Author: Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Bob and Mike Bryan say they will retire after the 2020 U.S. Open, closing a professional tennis partnership that includes a men’s doubles record of 16 Grand Slam championships. The 41-year-old American twins announced their plans at the season-ending ATP Finals, which they qualified for but decided not to enter. The Bryans […]

DENVER (AP) — A Muslim civil rights group is protesting after a Colorado arena security guard told a woman to remove her hijab before she could enter to see her 8-year-old daughter sing the national anthem with her school choir at a Denver Nuggets basketball game. Gazella Bensreiti (ben-SRAY-tee) said Wednesday that the guard told […]

BOSTON (AP) — A former California insurance executive was sentenced to six months in prison for paying $450,000 to get his son and daughter admitted to the University of Southern California as fake athletic recruits. Toby MacFarlane, 56, of Del Mar, California, was sentenced in Boston’s federal court Wednesday after pleading guilty to fraud and […]

Thaddeus Moss visited LSU in April 2017 looking to transfer from North Carolina State. Within a couple days, the tight end wanted to play for coach Ed Orgeron. One reason was Orgeron wanted Moss the tight end, not his father and Pro Football Hall of Fame receiver Randy Moss. “Coach O, he’s a big coach, […]

Senegal and Nigeria started with wins on the first day of the final stage of qualifying for the 2021 African Cup of Nations on Wednesday. Senegal was comfortable in a 2-0 victory over Republic of Congo, and Nigeria less so when it came from behind to edge Benin 2-1. Senegal opened its qualifying campaign less […]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas defensive back Jalen Green apologized Wednesday for an illegal hit on Kansas State wide receiver Wykeen Gill last week. Green leveled Gill with a helmet-to-helmet hit near the Kansas State sideline in the fourth quarter of Texas’ 27-24 victory. Gill was knocked out of the game and Green was ejected. […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets have signed Iman Shumpert, adding the veteran guard to their roster with Wilson Chandler on the NBA’s suspended list. Shumpert helped Cleveland win the 2016 NBA title and has also played for the Knicks, Sacramento and Houston. He returns to New York, where he began his career as […]

Montana State (1-1) vs. Appalachian State (2-1) Michael B. Fleming Gymnasium, Greensboro, North Carolina; Friday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Montana State and Appalachian State both look to put winning streaks together . Both programs earned home victories in their last game. Appalachian State earned a 68-62 win over East Carolina on Tuesday, while Montana […]

Dartmouth (2-0) vs. Merrimack (1-1) Costello Athletic Center, Lowell, Massachusetts; Friday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Dartmouth and Merrimack both look to put winning streaks together . Dartmouth beat Florida Gulf Coast by six at home on Monday. Merrimack is coming off a 71-61 win at Northwestern on Friday. STEPPING UP: Merrimack’s Juvaris Hayes has […]

DAVENPORT, Fla. (AP) — Sergiño Dest’s decision to stay with the U.S. national team rather than switch to the Netherlands got a mixed reaction from his Ajax teammates. “Some of them, they didn’t like it,” Dest said. “Some of them, they said just: `Congratulations: You followed your heart. So that’s always good.’” An 18-year-old outside […]