Category Archives: Sports
Ex-NBA player works to end solitary confinement in prisons
Caron Butler can easily point to the lowest moment in his life — the days he spent as a teenager locked in a solitary confinement cell inside a juvenile prison.
Copa America drama eclipses World Cup qualifiers
SAO PAULO (AP) — South American World Cup qualifiers involving bitter rivals Colombia and Argentina, and Paraguay hosting Brazil, are being overshadowed by a possible player revolt against taking part in the upcoming Copa America.
Antcliff, Southgate share lead at European Open
HAMBURG. Germany (AP) — Maverick Antcliff of Australia shot a 4-under 68 to share a one-stroke lead with England’s Matthew Southgate after the second round of the European Open on Sunday.
LGBTQ groups, supporters rally in Tokyo, demand equal rights
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese sexual minority groups and their supporters staged a rally outside Tokyo's iconic Shibuya Station on Sunday calling for equal rights and public support for enacting a long-sought equality law before the Olympics, despite fading ho...
The Latest: UN chief welcomes US vaccine donation to COVAX
UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations chief is welcoming the Biden administration’s announcement that it will be donating millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine to the U.N.-backed COVAX facility as well as to individual countries and U.N. front-line pers...
Brazil wins World Cup qualifier amid drama off the pitch
SAO PAULO (AP) — Amid a possible player revolt, Brazil beat Ecuador 2-0 on Friday to win its fifth consecutive match in South American World Cup qualifying.
Brazil wins World Cup qualifier amid drama off the pitch
SAO PAULO (AP) — Amid a possible player revolt, Brazil beat Ecuador 2-0 on Friday to win its fifth consecutive match in South American World Cup qualifying.
Tennis player released from custody in match-fixing case
PARIS (AP) — The Russian tennis player arrested on suspicion of match-fixing at last year's French Open was released from police custody on Friday, judicial officials told The Associated Press.
Billionaire Eliasch elected to lead world ski federation
GENEVA (AP) — Billionaire businessman Johan Eliasch was elected president of the International Ski Federation on Friday promising to bring new race formats and more dynamic broadcasts into winter sports.