By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Bubba Wallace and Christopher Bell shared a flight home from Las Vegas, and Wallace apologized during the trip to his fellow Toyota teammate for the incident that crippled Bell’s championship chances. Bell said Wallace also apologized to the entire Toyota group in the Monday competition meeting. Wallace has
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson coach Brad Brownell is on notice to bounce back after a subpar season. The Tigers finished with their ninth non-losing season. But they missed out on the postseason at 17-16 and Brownell met with athletic director Graham Neff several times. Brownell thinks things are
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Top-ranked defending national champion Georgia is far from assured of a return trip to the Southeastern Conference championship game. With the SEC East making its biggest AP Top 25 power play since Florida’s Steve Spurrier and Tennessee’s Phillip Fulmer ruled the division 25 years ago, Georgia
Continue Reading AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — A pair of giant pandas sent as a gift from China arrived in Qatar on Wednesday ahead of next month’s World Cup. They will take up residence in an indoor enclosure in the desert nation designed to duplicate conditions in the dense forests of China’s mountainous Sichuan province. Eight hundred
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Jackson State coach Deion Sanders says historically Black college football programs can be a path to the NFL for top recruits, but it is difficult to compete with the wealthier, traditional power schools. Sanders, a Pro Football Hall of Famer who starred with the Falcons, 49ers and
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By Ben Morse, CNN Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay said on Tuesday that he believes “there’s merit to remove” Daniel Snyder as owner of the Washington Commanders. Irsay was speaking at the ongoing league meetings in New York City and fielded multiple questions about the controversial Commanders owner. Snyder’s time with Washington has been mired
Continue Reading By Alasdair Howorth, CNN In a game crying out for some action, Kyle Schwarber delivered, with a monstrous 488-foot solo home run at the top of the sixth that sealed a 2-0 win for the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Diego Padres in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series. The smash, which flew
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN The European Super League (ESL), which folded just 48 hours after its launch in 2021, is planning to make a comeback in three years, its new chief executive told Wednesday’s Financial Times. German television executive Bernd Reichart said that new formats were being explored and that he hoped to have “active
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Austin and Aaron Nola are each other’s biggest fans. Unless their teams are playing each other. That happened in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series. Aaron started on the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies and faced his 32-year-old brother, San Diego Padres catcher
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN The Golden State Warriors received their championship rings for winning last season’s NBA title before beating the Los Angeles Lakers in their season-opener on Tuesday. Last year’s Finals Most Valuable Player, Steph Curry, finished with 33 points, seven assists and six rebounds as the Warriors began their title defense in the
Continue Reading MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United player Mason Greenwood has been granted bail four days after being charged with attempted rape, controlling and coercive behavior, and assault. The 21-year-old Greenwood did not attend the bail application that was held in private in a court in Manchester. The court said following the hearing that bail had
Continue Reading By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Most coaches walking onto the basketball court are thinking about tactics, starting lineups and the upcoming game. But as the first woman to coach a men’s national team at a major FIBA tournament, Liz Mills must think of everything — even what she wears. “When I went to Mozambique, they said:
Continue Reading GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Schalke has fired coach Frank Kramer after four months in charge following a run of losses which left the club in the Bundesliga relegation zone. Schalke was knocked out of the German Cup with a 5-1 loss to Hoffenheim in the second round on Tuesday. That was club’s fifth successive defeat
Continue Reading By Ben Morse and Matt Foster, CNN Tom Brady has compared the slog of playing in an NFL season to “going away on deployment in the military.” Appearing on his “Let’s Go!” podcast on Monday, the 45-year-old Brady was speaking with cohost Jim Gray and NBA superstar Kevin Durant about the mindset top-tier athletes need
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Remember the San Diego Chicken? Well, the long-ago iconic mascot of the Padres has some competition. There’s a new bird in the seaside city. The Rally Goose. The Padres and their fans adopted the goose as a good-luck charm after a real one landed in
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The Super League project that aims to revolutionize European soccer has hired a new top executive to steer a revived plan after a failed launch last year. German former television boss Bernd Reichart is the new CEO of A22 Sports Management. The Madrid-based company worked with
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The offensive performances in prime-time games this season have been downright offensive at times. From the more than 100 minutes of game action without a touchdown on Thursday nights to the recent Monday night slog between the Chargers and Broncos, teams playing on the NFL’s biggest stage have
Continue Reading By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gabriel Vilardi scored the shootout winner and had a goal and an assist in regulation in the Los Angeles Kings’ 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. Matt Roy had two third-period goals and Cal Petersen made 31 saves in regulation and overtime and
Continue Reading CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Mikael Backlund broke a tie with 4:29 left in the Calgary Flames’ 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night. Elias Lindholm and Tyler Toffoli also scored and Jacob Markstrom made 19 saves to help the Flames improve to 3-0 and drop Vegas to 3-1. Jonathan Huberdeau, acquired in
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry opened the season with 33 points, seven assists and six rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 123-109 after receiving their championship rings in a pregame ceremony.Jordan Poole made a pretty bounce pass assist to a
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