Sports

By BRANDON GDULA numberFire Keep an eye on the news with Jimmy Garoppolo in San Francisco. He has a chance to play this week, but if he’s ruled…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer NFL executive Troy Vincent hopes hiring minority candidates becomes so common that the Rooney Rule is…

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Perhaps no team was hurt more than Atlanta when Major League Baseball locked out its players on Dec.…

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut has settled a gender equity lawsuit, ensuring the school…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh says defensive back Dax Hill is not yet in…

NEW YORK (AP) — Matthew Slater and Lavonte David are nominees for the fourth time for the NFL’s Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award. The league…

ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have signed coach Dean Evason and his staff to multiyear contract extensions. Evason is in his second…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Manchester City is rising above the chaos in the Premier League and is already in sight of a sixth title in 11…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the Barcelona squad has swelled to 10 and it potentially…

BORMIO, Italy (AP) — A men’s World Cup super-G scheduled for the Stelvio course has been called off because of warm weather. Organizers were…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — A 9-year-old kid was watching the Big Ten championship game on television earlier this…

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Alabama’s running game has been overshadowed in the buildup for the College Football Playoff semifinal…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL has brought back taxi squads amid a surge of COVID-19 cases, creating a strain on the American Hockey…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has tested positive for COVID-19, casting doubt on her place in the…

By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer Former Syracuse women’s basketball coach Quentin Hillsman resigned last summer amid allegations of inappropriate…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Cincinnati Bearcats haven’t had a first-round draft pick in 50 years. Some of…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — J.T. Miller scored 26 seconds into overtime and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks…

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Kennedy Brooks ran for 142 yards and three touchdowns as No. 14 Oklahoma rode a dominant first half to beat No. 15 Oregon 47-32…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Chimezie Metu made a corner 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Sacramento Kings a…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Ivan Provorov scored 2:14 into overtime and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2 as…