Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrović gets eight-game ban for pushing referee
By Sammy Mncwabe and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Fulham FC striker Aleksandar Mitrović was handed an eight-game ban for pushing referee Chris Kavanagh in the…
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Poland scraps fencing event because of Russian participation
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A fencing World Cup event in Poland has been canceled because the sport’s governing body decided last month to let Russians…
Continue Reading Real Madrid earns most UEFA prize money with $146M in 2022
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Champions League winner Real Madrid earned the most prize money from a European club competition…
Continue Reading Lukaku representative requests action after racist incident
MILAN (AP) — Romelu Lukaku’s management company has reacted with outrage after the Inter Milan forward was shown a second yellow card and then…
Continue Reading Caitlin Clark defends Angel Reese, says she shouldn’t be ‘criticized’ for gesture directed toward her
By Ben Morse, CNN Iowa’s Caitlin Clark has said LSU’s Angel Reese shouldn’t be “criticized” for the gesture she…
Continue Reading Panthers grab slim edge in very wild East wild-card race
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Alex Lyon’s goaltending resume is no joke. He owns no fewer than seven records at Yale,…
Continue Reading Scheffler looks primed for rare Masters double
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — There are plenty of perks that come from being the reigning Masters champion. You have a year…
Continue Reading UEFA president urges tougher action on abuse of players
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says soccer bodies and clubs should do more to tackle racist abuse of players. He says…
Continue Reading Premier League condemns ‘tragedy chanting’ by Chelsea fans
LONDON (AP) — The Premier League has criticized a section of Chelsea fans for their “tragedy chanting” during the 0-0 draw against Liverpool at…
Continue Reading Joel Embiid vs. Nikola Jokić vs. Giannis Antetokounmpo: What’s the latest in the race to become the NBA MVP?
By Thomas Schlachter, CNN The NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is rich with history in the basketball world with the likes of Kareem…
Continue Reading ITF resumes tennis in China with no word on Peng Shuai
TOKYO (AP) — The International Tennis Federation will play tournaments this year in China. This takes place despite no known resolution to the case…
Continue Reading Eberle has goal, assist as Kraken rally to beat Canucks 5-2
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Jordan Eberle had a goal and an assist as the Seattle Kraken rallied from two goals down to beat the Vancouver…
Continue Reading Hernández, Pollock both homer twice as Mariners rout Angels
By SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Teoscar Hernández and AJ Pollock each hit two homers, combining to drive in nine runs as the…
Continue Reading MacKinnon scores 2, leads Avalanche past Sharks 4-3 in OT
By MAX MILLER Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored his second goal of the game 3:13 into overtime, and the Colorado…
Continue Reading Kemp’s RBI single in 9th gives A’s 4-3 win over Guardians
By BEN ROSS Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Tony Kemp hit a game-ending single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Oakland…
Continue Reading Draisaitl propels Oilers past Kings, into 2nd in Pacific
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leon Draisaitl broke a tie with 7:20 left and the Edmonton Oilers vaulted into second place in the…
Continue Reading Urías throws 6 shutout innings, Dodgers beat Rockies 5-2
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith hit a two-run homer, Julio Urías tossed six scoreless innings to outpitch Germán…
Continue Reading Curry, Poole combine for 64 as Warriors beat Thunder 136-125
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 34 points and gave Golden State the lead for good on a 3-pointer with…
Continue Reading Suns clinch playoff spot, rout injury-riddled Spurs 115-94
By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 27 points and the Phoenix Suns never trailed, beating the depleted San Antonio…
Continue Reading Italian Open to award women equal prize money by 2025
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — The Italian Open plans to award women the same amount of prize money as men starting in 2025. Iga…
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