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Hawaii winter storm: thunder, hail and power outages
HONOLULU (AP) — A strong winter storm downed trees, knocked out power and flooded soccer…
CF Montreal hires Hernán Losada as new head coach, acquires defender Herrera
MONTREAL – CF Montreal has made major steps in restocking after a turbulent off-season. The…
Resurgent Lyon beats Auxerre to move up to fourth in Ligue 1
PARIS (AP) — Forward Georges Mikautadze scored one goal and set up another as resurgent…
Sports unraveled, collided with politics, racism in 2022
The unspoken deal between sports fans and their favorite teams and players has been, in…
Court says EU corruption scandal suspect must remain in jail
BRUSSELS (AP) — A former European Parliament vice president suspected of being at the center…
Davies named Canada Soccer player of the year after scoring at World Cup
TORONTO – Bayern Munich and Canadian men’s national team star Alphonso Davies has been named…
Identity is complex for Lebanon’s Christian Palestinian camp
DBAYEH, Lebanon (AP) — Tucked away in the hills north of Beirut below a Maronite…
AP Photos: In 2022, sports brought every imaginable emotion
Emotion. Sport is the forum where it cannot be hidden, where the feelings that are…
Horvat leads Canucks to 5-2 road win over Oilers
EDMONTON – The Vancouver Canucks gained a reputation for giving games away earlier in the…
Days before new president, old divisions tearing at Brazil
SAO PAULO (AP) — Trumpets and snares will play Brazil’s national anthem at Luiz Inácio…
Egypt says basketball stands partly collapse, injuring 27
CAIRO (AP) — At least 27 people were injured when stands partly collapsed Saturday during…
A cue for success? Zimbabwe’s pool players are betting on it
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Highlights of the World Cup and other sports events are on…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Western NY death toll rises to 28 from cold, storm chaos BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) —…
Upbeat Canucks win third in a row by sinking Sharks 6-2
VANCOUVER – After a horrendous start to the season, the Vancouver Canucks are ending the…
Marie-Philip Poulin voted The Canadian Press female athlete of the year for 2022
Dubbed “one of the greatest clutch performers this country has ever produced,” Canadian women’s hockey…
Morocco threatens to skip African soccer tournament
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — After its sensational World Cup performance, Morocco’s national soccer team might…
Canada Soccer joins federal government’s safe sport program
Canada Soccer is the latest national sports organization to sign an agreement to join Abuse-Free…
Pelé, who died at 82, was a sports star and cultural icon
SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé will be famous for 15 centuries. The Brazilian soccer star…
Pele’s funeral and burial to take place in hometown Santos
SAO PAULO (AP) — The stadium where Brazilian soccer great Pelé played some of the…
Pelé remembered for transcending soccer around world
NEW YORK (AP) — Pelé was remembered for a life beyond the field, for transcending…
Canada men’s soccer team named CP’s team of the year after returning to World Cup
The Canadian men’s soccer team has been voted The Canadian Press team of the year…
Curry, Henry, Kupp, Judge among most bet-on athletes of 2022
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Did you win money betting on Saint Peter’s, the longest-of-longshots…
Brazil mourns Pelé, who made every part of the country proud
Bocaina de Minas, BRAZIL (AP) — Down a dirt road in the mountains of Minas…
Pelé brought renown to Santos, Brazilian port city and team
SANTOS, Brazil (AP) — Pelé. Santos, Brazil. Over decades, adoring fans around the world mailed…