BERLIN (AP) — Sports fans: How about this for a Super Sunday? Start with the men’s singles final at Wimbledon, then take in the soccer European Championship title match between Spain and England, before finishing the day with the Copa America soccer showpiece: Argentina against Colombia. From London to Berlin and all the way to […]
Forward Catarina Macario won’t be able to play at the Olympics because of irritation in her right knee, U.S. coach Emma Hayes said Friday. Macario will be replaced on the 18-player roster for France by alternate Lynn Williams, pending approval by the U.S. Olympic Committee, FIFA and the International Olympic Committee. Defender Emily Sams is
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on Friday announced more venue assignments, with the cities of Carson and Long Beach reprising their roles from previous games held in the region. Carson will host track cycling at the velodrome, field hockey in the adjacent fields, rugby sevens in the stadium and tennis at
NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani remained the top-selling jersey during the first half of the season, followed by Bryce Harper and Aaron Judge. Ohtani became the first Japanese player to top sales last year when he was with the Los Angeles Angels, then signed a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers. The
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There is one goal, and it’s always the same goal for USA Basketball. The only acceptable result from these Paris Olympics is another gold medal. And the most recent gold was one of the toughest to get. At the Tokyo Games three years ago, the U.S. trailed Spain by 10 in the quarterfinals, trailed Australia
NEW YORK (AP) — Angel Reese was happy to keep her record streak alive, she just wished it had resulted in a win. The Chicago Sky’s sensational rookie extended her WNBA record with a 15th consecutive double-double in Thursday night’s 91-76 loss to the New York Liberty. The 17,758 fans who turned out for the
Justin Verlander was a gangly teenager. His parents jokingly called him a “brontosaurus.”
Long before he became a three-time Cy Young Award winner, he was a high schooler who couldn’t consistently muster the arm strength needed to get drafted
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Saudi Arabia and the IOC are teaming up for their first commercial deal together with the oil-rich kingdom set to host the Esports Olympics that launch next year. The gaming partnership will be for 12 years “with Olympic Esports Games held regularly,” the International Olympic Committee said in a statement Friday.
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NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — Justin Thomas was just starting his rookie season on the PGA Tour when the Americans formed the infamous “Ryder Cup Task Force” geared toward building continuity with hopes of restoring U.S. dominance in the matches. Ten years later, Thomas was part of the Ryder Cup Committee that selected Keegan Bradley
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