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Fans young and old poured onto the field, holding aloft replica FA Cups made of foil and yellow-and-blue scarves, headed to embrace their players. Right then, as gleeful supporters of third-tier team Shrewsbury filled the playing surface of the Montgomery Waters Meadow Stadium after seeing their team fight back to draw 2-2 with likely English […]

The North Dakota State University football team will be returning to the White House for a second year in a row after winning another FCS national championship January 27, 2020, 2:27 PM 1 min read FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota State team will be returning to the White House for a second year in

MELBOURNE, Australia — Margaret Court was present but didn’t address the crowd at a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of her calendar-year Grand Slam in 1970, a tricky event for Australian Open organizers trying to balance recognition of the achievement with their responsibility to promote inclusion in sports. Court’s criticism of homosexuality has been

IOC President Thomas Bach says Kobe Bryant was “an outstanding and true Olympic champion January 27, 2020, 12:35 PM 2 min read LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Kobe Bryant was as “an outstanding and true Olympic champion,” IOC President Thomas Bach said Monday. The basketball great, who was killed in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles on

MELBOURNE, Australia — As the fourth-set tiebreaker ended, Stan Wawrinka tapped his right temple with his index finger, his signature celebration. He probably figured he had his Australian Open opponent right where he wanted him. Heading to a fifth set. Wawrinka came back to beat U.S. Open runner-up Daniil Medvedev 6-2, 2-6, 4-6, 7-6 (2),

Kobe Bryant will be mourned for an entire week in the country where he grew up By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer January 27, 2020, 10:35 AM 3 min read ROME — In the country where he grew up, Kobe Bryant will be mourned for an entire week. The Italian basketball federation said Monday it

Nick Kyrgios wore a Lakers No. 8 jersey to honor Kobe Bryant ahead of a fourth-round match against Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer January 27, 2020, 8:43 AM 3 min read MELBOURNE, Australia — Nick Kyrgios wore a Lakers No. 8 jersey to honor Kobe Bryant ahead of

Stan Wawrinka has advanced to the Australian Open quarterfinals with a five-set victory over fourth-seeded Daniil Medvedev January 27, 2020, 8:01 AM 4 min read MELBOURNE, Australia — The Latest on the Australian Open (all times local): 6:45 p.m. Stan Wawrinka has advanced to the Australian Open quarterfinals with a five-set victory over fourth-seeded Daniil

CALABASAS, Calif. — The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others that crashed into a rugged hillside outside Los Angeles was flying in foggy conditions considered dangerous enough that local police agencies grounded their choppers. The helicopter plunged into a steep hillside at about 9:45 a.m. Sunday with an impact that scattered debris over an

Longtime Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli was killed in the helicopter crash that also took the lives of retired NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and Bryant’s daughter January 27, 2020, 6:27 AM 2 min read CALABASAS, Calif. — John Altobelli, the longtime baseball coach at Orange Coast College, was killed along with his wife