For Napoli fans, the team is a religion and Maradona is god
NAPLES, Italy (AP) — When Lionel Messi climbs up the steps from the moat surrounding the field at the San Paolo Stadium ...
Messi demands calm after chaotic 2 months for Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona has been hit recently by a series of setbacks on the field and conflicts inside the cl...
Virus limits next Tokyo Olympic test event to Japanese-only
TOKYO (AP) — A test event for the Tokyo Olympics scheduled for later this month that would have involved some non-Japane...
AP PHOTOS: Olympic bidder Sapporo has erratic snowfall
SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — After two months of almost no snow, Japan’s northern city of Sapporo was overwhelmed with the whit...
Mamukelashvili shot at buzzer lifts Seton Hall over Butler
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — With the game tied and less than a second to play, Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard had a feeling Butl...
Newman released from hospital; Chastain to race Las Vegas
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ryan Newman was released from a Florida hospital on Wednesday, about 42 hours after his frighteni...
Caps hope trade for Dillon, adjustments solve struggles
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — For the first time since October, the Washington Capitals took the ice for practice as something o...
Judge dismisses Oakley’s suit against Dolan, MSG from arrest
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed Charles Oakley’s lawsuit against executive chairman James Dolan and Madiso...
LA Kings trade Cup-winning goal scorer Martinez to Vegas
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Kings have traded Stanley Cup-winning goal scorer Alec Martinez to the Vegas Golden K...
Road less traveled: Some NHL teams moving AHL squads closer
DENVER (AP) — Jason Dickinson encountered quite a few bumps in the road on his route to the NHL. Good thing for his trus...
Butler scores 22, helps No. 1 Baylor beat Oklahoma 65-54
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Jared Butler scored 22 points and No. 1 Baylor beat Oklahoma 65-54 on Tuesday night for its Big 12-...
Mulkey fastest to 600 as No. 2 Baylor women top Texas Tech
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Baylor’s Kim Mulkey became the fastest Division I men’s or women’s coach to 600 wins, reaching the...
Manfred apologizes for calling WS trophy a “piece of metal”
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred apologized Tuesday for what he called a disrespectful reference to...
Ryan Newman Daytona 500 crash shows racing never truly safe
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt’s death on the final lap of the Daytona 500 may have saved Ryan Newman’s life....
NCAA moves toward immediate eligibility for all transfers
The NCAA took a significant step toward allowing all Division I athletes to transfer one time without sitting out a seas...
NFL putting stronger Rooney Rule front and center
Pro football is discovering that the spirit of the Rooney Rule is being violated. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell made th...
Hamlin and Newman contrast risk and reward at Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — In a single thrilling lap around NASCAR's most storied track, Denny Hamlin and Ryan Newman displayed the risks and rewards of th...
New 3-point line leading to lower shooting percentages
The NCAA moved back the 3-point line this season to create more room in the lane and cut down on the barrage of 3s in college basketball.
Surprise! Raptors, Heat, Grizzlies and Thunder in good place
The oddsmakers in Las Vegas usually know what they’re talking about.
Dotson’s 29 points lead No. 3 Kansas past Iowa State, 91-71
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Devon Dotson had watched Iowa State torch the nets in Allen Fieldhouse long enough, so the do-everything Kansas guard began raining d...
Ryan Newman’s latest terrifying crash sends him to hospital
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ryan Newman has barrel-rolled his way through many terrifying crashes over his 20-year NASCAR career. This one, though, caused t...
Denny Hamlin wins 3rd Daytona 500; Ryan Newman hospitalized
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ryan Newman flipped across the finish line, his Ford planted upside down and engulfed in flames, a grim reminder of a sport stee...
Johnson fails to finish following wreck in final Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Jimmie Johnson tugged at his baseball cap, walked to a golf cart and sat backward on the dash for a ride out of the Daytona gara...
Cavs, coach John Beilein plotting next steps in rough season
CLEVELAND — John Beilein has admitted that losing NBA games has hit him hard. Maybe too hard.
UConn’s top five streak ends in AP women’s basketball poll
NEW YORK — UConn's record streak of top five appearances in The Associated Press women's basketball poll is over.
Top of AP poll steady as Baylor, Kansas set collision course
Baylor and Kansas just keep winning, setting up a monumental showdown Saturday between the top-ranked Bears and No. 3 Jayhawks that could help decide ...
Tokyo Marathon limited to elite runners because of virus
TOKYO — Tokyo Marathon organizers drastically reduced the number of participants for this year's race on Monday out of fear of the spread of the virus...
Gregg, former Man United player and Munich hero, dies at 87
LONDON — Harry Gregg, ae former Manchester United goalkeepercalled thea “hero of Munich" for rescuing two teammates as well as a baby and her pregnant...
Kawhi Leonard wins first Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP award
CHICAGO — Kawhi Leonard made it look effortless, nailing one 3-pointer after another and nearly matching an All-Star Game record.