth has apologized to her opponent Zhang Shuai after their match at the Hungarian Grand Prix…
Continue Reading England captain Millie Bright given all-clear to start Lionesses’ Women’s World Cup bid
By TAFT GANTT Associated Press BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — England captain Millie Bright has been cleared to start the Lionesses’ Women’s World…
Continue Reading Nigeria’s Nnadozie denies Canada’s prolific scorer Sinclair in a 0-0 draw at the Women’s World Cup
By SAVANNAH HERNANDEZ AND CASSIDY HETTESHEIMER Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A diving one-handed save from 22-year-old goalkeeper…
Continue Reading Live updates | Fleetwood gets into final group 5 shots back at British Open
HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Tommy Fleetwood has battled for one last par for a 71 at the British Open. He’s still five shots behind leader Brian…
Continue Reading 2 men killed in New Zealand shooting were co-workers of gunman, who had violent past
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Police say the two men gunned down at a New Zealand construction site had worked…
Continue Reading Switzerland beats Philippines 2-0 in its Women’s World Cup opener
By ELLEN McINTYRE Associated Press DUNEDIN, New Zealand (AP) — Ramona Bachmann drilled the ball into the left side of the net on a penalty kick…
Continue Reading Odds stacked against Vietnam in Women’s World Cup in opening match against United States
By ZACH ALLEN Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Huynh Nhu started playing soccer with a coconut-like fruit for a ball. On Saturday, she…
Continue Reading Troubled Zambia looking to shake up Women’s World Cup in debut
By LUKE VARGAS Associated Press HAMILTON, New Zealand (AP) — Zambia’s coach is under investigation for sexual assault, its star player got banned…
Continue Reading England goalkeeper Earps disappointed that her Women’s World Cup shirts aren’t on sale for fans
By ANNA RUTH RIGGINS Associated Press BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — England goalkeeper Mary Earps says Nike’s decision to not sell her jerseys…
Continue Reading Canada held to a 0-0 draw by Nigeria in Women’s World Cup after a rare Sinclair miss
By EMILY DOZIER Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Olympic champion Canada has been held to a 0-0 draw by Nigeria in its Women’s World…
Continue Reading Wilson leads the Aces past the Storm as Las Vegas matches the best start to a WNBA season
SEATTLE (AP) — A’ja Wilson had her 15th double-double with 23 points and 15 rebounds and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Seattle Storm 79-63 Thursday…
Continue Reading Peddy scores 20 and the Mercury top the Sky to win consecutive games for 1st time this season
PHOENIX (AP) — Reserve Shey Peddy hit five 3-pointers and scored a season-high 20 points as the Phoenix Mercury beat the Chicago Sky 80-62 Thursday…
Continue Reading Rookie France shuts down A’s and Tucker delivers go-ahead two-run double as Astros win 3-1
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Rookie J.P. France struck out five while pitching into the eighth inning for the first…
Continue Reading Jordan Walker and Paul DeJong homer as St. Louis Cardinals beat Chicago Cubs 7-2
By SCOTT HELD Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jordan Walker and Paul DeJong each hit a two-run homer, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago…
Continue Reading Collier and rookies Juhasz and Miller power Lynx to 73-70 win and series sweep of Sparks
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier scored eight points in a late 12-0 run and finished with 22 points as the Minnesota Lynx defeated the Los…
Continue Reading S.Y. Noh eagles all 3 par 5s to take the 1st-round lead in the Barracuda Championship
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — S.Y. Noh eagled all three par-5 holes and scored a tournament-record 23 points Thursday to take the first-round lead in the…
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