ESPN NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring from broadcasting to return to his alma mater, St. Bonaventure, to take over the newly created position of general manager of the men’s basketball program, the Atlantic 10 school announced Wednesday. Wojnarowski will oversee a wide range of responsibilities while working alongside coach Mark Schmidt and his staff. … Read more
SAN DIEGO — Fighting tears, Alex Morgan waved to the crowd and walked off the field for the last time on Sunday as she capped an impactful 15-year career. Despite the nearly 100-degree heat, a crowd of 26,516 filled San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium for Morgan’s farewell match. The two-time Women’s World Cup winner announced on … Read more
Getting a nickname in hockey is not only a sign of affection but a sense that a player has really made it. Wayne Gretzky became the “Great One,” Mario Lemieux was “Super Mario” and the late Gordie Howe remains “Mr. Hockey” to the sport’s players and fans everywhere. “Johnny Hockey” was the one bestowed on … Read more
One of them delivered an underdog story for the ages, winning the title at preseason odds of 5,000-1 in 2016. Another was a mainstay in the league for 11 years on the back of its famous conveyor belt of young talent. The other’s back story in England’s top division is from pretty much a generation … Read more
One of them delivered an underdog story for the ages, winning the title at preseason odds of 5,000-1 in 2016. Another was a mainstay in the league for 11 years on the back of its famous conveyor belt of young talent. The other’s back story in England’s top division is from pretty much a generation … Read more
SANTIAGO, Chile — Table tennis player Zeng Zhiying left China in 1989, the same year of the Tiananmen Square massacre, to teach the sport in northern Chile. Fast-forward 35 years, she will debut in the Olympic Games at age 58 under the name she adopted in the South American nation: Tania. Tania Zeng, who became … Read more
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — It’s sad but true, Copa America could mark Lionel Messi’s final chapter with Argentina’s national soccer team. The World Cup winner will turn 37 during the tournament in the United States, which kicks off Thursday. He’s clearly past his peak at Inter Miami after two decades of playing at the highest … Read more
NEW YORK — Matt Ryan, who retired last week after 15 years in the NFL, will join CBS Sports as a studio analyst on “The NFL Today” and Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason will leave after long runs on the show, the network announced Monday. Ryan will join James Brown, Nate Burleson, Bill Cowher and … Read more
PARIS — PARIS (AP) — Usain Bolt’s sprint world records were never in danger. Then again, even the world’s fastest-ever human likely wouldn’t have been so quick while balancing a tray with a croissant, a coffee cup and a glass of water through the streets of Paris, and without spilling it everywhere. France’s capital resurrected … Read more
MIAMI — Former Belarusian hockey player Konstantin Koltsov, who was coaching in the KHL, has died in Florida, police said Tuesday. He was 42. Miami-Dade Police detective Argemis Colome confirmed Koltsov’s death in a statement sent to The Associated Press. Police said the death was an apparent suicide. No foul play was suspected. Koltsov served … Read more
