Sports

DUBLIN (AP) — Spain’s place in the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France is in doubt while it is being investigated for fielding an ineligible player.…

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Offensive lineman Will Hernandez has agreed to a one-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals. The 6-foot-3, 332-pound…

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III has torn cartilage in his left knee that will require surgery. The team made the…

LONDON (AP) — Tennis great Boris Becker has told a jury about his struggles with money including payments for an “expensive divorce” and debts…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Kansas has only trailed for about 24 minutes through its first four games in the NCAA Tournament, and in both…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Tennessee has mostly gone unchallenged while winning 23 of its first 24 games. The Vols have won 15 straight and are…

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Christian Pulisic struggled in January, was played out of position by Chelsea and even was…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs were supposed to be quiet during free agency, with so many of their…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Christian Eriksen will captain Denmark in a friendly match against Serbia on Tuesday when he plays at Parken Stadium for…

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Roberto Mancini says he will stay on as Italy coach despite the team’s failure to qualify for the World Cup again. Italy…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — State and county taxpayers will be asked to commit a record $850 million in public funds…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer They are superstar strikers fighting to secure what could be their last chance to play on soccer’s biggest stage.…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer Cristiano Ronaldo needs to avoid an upset like the one that ended Italy’s hopes of making it to the World Cup.…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh and football coach Pat Narduzzi have agreed on a new contract that will keep Narduzzi with the Panthers through at…

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer Longtime Jacksonville Jaguars center Brandon Linder has announced his retirement after eight injury-filled…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer A group of Canadian gymnasts is asking Sport Canada to launch an independent investigation into what they describe as…

VIENNA, Austria (AP) — Austria coach Franco Foda says he will leave his position after the friendly match against Scotland on Tuesday after failing…

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A group of committed enthusiasts in Miami is doing all it can to save jai alai, the world’s…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jermaine Samuels and Collin Gillespie have gone full circle with Villanova into another NCAA…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving is not about to look back now. Not at a loss in his first home game. Nor at how…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Ross Chastain was testing in Delaware when he received an ominous text from a friend…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s final chapter will have a distinctly blue tint. Two weeks of upsets and…

By CHUCK KING Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Albert Pujols has returned to the St. Louis Cardinals, finding a home in the place where he…

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Discussions among Formula One teams and drivers switched from human rights to…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Lexie Hull scored 20 points in front of her hometown crowd, Haley Jones added 18 points and…

TORONTO (AP) — John Tavares scored two power-play goals in the second period, helping the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-2 victory over the Florida…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — LaMelo Ball had 33 points, nine assists and seven rebounds and the Charlotte Hornets spoiled…

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Mark Scheifele scored his second goal of the game with 9.7 seconds left in overtime, giving the Winnipeg Jets a 2-1…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes scored two goals and was one of four Devils to score in a seven-round shootout as…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 32 points,and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Utah Jazz 114-100 on Sunday night…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 26 in his return from a 10-game absence, and the New Orleans Pelicans…

CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Atthaya Thitikul won the JTBC Classic for her first LPGA Tour title, three-putting for bogey on the second hole of a…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston scored 19 points and led top-seeded South Carolina to its second straight…

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kevin Fiala scored 15 seconds into overtime to send the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 win over the…

By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tanner Jeannot scored with 1:19 remaining to lead the Nashville Predators to a 5-4 victory…

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Christian Pulisic scored his first international hat trick, leading the United States to the…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 34 points and Jaylen Brown had 31 points and 10 rebounds to help the Boston…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 35 points, Chris Paul had 19 points and 14 assists and the NBA-leading Phoenix…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Ross Chastain bumped and banged his way around the final overtime lap at Circuit of the…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Defending champion Tom Slingsby of Team Australia sped ahead of rivals Nathan Outteridge and Jimmy Spithill to…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin had his 13th career hat trick and added an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The story of Lusia Harris only gets better: It’s now won an Oscar. And now just like his longtime Los Angeles…