For open water swimmers, even chilly, choppy water beckons
By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press Many beaches won’t open for weeks, but already one dedicated group is quietly pacing the shore. They note the…
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Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo tops Forbes’ highest-paid athlete list for 2023 after Saudi Arabia move
By Ben Church, CNN Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has become the highest paid athlete in the world, with a move to Al-Nassr nearly doubling his…
Continue Reading Tragedy chanting: ‘Vile’ soccer songs about deaths fueled by ‘need to hurt’ opposing fans
By Matias Grez, CNN Described as “vile” and “unacceptable” and fueled by “the need to hurt,” ‘tragedy…
Continue Reading Arsenal says fan arrested for shining laser at Mudryk’s face
LONDON (AP) — Arsenal says a soccer fan has been arrested for shining a laser into the face of Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk during the Premier…
Continue Reading Allardyce after joining Leeds: ‘There’s nobody ahead of me’
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Sam Allardyce has made an unlikely return to the Premier League. The 68-year-old former England coach has been…
Continue Reading Olympic silver medalist Nijel Amos banned for doping
MONACO (AP) — Nijel Amos has been banned for three years for doping. The runner from Botswana won the silver medal in the men’s 800 meters at…
Continue Reading Los Angeles Lakers take Game 1 of heavyweight series against defending champion Golden State Warriors
By Thomas Schlachter, CNN The Los Angeles Lakers have taken a 1-0 lead in their best of-seven Western Conference semifinal against the Golden State…
Continue Reading Springboks’ Kolisi has surgery, in race to make World Cup
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s team doctor says it is too early to predict whether captain Siya Kolisi will be available for the…
Continue Reading Anadolu Efes player Singleton hospitalized with chest pains
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Istanbul-based basketball team Anadolu Efes says player Chris Singleton has been admitted to a hospital after suffering chest…
Continue Reading Trevor Bauer picks up 4-1 victory in debut with Yokohama
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Trevor Bauer pitched his first game in just over 22 months and scattered seven hits over…
Continue Reading Next frontier in France’s protests: Fake Olympic volunteers
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Preparations in France for the 2024 Olympic Games had been going largely smoothly. That is starting…
Continue Reading Gourde gets OT goal, Kraken beat Stars despite Pavs’ 4 goals
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Yanni Gourde scored 12:17 into overtime with a quick shot after regathering a loose puck and the…
Continue Reading Quarterbacks come off board at record rate in NFL draft
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Brock Purdy impact was in full effect in this year’s NFL draft. A year after the San Francisco 49ers…
Continue Reading Harper 0 for 4 in return, Urías helps Dodgers top Phils 13-1
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bryce Harper went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts in his return to the Phillies just 160 days after…
Continue Reading Davis, James deliver as Lakers top Curry, Warriors in Game 1
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Anthony Davis had 30 points, 23 rebounds, five assists and four blocked shots, LeBron James…
Continue Reading India’s RBI single in 10th lifts Reds over Padres, 2-1
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jonathan India singled in the go-ahead run on Luis Garcia’s first pitch of the 10th inning and…
Continue Reading Pollock homers to break up no-hit bid, Mariners beat A’s 2-1
By BEN ROSS Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A pair of pitchers with the same last name and born one day apart took a double no-hitter into…
Continue Reading Díaz, Tovar homer, Rockies beat Brewers, 3-2
By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Elías Díaz homered and drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning single, and the Colorado…
Continue Reading Duran HR lifts Rangers to 4th straight win, beat Dbacks 6-4
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ezequiel Duran hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning, and the Texas Rangers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4…
Continue Reading Phoenix Suns say Paul “day to day” with left groin strain
PHOENIX (AP) — Suns guard Chris Paul has a left groin strain and the team says his status is considered “day to day” as Phoenix tries to climb…
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