Sports

Rapinoe stands by statement about not going to White House

Published on Thu, 06/27/2019 - 12:00am

PARIS (AP) — Megan Rapinoe apologized Thursday for using coarse language in saying she would not visit the White House if the United States wins the Women’s World Cup. She

Europe, you’re up! Yankees top Blue Jays 8-7, head to London

Published on Thu, 06/27/2019 - 12:00am

NEW YORK (AP) — Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey, the pubs and the doubledecker buses, there’s plenty to see in London. To Aaron Judge, there’s an even more enticing sight:

Athletic trainers: Coaches still influence health decisions

Published on Wed, 06/26/2019 - 12:00am

(AP) More than one-third of college athletic trainers say coaches influence the hiring and firing of their schools’ sports-medicine staffs, a finding that counters an NCAA-recommended protocol urging medical staff

IOC to change process of Olympic bid races and host elections

Published on Wed, 06/26/2019 - 12:00am

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Olympics hosted in multiple cities or countries. Bidders pro-actively invited. Candidates recommended with possibly no opponents. Radical changes in how and when Olympic hosts are picked

Blues sign coach Craig Berube to 3-year contract extension

Published on Wed, 06/26/2019 - 12:00am

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Blues made official Tuesday what everyone had expected the moment Craig Berube led St. Louis to a remarkable turnaround capped by the first Stanley Cup

Dutch cap Europe’s World Cup dominance by ousting Japan

Published on Wed, 06/26/2019 - 12:00am

RENNES, France (AP) — Tears were still flowing from Saki Kumagai’s eyes more than 30 minutes later. With victorious Dutch rivals passing her on the way out of the stadium,

Karlsson among those choosing to stay put, avoid free agency

Published on Wed, 06/26/2019 - 12:00am

Erik Karlsson wanted some time and space. When the San Jose Sharks acquired the Norris Trophy-winning defenseman in a trade last September, he and his wife told them up front

Orpik retires after 15 NHL seasons, two Stanley Cups

Published on Tue, 06/25/2019 - 12:00am

Brooks Orpik called it a career Tuesday after 15 bruising NHL seasons in which he established himself as a big-hitting, shutdown defenseman and won the Stanley Cup twice. The 38-year-old

NY Yanks homer in record-tying 27th straight game, beat Toronto

Published on Tue, 06/25/2019 - 12:00am

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Hicks and Giancarlo Stanton stretched the Yankees’ home run streak to a record-tying 27 games, and New York beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-8 Monday

Italy to host 2026 Winter Olympics

Published on Mon, 06/24/2019 - 12:00am

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Riding a wave of widespread Italian enthusiasm to be an Olympic host, Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo won the vote Monday to stage the 2026 Winter Games.