U.S./World Sports category, Page 2
Arsenal wins its 1st Premier League title in 22 years after Man City draws with Bournemouth
Arsenal was crowned Premier League champion for the first time since 2004 on Tuesday after Manchester City drew 1-1 with Bournemouth. The result put an end to City’s title challenge with one round of the season go. Pep Guardiola’s team needed to win at the Vitality Stadium to take it...
NAACP calls for boycott of Southern college sports programs over voting rights
WASHINGTON — The NAACP is calling on Black athletes and fans to boycott the athletic programs of public universities in states that are taking steps that the nation’s oldest civil rights group says are restricting Black voting rights. Launched on Tuesday, the “Out of Bounds” campaign urges prospective Black athletes,...
Knicks, Cavaliers to open Eastern Conference finals at Madison Square Garden
GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers were sent to face Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks in a nationally televised season opener and again to kick off Christmas, NBA schedule makers clearly viewing that as the Eastern Conference’s marquee matchup. Good guess, it turns out. The...
Alexander Rossi taken to hospital after crash during Indy 500 practice that collects 2 others
INDIANAPOLIS — Alexander Rossi was taken to a hospital for further evaluation after he crashed early in Monday’s practice for the Indianapolis 500. Rossi spun going through the second turn on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 2.5-mile oval, hitting the outside wall before the car skidded down the track with the rear...
Mitchell scores 26 as Cavaliers rout Pistons in Game 7 to reach East finals
DETROIT — Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Jarrett Allen and Sam Merrill added 23 each and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons, 125-94, on Sunday night in Game 7 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. The fourth-seeded Cavaliers ousted the East’s top seed and will face the third-seeded...
Alex Palou starts his Indianapolis 500 title defense from the pole after taking top spot in qualifying
INDIANAPOLIS — Alex Palou surprised himself Sunday. The Spanish driver who has dominated race after race over the past two IndyCar seasons, arrived at the Brickyard for Indianapolis 500 qualifying expecting to be out of the pole-winning mix. He hadn’t seen enough out of his No. 10 car since series...
Hamlin beats teammate Briscoe at Dover for 2nd NASCAR All-Star Race win
DOVER, Del. — In the debut of the All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway, the Monster Mile lived up to its billing as one of NASCAR’s most treacherous tracks. Even for winner Denny Hamlin, surviving Dover was a high-wire test for the $1 million prize. Rebounding from a qualifying spin...
World Cup worry for the U.S. as Aaronson leaves field with knee injury while playing for Leeds
LEEDS, England — U.S. forward Brenden Aaronson went off with an apparent left knee injury while playing for Leeds in the Premier League on Sunday in a potential concern for the Americans ahead of the World Cup. Aaronson dropped to the ground, rolled down his sock and held his knee...
Sinner becomes 1st Italian man to win Italian Open in 50 years and matches Djokovic’s Masters sweep
ROME — Italian tennis fans had waited for this moment for a half century. For Jannik Sinner, though, it wasn’t just about becoming Sunday the first Italian man to win the Italian Open since Adriano Panatta 50 years ago. The top-ranked Sinner’s 6-4, 6-4 victory over Casper Ruud in the...
Conor McGregor to make long-awaited UFC return in July fight against Max Holloway
LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor is returning the octagon. UFC CEO Dana White announced on Saturday that McGregor will return for a rematch against Max Holloway in the UFC 329 main on July 11 in Las Vegas. The 37-year-old has not fought since breaking his leg in a fight against...
Mike Perry bloodies and beats Nate Diaz in 2 rounds on Rousey-Carano undercard
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Mike Perry beat Nate Diaz in a two-round welterweight brawl Saturday night on the undercard of Ronda Rousey’s comeback fight against Gina Carano. Perry (15-8) earned his first victory in mixed martial arts since June 2020 with 10 minutes of steady punishment for the 41-year-old Diaz (21-14),...
Ronda Rousey stops Gina Carano with an armbar 17 seconds into their double comeback bout
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — When Ronda Rousey finally got back into a mixed martial arts cage after 9 1/2 years away from her sport, she couldn’t wait even one more minute to collect another arm — and to have her own arm raised one last time. Rousey stopped Gina Carano with...
Napoleon Solo holds off Iron Honor to win Preakness at Laurel Park
LAUREL, Md. — Napoleon Solo reemerged as a colt to watch with a victory in the Preakness Stakes. Now trainer Chad Summers wants a shot at Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo, whose absence left an underwhelming field at Laurel Park this weekend. “We wish he was here in the Preakness....
What year is this? NASCAR’s All-Star prize remains stuck at $1 million 23 years after launch
DOVER, Del. — There is a classic scene from the first “Austin Powers” movie where the fictional supervillain Dr. Evil suggests stealing a nuclear warhead and holding it hostage for ransom. Dr. Evil puts his pinky near his mouth, and says the price for releasing the warhead: “One million dollars.”...
Cade Cunningham scores 21 and Pistons dominate 2nd half to beat Cavs 115-94 and force Game 7
CLEVELAND — Cade Cunningham scored 21 points, and the top-seeded Detroit Pistons dominated the second half, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers, 115-94, on Friday night to force a Game 7 in their Eastern Conference second-round series. The decisive game is Sunday in Detroit. Jalen Duren had 15 points and 11 rebounds,...
The Preakness at Laurel Park has a little bit of everything but the Kentucky Derby winner
Except for the Kentucky Derby winner going for the Triple Crown, the 151st running of the Preakness Stakes has a little bit of everything. The Preakness features a venue change to a 115-year-old track that has never hosted the event, a field of some of the best 3-year-old colts in...
Pato O’Ward reaches the top of the Indianapolis 500 speed chart on the 3rd day of practice
INDIANAPOLIS — IndyCar driver Pato O’Ward finally saw his name at the top of the Indianapolis 500 leaderboard Thursday. He’s hoping his name is still in the No. 1 spot on May 24. The Mexican driver who finished second in 2022 and 2024 and third last year in IndyCar’s biggest...
James Harden scores 30, Cavaliers rally past Pistons in OT for series lead
DETROIT — James Harden scored a playoff-best 30 points, and Donovan Mitchell had 21, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers come back from a nine-point deficit late in regulation and beat the Detroit Pistons, 117-113, in overtime Wednesday night for a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. The Pistons led...
Peterson, Dybantsa, Boozer and Wilson wait for NBA draft selections
CHICAGO — Darryn Peterson and AJ Dybantsa had an epic showdown in high school, crossed paths in college and could be the top two picks in this year’s NBA Draft after starring at Kansas and BYU. That’s if Duke’s Cameron Boozer and North Carolina’s Caleb Wilson don’t have something to...
Foreigners with World Cup tickets won’t have to pay bonds to enter U.S., Trump administration tells AP
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is suspending a requirement that foreign visitors from certain countries pay as much as $15,000 in bonds if they are confirmed World Cup ticket holders, the State Department told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The department imposed the bond requirement last year for countries that...
Victor Wembanyama returns with huge performance, Spurs take series lead
SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama atoned for his first career ejection with another huge performance, finishing with 27 points, 17 rebounds and three blocks as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 126-97, on Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead in their second-round series. Keldon Johnson had 21...
Jason Collins, NBA’s 1st openly gay player, dies at 47 of brain tumor
Jason Collins, the NBA’s first openly gay player who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died after an eight-month battle with an aggressive form of a brain tumor, his family announced Tuesday. Collins spent 13 years as a player in the...
Preakness could soon move later, to 3 weeks after the Kentucky Derby. That might not be enough
A long-debated change to the Triple Crown calendar could be on the verge of happening, and it still might fall short of the desired goal. Golden Tempo is the third Kentucky Derby winner over the past five years to opt out of the Preakness Stakes, which, for the sixth time...
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke dies at 29
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died, the team, his agency and the NBA said Tuesday. He was 29. Neither the Grizzlies nor Clarke’s agency, Priority Sports, immediately provided any details about when, where or how Clarke died. “We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Brandon...
What might LeBron James do next? He has plenty of options for next season and beyond
LeBron James has options. He could stay with the Los Angeles Lakers. He could decide to join another team. He could even retire and end the longest career in NBA history. He knows all this. He just doesn’t know the answer. “I don’t know what the future holds for me,...
