By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Retired Formula One champion Nelson Piquet has been ordered by a Brazilian court to pay $950,000 in “moral damages” for making racist and homophobic comments about Lewis Hamilton. The 70-year-old Brazilian had referred to seven-time champion Hamilton as “neguinho,” a racially offensive term which means
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State has hired longtime Sam Houston coach Jason Hooten to try to restore a program that was shut down in the middle of the season after one player was involved in a fatal shooting and another accused teammates of hazing. Aggies athletic director Mario Moccia says Hooten is
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev and Zoe Sottile, CNN Players for the National Hockey League’s Florida Panthers, Eric and Marc Staal, declined to participate in the team’s Pride Night on Thursday, citing “religious beliefs.” The brothers did not participate in warm-ups where players wore Pride-themed sweaters before the team’s home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. “After
Continue Reading By Jonathan Hawkins and Patrick Snell, CNN The 2023 MotoGP season gets under way in Portimão, Portugal, this weekend and reigning world champion Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaia is steeling himself for a grueling defense of his hard-won crown. This year’s championship will be the longest in MotoGP history with 21 races on the calendar, as well
Continue Reading By Jonathan Hawkins and Patrick Snell, CNN The 2023 MotoGP season gets under way in Portimão, Portugal, this weekend and reigning world champion Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaia is steeling himself for a grueling defense of his hard-won crown. This year’s championship will be the longest in MotoGP history with 21 races on the calendar, as well
Continue Reading SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Shoma Uno prevailed in a quad showdown in the free skate to become the first Japanese man to defend his title at the figure skating world championships. Uno attempted five quadruple jumps at Saitama Super Arena. He landed all of them except the quad salchow which he under-rotated for a total
Continue Reading By Duarte Mendonca, CNN Three-time Formula One champion Nelson Piquet was ordered to pay a fine of nearly $1 million (five million reais) in moral damages for racist and homophobic comments aimed at Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, a court ruling published on Friday said. “The Substitute Judge of the 20th Civil Court of Brasilia sentenced
Continue Reading LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Mexico has declared its desire to host the Summer Olympics in 2036 or 2040 and says it already has most of the sports infrastructure required. Interest in hosting the 2036 Olympics had earlier been expressed by officials in countries including Egypt, England, India, Indonesia, Qatar and South Korea. Mexico City hosted
Continue Reading MUNICH (AP) — New Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel has acknowledged he faces a challenging start to his new job after his surprise hiring Friday to replace Julian Nagelsmann. Tuchel’s first game in charge is against German title rival Borussia Dortmund on April 1. Dortmund is Tuchel’s old club and he says “the challenge can’t
Continue Reading By Thomas Schlachter, CNN The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) gets underway this weekend. Earlier this year, NWSL Players Association President Tori Huster said that a “new NWSL” was beginning as she expressed optimism about the future of the sport after the league banned a number of former coaches following years of alleged systemic abuse.
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt, CNN For four games only, the Eugene Emeralds will re-brand and become the Eugene Exploding Whales. Yes, you read that correctly. During April and May, the minor league baseball team said it will take on an “alternate identity” and sell jerseys bearing a whale clutching a stick of dynamite for good measure.
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN It may be thousands of miles from the frontline, but the Ukrainian soccer team is never far from the horrors of war. While the squad has assembled in the leafy suburbs of London ahead of its Euro 2024 qualifying match against England, Russian forces continue to bombard Ukraine — with deadly
Continue Reading SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States have won their first ice dance title at the figure skating world championships. First after the rhythm dance, Chock and Bates finished first in the free dance at Saitama Super Arena with 134.07 points for a total of 226.1. Reigning European champions
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tyrese Hunter scored 19 points and second-seeded Texas rolled to an 83-71 victory over third-seeded Xavier to reach the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 15 years. The highest seed left in the tourney will play No. 5 seed
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jordan Poole scored 33 points and swished a key 3-pointer with 1:18 to play off a pretty pass by Draymond Green, Stephen Curry added 29 points and eight rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors rallied past Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers 120-112.Embiid checked back
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Hailey Van Lith put on a show in her home state to get Louisville back to a familiar place — the Elite Eight. Van Lith scored 21 points to help the fifth-seeded Cardinals beat No. 8 seed Mississippi 72-62 on Friday night and advance to the
Continue Reading By CAMERON SALERNO Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Huerter led all scores with 29 points and the Sacramento Kings beat the Phoenix Suns 135-127. Huerter added nine rebounds and five assists for the Kings (44-29). Domantas Sabonis finished with 27 points, nine rebounds and nine assists De’Aaron Fox exited the game with 7:16
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-111. Anthony Davis had 37 points and 14 rebounds, and Dennis Schröder added 21 points. Lonnie Walker scored 20 points in an impressive return to the rotation for the Lakers, who have won three straight to
Continue Reading By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer Utah State said redshirt freshman wide receiver Josh Davis is in fair condition after the collapsed at Thursday’s spring football practice following sudden cardiac arrest. Davis initially was listed in critical condition. He was breathing on his own. Davis is in the intensive care unit at McKay-Dee Hospital in
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 33 points and the Chicago Bulls dominated the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers 124-96. Nikola Vucevic added 23 points and 15 rebounds for the Bulls, who have won six of their last eight games and sit in 10th place in the Eastern
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