AP National Sports

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Clarissa Chun is looking forward to building the new women’s wrestling program at Iowa. The new coach had one of the best moments of her career at Iowa when she qualified for the 2012 United States Olympic team. The 40-year-old Chun is the first coach

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Noah Syndergaard got a qualifying offer and not much else from the New York Mets over the past two months. That’s one big reason he’s switching coasts to join Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels. The imposing right-hander known as Thor sees

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Concerns about two cryptocurrency companies have led to two of Europe’s leading soccer clubs, Barcelona and Manchester City, dropping short-lived sponsorship agreements. Premier League champion City suspended a deal with 3Key Technologies after concerns were highlighted about the limited digital footprint of the company and

By The Associated Press Joe Flacco is still Joe Cool or Cool Joe to his New York Jets teammates. The 36-year-old veteran quarterback will make his first start this season when the Jets host the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Flacco is taking over for Mike White, who started the last three games in place of

DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks are retiring Dirk Nowitzki’s No. 41 when Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors visit in January. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is expected to attend the Jan. 5 ceremony honoring the only player in league history to play 21 seasons with the same team. The 43-year-old Nowitzki is the

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer Hall of Fame basketball coach Jim Calhoun’s first attempt at retirement in 2012  lasted less than six years. He’s not expecting to spend his second one on a golf course. Calhoun, who led UConn to three NCAA titles, stepped down Thursday as coach at Divison III Saint Joseph after

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Emmanuel Akot registered 16 points and six assists as Boise State romped past Temple 82-62 in the Charleston Classic. Khalif Battle led the Owls on Friday with 19 points.

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Rylan Jones had 19 points as Utah State beat New Mexico State 85-58 in the Myrtle Beach Invitational. Teddy Allen led New Mexico State on Friday with 14 points and seven rebounds.

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — The LPGA Tour has announced a 34-tournament schedule with prize money approaching $90 million. The tour says nine tournaments have increased with purses. The 2022 schedule features five tournaments in Southern California. That includes The Chevron Championship in Rancho Mirage. That will be the last

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns running back Nick Chubb has been activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list. He is cleared to play Sunday when Cleveland host the winless Detroit Lions, beginning a crucial three-game stretch. Chubb tested positive for the virus on Nov. 9 and had to miss last weekend’s

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay coach Óscar Tabárez has been fired amid his team’s poor run in World Cup qualifying. The Uruguayans are in seventh place in the 10-team South American qualifying group and have four matches remaining to reach next year’s World Cup in Qatar. A replacement for the 74-year-old Tabárez has not been

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Jasmine Carson came off the bench to score 14 points with four 3-pointers, both career highs, and Esmery Martinez posted her 16th career double-double as the No. 22 West Virginia women defeated Kennesaw State 78-58. Martinez scored 13 points with 12 rebounds and KK Deans had 12 points for the Mountaineers.

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers coach Matt Rhule says Cam Newton will start Sunday at quarterback against the Washington Football Team. Rhule says P.J. Walker, who started in Carolina’s 34-10 win against the Arizona Cardinals last week, could still see action as well. Newton had two touchdowns, one rushing

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer While recent hiring numbers on NFL coordinator levels are encouraging, the overall journey to diversity and inclusion for head coaches and other jobs remains a struggle. Who says so? Two of the most prominent advocates of the Rooney Rule: Troy Vincent and Rod Graves. Vincent, a former star

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Isaiah Thomas is putting on the red, white and blue again. Thomas was announced as an injury replacement to USA Basketball’s team that will open World Cup qualifying play this month in Mexico. The two-time NBA All-Star was added to the roster along with Justin Anderson. They’re replacing DaQuan Jeffries

IGLS, Austria (AP) — A pair of Russian sliders opened this Olympic season with victories in World Cup skeleton races. Alexander Tretiakov and Elena Nikitina both rallied in the second heat of the two-run competitions to take their wins. It was a difficult day for the U.S. Kelly Curtis’ ninth-place finish was the top showing

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Connor McGovern is replacing Connor Williams at left guard for Dallas on Sunday at Kansas City. The Cowboys hope left tackle Tyron Smith is ready to return from an ankle injury that has sidelined him for two games. Williams leads the NFL in total penalties with 13 and accepted penalties with

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes are racking up losses at an incredible pace. Their focus is on the future as part of a rebuilding project. Arizona general manager Bill Armstrong watched the Coyotes just miss the playoffs last season and decided he needed to overhaul the roster.