By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — When season tickets sales began for Major League Soccer’s newest team, St. Louis City SC leaders figured they’d be a hot ticket in a city with a deep love for the sport. Even they were caught off guard by the response: More than 60,000 deposits for
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The men’s college basketball season is racing toward NCAA Tournament time. Conference tournaments will begin the first week of March, capped by Selection Sunday on Sunday, March 12. Sweet 16 weekend will see games in New York City, Las Vegas, Kansas City, Missouri, and Louisville, Kentucky. The Final Four is in
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns have hired Ray “Bubba” Ventrone as their new special teams coordinator. He’ll replace Mike Priefer (PREE-fer), who was fired earlier this week. Ventrone had led the special teams groups with the Indianapolis Colts since 2018. The 40-year-old was a special teams star for
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities have opened an investigation into possible match-fixing in a Copa del Rey game two years ago. The Spanish league says police are looking into the first-round match between Levante and Huracán Melilla. Levante won 8-0. The league says it received an anonymous tip about the possible match-fixing. Six people connected
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Alabama standout freshman Brandon Miller was in the starting lineup and scored a career-high 41 points in a win over South Carolina. It came a day after police said he delivered a gun to a teammate who is charged in a fatal shooting near campus.
Continue Reading NEW DELHI (AP) — Yannik Paul has birdied his last four holes to shoot 7-under 65 and take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Indian Open on the European tour. The No. 119-ranked German’s hot finish lifted him above Honey Baisoya. Baisoya is leading a contingent of Indian players making a fast
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer In IndyCar’s effort toward environmental sustainability, one of the world’s largest tire manufacturers will rely on a desert shrub to produce a new source of natural rubber for its tires. Bridgestone Americas says it has made offseason advancements to incorporate more sustainable and bio-circular materials into its tires.
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN When you’ve won two consecutive Women’s World Cup trophies, there is an expectation that you can win a coveted third. This isn’t lost on Megan Rapinoe, who — having last led her squad to victory in 2019 — goes into this year’s tournament feeling the pressure of a “three-peat.” The “three-peat
Continue Reading FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Alex Morgan and Mallory Swanson scored and the United States defeated Brazil 2-1 on Wednesday night to win the SheBelieves Cup for the fourth straight year. Japan, which defeated Canada 3-0 in the earlier match at Toyota Stadium, was runner-up in the four-team, round-robin tournament. All four SheBelieves Cup teams will
Continue Reading By Homero De la Fuente, Melissa Alonso, Wayne Sterling and George Ramsay, CNN Shortly after being labeled a “cooperative witness” in a murder case, Alabama freshman forward Brandon Miller scored 41 points, including the game’s winner, to lead the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide to a 78-76 overtime victory over unranked South Carolina. A chorus
Continue Reading SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Formula One champion Max Verstappen has picked up where he left off last season by setting the fastest time in the first session of preseason testing. Verstappen lapped the Bahrain International Circuit nearly .3 seconds faster than Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. George Russell could manage only fifth fastest for Mercedes. The session
Continue Reading PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) — Jennifer Kupcho of the United States has fired a bogey-free 7-under 65 to share the lead alongside four other golfers after the opening round of the LPGA Thailand. With Kupcho in the lead were 2014 champion Anna Nordquist of Sweden, six-time USLPGA Tour winner Nasa Hataoko of Japan, local hope and
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer The biggest winner in the Major League Soccer offseason transfer market ended up being the rumor mill. Whether it was the apparent flirtation between Lionel Messi and Inter Miami, or the interest that Los Angeles FC had for Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, neither materialized and the MLS offseason was
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN The International Basketball Association (FIBA) has issued an apology to French sensation Victor Wembanyama after the organization published a supposed interview with the teenager on its website. Wembanyama called out the interview on his Instagram story on Wednesday, writing: “4 days ago, FIBA published a FAKE interview of me. WTF???” In
Continue Reading By Sammy Mngqosini, CNN World tennis number one Novak Djokovic is hopeful for “a positive result” on US tennis tournament participation ahead of next month’s Indian Wells and Miami Open tournaments, after applying for special permission to play there. The United States still requires international visitors to be vaccinated against Covid-19, and the Serbian, who
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer British soccer commentator John Motson has died at the age of 77. He was one of the most well-known voices in British sport for 50 years. The BBC announced the death of Motson without giving any details. Motson was fondly known as “Motty.” He called games for Britain’s national
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN During his rugby career, Campbell Johnstone built a reputation as a tough scrummager with “the best right shoulder in the game,” according to one of his former coaches. He played three times for the All Blacks — a dream for thousands of young rugby players in New Zealand — and represented
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN The Los Angeles Clippers officially unveiled the signing of Russell Westbrook on Wednesday, two days after he was waived by the Utah Jazz. Westbrook was traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Jazz as part of a three-team deal on February 10 following a turbulent 18 months with his hometown
Continue Reading SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Formula One has begun three days of testing ahead of the new season and Aston Martin almost immediately ran into a reliability issue. The session at the Bahrain International Circuit had barely started when Felipe Drugovich ground to a halt on the track on his first run for Aston Martin. The
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil’s main flagbearer on the men’s tennis tour for the last decade, has retired after losing in straight sets to sixth-seeded Sebastian Baez 6-3, 6-2 in the first round of the Rio Open. The 35-year-old Bellucci says he’s now preparing to work
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