In boost to Olympic ambitions, Istanbul moves closer to hosting 2027 European Games.
ANKARA, Turkey: The European Olympic Committees’ chief and Turkish officials inked an initial agreem...
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Nashville SC fires coach Gary Smith after 3-4-5 start in seventh season
NASHVILLE, Tenn.: Nashville SC has fired Gary Smith, the only head coach in franchise history. The c...
Tommy Paul advances to Italian Open semifinals and feels right at home on European clay courts
ROME: Unlike most Americans who can’t find their footing on clay when they come to Europe, Tommy Pau...
Catching Freedom shows why it was an 'easy decision' to enter him in the Preakness
BALTIMORE: Catching Freedom got a few days off after finishing fourth in the Kentucky Derby. When he...
Bad Bunny sports agency sues baseball players' union, trying to overturn ban
NEW YORK: Bad Bunny’s sports representation firm sued the baseball players’ association Thursday, as...
NFL schedule makers didn't seek out a Chiefs game close to a Taylor Swift concert
Creating the NFL schedule is a complicated process that requires tens of thousands of computers comi...
Rose Zhang withdraws from this week's LPGA tournament because of illness after playing three holes
JERSEY CITY, N.J.: Rose Zhang found an opponent she couldn’t beat in the Mizuho Americas Open — an u...
France coach Deschamps includes Kanté and Barcola in preliminary Euro 2024 squad
PARIS: France coach Didier Deschamps included midfielder N’Golo Kanté in his preliminary list of pla...
Golf-Flawless Schauffele ties major record with 62 at PGA Championship
A relentless Xander Schauffele tied the record – again – for the lowest score in a men’s major champ...
UNC interim chancellor backs AD Bubba Cunningham after trustee criticism, audit push
North Carolina interim chancellor Lee Roberts publicly backed athletics director Bubba Cunningham on...
NFL distances itself from Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker's comments during commencement speech
NEW YORK: The NFL is distancing itself from Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, saying “his v...
Caitlin Clark fever overcomes Indy to overshadow Pacers and Indianapolis 500
INDIANAPOLIS: Caitlin Clark had yet to even be drafted by the Indiana Fever before fans openly calle...
Simone Biles is stepping into the Olympic spotlight again. She is better prepared for the pressure
SPRING, Texas: Simone Biles is not “cured.” A cure implies finality. An ultimate and decisive victor...
Yankees get career-best 8 shutout innings from Clarke Schmidt in 5-0 win to sweep Twins
MINNEAPOLIS: Clarke Schmidt cruised to a career-long eight shutout innings after Anthony Volpe led o...
Rory McIlroy loves life inside the ropes, shoots 66 on first day at PGA
LOUISVILLE, Ky.: Rory McIlroy blasted a drive down the middle, this one onto the left side of the fi...
Soccer-Injured De Jong named in preliminary Dutch squad for Euro 2024
Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman has named injured Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong in a 30-man p...