Global soccer was in the doldrums in the early 1990s – with poor ethics and boring defensive tactics. Then FIFA set about changing the game.
May 26, 2026
The song selection at the New York Knicks’ watch party couldn’t have been more obvious
May 26, 2026
One of India's most exclusive private clubs founded during British colonial rule risks closure after the government ordered it to vacate the prime New
May 26, 2026
A coalition of environmentalists and Indigenous Australian activists camping in the city park where the main stadium for the 2032 Olympics will be built is
May 26, 2026
Karl Anthony-Towns had 19 points and 14 rebounds, OG Anunoby scored 17 and the New York Knicks routed the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-93 Monday night to complete a four-game sweep of the Eastern Conference finals and advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999
May 26, 2026
Andrei Svechnikov scored at 14:06 of overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Final
May 26, 2026
The New York Knicks made a commitment to Jalen Brunson four years ago, signing him as a free agent and building their team around him
May 26, 2026
Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers finally got past the second round and face-planted in the Eastern Conference finals
May 26, 2026
Europe is baking under unseasonal heat that is shattering temperature records and prompting government warnings after deaths were reported at amateur sports events in France
May 25, 2026
The Knicks and their fans threatened to turn Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals into a Garden party
May 26, 2026
Houston Astros right-hander Tatsuya Imai and relievers Steven Okert and Alimber Santa combined to throw a no-hitter in a 9-0 win over the Texas Rangers
May 26, 2026
The Los Angeles Dodgers have Kiké Hernández back in action
May 26, 2026
Colton Cowser hit a walk-off home run for the second consecutive day to complete the Baltimore Orioles’ 9-7, 13-inning victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, one he said was one of his “favorite complete team wins.”
May 26, 2026
Colton Cowser hit a two-run game-winning homer in the 13th inning — his second walk-off shot in as many days — to give the Baltimore Orioles a 9-7 win over the Tampa Bay Rays
May 26, 2026
Inter Miami confirmed Monday that Lionel Messi has a left hamstring issue, though did not say when the problem is expected to be cleared up
May 26, 2026
Stan Wawrinka and Gaël Monfils have waved goodbye to the French Open after both lost in the first round
May 25, 2026
The Colorado Avalanche face a tough challenge in the Western Conference Final
May 26, 2026
Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski threw 57 pitches of at least 100 mph — the most in a single game since pitch tracking began in 2008 — while getting 12 strikeouts to match his career high Monday against the St. Louis Cardinals
May 26, 2026
Felix Rosenqvist's Indianapolis 500 victory lap started sinking in quickly
May 26, 2026
Tennis players at the French Open say they haven’t experienced conditions this hot at Roland Garros since the 2024 Paris Olympics
May 25, 2026
Rafael Jodar has made a dominant debut at the French Open and dropped just five games
May 25, 2026
UCLA is the No. 1 national seed for the NCAA baseball tournament
May 25, 2026
The Atlanta Dream have shown resilience by rallying from 15-point deficits twice this season, including Sunday's win over Phoenix
May 25, 2026
Korean War veteran laid to rest in Pittsburgh 76 years after his death
May 25, 2026
Principal taking flight over campus after school completes three million math problems
May 25, 2026
Argentines bike 10K miles through 17 countries to watch national team play in KC
May 25, 2026
One byproduct of the automatic runner on second base is that extra innings are one of the few times managers can still stomach ordering up an intentional walk
May 25, 2026
Mount Everest expedition operators must focus on the experience and knowledge of climbers to lower risks and minimise deaths on the mountain, a British
May 25, 2026
Winning gold is ‘way less important than having a chance to save a life’: Michael Phelps on finding purpose beyond the pool
May 25, 2026
Ferrari, renowned for its roaring V8 and V12 engines, is unveiling its first fully electric model, the Luce.
May 25, 2026
Fred Kerley ran 100 meters in a pedestrian 9.97 seconds to win the Enhanced Games in a race where the sprinters were placed in the starting blocks four times because of false starts and untied shoes
May 25, 2026
Daniel Suarez benefited from a crucial pit call, then caught a break from Mother Nature to win the rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday night, capping an emotional day in which the auto racing world honored the memory of the late Kyle Busch
May 25, 2026
San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama wanted the ball for the final couple seconds of the first half
May 25, 2026
Victor Wembanyama had 33 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three blocks and the San Antonio Spurs held Oklahoma City to its second-lowest postseason total, beating the Thunder 103-82 in Game 4 to even the Western Conference finals
May 25, 2026
Tomas Hertl weaved his way toward the slot and broke a tie at 8:21 of the third period as the Golden Knights overcame a three-goal deficit Sunday night to beat Colorado 5-3 and move within a victory of their third Stanley Cup Final appearance in nine years
May 25, 2026
Lionel Messi headed into the World Cup break a bit earlier than planned, and now it’ll be Argentina waiting to see if there’s an injury to worry about
May 25, 2026
A two-goal swing over a disputed no-goal call in the first period that resulted in a three-goal deficit could have doomed Vegas on Sunday
May 25, 2026
Felix Rosenqvist swung to the outside of David Malukas, then found a way past the Team Penske driver to win the closest Indianapolis 500 in history by a margin of 0.0233 seconds
May 24, 2026
Italian teen star Kimi Antonelli charged to his fourth straight Formula 1 victory Sunday in a wild Canadian Grand Prix after Mercedes teammate George Russell was knocked out by an engine failure
May 25, 2026
Wyndham Clark shot 11-under 60 to win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Sunday, overtaking Si Woo Kim by three strokes and pulling away from defending champion Scottie Scheffler after starting the day tied with the top-ranked hometown favorite
May 25, 2026
Jalen Brunson isn’t looking in the rearview mirror at the New York Knicks’ 10-game winning streak while the possibility of reaching the NBA Finals is still in the horizon, even though it is one win away
May 25, 2026
Katherine Legge's attempt to become the first woman to complete "The Double" ended in disappointment
May 24, 2026
Novak Djokovic comes back from a set down for a 5-7, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 victory over home player Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round of the French Open in his record 82nd Grand Slam appearance
May 25, 2026
Pep Guardiola fights back tears on the sideline as he brings 10 years at Manchester City to an end
May 25, 2026
NYPD won't support Knicks watch parties outside Madison Square Garden after unruly behavior, arrests
May 25, 2026
The tributes for Kyle Busch began even before racing’s biggest day of the season started
May 25, 2026
West Ham has been relegated and Tottenham has survived on an emotional final day of the Premier League season when Pep Guardiola and Mohamed Salah made tearful exits after record-breaking spells in English soccer
May 24, 2026
Billionaire Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke watched on as the team's players finally got their hands on the Premier League trophy
May 25, 2026
What most people misunderstand about sepsis
May 25, 2026
NASCAR mourns Kyle Busch at a solemn Coca-Cola 600
May 25, 2026
Katherine Legge finishes the Coca-Cola 600 after her bid for historic Memorial Day ‘double’ was upended in Indianapolis
May 22, 2026
Marta Kostyuk’s first-round win at the French Open becomes one of her toughest matches after she finds out beforehand that a missile almost hit her parents’ home in Ukraine
May 24, 2026
Dancer Kaili Quevedo makes competitive comeback in wheelchair, with plans to go pro
May 25, 2026
High school cancer survivor finds family at baseball academy EL1 Reading
May 25, 2026
Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Mikal Bridges added 22 and the New York Knicks moved within one game of their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999 with a 121-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers
May 24, 2026
Home player Arthur Gea ran off the court for an emergency bathroom break early in the first set of his French Open debut
May 24, 2026
Jason Collins opened a door. Many LGBTQ athletes still don’t feel safe walking through it more than a decade later
May 24, 2026
Turns out, Taylor Swift likes basketball, too
May 24, 2026
Nikolaj Ehlers got loose up the center of the ice and popped the puck past Jakub Dobes at 3:29 of overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes past the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Saturday night to level the Eastern Conference Final at one game apiece
May 24, 2026
Si Woo Kim lost all of the five-shot lead he built a day earlier while flirting with sub-60 history at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson
May 24, 2026
Sabrina Ionescu is ready to make her season debut for New York after suffering a foot injury in the preseason
May 24, 2026
The president of the governing body of Iranian soccer says the nation’s World Cup training base has been moved to Mexico from the United States after getting approval from FIFA
May 24, 2026
Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming complications, according to a statement released by his family
May 23, 2026
Kyle Busch’s family says the NASCAR superstar died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis
May 23, 2026
Historic $10 million donation to Georgia basketball is the largest in UGA Athletic Association history
May 23, 2026
Sprinter Fred Kerley says he isn't taking performance enhancers as he embarks on the next phase of a career that officially kicks off Sunday at the Enhanced Games, where drugs are allowed
May 23, 2026
Scott McLaughlin has waited 12 months to erase the worst memory of his life
May 23, 2026
Kyle Busch’s death shattered the racing world. The story of his legacy is still being written
May 23, 2026
Jack Eichel and Ivan Barbashev scored in a 2:07 span in the third period and the Vegas Golden Knights stunned the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Final
May 23, 2026
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 26 points and 12 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder climbed out of a 15-point hole minutes into the game to beat the San Antonio Spurs 123-108 on Friday night and take a 2-1 lead in their series
May 23, 2026
Roger Clemens let loose a fastball from the mound again at Fenway Park
May 23, 2026
An upgraded car and a “painful” reminder not to lose sight of the Formula 1 fundamentals could be George Russell’s path back to the front of the field at the Canadian Grand Prix
May 22, 2026
Si Woo Kim just missed out on a 59 at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, bogeying the final hole when a par would have given him the 16th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history
May 23, 2026
A 911 call obtained by The Associated Press reveals NASCAR driver Kyle Busch experienced shortness of breath, felt overheated, and was coughing up blood the day before he died at the age of 41
May 23, 2026
Kyle Busch needed an ambulance the day before his death due to shortness of breath and coughing up blood, 911 call shows
May 23, 2026
Richard Childress Racing is temporarily retiring Kyle Busch’s No. 8 Cup Series car — at least until the late driver's 11-year-old son Brexton is ready to take over behind the wheel
May 23, 2026
The event that tackles the age-old question, “What would happen if we just let all the athletes take drugs?”
May 23, 2026
Jordan Spieth could only watch a year ago as good buddy Scottie Scheffler became the first of the two to win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, the hometown event they both cherish
May 23, 2026
Rafael Nadal, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula were among the players paying tribute to Howard Fendrich a day after the longtime AP Tennis Writer died
May 23, 2026
Katherine Legge will become the first woman ever to attempt the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 “Double” on May 24. The feat stands as one of motorsports' ultimate tests of endurance, requiring a driver to compete in two different cities in a single day. Legge discusses the daunting challenge with CNN World Sport's Don Riddell.
May 22, 2026
Josh Hart was frustrated with a postseason shooting slump, wondering why what he was doing in practice wasn’t showing up in the games
May 22, 2026
Defending champion Coco Gauff has upheld her part in a protest by top players at the French Open
May 22, 2026
Kyle Busch grew to expect — even appreciate — the boos
May 22, 2026
Pep Guardiola is leaving Manchester City at the end of the season
May 22, 2026
Four men safely ejected from their jet fighters after the two planes collided during an air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho.
May 18, 2026
A renowned Mount Everest guide who scaled the peak a record 32nd time this week says there's an urgent need to limit climbers on the summit
May 22, 2026
Michael Carrick has been handed a two-year contract by Manchester United after passing his audition for the job of head coach
May 22, 2026
Questions persist about whether Cleveland Cavaliers leading scorer Donovan Mitchell playing through injury after he and his teammates lost Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals to the New York Knicks
May 22, 2026
The PWHL has filled its two expansion team general manager openings with three-time U.S. Olympian Meghan Duggan taking over in Hamilton, Ontario, and Troy Ryan leaving the Toronto Sceptres to take on the dual role of coach and GM in San Jose
May 22, 2026
Era-defining manager Pep Guardiola will leave Manchester City after 10 incredible years
May 22, 2026
Kurt Warner is finally getting into Northern Iowa's athletic hall of fame
May 22, 2026
Community mourns 14-year-old Aledo student killed in ATV crash hours before graduation
May 22, 2026
Minnesota DNR proposes walleye bag limit change
May 22, 2026
NYPD, FBI issue drone warning for FIFA World Cup, America 250, and more high-profile events this summer
May 22, 2026
The risk of Ebola affecting fans at the World Cup is low, according to Dr Oliver Johnson, a global health academic at King's College London,
May 22, 2026
A Briton improved his own Everest record on Friday and notched his 20th ascent to the world’s highest peak, as two Indian climbers died on the mountain,
May 22, 2026
The Carolina Hurricanes emerged from having 11 days between playoff series by giving up four goals in the first 11-plus minutes of a 6-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens to open the Eastern Conference Final
May 22, 2026
Josh Hart scored a playoff career-high 26 points, Jalen Brunson had 19 points and 14 assists, and the New York Knicks moved halfway to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999 by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-93
May 22, 2026
The WNBA has warned the Indiana Fever for not properly reporting an injury to star guard Caitlin Clark
May 22, 2026
The Montreal Canadiens pounced for four first-period goals on slow-starting Carolina — coming off the longest postseason break in more than a century — and handed the Hurricanes their first loss of the playoffs with a 6-2 victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final
May 22, 2026
Playing at home hasn’t provided much comfort for WNBA teams this season
May 22, 2026
Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR’s three national series, has died
May 21, 2026
Cristiano Ronaldo has finally won a major trophy with Al-Nassr
May 22, 2026
Reigning NFL Most Valuable Player Matthew Stafford has agreed to a one-year contract extension through the 2027 season with the Los Angeles Rams
May 22, 2026
Kyle Busch, a 2-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, dead at 41
May 22, 2026
Couple believes 7-year-old son is youngest to complete rim-to-rim Grand Canyon hike
May 22, 2026
Howard Fendrich, a longtime national sports writer for The Associated Press, has died at 55
May 21, 2026
Alexi Lalas has criticized U.S. soccer players for citing pressure ahead of the World Cup at home
May 22, 2026
New York City will offer its residents a chance to snag $50 tickets to World Cup games in New Jersey this summer, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Thursday, with 1,000
May 22, 2026
A Tennessee judge has set a $1 million bond for a white livestreamer charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting and wounding a Black man
May 21, 2026
The United States has a new injury worry three weeks before the start of the World Cup
May 22, 2026
Marlins left-hander Robby Snelling will undergo surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow
May 22, 2026
Colorado Democrats have voted overwhelmingly to censure the state's governor for commuting the prison sentence of an election conspiracy theorist
May 22, 2026
While frustration mounts across big-time college sports, the leader of the agency formed to police NIL payments has a simple reminder: These are the rules you wrote
May 22, 2026
Protesters set fire to tents for Ebola patients after Congolese authorities refused to give them the dead body of a victim
May 21, 2026
WNBA All-Star Caitlin Clark has been named the grand marshal for this year’s Indianapolis 500
May 19, 2026
After more than 30 years, the World Cup is back in Boston
May 19, 2026
Katherine Legge missed the Indianapolis 500 media day festivities Thursday because of a flight delay in New York
May 22, 2026
Some lucky New York City residents will soon get a chance to snag cheap seats to this summer’s high-priced World Cup
May 21, 2026
Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Stubal threw his third bullpen session since his rehab program from elbow surgery began
May 21, 2026
Philadelphia Eagles edge rusher Nolan Smith Jr. was arrested last week in Georgia for driving 135 mph in a 70 mph zone
May 21, 2026
$50 World Cup tickets? Zohran Mamdani announces discounted seats for lucky New Yorkers
May 21, 2026
Sheriff describes fatal stabbing scene and 911 call for help
May 21, 2026
The National Hockey League has signed an information-sharing agreement with the U.S.
May 21, 2026
Senior overcomes gruesome leg injury to qualify for Iowa state track meet
May 21, 2026
Berlin’s state parliament has given the go-ahead for the city’s bid to rehost the Olympic Games on or after the 100th anniversary of the 1936 Games staged by the Nazis
May 21, 2026
A Western Conference Final loaded with offensive firepower was ignited by the unlikeliest of sparkplugs
May 21, 2026
Rafael Nadal retired a tennis great, but his career was almost cut painfully short
May 21, 2026
Jannik Sinner is set to begin his quest for a career Grand Slam at the French Open this weekend
May 21, 2026
Ed Orgeron returned to LSU’s football program Wednesday, seven years after he coached the Tigers to the 2019 national title
May 21, 2026
Sports streaming platform DAZN, backed by British-American billionaire Len Blavatnik, is exploring a possible tie-up with pay-TV
May 21, 2026
Iran's national soccer team attended visa appointments in the Turkish capital Ankara on Thursday ahead of the 2026 World Cup, with the whole squad applying for Canadian
May 21, 2026
Shohei Ohtani returned to his full two-way form for the Los Angeles Dodgers in San Diego, and the results were formidable
May 21, 2026
At times, especially early, the Colorado Avalanche looked disjointed on defense
May 20, 2026
Victor Wembanyama fouled Jalen Williams on a shot attempt in the opening minutes of Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Wednesday night
May 21, 2026
Trey Yesavage outpitched Cam Schlittler in a marquee matchup between young aces, and the Toronto Blue Jays edged the New York Yankees 2-1
May 21, 2026
Carter Hart has made a strong comeback with the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup playoffs
May 21, 2026
Shohei Ohtani homered on the first pitch of the game before throwing five sharp innings of three-hit ball in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 4-0 victory over the San Diego Padres
May 21, 2026
The MVP looked like the MVP again, and the Western Conference finals are knotted up
May 21, 2026
Once again, San Antonio guard De’Aaron Fox tried to go through a pregame workout
May 21, 2026
Dylan Coghlan scored his first Stanley Cup playoff goal to get Vegas rolling, Carter Hart made 36 saves and the Golden Knights opened the Western Conference final by holding off the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 on Wednesday night
May 21, 2026
Thunder guard Jalen Williams, who missed six games earlier in these playoffs with a strained left hamstring, was ruled out for the second half of Game 2 of Oklahoma City’s matchup against the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference finals on Wednesday night
May 21, 2026
Abby Roque scored twice, Ann-Renée Desbiens made 23 saves and the Montreal Victoire won their first PHWL title, beating the Ottawa Charge 4-0 on Wednesday night in Game 4 of the Walter Cup Finals
May 21, 2026
Dallas’ Cooper Flagg, Charlotte’s Kon Knueppel and Philadelphia’s VJ Edgecombe were all unanimous first-team selections for the NBA’s All-Rookie team, which was unveiled Wednesday night
May 21, 2026
Aaron Rodgers is running it back one last time before calling it a career
May 21, 2026
In front of the future king of England, Unai Emery reaffirmed his status as the king of the Europa League
May 20, 2026
Jalen Brunson against Donovan Mitchell was the matchup splashed across the screens to hype the Eastern Conference finals
May 21, 2026
Southampton’s appeal against its expulsion from the Championship playoff final because of spying offenses was dismissed
May 20, 2026
Aaron Rodgers says his 22nd season in the NFL will be his last
May 21, 2026
BMO hires UBS banker to lead US M&A team, memo shows
US, Mexico conclude first round of trade deal talks on autos, metals, security
Yum Brands in exclusive talks to sell Pizza Hut to LongRange, Bloomberg News reports
US general meets Cuban military officials at edge of Guantanamo Bay
Poison frontman Bret Michaels is latest artist to withdraw from Freedom 250 concerts
Robinson learns of World Cup berth on golf course, Roldan during club meeting, Reyna in parking lot
Brewers pitcher Abner Uribe suspended 1 game for actions against the Cardinals