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10/04/2024

Associated Press photographers were there for all the buzz surrounding Caitlin Clark in the women’s NCAA championship game, as well as soccer action in Europe and the Formula One Grand Prix in Japan.

Here's AP's Sports Week in Pictures:

Associated Press photographers were there for all the buzz surrounding Caitlin Clark in the women’s NCAA championship game as well as soccer action in Europe and the Formula One Grand Prix in Japan.

05/11/2023

Ryan Blaney raced to his first career NASCAR championship by banging his way past contender Kyle Larson in the closing laps at Phoenix Raceway to give Team Penske back-to-back Cup titles.

Ryan Blaney raced to his first career NASCAR championship on Sunday by banging his way past contender Kyle Larson in the closing laps at Phoenix Raceway to give Team Penske back-to-back Cup titles.

18/10/2023

Will rivalry games survive the ACC's realignment?

Those annual matchups are among the concerns conference officials are considering at league meetings this week.

SMU, Stanford and Cal are joining the Atlantic Coast Conference next year. The league's expansion means a new scheduling format is needed for the 2024 football season.

18/10/2023

Algerian national team player Youcef Atal has been suspended by his French club for sharing an antisemitic message on social media. Atal is one of at least two soccer players who have been suspended for online posts surrounding the Israel-Hamas war.

French soccer club Nice has suspended defender Youcef Atal until further notice after he shared an antisemitic message on social media.

18/10/2023

Juventus midfielder Nicolò Fagioli apologized for a “naïve error” in his first public comments since being banned from soccer for seven months for betting violations and ordered to undergo treatment for a gambling addiction.

Juventus midfielder Nicolò Fagioli has apologized for a “naïve error” but also hit out at newspapers for writing what he called was “rubbish” over his part in a betting scandal.

17/10/2023

LSU basketball All-American Angel Reese has a new endorsement deal with Reebok.

Reese said Shaquille O’Neal, who recently became Reebok’s president of basketball, was influential in bringing the deal together.

LSU All-American Angel Reese has a new endorsement deal with a major shoe and athletic apparel company. Reebok announced it has signed the Tigers’ star forward as a partner as she prepares to begin her first season since leading LSU to a naitonal title last spring.

17/10/2023

The Pan American Games open Friday in Chile’s capital with more than 100 spots available for next year’s Paris Olympics.

The Pan American Games open Friday in Chile’s capital with more than 100 spots available for next year’s Paris Olympics and the usual contest to see who will finish second behind the United States in the medals chart.

17/10/2023

BREAKING: Juventus midfielder Nicolò Fagioli has been banned for seven months by the Italian soccer federation for betting violations.

Juventus midfielder Nicolò Fagioli has been banned for seven months by the Italian soccer federation for betting violations.

17/10/2023

Old but more than old-school, Dusty Baker and Bruce Bochy are squaring off in the ALCS as MLB's oldest managers.

“These old managers who have lasted last because they evolve and they’re open-minded and they grow," Rangers GM Chris Young said.

Dusty Baker and Bruce Bochy are the two oldest managers in the majors and are facing off in the AL Championship Series.

17/10/2023

WNBA players have one less option to play overseas with the conflict in Israel, adding to diminishing opportunities amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.

16/10/2023

A soccer match between host Belgium and Sweden has been suspended after two Swedes were fatally shot in Brussels before kickoff.

Authorities raised the terror alert to its highest level in Brussels and said the shooting was linked to terrorism.

A soccer match between host Belgium and Sweden has been suspended at halftime after two Swedes were killed in a shooting in central Brussels before kickoff.

16/10/2023

The Philadelphia Phillies are sticking with the same team that got them to the NL Championship Series and made no changes to their roster ahead of Game 1 against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.

The Philadelphia Phillies are sticking with the same team that got them to the NL Championship Series and made no changes to their roster ahead of Game 1 against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

16/10/2023

Brock Bowers, the dynamic tight end for No. 1 Georgia and one of the nation’s most versatile offensive players, is likely to be sidelined at least a month after sustaining a high ankle sprain that requires surgery.

Georgia star tight end Brock Bowers is expected to be sidelined at least a month after sustaining a high ankle sprain that will require surgery.

16/10/2023

General manager Kim Ng is leaving the Miami Marlins.

Ng became the majors’ highest-ranking woman in baseball operations and the first female GM in the four major North American sports leagues in a groundbreaking hire in November 2020.

The Miami Marlins have announced Kim Ng is leaving the team after three seasons as general manager. The 54-year-old Ng became the majors’ highest-ranking woman in baseball operations and the first female GM in the four major North American professional sports leagues in a groundbreaking hire in No...

13/10/2023

Lexi Thompson makes bold run at PGA Tour cut in Las Vegas, but 2 late bogeys stall her bid

Lexi Thompson looked to be on the verge of becoming the first woman in 78 years to make the cut on the PGA Tour. Two late bogeys stopped her.

13/10/2023

BREAKING: Hornets forward Miles Bridges has turned himself in after an arrest warrant was issued for an alleged protection order violation stemming from a domestic violence case last year.

Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges has turned himself in after a warrant was issued for an alleged protection order violation stemming from a domestic violence case last year.

13/10/2023

Iowa State’s Jack Trice Stadium remains the only major college football stadium named for a Black man.

George Trice is thankful that the tragic story of his cousin, Jack Trice, still is being told a century after he died from injuries sustained on a football field.

12/10/2023

BREAKING: The Russian Olympic Committee has been suspended by the IOC for breaching the Olympic Charter by incorporating sports bodies in four regions in eastern Ukraine.

The Russian Olympic Committee has been suspended by the IOC for breaching the Olympic Charter by incorporating sports bodies in four regions in eastern Ukraine.

07/10/2023

Dillon Gabriel threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Nic Anderson with 15 seconds left and 12th-ranked Oklahoma won a battle of unbeatens 34-30 over No. 3 Texas in the Big 12's last Red River rivalry game.

Dillon Gabriel threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Nic Anderson with 15 seconds left and 12th-ranked Oklahoma remained undefeated with a 34-30 win over No. 3 Texas.

05/10/2023

BREAKING: Dick Butkus, a fearsome Hall of Fame linebacker for the Chicago Bears and one of the most intimidating players in NFL history, has died, the team announced. Butkus was 80.

Fearsome Chicago Bears middle linebacker Dick Butkus has died at 80. The team announced his death on Thursday, saying in a statement that his family confirmed he died in his sleep overnight at his home in Malibu, California.

05/10/2023

Billy Eppler quit as New York Mets general manager on Thursday, three days after David Stearns was hired above him as the team's first president of baseball operations.

Billy Eppler quit as New York Mets general manager three days after David Stearns was hired above him as the team’s first president of baseball operations.

03/10/2023

Terry Francona says he’s stepping away from baseball, ending a 23-year managerial career that began in Philadelphia, peaked with two World Series titles in Boston and concluded with an 11-season stay in Cleveland.

Terry Francona of the Cleveland Guardians is stepping away after 23 seasons as a major league manager.

03/10/2023

For Taiwan, every appearance on the global stage is fraught with politics.

Taiwanese teams are competing at the Asian Games as "Chinese Taipei" due to a decades-old agreement with China.

China has gone out of its way to welcome the Taiwanese athletes at the Asian Games. It's part of its two-pronged strategy with the goal of taking over the self-ruled island that involves both wooing its people and threatening it militarily.

02/10/2023

Heat forward Jimmy Butler arrived for the team’s first official day of work this season with piercings — eye, lip and nose — along with a new hairstyle and his fingernails painted black.

Jimmy Butler had a new look for Media Day and the NBA world immediately took notice. The Miami forward arrived for the team’s first official day of work this season with piercings — eye, lip and nose — along with a new hairstyle and his fingernails painted black.

02/10/2023

BREAKING: The FIA on Monday said Michael Andretti meets all required criteria to field a Formula One team, an important step toward expanding the F1 grid to 11 teams.

The FIA on Monday said Michael Andretti meets all required criteria to field a future Formula One team.

29/09/2023

Europe gave the Americans a rude welcome and a harsh reminder why it has been 30 years since they last won the Ryder Cup away from home.

Europe captain Luke Donald wanted a fast start in the Ryder Cup. He is getting every bit of that. Team Europe swept the opening session for the first time and built a 4-0 lead going into the afternoon at Marco Simone.

28/09/2023

Spanish police raided the offices of the country’s soccer federation as part of an investigation into the payment of millions of dollars over several years by Barcelona to a former vice president of Spain’s refereeing committee.
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The three letters Brooks Koepka represents in the Ryder Cup are USA. Not LIV. The five-time major champion stands out for many reasons at golf's biggest events.

22/09/2023

In the first Asian Games since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, women who have been banned from sports in their country will compete under the toppled government's flag.

In the first Asian Games since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, two teams of athletes are arriving in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, looking very different.

11/09/2023

Spanish soccer is ready to move forward, three weeks after its team won the Women’s World Cup but had its celebrations marred by a kiss that ignited a crisis.

Spanish soccer is ready to move forward three weeks after its women’s team won the Women’s World Cup but had its celebrations marred by a kiss that ignited a crisis.

04/09/2023

Former Georgia and NFL linebacker Jarvis Jones, who now works on the football staff at his alma mater, was arrested for speeding and reckless driving ahead of the Bulldogs’ season opener, police say.

Police say former Georgia and NFL linebacker Jarvis Jones was arrested for speeding and reckless driving ahead of the Bulldogs’ season opener.

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