By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach says Russian athletes and officials who have been banned from international sporting events because of the war in Ukraine are being protected rather than punished. Most Olympic sports bodies followed the IOC guidance given within days of Russia’s invasion by
Continue Reading LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Police have opened an investigation after Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira was involved in an altercation with a fan during the latest in a series of pitch invasions that have marred the end of the English soccer season. The Football Association is also looking into the incident in which Vieira kicked
Continue Reading DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund is looking for a new coach after deciding not to continue with Marco Rose following what the Bundesliga club called an “unsatisfactory” season. The club says the decision was taken after an internal review with Rose. Dortmund finished second behind Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga last season and disappointed
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The title, European qualification and relegation will all be decided on the final day of the season for the first time in Premier League history. Manchester City and Liverpool are vying for the title. City leads by one point and hosts Aston Villa while Liverpool hosts Wolverhampton. The fourth
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By Aimee Lewis, CNN Twelve months ago, teenager Carlos Alcaraz needed to qualify to make the main draw of the French Open. This year, he is among the favorites to win the men’s section of the tournament. His is the sort of meteoric rise sport craves and should he achieve what many are predicting —
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By David Close, Amy Woodyatt and Sammy Mngqosini, CNN Six-time golf major champion Phil Mickelson will participate in the inaugural LIV Golf tournament at the Centurion Club near London, along with two-time major winner Dustin Johnson, who on Tuesday resigned from the PGA Tour ahead of headlining the controversial series. Mickelson, who won the last
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By Issy Ronald, CNN On the ninth hole of the first round, Tiger Woods slammed his golf club into the ground in frustration. Afterward, he walked up to the green with a more pronounced limp than had been seen earlier in the day and eventually finished the hole with a bogey, kicking off a run
Continue Reading LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Australia has replaced Russia as host of swimming’s short-course world championships in December. Swimming’s governing body FINA says Melbourne will host the 25-meter pool events from Dec. 13-18. FINA stripped Kazan as host in March because of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Athletes and officials from Russia and its military ally Belarus
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By Ben Church, CNN Marcus Smart inspired the Boston Celtics to a 127-102 victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday to level the Eastern Conference Finals. Smart had missed the opening game of the series through injury but returned with a vengeance in Game 2, racking up 24 points, 12 assists, nine rebounds and three
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By Christina Macfarlane and Issy Ronald, CNN It was windy and it was snowing. “A very classical Norwegian evening,” as Ada Hegerberg puts it. Despite the inclement weather conditions at the Release Arena in Sandefjord, the Norwegian’s overriding emotion was one of joy.She was playing her first match for Norway in five years, celebrating the
Continue Reading HOBART, Australia (AP) — Successful first-year Tasmania coach and former NBA player Scott Roth has signed a contract extension with the National Basketball League club until the end of the 2024-25 season. The JackJumpers announced the contract extension less than two weeks after Roth took the team to the NBL championship series before losing to
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Joaquin Niemann spent his youth growing up in Chile trying to follow in the footsteps of Mito Pereira, who didn’t exactly make it easy the way he kept winning prestigious amateur golf events in the U.S. and Scotland and points in between. Niemann sure did
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — David Perron scored twice, Jordan Binnington made 30 saves and the St. Louis Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 to tie their second-round series at a game apiece. Jordan Kyrou added a goal and Brandon Saad sealed it with an empty-netter for the Blues. It was
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jackie Young scored a season-high 25 points, A’ja Wilson added 17 points and nine rebounds, and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Minnesota Lynx 93-87. Chelsea Gray made two free throws to make it 70-59 with 2:34 left in the third quarter. Minnesota responded with a 10-0 spurt to pull within
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale scored a season-high 37 points, Marina Mabrey added 13 points and a career-best 10 assists and the Dallas Wings beat the Phoenix Mercury 94-84. Guard Allisha Gray had 16 points and a career-high five blocks for Dallas. Diana Taurasi led Phoenix with 31 points. She extended her own NBA record
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Southeastern Conference spring meetings will be held in person for the first time since 2019 in a little less than two weeks. It is unlikely two of the SEC’s superstar coaches will be chumming around Destin, Florida, together. Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher called Nick Saban
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, May 19, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player below. https://youtu.be/F7DT9SkloFM HS BASEBALL Blue Springs South (2) Rock Bridge (0) FINAL Blair Oaks (3) Southern Boone (4) FINAL HS GIRLS SOCCER Father Tolton (0) Southern Boone (2) FINAL Capital City (1) Smith-Cotton
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 27 points, Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown each scored 24 and the Boston Celtics dominated the first half to roll past the Miami Heat 127-102 and tie the Eastern Conference finals at a game apiece. Smart was a rebound shy of a triple-double,
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Martín Maldonado hit a three-run double and Jose Altuve added a season-high four hits to back up a strong start by Framber Valdez as the Houston Astros continued their home dominance of the Texas Rangers with a 5-1 win. The victory extended Houston’s winning streak at
Continue Reading By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Trevor Story had three homers, four hits and seven RBIs to help the Boston Red Sox rally from a four-run deficit to beat the Seattle Mariners 12-6. Story slugged a pair of two-run homers and a three-run shot in the eighth, and he also singled in the
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