By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday scrapped the idea of inviting the NCAA champion Louisiana State women’s basketball team along with Iowa’s players, who lost the title to LSU, to celebrate at the White House. His wife, Jill, had suggested such a nontraditional scenario a day earlier. But
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By Sammy Mncwabe, CNN Former British professional boxer and Olympic medallist Amir Khan has been banned from all sports for two years for anti-doping violations, the UK Anti-Doping agency (UKAD) announced in a statement on Tuesday. According to UKAD, a sample collected from Khan on February 19, 2022, after his loss against Kell Brook at
Continue Reading By The Associated Press This week is the 87th edition of the Masters. Scottie Scheffler is the defending champion. Tiger Woods is playing only his second tournament of the year. He has never missed the cut as a pro. FanDuel Sportsbook lists Rory McIlroy as the favorite. This is his ninth time playing the Masters
Continue Reading LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Switzerland has been picked to host soccer’s Women’s European Championship in 2025. UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says the executive committee chose the Swiss bid over three other candidates after the maximum three rounds of voting. The other candidates were France, Poland and a four-nation Nordic project with Denmark, Finland, Norway and
Continue Reading By Jack Bantock, CNN Golfers fall asleep dreaming of securing theirs, Bubba Watson was moved to tears simply reminiscing over his, and one fan was willing to shell out over $680,000 just to own one. Augusta National’s green jacket — an exclusive prize for Masters champions — is golf’s most coveted fashion statement, and one
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the injury says the Cleveland Browns believe wide receiver Michael Woods II tore his Achilles tendon while working out with quarterback Deshaun Watson. A sixth-round draft pick last year, Woods got hurt Monday while catching passes in Texas with Watson, according to
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Lazio has been given a suspended partial stadium ban after some of its fans directed antisemitic chants at Roma during the city derby last month. The Serie A judge ordered the Curva Nord to be closed for a game but suspended the sentence in consideration of Lazio’s decision to hand out three
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The Times of London is reporting that the European tour has won a court case against LIV Golf. The newspaper says the European tour will be allowed to fine members for competing on the Saudi-funded rival circuit. The Sport Resolutions decision is not expected to
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Juan Martín del Potro tells The Associated Press he wants to play at the U.S. Open this year if his body will allow it. That was the site of his biggest Grand Slam triumph — he beat Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer en route to the 2009 title in
Continue Reading By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Travis Kelce is living his best life: On the heels of winning the Super Bowl and hosting “Saturday Night Live,” the Kansas City Chiefs superstar tight end will cap his successful string with a music festival this month. The two-time Super Bowl winner announced
Continue Reading By ERICA HUNZINGER AP Sports Writer After seven NHL players recently opted out of wearing rainbow-colored jerseys on their teams’ Pride nights for the first time, the league’s commissioner says it is weighing the future of the events. Some NHL fans and LGBTQ+ supporters say it’s a sign that a political climate that has led
Continue Reading By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Some UConn fans pulled down signs and light poles, smashed windows and caused other damage after thousands of people, most of them students, spilled onto campus following the Huskies’ NCAA Tournament win over San Diego State. Fifteen people had been arrested by early Tuesday and 16
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — English soccer club Reading has been hit with a six-point deduction in the second-division standings for breaching financial rules. Reading has dropped from 46 points to 40. The team is now one point above the relegation zone. The sanction relates to the club’s failure to meet the terms of a business plan
Continue Reading By Ben Morse and Coy Wire, CNN Jordan Hawkins is a national college basketball champion. But he won’t be the only one with a new ring at his family’s next get-together. Hawkins, who scored 16 points in the University of Connecticut’s 76-59 victory over San Diego State University in the NCAA men’s college championship game
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN First lady Jill Biden appeared to walk back suggestions that the White House might invite both LSU and Iowa’s women’s basketball teams after Tigers star Angel Reese called it “A JOKE” on Monday. Speaking on Monday, Biden congratulated both teams on their performance in Sunday’s national championship game, as well as
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — The number of former players from rugby union, rugby league and soccer who are taking legal action against sports governing bodies on claims they suffered brain injuries during their careers has grown to nearly 400. The London-based Rylands Garth firm says it is formally starting the lawsuit on behalf of 260 rugby
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer A group of former players — including Aly Wagner and Brandi Chastain — has joined with global investment firm Sixth Street to bring a National Women’s Soccer League team to the San Francisco Bay Area. The expansion team is set to begin play next year. It was formally
Continue Reading MONACO (AP) — Rafael Nadal pulled out of the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday, saying he is not yet able to compete at the highest level. The 22-time Grand Slam champion has been sidelined with a left hip flexor injury since the Australian Open. The Monte Carlo Masters begins on April 8. “I will
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN Magnus Carlsen proved that even the very best chess players in the world can sometimes have an off day. The Norwegian grandmaster suffered a surprising defeat against Vladislav Artemiev at the Chessable Masters on Monday, the second-leg of the new lucrative Champions Chess Tour. Carlsen set the tone with a rare
Continue Reading MONACO (AP) — Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters. He says he is not yet able to compete at the highest level. The 22-time Grand Slam champion has been sidelined with a left hip flexor injury since the Australian Open. The Monte Carlo Masters begins on April 8. Nadal has
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