Former women’s world champion Nadeshiko Japan remain winless in three games under new coach Asako Takakura after going down 3-0 away to Sweden in a friendly on Thursday. Lotta Schelin put the Swedes in front in the 76th minute and further late goals from Fridolina Rolfo and Olivia Schough secured victory at Guldfageln Arena. “We […]
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The son of NFL Hall of Fame coach John Madden is buying Muhammad Ali’s former training camp in Pennsylvania. The camp’s longtime owner, renowned martial arts instructor George Dillman, sold the rustic hilltop camp in Deer Lake to Mike Madden. The purchase price was not disclosed. “It’s sinking in. I’ll be heartbroken, but it’s time […]
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Marin Cilic has split with coach Goran Ivanisevic after nearly three years of cooperation that included winning the U.S. Open in 2014. The 12th-ranked Croat says Thursday on his Facebook page that it was a “huge privilege to work with Goran, I enjoyed our work all this time and Goran helped me to reach many […]
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed No. 1 overall draft pick Auston Matthews to a three-year, entry-level contract. Matthews had 24 goals and 22 assists in 36 games last season for the Zurich Lions in Switzerland and had nine points for the United States at the world hockey championship. The 18-year-old from Scottsdale, Arizona, immediately […]
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An attorney for Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green said a misdemeanor assault-and-battery charge from a confrontation near the Michigan State campus could be resolved before the U.S. basketball team competes in the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. James Heos told the Lansing State Journal that Green appeared during a closed-door pretrial conference Thursday in […]
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Could Yuna Kim be awarded the Olympic gold medal from the Sochi Games after all? Given the shocking evidence produced this week in the World Anti-Doping Agency’s McLaren Report, it is a fair question. Just to review, Russia’s Adelina Sotnikova was awarded the gold on home ice in Sochi on Feb. 20, 2014, in great […]
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The New York Islanders are in talks with the owners of the New York Mets about building a hockey arena adjacent to Citi Field in Queens, people with knowledge of the discussions said. Willets Point is emerging as a persuasive alternative to the team’s current home at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center if the Islanders’ owners and […]
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A person familiar with J.J. Watt’s condition said the Houston Texans’ star defensive end has had back surgery and will begin training camp on the physically unable to perform list. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday night on condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t confirmed the surgery or Watts’ roster status. […]
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Mercedes said Nico Rosberg has signed an extension with the Formula One team for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. Rosberg, runner-up the past two years in the drivers’ championship behind teammate Lewis Hamilton, has 19 wins and 25 pole positions since starting his Formula One career as a test driver for Williams in 2005. Rosberg […]
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Oklahoma State forward Tyrek Coger has died after collapsing during a team workout. The school said Thursday that the 21-year-old junior college transfer was pronounced dead at Stillwater Medical Center. Coger, from Raleigh, North Carolina, played last season for Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, North Carolina. The 203-cm player arrived at Oklahoma State on […]
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