13:14, 20 May 2019

A former University of Oregon football star says he had seconds to react when a student armed with a shotgun entered a classroom at a Portland high school.Keanon Lowe, who now works as a coach ...

13:01, 20 May 2019

Six children will gather in Storm Lake this weekend to watch their youngest sibling graduate from high school, decades after their parents emigrated from war-torn Sudan to the United States.Cham Deng will receive his diploma ...

12:13, 20 May 2019

Jury selection is underway in the trial of a Maine man accused of raping, beating and strangling a former high school classmate.Opening statements will begin after the jury is seated for the trial of Jalique ...

12:08, 20 May 2019

Washington Redskins linebacker Reuben Foster injured his left leg during an offseason practice and was taken off the field on a cart.Foster went down clutching at his left knee during the first practice of organized ...

00:10, 20 May 2019

Kellen Winslow Jr., a former NFL No. 1 draft pick and son of a Hall of Famer who starred for his hometown San Diego Chargers, goes on trial Monday on multiple charges, including raping two ...

18:43, 17 May 2019

The Latest on the arrest of an armed person at a Portland, Oregon high school (all times local):4:45 p.m.Former University of Oregon football standout Keanon Lowe subdued a person with a gun who appeared on ...

17:29, 16 May 2019

Over the last few days, versatile Denver Broncos defensive back Kareem Jackson has lined up at safety and in the slot position.Not much work at cornerback, though.That could change depending on the team's contract talks ...

16:47, 16 May 2019

Drew Lock doesn't begrudge Joe Flacco for saying that winning games — not mentoring the rookie quarterback — is his top priority."I think if any quarterback's main goal isn't focused on winning games, first off, ...

13:58, 16 May 2019

The chancellor of Maryland's university system said Thursday he will step down next year, after state lawmakers cut funding from the system's budget by an amount equal to his annual salary to express displeasure in ...

22:01, 15 May 2019

Adam Gase needed just a few hours as the Jets' acting general manager to pull off a big deal.Two people with direct knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press that New York agreed Wednesday ...

19:34, 15 May 2019

Florida coach Dan Mullen's strong, personal beliefs about violence toward women haven't resulted in a zero-tolerance policy for his program.Although Mullen expressed disappointment in having two players and a staff member accused of violence toward ...

17:29, 15 May 2019

Odell Beckham Jr.'s current part-time employment isn't bothering the Browns.Not yet, anyway.The star wide receiver did not practice Wednesday after showing up Tuesday for Cleveland's voluntary offseason program, ending an excused — if not questionable ...

15:31, 14 May 2019

As Josh Rosen dropped back to pass during practice Tuesday, Ryan Fitzpatrick slapped and pushed him in the back, like an older brother trying to annoy.It was part of a drill, and those are the ...

13:21, 14 May 2019

The Minnesota Vikings have signed first-round draft pick Garrett Bradbury, the center from North Carolina State selected with the 18th overall pick.The deal will force the Vikings into a corresponding adjustment for salary cap compliance. ...

12:51, 14 May 2019

Charges against Washington Redskins safety Montae Nicholson stemming from an altercation in December have been dropped.Loudoun County Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Amy McMullen confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday that the case against Nicholson has ...

11:58, 14 May 2019

The New York Giants have a new right side of their offensive line.Two months after acquiring right guard Kevin Zeitler in a trade with the Cleveland Browns, the Giants found a new right tackle Tuesday, ...

10:07, 14 May 2019

Odell Beckham Jr. is finally practicing with the Browns.The star wide receiver reported to the team's headquarters Monday and was on the field Tuesday with his teammates for the first organized team activity practice. Beckham ...

18:54, 13 May 2019

Joe Flacco says his job description doesn't include grooming his successor, so he suggests rookie Drew Lock sit back and watch him work and ask plenty of questions — of offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello."Listen, I ...

17:07, 13 May 2019

Prosecutors cannot use secretly recorded video allegedly showing New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft engaging in massage parlor sex, a judge ruled Monday, striking a serious blow to their case charging him with soliciting prostitutes.In ...

23:10, 11 May 2019

Jarrett Hurd was welcomed into the ring by the Washington Redskins marching band. He left in a manner familiar to his favorite football team recently, losing to an opponent from Philadelphia.Challenger Julian Williams unanimously outpointed ...

10:57, 20 May 2019

The Cavaliers have given new coach John Beilein a seasoned right-hand man.Former Grizzlies coach J.B. Bickerstaff is joining Beilein's staff as an associate head coach, and potentially as his replacement in a few years.Bickerstaff was ...

21:30, 19 May 2019

Kawhi Leonard scored 36 points, including eight in the second overtime, and the Toronto Raptors beat Milwaukee 118-112 on Sunday night to cut the Bucks' lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference finals.Pascal Siakam had ...

22:58, 18 May 2019

Draymond Green had 20 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 110-99 on Saturday night for a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.Green had his ...

12:11, 18 May 2019

Utah Jazz owner and philanthropist Gail Miller was running between meetings when she heard the news from Washington D.C.A colleague had told her she would be receiving a congressional award honoring her work with young ...

17:28, 17 May 2019

Damian Lillard says Golden State did its job and protected home court. Now it's time for the Trail Blazers to do the same.The Western Conference finals between the upstart Blazers and the defending champion Warriors ...

11:26, 17 May 2019

Toronto guard Kyle Lowry squarely planted his feet and braced for contact with Milwaukee Bucks athletic big man Giannis Antetokounmpo barreling down on him.Lowry, one of the best in basketball at taking a charge, absorbed ...

18:31, 15 May 2019

The modest Midwestern lifestyle of Steve Stricker has given way to moments of celebrity over the last month.Stricker spoke Wednesday about watching the final round of the Masters from his winter home in Naples, Florida, ...

23:18, 14 May 2019

Ben Simmons is set to play for Australia after confirming in an online video "I'm going to be a Boomer for the upcoming events."Simmons' NBA season ended when his Philadelphia 76ers were knocked out of ...

22:05, 14 May 2019

Zion Williamson has never been to New Orleans.That may be changing very soon.The Pelicans bucked seriously long odds Tuesday night, winning the NBA draft lottery and the right to have the first chance at selecting ...

22:05, 14 May 2019

Zion Williamson has never been to New Orleans.That may be changing very soon.The Pelicans bucked seriously long odds Tuesday night, winning the NBA draft lottery and the right to have the first chance at selecting ...

16:34, 14 May 2019

Retired Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki has been honored by Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas lawmakers for his outstanding 21-year career with the same NBA team.Nowitzki was in Austin on Tuesday to visit Abbott, who ...

19:11, 13 May 2019

Kevin Durant and DeMarcus Cousins won't necessarily return from injuries in time to play for the Golden State Warriors during the Western Conference Finals against the Portland Trail Blazers.Durant is likely to miss at least ...

18:38, 13 May 2019

Kevin Durant watched from home in the Bay Area as the Golden State Warriors finished off James Harden and the Houston Rockets on the road.The two-time reigning NBA Finals MVP has a bit more cheerleading ...

16:31, 13 May 2019

Things Nikola Jokic needs to improve on in the offseason: "Is there anything?" the Denver Nuggets big man joked.Hard to find many glitches in his game right now.By all measures, Jokic and the youthful Nuggets ...

14:23, 13 May 2019

The Milwaukee Bucks' championship run has the city buzzing with anticipation that the team has a chance to win its first title since 1971. The team's long string of losing seasons made them an afterthought in ...

11:56, 13 May 2019

Capsule previews of the Eastern Conference and Western Conference finals:EASTERN CONFERENCENo. 1 MILWAUKEE BUCKS (60-22, 8-1) vs. No. 2 TORONTO RAPTORS (58-24, 8-4)Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard (2) and teammates watch as the ball bounces ...

11:38, 13 May 2019

Brett Brown survived a 10-win season to steer the Philadelphia 76ers toward the top of the Eastern Conference. Brown's chances of returning for a seventh season as coach are on the rocks following back-to-back 50-win ...

19:19, 11 May 2019

The Cavs' coaching search has picked up speed.Cleveland is meeting with four NBA assistants this weekend in Denver to try and fill its coaching vacancy, a person familiar with the team's plans told The Associated ...

17:47, 11 May 2019

James Harden and the Houston Rockets were eliminated by the Golden State Warriors yet again.Now the Rockets are left to ponder how they'll get over the hump and past the Warriors to contend for a ...

16:01, 11 May 2019

Former Tennessee guard Evina Westbrook has joined the UConn women's basketball team.UConn said Saturday the 6-footer will have two years of eligibility left.Westbrook led the Lady Vols with 14.9 points and 5.3 assists a game ...

13:38, 20 May 2019

New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius played five innings of defense and went 2 for 4 with a walk Monday at extended spring training in his first game action since Tommy John surgery on Oct. ...

13:29, 20 May 2019

The Braves have added veteran help for their patchwork bullpen by acquiring right-hander Anthony Swarzak from Seattle for left-hander Jesse Biddle and right-hander Arodys Vizcaino.As part of Monday's trade, Seattle is sending Atlanta $1,788,172 to ...

01:48, 20 May 2019

Take away George Springer and Jose Altuve, and maybe the Houston Astros start to look a little more beatable.Maybe.The Boston Red Sox finally snapped Houston's 10-game winning streak Sunday with a 4-3 victory after Springer ...

21:41, 19 May 2019

Anthony Rizzo homered, Albert Almora Jr. had three hits and the Chicago Cubs held off the Washington Nationals for a 6-5 victory Sunday night.Chicago led 6-1 before Washington closed to within a run on a ...

21:29, 19 May 2019

A look at what's happening around the majors Monday:MANAGING EXPECTATIONSMets manager Mickey Callaway is on the hot seat as his slumping team returns home to play NL East rival Washington. New York (20-25) has lost ...

20:28, 19 May 2019

Michael Chavis homered, Xander Bogaerts hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox averted a series sweep against Houston with a 4-3 victory Sunday that snapped the Astros' 10-game winning ...

19:57, 19 May 2019

Texas Rangers manager Chris Woodward hadn't planned on using Danny Santana, a day after he was hit in the right ankle by a fastball from Carlos Martinez and forced to make an early exit.But Woodward ...

19:12, 19 May 2019

Danny Duffy won his third straight start and the Kansas City Royals stopped a four-game skid Sunday with a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.Hunter Dozier hit a two-run double and Duffy (3-1) allowed ...

18:49, 19 May 2019

Pablo Sandoval opened the 10th inning with a pinch-hit homer after shortstop Brandon Crawford made a game-saving stop in the ninth, helping the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Sunday.The Diamondbacks appeared ...

18:43, 19 May 2019

Edwin Encarnacion made several nice plays at first base early in the game, then hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning that helped the Seattle Mariners beat Minnesota 7-4 Sunday, snapping the Twins' five-game ...

17:19, 19 May 2019

The Chicago Cubs have dropped their protest over the pitching delivery of Washington reliever Sean Doolittle.Cubs manager Joe Maddon made the announcement before Sunday night's game against the Nationals.Maddon came out twice in the ninth ...

16:33, 19 May 2019

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit another home run, Danny Jansen and Billy McKinney also connected and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2 on Sunday.Guerrero has hit all four of his homers in ...

16:04, 19 May 2019

Bryce Harper homered for the second straight day and pinch-hitter J.T. Realmuto also went deep to help the Philadelphia Phillies complete a three-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies with a 7-5 victory Sunday.Harper's tiebreaking, two-run ...

16:01, 19 May 2019

Brett Gardner homered early, then got two hits during a seven-run burst in the sixth inning fueled by five walks that sent the New York Yankees past the Tampa Bay Rays 13-5 on Sunday.The Yankees ...

15:39, 19 May 2019

Ben Gamel led off the 10th inning with a home run against Wes Parsons, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers over the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Sunday.All five runs in the game came on homers.Gamel's drive off ...

15:19, 19 May 2019

Shane Bieber struck out a career-high 15 in his first major league complete game and the Cleveland Indians routed the Baltimore Orioles 10-0 on Sunday.A day after being held to one hit, the Orioles were ...

10:49, 19 May 2019

A New Mexico little league park is fighting a battle against discarded syringes with attached hypodermic needles amid the region's outgoing opioid epidemic.Atrisco Park, home of the Atrisco Valley Little League, in Albuquerque is racing ...

01:16, 19 May 2019

C.J. Cron and Jonathan Schoop each hit two home runs and Byron Buxton had a grand slam as part of the Minnesota Twins' best offensive output of the season, an 18-4 rout of the Seattle ...

00:45, 19 May 2019

Pablo Sandoval and Brandon Belt hit solo home runs to lead the San Francisco Giants over the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-5 Saturday night.Madison Bumgarner (3-4) pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowing four runs and five hits with ...

00:04, 19 May 2019

Mike Trout drove a long homer for the 250th of his career, Shohei Ohtani also went deep and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Saturday night.Trout's solo shot to left-center ...

12:49, 20 May 2019

The San Jose Sharks could be headed into their fifth elimination game of the postseason short-handed.The Sharks left town Monday to play Game 6 of the Western Conference final at St. Louis with questions about ...

12:24, 20 May 2019

Dennis Rassmusen scored the winner into an empty net with 34 seconds remaining for Sweden to beat Latvia 5-4 at the ice hockey world championship on Monday.Latvia needed a win in regulation to keep alive ...

12:48, 19 May 2019

Three days after he had to miss Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final because of an undisclosed injury, Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara skated before practice on Sunday.The Bruins defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 ...

08:50, 18 May 2019

Alex DeBrincat had two goals and an assist to help the United States rout Denmark 7-1 on Saturday for the Americans' fourth straight victory during preliminary play at the world championships.Jeff Blashill became the winningest ...

21:22, 17 May 2019

A former Ottawa Senators assistant general manager and the NHL hockey team were sued for negligence on Friday over allegations he harassed a hotel shuttle bus driver last year in Buffalo.Also named as a defendant ...

12:29, 17 May 2019

Slovakia rebounded from three straight losses with a 6-3 victory over France on Friday, keeping alive its slim hopes of reaching the quarterfinals of the hockey world championships.Richard Panik scored and had two assists and ...

01:22, 17 May 2019

The Boston Bruins have earned a break before their biggest series in a few years.Their sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference final has afforded them a few extra days to rest up ...

14:51, 16 May 2019

Mike Babcock and Ralph Krueger's relationship goes back to 2004 and countless conversations since about coaching in the NHL.The Toronto Maple Leafs coach just wishes Krueger hadn't join ed the rival Buffalo Sabres to make ...

11:45, 16 May 2019

Anthony Mantha scored twice to lift Canada to a 5-2 victory over France at the hockey world championship on Thursday.Mantha opened the scoring on a 5-on-3 power play with a slap shot in the opening ...

11:41, 15 May 2019

Ralph Krueger changed his mind on returning to coaching in the NHL just in time to give the Buffalo Sabres the experience they wanted behind the bench.Krueger was named Sabres coach on Wednesday after spending ...

08:44, 15 May 2019

Transit police in Massachusetts say four people have been arrested in connection with an assault just hours after the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes in a playoff game.Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority police posted surveillance ...

15:35, 14 May 2019

Back in his Colorado Avalanche playing days, Joe Sakic's approach was pretty much title or bust.As the team's general manager, a similar feeling is beginning to develop.Sakic and the Avalanche took a little time for ...

13:42, 14 May 2019

With the game - and perhaps the season - in the balance, assistant coach Mike Van Ryn of the St. Louis made a decision.With the Blues battling with the Sharks in San Jose in Game ...

16:47, 13 May 2019

It doesn't matter which team goes on a power play. The Carolina Hurricanes rarely seem to wind up with the advantage.Of all the teams that made it out of the first round of the playoffs, ...

12:20, 13 May 2019

Dylan Larkin scored with 1:13 left in overtime and Cory Schneider stopped 24 shots, lifting the United States to a 3-2 win over Finland on Monday at the world hockey championship.Larkin ended the 3-on-3 overtime, ...

01:49, 13 May 2019

The Carolina Hurricanes have been rolling at home ever since their newly acquired grunter named Hamilton started hogging the corner.Not defenseman Dougie Hamilton — Hamilton the pig.The 90-pound Juliana potbelly who catches games from behind ...

16:24, 11 May 2019

When he's playing, Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy said, it's easy for him to maintain his composure and concentrate on the game in front of him.Up in the press box, that's the hard part."I'm not a ...

08:20, 11 May 2019

Kevin Fiala scored a hat trick and added an assist as Switzerland thrashed Italy 9-0 in their first game at the world hockey championship on Saturday.It was Switzerland's biggest victory over Italy at the worlds.Last ...

00:35, 11 May 2019

Luis Castillo struck out a season-high 11 in six innings, Nick Senzel hit a two-run triple and the Cincinnati Reds defeated the San Francisco Giants 7-0 on Friday night.Yasiel Puig added a two-run single and ...

11:03, 20 May 2019

After watching Bayern Munich win the Bundesliga title for the seventh straight year, Borussia Dortmund was left to rue its missed chance.Dortmund held a nine-point lead over Bayern at one stage of the season and ...

01:06, 20 May 2019

The best thing for Real Madrid about this season is that it is finally over.A humiliating 2-0 loss at home to Real Betis on the last day of the Spanish league on Sunday brought to ...

20:19, 19 May 2019

A 31-year-old referee soccer collapsed during a Bolivian league match high up in the Andes and died after being taken to the hospital.The match between the Always Ready and Oriente Petrolero clubs was played at ...

17:23, 19 May 2019

Americans Will Clyburn and Cory Higgins scored 20 points each to lead CSKA Moscow to the Euroleague title in a 91-83 win over Efes Istanbul in Sunday's final.It was the eighth European title for the ...

16:35, 19 May 2019

The race for the final two Champions League spots from Serie A will go to the last day of the season.Atalanta drew 1-1 at Italian champion Juventus on Sunday to move into third place in ...

08:18, 19 May 2019

Even a below-par Bayern Munich side was just too good for the rest.Bayern's record-extending seventh consecutive Bundesliga title confirmed the distance between the Bavarian powerhouse and its rivals after a season in which it failed ...

07:50, 19 May 2019

Real Madrid put a fittingly poor ending to its worst season in recent memory after losing its last match of the Spanish league on Sunday.Many of the frustrated fans at the Santiago Bernabeu jeered Madrid's ...

03:30, 19 May 2019

Vincent Kompany says he is leaving Manchester City after 11 seasons.The Belgium defender announced his decision on his social-media channels on Sunday, a day after captaining City in its FA Cup final win over Watford. ...

20:43, 18 May 2019

Stefan Frei had six saves for his fifth shutout of the season, and the Seattle Sounders played to a scoreless draw with the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.Frei pushed Brenden Aaronson's shot to safety in ...

18:56, 18 May 2019

After the FA Cup was raised aloft by Manchester City's players, the Wembley Stadium pyrotechnics didn't cast a cloud over the team's unprecedented sweep of English soccer's men's trophies.The only shadow came from the investigations ...

16:35, 18 May 2019

Bruce Arena made his coaching debut with New England and Ignacio Piatti returned after missing 10 games for Montreal in a 0-0 draw on Saturday.The Impact's star midfielder had been sidelined because of leg injuries.Evan ...

12:12, 18 May 2019

New Zealand-born forward and winger Tyler Boyd has been approved by FIFA to switch affiliation to the United States.The 24-year-old Boyd has five goals and four assists in 13 games during the second half of ...

15:28, 17 May 2019

Amid rising tensions between European clubs and leagues over shaping the Champions League's future, UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin insisted Friday all ideas are on the table and nothing is yet settled.Ceferin hosted 55 UEFA member ...

09:37, 17 May 2019

Pep Guardiola has spoken to Manchester City's executives and retains his "trust" in the club amid UEFA's investigation into financial misconduct that could result in the English Premier League winners getting banned from the Champions ...

09:08, 17 May 2019

Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel says signing Antoine Griezmann is not a "realistic" goal as the French champion is looking to bolster its defense.The France striker announced this week he is leaving Atletico Madrid but ...

08:37, 17 May 2019

Hertha Berlin's long link with Pal Dardai will end on Saturday when he leads the team from the sidelines for the last time.Hertha will also bid adieu to three players and two assistant coaches against ...

06:58, 17 May 2019

UEFA says it's working "to help find cheaper solutions" for Arsenal and Chelsea fans going to the Europa League final in Azerbaijan.Fans of the English clubs have criticized their limited flight and hotel options for ...

06:16, 17 May 2019

Francisco "Isco" Alarcón and Santi Cazorla are back with Spain's national team for next month's European Championship qualifiers against the Faeroe Islands and Sweden.Isco had not been called up for the previous round of qualifiers ...

10:07, 16 May 2019

Six-time world player of the year Marta and the unretired Formiga will lead Brazil in the Women's World Cup in France.Brazil coach Vadao announced his squad on Thursday, betting on 33-year-old Marta to end a ...

10:52, 20 May 2019

Welcome back to Paris, Serena Williams. The tennis world can't wait to find out exactly how that bothersome left knee is holding up. Williams practiced at the French Open's redesigned main stadium on Monday — alas, ...

05:04, 17 May 2019

Top-ranked Naomi Osaka withdrew from her Italian Open quarterfinal due to a right hand injury on Friday.Osaka was scheduled to meet Kiki Bertens, who advanced to the semifinals via walkover.It wasn't immediately clear how serious ...

14:34, 16 May 2019

Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray received his knighthood from Prince Charles on Thursday, more than two years after he was awarded the honor by Queen Elizabeth II.Murray was dubbed by the Prince of Wales during ...

15:30, 15 May 2019

Two-time French Open champion Maria Sharapova pulled out of the year's second Grand Slam tournament on Tuesday because of her surgically repaired right shoulder.Sharapova announced her withdrawal on Instagram."Sometimes the right decisions aren't always the ...

05:59, 15 May 2019

After four decades of dormancy, male tennis players in Italy are finally showing signs of becoming as good as the women have been.Marco Cecchinato got things rolling by reaching the French Open semifinals last year ...

10:43, 14 May 2019

Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Italian Open ahead of her second-round match against sister Venus due to an old left knee injury.Tournament organizers made the announcement on Tuesday, a day after Serena opened her ...

08:17, 14 May 2019

Nick Kyrgios took full advantage of his crafty game to eliminate Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of the Italian Open on Tuesday.For his first win on clay this year, Kyrgios was ...

13:23, 12 May 2019

Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 to win his third Madrid Open title on Sunday, tying Rafael Nadal for most Masters 1000 trophies with 33.It was the second title of the season for the ...

07:55, 11 May 2019

Roger Federer has added the Italian Open to his schedule.A day after his three-set loss to Dominic Thiem in the Madrid Open quarterfinals, Federer announced his plans in an Instagram video on Saturday.Federer says, "Hello ...

17:03, 08 May 2019

David Ferrer's career came to an end with a 6-4, 6-1 loss to Alexander Zverev in the second round at the Madrid Open on Wednesday.The 37-year-old Spaniard had announced earlier that this would be his ...

00:56, 05 May 2019

Rafael Nadal hadn't started the clay-court season with these many setbacks in four years.Not since 2015 had Nadal arrived at the Madrid Open without having won a title either in Monte Carlo or in Barcelona, ...

12:45, 04 May 2019

Chilean outsider Cristian Garin extended his remarkable run at the Munich Open by reaching the final after beating third-seeded Marco Cecchinato 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday.Garin saved both break points he faced after rain delayed play ...

09:12, 03 May 2019

Serena Williams is set to return from injury at the upcoming Italian Open.Tournament director Sergio Palmieri told The Associated Press on Friday that he spoke with Williams' agent and that Williams "has already reserved her ...

14:22, 01 May 2019

Three-time champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the upcoming Italian Open as she continues to recover from a right shoulder injury.Rome organizers announced Wednesday that Sharapova's spot in the draw for the May 13-19 tournament ...

11:26, 27 Apr 2019

Top-ranked Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Porsche Grand Prix semifinals because of an abdominal injury on Saturday.Osaka said she began to feel the injury before her quarterfinal on Friday, when she came back from 5-1 ...

12:04, 26 Apr 2019

Rafael Nadal brushed off a challenge from German Jan-Lennard Struff to earn a 7-5, 7-5 win and a place in the Barcelona Open semifinals on Friday.The top-seeded Nadal will next face either Dominic Thiem or ...

09:31, 21 Apr 2019

Fabio Fognini won the biggest title of his career after beating Dusan Lajovic 6-3, 6-4 Sunday in the Monte Carlo Masters final.The 13th-seeded Italian's first title of the year was his ninth overall but first ...

11:08, 19 Apr 2019

Brazilian tennis player Joao Souza has been provisionally suspended again amid a corruption investigation by the Tennis Integrity Unit.Souza had already been provisionally suspended on March 29 but was reinstated on April 8 following a ...

07:59, 19 Apr 2019

Kristina Mladenovic of France will face second-ranked Simona Halep of Romania in the opening singles of their Fed Cup semifinal Saturday.No. 21 Caroline Garcia meets Mihaela Buzarnescu in the second singles at the clay-court Kindarena ...

04:58, 17 Apr 2019

As a brave whistleblower, Marco Trungelliti should be feeling good about himself. The Argentine player exposed match-fixing crooks in tennis, helped the fight against the criminal gambling syndicates that are corroding his sport from within ...

19:55, 19 May 2019

Lucas Bjerregaard (BEER'-gard) and playing partner Lucas Glover did the old 1-2 on No. 17 at Bethpage Black in the final round of the PGA Championship.Bjerregaard, a 27-year-old Dane, made the first hole-in-one in the ...

19:32, 19 May 2019

Brooks Koepka took his place in PGA Championship history with a wire-to-wire victory, minus the style points.In a raging wind that turned Bethpage Black into a beast, Koepka lost all but one shot of his ...

19:16, 19 May 2019

After getting supportive messages from Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan the night before, Harold Varner III could not have had a better start to the final round of the PGA Championship.The 28-year-old journeyman pro birdied ...

18:37, 19 May 2019

Brooks Koepka's coronation in this PGA Championship nearly got blown off the golf course.It didn't because his main competition, Dustin Johnson, had just as much trouble keeping his ball in play down the stretch.Johnson was ...

16:50, 18 May 2019

Majors at Bethpage Black seem to bring out the best in Lucas Glover.The 39-year-old won the U.S. Open in 2009 by two shots on the Long Island public course and is playing on the weekend ...

19:43, 17 May 2019

Tiger Woods gave a hop with his left leg and prepared to pump his fist as his birdie putt rolled toward the 17th hole in the PGA Championship on Friday.Then the ball kept on rolling.Down ...

19:42, 17 May 2019

Tiger Woods wasn't the only prominent player to miss the cut at the PGA Championship.Bethpage Black also claimed Sergio Garcia; Steve Stricker, who had not missed a cut in a major since the 2009 PGA ...

18:37, 17 May 2019

Adam Scott isn't intimidated by how Brooks Koepka is handling Bethpage Black. He also is aware that if Koepka keeps at it, Scott's chances of winning a second major are nonexistent.Scott was flirting with a ...

16:01, 17 May 2019

The Jazz man from Thailand made some music at the PGA Championship on Friday, and it was really good.So remember this name: Jazz Janewattananond. He is a 23-year-old playing in his first PGA Championship. He ...

14:54, 17 May 2019

All it took was one word for Rory McIlroy to sum up his Friday rebound at the PGA Championship.Pride.The two-time PGA titleholder and four-time major winner appeared headed for a flight back to Florida when ...

06:33, 17 May 2019

For once, everyone is talking about Brooks Koepka before he has the trophy from another major championship.Koepka was impossible to ignore in the opening round of the PGA Championship, partly because he was playing with ...

19:19, 16 May 2019

The back injury made it difficult for Danny Lee to climb out of bed, much less swing a club."I never had that kind of injury before," he said Thursday after shooting a 64 in the ...

18:29, 16 May 2019

A look at the key hole Thursday in the first round of the PGA Championship:HOLE: 9.YARDAGE: 474.PAR: 4.STROKE AVERAGE: 4.23.RANK: 8.KEY FACT: Brooks Koepka made a putt from just inside 35 feet for birdie and ...

06:49, 16 May 2019

The Latest on the PGA Championship (all times local):7:40 a.m.Tiger Woods is back at Bethpage Black after a late decision to skip the final round of practice at the PGA Championship.Woods had planned to play ...

06:17, 16 May 2019

Tiger Woods goes after his next major on a familiar golf course for a PGA Championship held on an unfamiliar spot on the calendar.The 101st PGA Championship began Thursday morning on Bethpage Black, the first ...

15:40, 15 May 2019

John Daly hates having to use a cart in the PGA Championship and probably wouldn't do it unless the major didn't mean so much to him.Daly used the cart for nine practice holes Wednesday, arriving ...

15:04, 15 May 2019

Justin Rose sees uniqueness in the PGA Championship because, well, it doesn't have a specific identity.Unlike the Masters and its green jacket, the U.S. Open and its "toughest test in golf" character, and the British ...

13:34, 15 May 2019

For the past month, the golf world has been riding the high of seeing Tiger Woods win the Masters.What has been forgotten is Woods' unexpected victory pretty much was courtesy of British Open champion Francesco ...

15:53, 14 May 2019

Rory McIlroy will likely go to the 2020 Olympics and represent Ireland.The 30-year-old from Northern Ireland disclosed his decision Tuesday, two days before the start of the PGA Championship at Bethpage Black.McIlroy skipped the Rio ...

15:14, 14 May 2019

Tiger Woods, the Masters champion, going for the second leg of the Grand Slam on a long, wet course at Bethpage Black.It all sounds so familiar.For Woods, it feels entirely different.Tiger Woods flips his ball ...