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Alaba abused, Croatia coach critical following FIFA awards
GENEVA (AP) — Real Madrid defender David Alaba was racially abused on social media after voting for Lionel Messi, and Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic accused FIFA of disrespect on Tuesday in fallout from the soccer body’s annual awards ceremony. Messi was named the best men’s player on Monday after leading Argentina to last year’s World […]1 year ago
Analysis: Scoot Henderson says he’s ready for NBA draft
Scoot Henderson is starting to watch the Harry Potter movies. He can easily explain what inertia is. He can’t understand why one of his friends always seems to beat him when they go online to play Madden. In his spare time, he also is getting ready for the NBA draft. As the playoff push starts […]1 year ago
Nneka Ogwumike re-signs with Los Angeles Sparks
Nneka Ogwumike not only wants to make the Los Angeles Sparks a championship contender again, but also to get the community excited about women’s basketball and other sports. The former WNBA MVP re-signed with the Sparks last week, continuing her career with the franchise that drafted her No. 1 in 2012. “The Sparks are a […]1 year ago
Conference championships on the line in season’s final week
The final week of the regular season is here, the calendar rounding toward March Madness. A handful of regular-season titles are already wrapped up. Several are still up in the air. Top-ranked Houston clinched the American Athletic Conference crown, earning at least a share for the fourth time in five years. No. 4 UCLA has […]1 year ago
Dentsu and others charged in Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging probe
TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging scandal widened Tuesday with Japanese advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies charged by Tokyo district prosecutors. Executives or management-level officials at each of the accused companies, and a Tokyo Olympic organizing committee official, were charged with violating anti-monopoly laws. No trial dates have been set. The charges […]1 year ago
New Zealand edges England by 1 run in test cricket thriller
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Tim Southee’s New Zealand team earned two places in international cricket history with its dramatic, one-run comeback win over England in the second test. It was only the fourth team after England (in 1894 and 1981) and India (in 2001) to win a test match after being forced to follow-on […]1 year ago
Ducks snap Blackhawks’ 5-game win streak with 4-2 victory
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Max Jones scored the go-ahead goal, Troy Terry had a goal and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks beat Chicago 4-2 on Monday night to snap the Blackhawks’ five-game winning streak. Isac Lundestrom and Jakob Silfverberg also scored, Mason McTavish had a career-high three assists and the Ducks won their third […]1 year ago
Rantanen scores twice, Avalanche cool off Golden Knights 3-0
DENVER (AP) — Mikko Rantanen knew his goal was quick to start the game. “Was it 5 seconds in?” he inquired. Not quite that quick. Rantanen scored twice, including 14 seconds into the game, and Alexandar Georgiev stopped 31 shots to help the Colorado Avalanche beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 on Monday night for […]1 year ago
Kuzmenko’s overtime goal gives Canucks 5-4 win over Stars
DALLAS (AP) — Andrei Kuzmenko scored 48 seconds into overtime and Vancouver goaltender Thatcher Demko won his first game in almost three months as the Canucks beat the Dallas Stars 5-4 on Monday night. The winning goal was reviewed for being offside after Anthony Beauvillier backed into the offensive zone with the puck on his […]1 year ago
Zacha helps Bruins beat Oilers 3-2 for 7th straight win
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Pavel Zacha scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and the league-leading Boston Bruins beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 Monday night for their seventh straight win. Nick Foligno and Tomas Nosek also scored for the Bruins, and Dmitry Orlov had two assists for his first points since being acquired […]1 year ago
Banchero scores 29, Magic top Pelicans 101-93
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Paolo Banchero capped a 29-point performance with three clutch mid-range jumpers in the closing minutes, and the Orlando Magic defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 101-93 on Monday night. The first two of Banchero’s big shots broke ties before he hit another to make it 97-93. “In those moments, you kind of […]1 year ago
LaMelo Ball breaks ankle, latest setback in rough season
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball’s frustrating, injury-plagued season could be over after the point guard broke his right ankle in Charlotte’s 117-106 win over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night. Ball has already missed 27 games this season after he sprained his left ankle on three separate occasions, beginning in the preseason. He and […]1 year ago
Knicks win 6th straight, drop Celtics from top spot in NBA
NEW YORK (AP) — Jayson Tatum was gone a few minutes before the Boston Celtics relinquished the top spot in the NBA, thrown out of a game for the first time in his career. The referees frustrated the All-Star forward. New York’s defense caused the frustration for the rest of the Celtics. “It wasn’t our […]1 year ago
Butler’s acrobatic layup, 23 points lead Heat past 76ers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jimmy Butler hit an acrobatic reverse layup in the final minutes, and his 23 points led five Miami players in double figures as the Heat edged the Philadelphia 76ers 101-99 on Monday night. Butler was an assist shy of a triple-double, adding 11 rebounds and nine assists. He also had four steals. […]1 year ago
Giroux has goal, 3 assists as Senators beat Red Wings 6-2
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Claude Giroux scored the tiebreaking goal and had three assists, Thomas Chabot had a goal and two assists and the Ottawa Senators beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-2 Monday night. Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stutzle, Drake Batherson and Jake Sanderson also scored to help Ottawa win its second straight after a two-game […]1 year ago
Ball fractures ankle in Hornets’ 117-106 win over Pistons
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball made six 3-pointers before breaking his right ankle in the third quarter, and the Charlotte Hornets held on to beat the Detroit Pistons 117-106 on Monday night for their fifth straight victory. Terry Rozier scored 22 points, Gordon Hayward had 19 points and rookie Mark Williams added 15 points […]1 year ago
AP source: Lakers bracing for James to miss multiple weeks
LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers may miss multiple weeks with an injury to his right foot, a person familiar with the situation said Monday night. The full extent of the injury is not yet known and more test results were pending, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of […]1 year ago
It’s working: Pitch clock shaves 20 minutes from early games
By the time Cubs outfielder Brennen Davis actually saw a pitch from Arizona’s Joe Mantiply, the count was already at a ball and a strike. Both the hitter and pitcher were penalized at the start of Davis’ at-bat to lead off the top of the third inning of Monday’s spring training game, the latest odd […]1 year ago
Family: Nevada plane crash pilot had ‘affinity for aviation’
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The pilot of a medical transport plane that crashed during a winter storm in Nevada, killing all five people on board, was following in the footsteps of his grandfather who flew bombers in World War II. All five on board died from multiple blunt-force injuries in the crash near rural Stagecoach, […]1 year ago
Messi and Putellas voted best players at FIFA awards again
PARIS (AP) — World Cup champion Lionel Messi edged Kylian Mbappé again, this time to take FIFA’s best men’s player award on Monday. The best women’s player was Spain’s Alexia Putellas for a second straight year. After steering Argentina to World Cup glory in an epic final against Mbappé’s France last year in Qatar, Messi […]1 year ago
New Hawks coach Snyder facing difficult midseason transition
ATLANTA (AP) — Quin Snyder was more than just the first coaching candidate contacted when Atlanta Hawks general manager Landry Fields began looking to replace Nate McMillan. Snyder was the only candidate interviewed by Fields. “Everything we were looking for, it was check, check, check,” Fields said of his conversation with Snyder, the former Utah […]1 year ago
MLB average salary rose 14.8% to record $4.22M last season
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s average salary rose 14.8% to a record $4.22 million last year after the end of the lockout, boosted by big deals for Max Scherzer, Francisco Lindor, Marcus Semien and Corey Seager. The rate of increase was the highest since a 17.7% increase in 2000 to $1.61 million, according […]1 year ago
Commanders release quarterback Carson Wentz after one season
The Washington Commanders released Carson Wentz on Monday, an expected move that puts an end to the one-season experiment with the veteran quarterback that did not work out. After giving up draft picks to acquire him in a trade with Indianapolis last March, the Commanders were able to get out of the final two years […]1 year ago
