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US eases past Greece 109-81 at Basketball World Cup to advance to the second...

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The first required step at the Basketball World Cup for the Americans is now complete. They're going to the tournament's...

Mother of beleaguered Spanish soccer federation chief starts hunger strike in church to defend...

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MADRID (AP) — The mother of Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales started a hunger strike Monday in a church in southern Spain in...

The US Open is filled with players making comebacks from retirement, pregnancy or injury

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NEW YORK (AP) — Comebacks are nothing new in tennis. There’s quite a history of that sort of thing, including by stars such as...

A historic day for African basketball, with South Sudan, Cape Verde getting World Cup...

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — South Sudan is the world's youngest nation, only gaining its independence 12 years ago. Cape Verde is one of the...

Lyles, Richardson and lots of unknowns as track gets ready for Paris Olympics

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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — In some ways, track and field served up a tantalizing preview of what’s to come next year at the Paris...

The US Open starts Monday. Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Novak Djokovic and Frances Tiafoe...

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NEW YORK (AP) — The season's last Grand Slam tournament, the U.S. Open, gets started on Monday with some of the biggest names in...

Simone Biles wins a record 8th US Gymnastics title a full decade after her...

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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Simone Biles is not going to explain herself. Part of this is by design. Part of this is because...

Viktor Hovland wins FedEx Cup with the best 2 weeks of his career

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ATLANTA (AP) — Viktor Hovland played the best golf of his life in the final two weeks of the PGA Tour season, and it...

Luis Castillo stars as Mariners beat Royals 3-2 to grab sole possession of AL...

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SEATTLE (AP) — Luis Castillo pitched seven shutout innings and the Seattle Mariners grabbed sole possession of first place in the AL West, beating...

One week after sullying the Women’s World Cup, Luis Rubiales is now a Spanish...

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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — One week after the president of the Spanish soccer federation kissed a player during the Women’s World Cup awards ceremony,...