Lionel Messi and Aitana Bonmati favorites to win Ballon d'Or awards
Lionel Messi is the favorite to win a record-extending eighth Ballon d’Or in Paris
1970-01-01 08:00
WTA defends its court after No. 1 Sabalenka calls conditions at finals 'another level of disrespect'
The women’s tennis tour has defended the court built for the WTA Finals as meeting its “strict performance standards” after No_ 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka called the conditions at the season-ending championship “another level of disrespect.”
1970-01-01 08:00
Slumping Ajax turns to former player John van ’t Schip as coach for rest of calamitous season
Four-time European champion Ajax has appointed former player John van ’t Schip as coach for the rest of a so-far calamitous season in which it sits last in the Dutch league
1970-01-01 08:00
UConn's Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd hope for healthy season together to make championship run
UConn’s run at a 12th national title may well hinge on whether its two stars — Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers — can stay healthy for an entire season
1970-01-01 08:00
Top basketball recruit Cooper Flagg chooses Duke over UConn
Cooper Flagg, the nation’s consensus top player in the 2024 recruiting class, announced Monday that he will play his college basketball at Duke
1970-01-01 08:00
Packers OLB Rashan Gary agrees to 4-year contract extension
Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Rashan Gary has agreed to a four-year contract extension
1970-01-01 08:00
Leipzig midfielder Dani Olmo set to be out for the rest of the year with shoulder injury
Leipzig coach Marco Rose has indicated the team will likely have to cope without Dani Olmo until the new year after the Spain midfielder injured his shoulder
1970-01-01 08:00
FIFA bans Luis Rubiales of Spain for 3 years for kiss and misconduct at Women's World Cup final
FIFA has banned ousted former Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales from the sport for three years
1970-01-01 08:00
Houston's LJ Cryer bids to win title at 2nd school as one of college basketball's top transfers
Houston’s LJ Cryer has a chance to do something no college basketball player has ever accomplished before
1970-01-01 08:00
French government says 9 people detained after violent attack on Lyon soccer team buses
French police have detained nine people and are searching for other suspects after a violent attack on buses carrying the Lyon soccer team and fans
1970-01-01 08:00
AP Top 25 Reality Check: Texas or Oklahoma? Washington or Oregon? How much to honor head-to-head?
This time of the season, those head-to-head results can become challenging for voters in The Associated Press college football poll
1970-01-01 08:00
Thrice traded for past October stars, Jonah Heim is now anchoring a World Series team in Texas
Jonah Heim had played only 13 big league games before being traded for the third time
1970-01-01 08:00