After lengthy layoff, Lightning getting ready for East final
By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — More than a week off between playoff games can seem like an eternity for any team. The two-time…
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For Heat, no championship made season feel like ‘a waste’
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — A frustrated Bam Adebayo tore his jersey apart as he walked off the court after the final buzzer.…
Continue Reading Spanish club Valencia removes president after leaked audio
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Spanish club Valencia has removed president Anil Murthy from his post following the leak of private…
Continue Reading Abramovich completes $3.2 billion sale of EPL team Chelsea
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The fast-tracked purchase of English soccer club Chelsea for 2.5 billion pounds ($3.2 billion) — the highest…
Continue Reading Guardians trade INF Yu Chang to Pirates for cash
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians have traded infielder Yu Chang to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash. Chang had been designated for…
Continue Reading English cricket launches new era with New Zealand flavor
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer There was a distinct New Zealand flavor to the new era for English cricket that was launched at Lord’s. Brendon…
Continue Reading Coca-Cola 600 long, unpredictable and immensely entertaining
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 was many things. It was excruciatingly long, wildly unpredictable and…
Continue Reading Robert Lewandowski says time at Bayern Munich is ‘over’
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Robert Lewandowski’s time at Bayern Munich appears to be over. The Poland striker has been linked with a move to Barcelona.…
Continue Reading France blames ticket fraud for Champions League final chaos
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer PARIS (AP) — French authorities defended police on Monday for indiscriminately firing tear gas and pepper…
Continue Reading Champions League win restores Madrid pride after Mbappé loss
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — A Real Madrid fan at the Champions League final held a Paris Saint-Germain shirt with Kylian…
Continue Reading Ryder Cup captain Stenson seeks out gladiator spirit in Rome
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Henrik Stenson has checked out the Italian course staging next year’s Ryder…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Kapler might return for anthem on Memorial Day
By The Associated Press San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler says he might return to the field for the national anthem in recognition of Memorial…
Continue Reading After painful rebuild, Tigers still stuck in neutral
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer After an encouraging second half in 2021, the Detroit Tigers were significant spenders last offseason for the…
Continue Reading Russians star in NHL playoffs as nation wages war in Ukraine
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer A little more than a mile from the United Nations, where Russia’s war in Ukraine is front and center, the crowd…
Continue Reading Graham leads Stanford to first Pac-12 tourney title
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Carter Graham had four hits and drove in three runs, Drew Browser hit a tie-breaking home run in the seventh inning, and…
Continue Reading ‘It’s all legal’: Foreign college athletes cash in at home
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Miami punter Lou Hedley is among thousands of international student athletes who can’t earn income…
Continue Reading Heat go cold in Game 7 against Boston, and pay the price
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler followed up one amazing performance with another. It just wasn’t enough for the…
Continue Reading Oklahoma to defend Women’s College World Series title
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma is back to try to defend its national championship at the Women’s College World Series. The top-seeded Sooners beat…
Continue Reading Hamlin holds off Busch in OT in wild Coca-Cola 600
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Denny Hamlin held off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch in overtime to win the longest —…
Continue Reading Ruidiaz scores decisive goal, Sounders beat Charlotte FC 2-1
SEATTLE (AP) — Raul Ruidiaz’s goal helped lead the Seattle Sounders to a 2-1 victory over Charlotte FC on Sunday. Following the victory, the…
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