Paris Olympic medals headed in big numbers to United States and China in one...
The United States is predicted to top the medals tables — both the overall count and gold-medal count — for the 2024 Paris Olympics, according to one forecast released Friday, six months before the...
View ArticleDjokovic says one Australian Open semifinal loss is not the beginning of the end
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A solitary loss in 11 semifinals at the Australian Open was nowhere near enough for Novak Djokovic to contemplate a generational change in tennis. Djokovic didn't get a...
View ArticleLions-49ers game features 2 of the NFL's top 3 offenses, but San Francisco...
The San Francisco 49ers are back in a familiar spot facing a Detroit Lions team new to this stage. No team has played in the NFC championship game more than the 49ers, who will be making their 19th...
View ArticleSinner ends 10-time champion Novak Djokovic's Australian Open streak, faces...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Jannik Sinner ended one of Novak Djokovic's perfect streaks in an Australian Open upset and then got to relax while Daniil Medvedev rallied from two sets down to beat...
View ArticleJurgen Klopp leaving Liverpool after the season because he's 'running out of...
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp took a deep breath and stared into the camera before saying the words that shocked the world of soccer on Friday. “I will leave the club at the end of the season,” Klopp...
View ArticleFinal 4 teams in NFL playoffs rely heavily on tight ends
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Few people proselytize about the importance of tight ends more than San Francisco's George Kittle. He helped the NFL create a “holiday” to honor the position each October...
View ArticleAnalysis: Don't write off Novak Djokovic after his Australian Open loss to...
It might be tempting to see some tidy symbolism and greater significance in Novak Djokovic’s loss to Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open semifinals. The end of the thirtysomething Djokovic's 33-match...
View ArticleShiffrin sore but relieved after avoiding more serious injury in downhill crash
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — After one of the scariest crashes of her career, Mikaela Shiffrin is relieved it wasn't worse. The American skier with a record 95 World Cup wins is “pretty sore,” her...
View ArticleAfter 53 years, Baltimore is again a gateway to the Super Bowl as AFC...
BALTIMORE (AP) — The last time Baltimore hosted an AFC championship game, the city was enjoying quite a sports renaissance. The Orioles had won the World Series a few months earlier. Then the Colts...
View ArticleTight end Mark Andrews expected to play for Ravens in AFC title game
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens extended their season long enough for Mark Andrews. Coach John Harbaugh said Friday he expects the star tight end to play in this weekend's AFC...
View ArticleChiefs-Ravens matchup features star quarterbacks, stingy defenses and...
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs took a different route to face the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC championship game. They’re going on the road. After hosting this game five straight seasons,...
View ArticleDeebo Samuel cleared to play for 49ers in the NFC title game vs. Lions
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel has been cleared to play in the the NFC championship game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday after leaving last week's game...
View ArticleNFL reaches 'major milestone' with record 9 minority head coaches in place...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The National Football League has urged teams for years to hire more minority head coaches. That mission finally seems to be paying off. Four minority head coaches have been...
View ArticleMichigan promotes offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore to replace Jim...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan hired Sherrone Moore on Friday to replace coach Jim Harbaugh, giving the 37-year-old offensive coordinator an opportunity to lead college football's winningest program...
View ArticleLuka Doncic reaches 65 points, sets Mavs records for points in a half and a...
ATLANTA (AP) — Luka Doncic has set the Dallas Mavericks record for points in a game — reaching 65 with almost a quarter to spare. Doncic sank a 26-foot 3-pointer about a minute into the fourth quarter...
View ArticleStephan Jaeger takes a 1-shot lead in the Farmers Insurance Open after Thomas...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Stephan Jaeger sank a 6-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Torrey Pines South for a one-shot lead in the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open on Friday, moments after Thomas Detry's...
View ArticlePacers rally to spoil Devin Booker's 62-point night, stun Suns 133-131
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers weathered Devin Booker's early scoring flurry Friday night. Then they stormed back late and stunned the Phoenix Suns. Obi Toppin broke a tie with a putback with...
View ArticleAnother scoring spree in the NBA: Luka Doncic scores 73, Devin Booker has 62
Luka Doncic and Devin Booker went on another NBA scoring spree on Friday night, making this a week like none other in league history. Doncic broke his own Dallas franchise record by scoring 73 points...
View ArticleAmber Glenn wins US figure skating title after Isabeau Levito falls 3 times...
Amber Glenn thought she'd thrown away her chances of winning her long-sought U.S. figure skating title when, after landing a dramatic opening triple axel Friday night, the 24-year-old from Texas fell...
View ArticleAmerican skier Bella Wright airlifted after crashing in World Cup downhill race
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — American skier Bella Wright was airlifted off the course after crashing in a World Cup downhill Saturday. Wright lost control midway through her run down the Olympia...
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