England without injured forward Beth Mead for Women’s World Cup
LONDON (AP) — England forward Beth Mead will miss the Women’s World Cup after failing to recover from a knee injury. Mead has been sidelined…
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Predators come full circle with Andrew Burnette hired as 4th coach
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The NHL coaching shuffle in Nashville is complete, with Andrew Brunette hired as the…
Continue Reading Forwards Nkunku, Dembélé recalled by France for Euro qualifiers
PARIS (AP) — Christopher Nkunku and Ousmane Dembélé have been recalled to France’s national team. The two forwards were included in coach…
Continue Reading A mix of Beckham and Gazza, Man City’s Grealish emerging as the face of English soccer
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Jack Grealish has emerged as the face of English soccer and is starting to add trophies to his growing list of…
Continue Reading Peyton Stearns, NCAA champ for Texas, beats Jelena Ostapenko, 2017 champ at French Open
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Peyton Stearns is playing in the French Open for the first time and now the 21-year-old American…
Continue Reading For the Florida Panthers, celebrations getting a bit hairy, just in time for the Stanley Cup Final
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The tradition of hockey’s playoff beard goes back to at least the mid-1980s, with the…
Continue Reading Players’ coach: Wake Forest’s Walter on cusp of baseball glory after donating kidney, other trials
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Tom Walter is coach of the Wake Forest team that is the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. Baseball has often…
Continue Reading 2 teams, 2 chances at titles: Heat, Panthers ready for their finals tests
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer DENVER (AP) — They were No. 8 seeds. They barely got into the playoffs after up-and-down regular seasons. They…
Continue Reading Coco Gauff says Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler offered her tickets to the NBA Finals before beginning of playoffs
By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Jimmy Butler’s talents have been lauded this postseason. From his toughness to his elite shot-making, there is a…
Continue Reading Yogi Berra: ‘It Ain’t Over’ documentary reassesses baseball great’s remarkable career and life
CNN By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Yogi Berra famously said “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over,” but one of the greatest careers in baseball…
Continue Reading Yogi Berra: ‘It Ain’t Over’ documentary reassesses baseball great’s remarkable career and life
By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Yogi Berra famously said “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over,” but one of the greatest careers in baseball…
Continue Reading Djokovic struggles for set at French Open after government official critiques Kosovo comments
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic refrained from any political messages at the French Open after a second-round…
Continue Reading Aitana Bonmatí aims for 2nd Women’s Champions League title with Barcelona
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press SANT JOAN DESPÍ, Spain (AP) — Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmatí learned when she was the only girl playing on…
Continue Reading Europa League final: Jose Mourinho goes in search of sixth European trophy 20 years after his first triumph
By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — What happens when an immovable object meets an unstoppable force? The age-old paradox may finally be answered in…
Continue Reading Olympic sports leaders meet amid uncertainty over Russians competing at 2024 Paris Games
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Olympic sports bodies have been meeting amid ongoing uncertainty about if and how…
Continue Reading Japanese knuckleball pitcher Eri Yoshida plays on her own ‘Field of Dreams’
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer OYAMA, Japan (AP) — Eri Yoshida sat in the dugout of an all-dirt baseball field in rural Japan, surrounded by rice…
Continue Reading Gallen pitches 6 shutout innings, Diamondbacks hit 3 HRs in 5-1 win over Rockies
By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Zac Gallen pitched six shutout innings, Ketel Marte and Evan Longoria homered in the first inning…
Continue Reading A’s score winning run on a Braves fielding error for 2nd 2-game win streak of season
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Seth Brown scored on a fielding error by Atlanta third baseman Austin Riley in the ninth…
Continue Reading Freeman has 4 hits to extend hitting streak to 19, Dodgers beat Nationals 9-3
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Freddie Freeman extended his hitting streak to 19 games, capping a four-hit game with an…
Continue Reading Connor Joe homers against former team as Pirates beat San Francisco 2-1
By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Connor Joe homered against his former team and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat San Francisco 2-1 to…
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