Dutch club AZ routs Hajduk 5-0 to win UEFA Youth League
GENEVA (AP) — Unheralded Dutch club AZ Alkmaar is a European champion for the first time. AZ outclassed Hajduk Split 5-0 in the UEFA Youth League…
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Jets address key need, re-sign center Connor McGovern
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer The New York Jets re-signed center Connor McGovern. The move Monday addressed one of the team’s major…
Continue Reading Barcelona secures $1.6B financing to revamp Camp Nou
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona has secured financing of 1.45 billion euros from multiple investors to begin the renovation of Camp Nou stadium.…
Continue Reading Manfred: ‘Sorry’ for Oakland fans; A’s can compete in Vegas
By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he feels “sorry for the fans in Oakland” about the…
Continue Reading Coach Stellini leaves Tottenham after Newcastle rout
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer Cristian Stellini has left his position as Tottenham interim coach. Club chairman Daniel Levy says Ryan Mason will…
Continue Reading Eagles’ Hurts says big-money deal won’t change his mentality
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is wealthier after getting his new contract. However, his mentality has not…
Continue Reading NFL draft back to being all about QBs at the top
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Quarterbacks are back on top in the NFL draft. A year after the first 19 picks were non-QBs and Kenny Pickett…
Continue Reading FIFA confirms 4 in 2027 Women’s World Cup hosting race
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has confirmed that four contenders are competing to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup. FIFA confirmed this on Monday days after…
Continue Reading Defenseman Justin Braun retires after playing 13 NHL seasons
TORONTO (AP) — Defenseman Justin Braun has decided to retire at age 36 after 13 NHL seasons. The NHL Alumni Association announced Braun’s…
Continue Reading Lobby group launched for lower-ranked European soccer clubs
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer European clubs feeling left out of soccer’s politics and marginalized by the Champions League’s wealthy…
Continue Reading Man United manager Ten Hag faces ultimate test against City
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Year-end exams don’t come much tougher than the one facing Erik ten Hag and…
Continue Reading NBA draft includes Emoni Bates after 2 seasons in college
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Emoni Bates is entering the NBA draft, banking on teams in the league being intrigued with his potential as a scorer…
Continue Reading 1948 Olympic bronze medalist Herb Douglas dies at 101
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Herb Douglas, who turned a chance encounter with Jesse Owens as a teenager into fuel to win a…
Continue Reading Mayor: Napoli title will set off ‘big earthquake of joy’
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer NAPLES, Italy (AP) — It’s a celebration more than three decades in the making and Napoli fans are not waiting…
Continue Reading Radio DJ Adele Roberts breaks record for fastest woman with an ileostomy to run the London Marathon
By Ben Church, CNN British radio presenter Adele Roberts became the fastest woman to complete the London Marathon with an ileostomy, running the…
Continue Reading Sifan Hassan lays claim to being greatest female distance runner with thrilling London Marathon victory
By George Ramsay, CNN Running is a simple sport, the art of putting one foot in front of the other faster than your other competitors. That’s…
Continue Reading Kentucky Derby coverage to air entirely on NBC
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC Sports coverage of the Kentucky Derby will air entirely on NBC. The seven-plus hours is believed to be the largest window for…
Continue Reading Mayor: Napoli title will set off ‘big earthquake of joy’
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer NAPLES, Italy (AP) — It’s a celebration more than three decades in the making and Napoli fans are not…
Continue Reading Bellingham, Dortmund eye ‘massive’ chance to dethrone Bayern
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — This might finally be the year that Borussia Dortmund dethrones Bayern Munich.…
Continue Reading Paul Rudd films emotional moment between Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney after Wrexham secures promotion
By Ben Church, CNN When the referee blew the full-time whistle confirming Wrexham’s promotion from the National League for the first time in 15…
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