Associated Press: Sports
- Karolyis to NBC: 'No way' they knew about doctor's behavior
Friday - 04/20/2018 - 10:12 AMNEW YORK (AP) -- Former USA Gymnastics women's national team coordinator Martha Karolyi and husband Bela tell NBC they were unaware of the abusive behavior by a former national team doctor now serving decades in prison....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Arsene Wenger to leave Arsenal after 22 seasons in charge
Friday - 04/20/2018 - 05:33 AMLONDON (AP) -- Arsene Wenger is leaving Arsenal after 22 seasons in charge against the backdrop of growing disillusionment from fans as the team struggles to compete for the Premier League title....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - What gets a manager fired? One really bad stretch
Friday - 04/20/2018 - 02:39 AMCINCINNATI (AP) -- The line for losing a job is clear in most professional sports - cross the front office, wrangle with the star player, flame out in the playoffs, or put together one historically bad run at the start of a season....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tennessee AD Fulmer signs new deal running through 2021
Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 04:28 PMKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee's Phillip Fulmer has said all along that his appointment as athletic director at his alma mater wasn't a mere short-term arrangement....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 76ers center Joel Embiid now probable for Game 3 versus Heat
Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 05:46 PMMIAMI (AP) -- Joel Embiid is apparently done with Philadelphia's latest process....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Under wraps: Browns GM keeping draft plans private
Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 12:25 PMBEREA, Ohio (AP) -- Cleveland Browns general manager John Dorsey is keeping his plans with the No. 1 pick private....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Latest: Popovich won't coach Game 3 after wife's death
Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 11:51 AMSAN ANTONIO (AP) -- The Latest on the San Antonio Spurs and coach Greg Popovich, whose wife died at 67 (all times local):...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Convicted ex-high school athlete wants off sex offender list
Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 09:09 AMSTEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- A judge is hearing arguments about whether a man convicted as a juvenile of raping a 16-year-old girl should be removed from Ohio's sex offender registry....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Reds fire manager Bryan Price after 3-15 start
Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 09:00 AMCINCINNATI (AP) -- The Reds have fired Bryan Price after a 3-15 start, the first managerial change in the major leagues this season....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kucherov leads way as Lightning take 3-1 lead over Devils
Wednesday - 04/18/2018 - 11:56 PMNEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Angry after losing a playoff game, Nikita Kucherov and the Tampa Bay Lightning took out their ire on the New Jersey Devils....
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- Intrigue, admiration, unrest: The Wenger years at Arsenal
Friday - 04/20/2018 - 05:46 AMInitially there was intrigue. Then there was admiration, many years of it. Next came pity, followed by a mixture of anger and apathy....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - With new arena near, Bucks seek elusive playoff series win
Friday - 04/20/2018 - 02:24 AMMILWAUKEE (AP) -- A billboard down the street from the Milwaukee Bucks' nearly completed new arena makes a proclamation in big, bold letters: "The Future is Here."...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mirotic, Davis lead Pelicans to 3-0 series lead over Blazers
Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 11:50 PMNEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Nikola Mirotic scored a career playoff-best 30 points to go with eight rebounds, three steals and a block, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Portland Trail Blazers 119-102 on Thursday night to take a 3-0 lead in their first-round playoff series....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Celtics' Terry Rozier making name for himself against Bucks
Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 06:48 PMMILWAUKEE (AP) -- Two games into their first-round playoff series, Milwaukee point guard Eric Bledsoe and his Boston counterpart, Terry Rozier, still seem to be having trouble remembering each other's names....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Latest: Ginobili: Erin Popovich death has team 'hurting'
Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 01:12 PMSAN ANTONIO (AP) -- The Latest on the San Antonio Spurs and coach Greg Popovich, whose wife died at 67 (all times local):...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tennessee AD Fulmer signs new deal worth at least $900,000
Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 11:23 AMKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee athletic director Phillip Fulmer signed a contract that runs through 2021 and increases his annual pay to at least $900,000....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Reds fire manager Bryan Price after 3-15 start
Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 09:29 AMCINCINNATI (AP) -- The Reds fired Bryan Price on Thursday after their 3-15 start, the first managerial change in the major leagues this season....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Wife of San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich dies
Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 08:27 AMSAN ANTONIO (AP) -- The wife of San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has died. She was 67....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hertl, Jones help Sharks finish sweep of Ducks with 2-1 win
Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 01:14 AMSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Tomas Hertl scored the tiebreaking goal 9:09 into the third period, Martin Jones was spectacular in goal yet again, and the San Jose Sharks completed a first-round sweep of the rival Anaheim Ducks with a 2-1 victory in Game 4 on Wednesday night....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Paul, Green help Rockets rout Timberwolves 102-82 in Game 2
Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 12:16 AMHOUSTON (AP) -- Chris Paul had 27 points and Gerald Green came off the bench to score 21 as the Houston Rockets used a huge second quarter to cruise to a 102-82 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night that gave them a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff series....
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- Karolyis to NBC: 'No way' they knew about doctor's behavior
Friday - 04/20/2018 - 08:48 AMNEW YORK (AP) -- Former USA Gymnastics women's national team coordinator Martha Karolyi and her husband Bela tell NBC they were unaware of the abusive behavior by a former national team doctor now serving decades in prison....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Players claimed off NHL waivers making most of 2nd chances
Friday - 04/20/2018 - 02:54 AMDENVER (AP) -- Colorado defenseman Patrik Nemeth set career highs this season in goals, games and perhaps even grudges....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Former NFLer Chris Borland helps others adjust to retirement
Friday - 04/20/2018 - 02:22 AMChris Borland knows firsthand all about the challenges of early retirement, having stepped away from a promising football career after one year because of concerns over head injuries....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Gronkowski buys stake in namesake horse ahead of Ky Derby
Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 04:58 PMLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Rob Gronkowski has bought a stake in his namesake horse that is set to run in the Kentucky Derby next month....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - NBA mourns death of Gregg Popovich's wife, a 'real star'
Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 05:26 PMSAN ANTONIO (AP) -- LeBron James fought back tears. Former President Bill Clinton offered condolences. Craig Sager's daughter tweeted that she was "just sick" over the news....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - NBA mourns death of Gregg Popovich's wife
Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 11:46 AMSAN ANTONIO (AP) -- The NBA is paying tribute to the wife of San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Champion Eagles to face host Jaguars in London
Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 10:12 AMNEW YORK (AP) -- The Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles will head to England's home of soccer when they take on the Jacksonville Jaguars in one of four NFL international games next season....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tractors worth $50,000 stolen from Scottie Pippen's farm
Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 09:00 AMHAMBURG, Ark. (AP) -- Authorities in rural Arkansas are investigating the theft of more than $50,000 worth of equipment from a farm owned by former NBA star Scottie Pippen....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sharks ride depth, Jones to first-round sweep of Ducks
Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 03:14 AMSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Very little separated San Jose and Anaheim in the regular season, with the Ducks edging out the Sharks by one point for second place in the Pacific Division....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lightning take 3-1 lead over Devils, Kucherov leads the way
Wednesday - 04/18/2018 - 10:39 PMNEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- A feisty Nikita Kucherov scored two goals, set up another and knocked New Jersey's top defenseman out of the game with a big hit, and the Tampa Bay Lightning moved within a game of making the Devils' first trip to the playoffs in six years a short one with a 3-1 victory on Wednesday night....
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