Pregnancy and sports a challenging combination for female professional athletes
By ANNA FURMAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Recent allegations by WNBA player Dearica Hamby that her coach harassed her for being pregnant…
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Wake Forest tabbed No. 1 overall seed for NCAA baseball tournament
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Wake Forest is the No. 1 overall seed for the NCAA Tournament and the Southeastern Conference had…
Continue Reading New mom Elina Svitolina beats seeded player at French Open in 1st Slam match in 16 months
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — New mother Elina Svitolina won her first Grand Slam match in nearly 1 1/2 years by eliminating…
Continue Reading Penske: IndyCar certain to investigate wheel that flew over stands after Indy 500 wreck
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar owner Roger Penske says he is certain series officials will investigate what led to a…
Continue Reading US tennis star Sloane Stephens says racist abuse on social media has ‘only gotten worse’
By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Sloane Stephens, the 2017 US Open champion and 2018 French Open finalist, says racist abuse targeted toward her on…
Continue Reading Rays place closer Fairbanks on 15-day IL because of left hip inflammation
CHICAGO (AP) — The major league-best Tampa Bay Rays have placed closer Pete Fairbanks on the 15-day injured list because of inflammation in his…
Continue Reading Allgaier captures rain-delayed Xfinity race at Charlotte
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Justin Allgaier held on to win the Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway late Monday…
Continue Reading Horse racing authority calls for emergency summit with Churchill Downs in wake of 12 deaths
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Horse racing’s oversight authority will hold an emergency summit with Churchill Downs, Kentucky’s racing commission and…
Continue Reading Bobrovsky’s end-of-season haircut can wait, with Panthers headed to Stanley Cup Final
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky needs a haircut. The goaltender for the Florida Panthers uses a thin…
Continue Reading Josef Newgarden finally relishes an Indy 500 win after so many disappointments
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Josef Newgarden walked around Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday as the Indy 500 champion.…
Continue Reading Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Sergio Rico seriously injured in horse accident
By Matt Foster and Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Sergio Rico has been hospitalized after an incident involving a…
Continue Reading Swedish government calls emergency meeting of soccer federation after crowd disorder
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — The Swedish government has called an emergency meeting of the country’s soccer federation after crowd disorder at a…
Continue Reading Denver Nuggets perfect the drama-free path to their spot on NBA’s big stage
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets call it beautiful. Their no-drama way of conducting business doesn’t grab tons…
Continue Reading 2 years after French Open title, 1 year after 1st-round loss, COVID, Krejcikova aims to forget
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Barbora Krejcikova is trying not to think too much about her past two trips to the French Open as…
Continue Reading Frankfurt signs highly rated Swedish teenager Hugo Larsson from Malmö
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Eintracht Frankfurt has signed highly rated Swedish teenager Hugo Larsson from Malmö on a five-year contract. The…
Continue Reading Mauricio Pochettino named next Chelsea head coach
By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Former Tottenham Hotspur and Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino is set to join Chelsea ahead of next…
Continue Reading Modest Heidenheim celebrates Bundesliga promotion after remarkable climb
By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Little-known Heidenheim has seemingly come out of nowhere to reach the Bundesliga. It’s a…
Continue Reading Alcaraz, Djokovic ‘not otherworldly’ in French Open wins over foes making Slam debuts
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — You might assume that the opponents for Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic in the French…
Continue Reading Who can stop Man City? Challengers need big offseason to set up Premier League title shot
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The biggest question now the Premier League season is over is who can stop Manchester City. Pep Guardiola’s team…
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