Oldest pro soccer player Miura not ready to retire, set to play again in Portugal
TOKYO (AP) — The oldest professional soccer player has decided he’s not old enough to call it quits just yet. Striker Kazuyoshi Miura is 56. He…
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Seeing double: Los Angeles Angels draft Zach Joyce after taking twin brother Ben in 2022
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer The Los Angeles Angels drafted one of the Joyce brothers in 2022. They grabbed the other one on the final day of this…
Continue Reading Flopping, challenge rules changed by NBA’s Board of Governors
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NBA’s Board of Governors approved two rule changes for the coming season Tuesday. One…
Continue Reading Record number of reports of discriminatory behavior received by Kick It Out
LONDON (AP) — Anti-discrimination group Kick It Out has received a record number of reports of discriminatory behavior during the 2022-23 soccer…
Continue Reading WNBA All-Star skills competition now features teammates partnering up
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA is changing its All-Star skills challenge with the new format pitting four sets of teammates against each other in a…
Continue Reading Pickleball comes to Fenway Park as growing sport reaches the big leagues
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The pickleball craze is hitting the big leagues. Courts for the tennis/badminton/ping pong hybrid…
Continue Reading White Sox slugger Luis Robert Jr. out of All-Star Game due to calf tightness
SEATTLE (AP) — Chicago White Sox slugger Luis Robert Jr. will not play in the All-Star Game on Tuesday night after feeling tightness in his right…
Continue Reading Manfred has no intention of altering Pete Rose’s lifetime ban from baseball
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has no intention of altering Pete Rose’s lifetime ban from…
Continue Reading MLB says teams have gotten 94% of money owed to them by Diamond Sports
SEATTLE (AP) — Major League Baseball says teams have collected 94% of the money they have been owed by Diamond Sports. The company controls 19…
Continue Reading Ducks add Islanders’ top farm coach Brent Thompson to staff
ANAHEIM. Calif. (AP) — The Anaheim Ducks have added veteran American Hockey League head coach Brent Thompson to Greg Cronin’s staff. The Ducks…
Continue Reading Montreal Canadiens sign forward Alex Newhook to four-year contract extension
MONTREAL (AP) — The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Alex Newhook to a four-year, $11.6 million contract extension. Newhook was acquired June…
Continue Reading MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred praises computer challenge system over full robots
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer SEATTLE (AP) — A challenge system allowing appeals to a computer appears to be Major League Baseball’s…
Continue Reading Rangers give restricted free agent defenseman K’Andre Miller a 2-year extension
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers have agreed to terms with restricted free agent defenseman K’Andre Miller on a two-year contract extension.…
Continue Reading Sports car champ Tom Blomqvist to make IndyCar debut for Simon Pagenaud in Toronto
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Two-time defending Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona winner Tom Blomqvist will make his IndyCar debut this weekend in…
Continue Reading Georgia coach Kirby Smart still looking for way to slow down his players despite tragedy
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia coach Kirby Smart says he is still struggling to find a way to convince his Georgia…
Continue Reading Atlanta’s Truist Park and Chicago’s Wrigley Field under consideration for MLB All-Star Games
SEATTLE (AP) — The Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs are under consideration for upcoming All-Star Games. Next year’s game is scheduled for the…
Continue Reading Saints’ Kamara pleads no contest to misdemeanor in man’s beating at Las Vegas club
By KEN RITTER and MARK ANDERSON Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara pleaded no contest Tuesday to a…
Continue Reading Peter Kuest is the latest example of how 2 weeks can change a golfer’s career
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer GULLANE, Scotland (AP) — Peter Kuest is the latest example of how two weeks can change everything. He was a Monday…
Continue Reading MLB experimenting with pearl white baseballs to rid sticky stuff problem
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Pristine white baseballs that would not require rubbing are under consideration by Major League…
Continue Reading MLB open to consider increasing time on pitch clock in postseason
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred will consider increasing time on the pitch clock for the…
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