By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL combine is winding down and it’s clear the annual scouting event that’s evolved into a made-for-TV spectacle continues to be a required stop on the road to a pro football career amid concerns it can be a demeaning process with diminishing value. The combine, which launched
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves plan to stop the sale of season tickets to preserve the availability of single-game tickets. Braves president Derek Schiller said Monday this is the first time in team history season ticket sales have been cut off before the first game. The Braves plan to cut off the sale of
Continue Reading By KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA Associated Press CHIANG SAEN, Thailand (AP) — Family members, monks and friends watched from a boat Monday as the ashes of one of the 12 boys rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand in 2018 were released into the Mekong River. Seventeen-year-old Duangphet Phromthep died last month while attending a sports
Continue Reading LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Two soccer fans were hurt after Leipzig supporters lit flares during a Bundesliga game against Borussia Dortmund. Leipzig says about 20 flares were lit before the start of the second half. The club says the people who were hurt were not involved in lighting the pyrotechnics. Leipzig didn’t comment on the
Continue Reading ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — A soccer player in Ivory Coast has died after collapsing on the field during a league game. The Ivory Coast soccer federation says Moustapha Sylla died as he was being rushed to the hospital on Sunday. The federation says he was 21. Sylla’s club says his funeral would be held
Continue Reading ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Luka Modrić is back in the Croatian national team as part of a 25-man squad named for two European Championship qualifying games. The 37-year-old Modrić said after captaining Croatia to victory over Morocco in the third-place game ay last year’s World Cup that he wanted to “continue until at least the
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By George Ramsay and Jacob Lev, CNN World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from this week’s BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, the tournament announced on Sunday, suggesting that his visa application to enter the United States had been unsuccessful. Djokovic, who is unvaccinated against Covid-19, said last month that he had hoped for
Continue Reading By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Liverpool’s 7-0 rout of Manchester United could have a telling impact on the remainder of the season for both teams. Liverpool’s problem this season has been an inability to produce consistent winning runs. That is why a team that competed for four trophies last season
Continue Reading By Matt Foster, CNN Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk refused to shake hands with her Russian opponent Varvara Gracheva after claiming victory in the final of the ATX Open in Austin, Texas, on Sunday. Kostyuk defeated Gracheva 6-3 7-5, collapsing to the court after converting match point, before refusing to shake hands with the Russian.
Continue Reading By Jack Bantock, CNN It was a long week and an even longer year, but Ko Jin-young is a champion once again. Almost a year to the day since her record-shattering victory at the HSBC Women’s World Championship, the South Korean returned to Singapore to defend her crown and seal her 14th LPGA Tour victory.
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN Lewis Hamilton said his Mercedes team is going “backwards” after an underwhelming performance at the weekend’s season-opening Grand Prix in Bahrain. The seven-time world champion battled to finish fifth having begun seventh on the grid, crossing the line nearly 51 seconds behind race winner Max Verstappen. Hamilton’s teammate George Russell finished
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN Spanish hurdler Enrique Llopis had to be carried off on a stretcher after suffering a nasty fall in the 60 meters hurdles final at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Turkey. Llopis, who the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA) said was a medal contender in the race, collided with the final
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer With re-branding commonplace in Formula One this Aston Martin team might consider calling itself “Awesome Martin” after a stunning start to the season at Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso showed his talent is not fading at the advanced age of 41 by finishing third to give the
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium defender Toby Alderweireld is quitting international soccer, the Belgian federation said. The 34-year-old Alderweireld made his debut with the national team in 2009. He was part of the squad that finished third at the 2018 World Cup. He also took part in the 2014 and 2022 World Cups and could not
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag stood on the touchline with a face like thunder as he watched his team fall apart against Liverpool on Sunday. The Dutchman had been praised for turning around the club’s fortunes ahead of the Premier League tie against its fierce rival, but the 7-0 drubbing
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, Ben Morse and Wayne Sterling, CNN Police in Colorado are investigating Memphis Grizzlies All-Star guard Ja Morant after the 23-year-old posted an Instagram Live video of himself Saturday appearing to hold a gun at a nightclub, authorities said Monday. The Glendale Police Department said it’s “aware of the incident circulating on the
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Two more players have been ruled out of France’s upcoming Six Nations match against England, the French rugby federation said. The uncapped Julien Delbouis and Alexandre Roumat were replaced by players with no international experience _ Montpellier center Thomas Darmon and La Rochelle flanker Paul Boudehent _ in France’s 42-man squad. The
Continue Reading By Don Riddell, CNN A soccer match lasts for 90 minutes, another 30 if there really needs to be a winner. But if it’s still level after that, then the game will be decided with a penalty shootout, arguably the most nerve-shredding experience in all of sports. For the fans, it’s excruciating; at the World
Continue Reading By Don Riddell, CNN A soccer match lasts for 90 minutes, another 30 if there really needs to be a winner. But if it’s still level after that, then the game will be decided with a penalty shootout, arguably the most nerve-shredding experience in all of sports. For the fans, it’s excruciating; at the World
Continue Reading By The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho — Led by Raequan Battle’s 21 points, the Montana State Bobcats defeated the Northern Colorado Bears 84-73 in the second round of the Big Sky Conference Tournament.
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