Simone Biles on entry list for US Classic in August – but will she compete?
By Jill Martin and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Is Simone Biles making a return to competitive gymnastics? The 26-year-old is listed as an…
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UEFA picks bigger stadiums for Conference League finals and confirms 2026 World Cup qualifying path
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — UEFA has picked bigger stadiums to host the next two Europa Conference League finals. Sub-20,000…
Continue Reading Tennessee State ready to make history as the 1st HBCU to add ice hockey
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee State announced it will become the first historically Black college and…
Continue Reading Top players who could be on the move during soccer’s transfer window
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Lionel Messi and Karim Benzema kicked off the transfer window in spectacular fashion…
Continue Reading Major League Soccer’s 2024 All-Star Game to be played in Columbus, Ohio
NEW YORK (AP) — The 2024 Major League Soccer All-Star Game will be played at the Columbus Crew’s Lower.com Field on July 17. Columbus hosted the…
Continue Reading Judge dismisses Hans Niemann’s $100 million lawsuit against Magnus Carlsen, among others, in chess cheating scandal
By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — A US judge on Tuesday dismissed the $100 million defamation lawsuit filed by American chess grandmaster Hans Niemann…
Continue Reading Gymnastics star Simone Biles returning to competition in August in first meet since 2020 Olympics
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer Simone Biles is back. The gymnastics superstar plans to return to competition at the U.S. Classic outside Chicago in…
Continue Reading Wembanyama’s height no longer a mystery: 7 feet, 3 1/2 inches is official, Spurs say
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Victor Wembanyama’s official height is 7 feet, 3 1/2 inches. That’s according to the San Antonio Spurs,…
Continue Reading Beer on menu for fans at 2032 Brisbane Olympics, but not in Paris for 2024 Games
GENEVA (AP) — No worries about spectators getting a beer at the stadium when Australia hosts the 2032 Olympics. Brisbane organizing committee…
Continue Reading Arsenal appears to be ahead of Man City in the race to sign transfer target Declan Rice
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Declan Rice is turning into one of the biggest stories of the transfer window. The…
Continue Reading McDonald upsets top-seeded Fritz to reach quarterfinals at Eastbourne International
EASTBOURNE, England (AP) — Mackenzie McDonald advanced to the quarterfinals at the Eastbourne International by upsetting top-seeded Taylor Fritz…
Continue Reading UConn introduces Siberian husky pup Jonathan XV as the school’s next mascot
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — University of Connecticut officials welcomed a new celebrity on Wednesday, and they say…
Continue Reading Tour de France riders won’t face automatic exclusion in case of COVID-19 positive test
Tour de France riders who test positive for COVID-19 won’t be automatically expelled from the race. The International Cycling Union says the health…
Continue Reading WTA plans equal prize money to match men at combined higher-tiered tennis events
By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — These days, equal prize money is given to the men and women at the well-known grand slam events, the highest tier…
Continue Reading Just Stop Oil protest disrupts Ashes Test at Lord’s as England cricketer Jonny Bairstow carries activist to the boundary
By Thomas Schlachter, CNN Lord’s Cricket Ground, London (CNN) — Just Stop Oil protesters disrupted the first day of the second Ashes Test…
Continue Reading Countdown to 250th anniversary begins in the US with planners hoping it can unify a divided country
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press The United States is about to start the countdown to its 250th anniversary. The buildup begins this July 4 at a…
Continue Reading Ukrainian high jumper Mahuchikh insists Russians should be excluded from next year’s Paris Olympics
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh has said since the start of the war that…
Continue Reading Just Stop Oil protesters briefly disrupt Ashes cricket test between England and Australia
LONDON (AP) — Two protesters from the Just Stop Oil group have run onto the field at Lords and briefly disrupted play about five minutes after the…
Continue Reading Newly obtained document details framework agreement between PGA Tour and LIV Golf
By Jill Martin, Zayn Nabbi and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — On June 6, a shocking announcement was made by the PGA Tour sending reverberations…
Continue Reading Mbappé and France teammates Maignan, Koundé express criticism after police kill teenager
PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé and other prominent French soccer players have expressed their indignation after a 17-year-old delivery driver was shot…
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