By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Rodgers knows all eyes are on him. That's nothing new for the four-time NFL MVP. But the 40-year-old New York Jets quarterback enters this season, his 20th in the league, with plenty to prove after missing all but four ...
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Pete Alonso's disappointing performance in this year's Home Run Derby wasn't a particularly big deal for the future of his big-league career. His play over the next three months could be a different story. The 29-year-old is one ...
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Utah State fired coach Blake Anderson for "significant violations of his contractual obligations" on Thursday, 16 days after the school informed him that he would be dismissed following an external review that found he failed to comply with Title IX policies regarding the ...
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Cavan Sullivan became the youngest player to appear in an MLS match, Tai Baribo had his first career hat trick and Kai Wagner added three assists to help the Philadelphia Union end a 10-match winless streak with a 5-1 romp over the New England Revolution on Wednesday ...
BARCELONETTE, France (AP) — Belgian rider Victor Campenaerts posted the biggest win of his career Thursday as he claimed the tough and hilly 18th stage of the Tour de France after a three-man sprint. Two-time Tour champion Tadej Pogacar kept the race leader's yellow jersey as the top of ...
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer The iconic LZR Racer, the swimsuit that Michael Phelps wore while winning eight golds medals at the Beijing Olympics, is still revered around Speedo's design center. It serves as a reminder of just how much a suit can push a swimmer to greater ...
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer TROON, Scotland (AP) — The first step toward recovery for Rory McIlroy starts with the last major of the year. McIlroy was among early starters Thursday as the British Open began at Royal Troon on a cool, cloudy morning along the Irish Sea. The ...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bronny James got some shots to fall Wednesday night in perhaps his best performance yet out of his five games with the Los Angeles Lakers this summer. The son of NBA career scoring leader LeBron James finished with 12 points in the Lakers' 87-86 victory over the Atlanta ...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 19 assists to break the WNBA game record in the Indiana Fever's 101-93 loss to the Dallas Wings on Wednesday night in the final WNBA contest before the month-long break for the Olympics. Clark broke the mark of 18 set by Courtney Vandersloot for ...
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer TROON, Scotland (AP) — The first stage of Scottie Scheffler's rise to the top of golf felt like warp speed. He went from No. 15 in the world to No. 1 in the span of five tournaments, and that was before he won the Masters for the first time. Now he's on ...
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears locked in their top two rookies, agreeing to four-year contracts with No. 1 overall draft pick Caleb Williams and No. 9 selection Rome Odunze and avoiding any training camp drama with their prized quarterback and wide ...
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer DALLAS (AP) — Nick Saban is at SEC Media Days again, six months after retiring as Alabama coach. This time he's asking the questions as part of ESPN's SEC Network coverage of the four-day event. "I'm still a coach at heart. So I want to ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh and men's basketball coach Jeff Capel have agreed to a contract extension that runs through at least the 2029-30 season. Financial details of the extension, announced Wednesday, were not disclosed. Capel has a 97-92 record in six years with the Panthers, ...
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Paul Skenes walked onto the Globe Life Field mound, 66 days after his major league debut, 13 months after he was pitching in college. The public-address system played Smash Mouth's "All Star," and he really was one. "I don't ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The heat was on for the U.S. women's soccer team's final exhibition tune-up game before the Paris Olympics, with sweltering temperatures in the air and plenty of chances to score. The goals did not come in a 0-0 draw against Costa ...
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Speedy Jarren Duran describes himself as a player who keeps his head down, works hard and never thinks of himself as being better than anybody else. Duran turned some heads in his first All-Star Game, hitting a tiebreaking ...
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball will consider going back to having players wear their team uniforms for the All-Star Game. Club uniforms were used by the American League from 1933-2019 and by the National League from 1934-2019. When the ...
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte will not be prosecuted on charges related to illegal online gaming that police said took place while he was underage and still a player at Louisiana State University, a Baton Rouge ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsey Harding is joining JJ Redick's coaching staff with the Los Angeles Lakers, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Lakers haven't ...
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Tim Lester has had nearly six months to come up with potential fixes for the moribund Iowa offense, but the key for the Hawkeyes' new offensive coordinator might be just having a healthy starting quarterback. That should be ...