Month: July 2022

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Dream guard AD Durr will miss the remainder of the WNBA season to prepare for right hip surgery. The team announced Friday it was shutting down Durr, who averaged 10.7 points and 1.9 rebounds in 15 games with their hometown team. Durr recorded three 20-point games and led the team in

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Domenico Vicini reached another Davis Cup milestone by becoming the first player in tournament history to play 100 matches. It came two days after the 50-year-old became the oldest player to win a Davis Cup match. The San Marino player who turns 51 in September played a doubles match with 17-year-old

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Taking a day of regular training camp away from their team facilities, the Minnesota Vikings traveled for an afternoon practice at U.S. Bank Stadium as a way for the new coaching staff and players to become more comfortable with their gameday surroundings. Like many things under new

NEW YORK (AP) — The Kansas City Royals activated All-Star catcher Salvador Perez from the injured list and put him in the starting lineup against the New York Yankees. The reigning major league home run leader was set to bat third as the designated hitter barely a month after surgery to repair a torn ligament

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Wrier INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Josef Newgarden kept the focus simple all week. He ignored the cell phone, avoided social media and spent 48 hours resting, hopeful it would help him recover from the head injury he suffered last weekend and stay in the IndyCar championship hunt. Now all he needs

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints 2021 first-round draft choice Payton Turner says he still feels a bit like a rookie after injuries largely derailed his maiden NFL campaign. The 6-foot-6, 270-pound defensive end out of Houston played in just five games last season. He was rehabilitating from shoulder surgery

MIAMI (AP) — Tyler Naquin went to the first-place Mets from the last-place Reds and was on the bench for a series opener at Miami. New York acquired the left-handed-hitting outfielder and lefty reliever Phillip Diehl from on Thursday night in a deal for two teenage minor leaguers, outfielder Hector Rodríguez and right-hander Jose Acuña.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Goalkeeper David Ochoa was traded to D.C. United from Salt Lake for $75,000 in general allocation money. Ochoa made his Major League Soccer debut on Nov. 8, 2020, and played in 25 matches in 2021. He has not played in any this season. If D.C. re-signs Ochoa for 2023, Salt Lake would

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — France defender Jules Koundé has agreed to sign a five-year contract with Barcelona after his transfer from Sevilla was finalized. The Catalan club said Koundé will sign the new contract on Monday and it will include a buyout clause of 1 billion euros ($1 billion). The agreement between Barcelona and Sevilla

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah made mistakes as a rookie. Some of them became highlights. A second-round pick from Notre Dame, Owusu-Koramoah was one of the bright spots during Cleveland’s otherwise gloomy season in 2021. He played in 14 games, made 10 starts and had several