The Associated Press has learned an NCAA panel is scheduled to discuss potential changes to eligibility rules that would incorporate age into the process
April 09, 2026
Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson got the Masters underway, hitting the ceremonial first tee shots on a postcard-perfect day at Augusta National
April 09, 2026
Gary Player believes Tiger Woods should avoid driving because of his medication use for pain management
April 09, 2026
For the third straight season, the road to the NBA title goes through Oklahoma City
April 09, 2026
Colton Herta’s hopes of returning to the Indianapolis 500 in the middle of his bid to reach Formula 1 have taken a hit with a calendar clash after Formula 2 races were rescheduled
April 09, 2026
Gary Woodland is trying to win the Masters while fighting anxiety so severe he thinks someone is ‘trying to kill me’
April 09, 2026
Major League Baseball’s average salary rose 3.4% on opening day to a record $5.34 million, according to a study by The Associated Press, and the New York Mets topped spending at the season’s start for the fourth straight year
April 09, 2026
Brooklyn-based taekwondo para athlete overcomes tragedy, homelessness to fight for gold
April 09, 2026
The best way for the Edmonton Oilers to shake off a tough loss was to let Connor McDavid take over the game
April 09, 2026
Connor McDavid scored his 15th career hat trick and finished with five points, leading the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks that moved them into sole possession of first place in the Pacific Division
April 09, 2026
World Sport's Don Riddell takes in the sights and sounds at the beautiful Augusta National
April 10, 2026
Davey Lopes, a longtime Los Angeles Dodgers infielder and premier base stealer, has died
April 09, 2026
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia adds another solo goal to his collection as defending champion Paris Saint-Germain beats Liverpool 2-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal
April 08, 2026
Atletico Madrid scored twice after Barcelona was reduced to 10 men to earn a valuable 2-0 road win and take the advantage in their Champions League quarterfinal
April 08, 2026
Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Jorge Soler and Atlanta Braves pitcher Reynaldo López each received seven-game suspensions from Major League Baseball on Wednesday after they were ejected following their participation in a brawl
April 09, 2026
Tommy Fleetwood's 8-year-old son Frankie nearly stole the show at Augusta National on Wednesday
April 09, 2026
Jim Whittaker, who in 1963 became the first American to reach the top of Mount Everest, has died
April 09, 2026
Argument over beer, TV stick ends in Florida teacher smashing can on woman's head, deputies say
April 09, 2026
Comedian Kevin Hart caddied for Bryson DeChambeau in the Par 3 Contest at Augusta National
April 09, 2026
Hall of Famer Sue Bird watched the WNBA on NBC growing up
April 09, 2026
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday he favors a national ban on online betting platforms, whose revenues in the South American nation are estimated in more than $4 billion per year, one of the biggest markets in the world
April 09, 2026
Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle have been ruled out for the San Antonio Spurs' game against the Portland Trail Blazers
April 08, 2026
Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski says James Pearce Jr. has not reported to Atlanta's voluntary workouts
April 08, 2026
Teen with autism defies early diagnosis, thrives in college and athletics
April 09, 2026
Scottie Scheffler has two kids and two Masters titles
April 08, 2026
A fire has broken out at Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Park velodrome, prompting a major emergency response
April 08, 2026
Everyone knows about the azaleas and dogwoods at Augusta National during the Masters
April 08, 2026
Michigan DNR reports finding 15-pound walleye in Muskegon River
April 08, 2026
Konnor Griffin has signed a nine-year, $140 million contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates
April 08, 2026
Walking this golf course is now a botanist’s dream
April 08, 2026
Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick downplayed his mid-game shouting match with Jarred Vanderbilt during their loss to Oklahoma City
April 08, 2026
New York’s Sabrina Ionescu, Minnesota’s Napheesa Collier and Los Angeles’ Kelsey Plum were all extended franchise tags by their WNBA teams worth potentially $1.4 million as free agency opened up
April 08, 2026
The Diamond League track meet in Qatar has been postponed from next month to June 19 if conditions allow amid ongoing uncertainty caused by the conflict in the Middle East
April 08, 2026
Twins from Tosa make UW-La Crosse Eagles fly high
April 08, 2026
Alex Ovechkin says he is waiting until after the Washington Capitals' season is over to decide whether he's calling it a career or returning to play one more year
April 08, 2026
The tournament record at the Masters is 63 and has been for three decades
April 08, 2026
There will be an American boat at next year’s America’s Cup after all
April 08, 2026
Teen basketball is for pros
April 08, 2026
South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley says it is time to move past her Final Four skirmish with UConn coach Geno Auriemma that became the talk of the tournament
April 08, 2026
Atlanta Braves pitcher Reynaldo López and Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Jorge Soler were ejected after getting into a brawl Tuesday night
April 08, 2026
Jayson Tatum knew it would happen eventually
April 08, 2026
Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar isn’t ready to plan any parades just yet
April 08, 2026
Valeri Nichushkin scored twice and Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 on Tuesday night to clinch the Central Division and the top seed in the Western Conference
April 08, 2026
Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick says he just wants to move on after the Dallas Mavericks contradicted his contention that their medical staff incorrectly conducted an MRI on Austin Reaves last weekend
April 08, 2026
Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers, the NBA’s winningest active coach and someone ranking sixth on the league’s all-time victory list, hinted Tuesday that he might consider giving up his role on the sideline when this tumultuous Bucks season ends
April 08, 2026
North Carolina has hired NBA championship-winning coach Michael Malone to lead the Tar Heels’ basketball program
April 08, 2026
Fernando Mendoza, expected to go first overall to the Las Vegas Raiders, will watch the NFL draft with family and friends in Miami, someone with knowledge of the quarterback’s plans said Tuesday
April 08, 2026
Chicago Cubs pitcher Cade Horton will miss the rest of the 2026 season after an MRI revealed UCL damage in his right elbow
April 08, 2026
Michigan men’s basketball returned to campus as national champions and coach Dusty May told the fans who greeted them at the Crisler Center that “this trophy is yours.”
April 08, 2026
Harry Kane delivered for Bayern Munich on his return from injury, scoring a goal and helping set up another in the team’s 2-1 win over Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals
April 07, 2026
Kai Havertz scored in stoppage time to give Arsenal a 1-0 win in the first leg of its Champions League quarterfinal against Sporting Lisbon
April 07, 2026
The start of John Harbaugh's first offseason program as coach of the New York Giants comes with a significant absence looming over it
April 08, 2026
Students learning to play tennis without a court
April 08, 2026
Rory McIlroy thought winning the Masters was one of the greatest days of his career
April 08, 2026
Firefighter, whose heart stopped several times, shares miraculous survival story from hospital bed
April 08, 2026
Gary Woodlands is back at the Masters this week, fresh off his victory at the Houston Open
April 08, 2026
The Atlantic Division's hierarchy has shifted this season with the sudden rise of the Buffalo Sabres and continued upward trajectory of the Montreal Canadiens
April 08, 2026
Out of the Premier League title race
April 07, 2026
Michigan is No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the 2025-26 season after winning the program’s first national championship in 37 years
April 08, 2026
Of an estimated 38 million brackets, Iowa teen is ranked 2nd going into championship game
April 08, 2026
Kansas big man Flory Bidunga, Wake Forest’s Juke Harris and Saint Mary’s Paulius Murauskas are among the parade of players entering the transfer portal on the first of 15 days Division I men’s basketball players can go looking for a new school
April 07, 2026
Bernhard Langer celebrates his footnote in history at the Masters this week
April 07, 2026
The baseball is a curious object
April 07, 2026
Don Riddell talks to Northern Irish Chef Judith McLoughlin (Owner, The Shamrock and Peach) about what's on the menu for Rory McIlroy's Masters Dinner.
April 07, 2026
Crews respond to more than 40 fires in Ann Arbor following Michigan's national championship
April 07, 2026
Colin Kaepernick will publish his life story, “The Perilous Fight,” on Sept. 15
April 07, 2026
Tiger Woods is a topic of conversation at the Masters without even being there
April 07, 2026
When the NFL draft comes to town, Pittsburgh will be cast as a destination city – but that comes with risks, too.
April 07, 2026
Hall of Fame defensive lineman Steve McMichael has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy
April 07, 2026
Atlanta Mayor calls for safe hangouts and parents to help as teen takeovers rise across the city
April 07, 2026
First-time participants almost never win the Masters
April 07, 2026
Rory McIlroy is now a golf legend, but he’ll feel like a newbie at the Masters champions dinner
April 07, 2026
United States international Patrick Agyemang will miss his home World Cup after suffering a serious Achilles tendon injury
April 07, 2026
Michael Malone’s reported move to UNC stuns the college basketball world
April 07, 2026
The Michigan Wolverines won a title by mastering college basketball’s new world. It might change the sport
April 07, 2026
High-scoring Michigan had to get down and dirty to dig out the national title, making only two 3-pointers all night but still muscling its way to a 69-63 victory over stingy, stubborn UConn
April 06, 2026
UConn executed coach Dan Hurley’s game plan in a national championship slugfest against Michigan
April 07, 2026
Michigan has won a national championship with a roster full of transfers
April 07, 2026
The Memphis Grizzlies made 29 3-pointers against Cleveland, matching an NBA single-game record
April 07, 2026
Victor Wembanyama suffered a left rib contusion and was ruled out of the second half of San Antonio’s 115-102 win over Philadelphia on Monday night, leaving the status of the Spurs’ center for the rest of the regular season in doubt
April 07, 2026
Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras had a warning for the Milwaukee Brewers after he was hit on the hand by a pitch from right-hander Brandon Woodruff
April 07, 2026
North Carolina is working toward finalizing a deal with NBA championship-winning coach Michael Malone to take over the Tar Heels' basketball program
April 07, 2026
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, who led the major leagues with 60 home runs last year, hit his first of the 2026 season Monday night following a 10-game drought
April 07, 2026
With cowbells ringing in the stands, Bryan Baker was fired up after striking out Pete Crow-Armstrong to give the Tampa Bay Rays a triumphant return to Tropicana Field
April 07, 2026
There’s been a lot of postgame thinking to do for Tony Vitello given the new Giants manager’s frustrating 3-8 start in his jump from college coach to the major leagues
April 07, 2026
The New Jersey Devils are parting ways with general manager Tom Fitzgerald in an abrupt late-season change of direction for a team that is set to miss the playoffs
April 07, 2026
Blue Jays right-hander and three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer left Monday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers after two innings because of forearm tendinitis
April 07, 2026
Cedric Mullins, Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminero homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4 in their first game at Tropicana Field in 561 days
April 07, 2026
Patrick Reed is back at the Masters, walking among the Georgia pines
April 07, 2026
Napoli has climbed into second place in Serie A after beating AC Milan 1-0
April 07, 2026
The Chicago Bulls fired executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley, ending a six-year run that produced just one playoff appearance
April 07, 2026
Sydney Sweeney starring as real-life boxing legend Christy Martin in the movie “Christy” and “Hacks” launching its fifth and final season on HBO are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you
April 03, 2026
An investigation has found that nine backcountry skiers killed in the deadliest avalanche in modern California history were being guided through dangerous terrain when safer routes were available
April 07, 2026
Major League Baseball's first week of challenges to robot umpires shows catchers outperforming batters
April 07, 2026
The anticipation of winter weather has forced the New York Mets, Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox to change scheduled night games to afternoon starts on Tuesday
April 07, 2026
Audi Crooks is one of nine Iowa State players who officially entered the NCAA transfer portal Monday on the first day it was open
April 07, 2026
Three-time Pro Bowl nose tackle Dexter Lawrence has requested a trade from the New York Giants and won't attend their offseason workout program, three people familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press
April 07, 2026
The bobblehead nun? Beloved Neumann University sister inspires unique fundraiser
April 07, 2026
Michigan fans in Indianapolis share reactions to blowout Final Four win against Arizona
April 07, 2026
Father, son make cross-country trek to visit every MLB ballpark for cancer awareness
April 06, 2026
The Atlanta Dream have acquired two-time WNBA All-Star Angel Reese from the Chicago Sky in exchange for Atlanta’s first-round picks in 2027 and 2028
April 06, 2026
Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior has praised Barcelona star Lamine Yamal for publicly condemning anti-Muslim chants in a recent match
April 06, 2026
The women’s Final Four looked as though it might be a classic, featuring a quartet of the game’s marquee programs along with a number of veteran stars and iconic coaches
April 06, 2026
Coach Dusty May saw Tarris Reed Jr.’s potential on tape when he took the Michigan job
April 06, 2026
The Eastern Conference playoff race has a distinctly different look now than it did in late March
April 06, 2026
Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are finished for the rest of the regular season due to injuries, and the Los Angeles Lakers could finish anywhere from third to fifth in the Western Conference playoff race
April 06, 2026
9-year-old equestrian qualifies for national dressage competition
April 06, 2026
Cori Close and the UCLA Bruins are going to have to work hard to repeat as champions
April 06, 2026
The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees are off to good starts — and their MVPs are finally starting to hit
April 06, 2026
Facing Michigan’s ‘Monstars,’ UConn finds itself in the unlikely position of underdog
April 06, 2026
Stephen Curry swished a 3-pointer on his second shot from deep and raised his arms in delight when the ball went through
April 06, 2026
Cooper Flagg scored 45 points and the Dallas Mavericks ended their longest home losing streak in 32 years at 14 games with a 134-128 victory over the depleted Los Angeles Lakers
April 06, 2026
The WNBA and its players’ union agreed to start free agency on Monday, the league announced Sunday
April 06, 2026
Lauren Coughlin made sure victory was never truly in doubt Sunday in the Aramco Championship in rolling to a five-shot win over Nelly Korda and the rest of the star-studded field
April 06, 2026
UCLA women's basketball has won its first NCAA national championship with a 79-51 blowout of South Carolina
April 06, 2026
Ann Meyers Drysdale will always be a Bruin
April 06, 2026
UCLA dominates South Carolina to win first women’s NCAA championship in program history
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April 06, 2026
Even though he hails from a state where Peyton Manning ruled the sports world, the Fab Five and Tom Brady turned Indiana native Josh Mullins into a dedicated Michigan fan
April 06, 2026
Gabriela Jaquez scored 21 points, Lauren Betts added 16 and UCLA routed South Carolina 79-51 Sunday to win its first NCAA championship in women’s basketball
April 05, 2026
The Houston Astros have placed ace right-hander Hunter Brown on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder strain
April 06, 2026
South Carolina’s quest to win a fourth national title ended in ugly fashion for a second straight season when the Gamecocks lost to UCLA 79-51 in the NCAA women’s basketball title game
April 06, 2026
Two-time Masters champion Scottie Scheffler has brought his entire family to Augusta National
April 06, 2026
It seems there will be no pregame handshake drama at the national championship game
April 06, 2026
Illini fans react to heartbreaking loss to UConn in Final Four game
April 06, 2026
Leeds threw away a two-goal lead in second-half injury time and conceded two disallowed goals in extra time before going on to beat West Ham in a penalty shootout and reach the FA Cup semifinals for the first time since 1987
April 06, 2026
Duke star and Associated Press men's national player of the year Cameron Boozer is still healing physically and emotionally after the Blue Devils’ devastating March Madness loss to UConn
April 06, 2026
UConn starting guard Solo Ball was skipping practice because of a sprained foot but said he expects to play when the Huskies face Michigan in the NCAA championship game Monday night
April 05, 2026
Patrick Roy has been fired as coach of the New York Islanders
April 05, 2026
Major League Baseball’s pitch clock was no match for the New York Yankees and Miami Marlins
April 05, 2026
Players in the Masters will have a hard time believing Byron Nelson once drove onto the green at the par-4 seventh hole at Augusta National
April 05, 2026
Michigan beat up Arizona and took its lunch money in a Final Four drubbing. Only UConn stands in the way of a title
April 05, 2026
UConn keeps proving it just knows how to win in big games. A shot at a third title in four years comes on Monday
April 05, 2026
A sellout crowd will welcome the Tampa Bay Rays back to renovated Tropicana Field on Monday for the first time in 18 1/2 months
April 05, 2026
You’ve done something special when Torii Hunter, a nine-time Gold Glove Award winner known for his acrobatic catches, calls what you just did “probably the greatest defensive game I’ve ever seen.”
April 05, 2026
Missing service member rescued by US forces after jet downed in Iran, Trump announces
April 05, 2026
Michigan overpowered Arizona early and humbled the ’Cats all night long, turning the Final Four meeting billed as the game of the year into a 91-73 Wolverines highlight reel
April 05, 2026
UConn knows what it will take to become the first team in more than half a century to win three national championships in four seasons
April 05, 2026
Michigan star forward Yaxel Lendeborg finished with 11 points while playing just 14 minutes due to ankle and knee injuries in Saturday's 91-73 win over Arizona in the Final Four
April 05, 2026
UConn got another critical 3-pointer from Braylon Mullins and coach Dan Hurley’s Huskies are heading back to the national title game
April 05, 2026
Freshmen Braylon Mullins of UConn and Keaton Wagler of Illinois led the way for their teams in the Final Four on Saturday
April 05, 2026
Workers at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants plan to return to work next week and halt a three-week strike in order to resume negotiations with the plant's owner
April 05, 2026
An NBA investigation into the dispute between the Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo regarding the two-time MVP’s injury status is ongoing
April 05, 2026
Austin Reaves will miss the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers’ regular season with a Grade 2 oblique muscle injury
April 05, 2026
Second-tier Southampton has caused a huge shock by beating Premier League leader Arsenal in the FA Cup quarterfinals
April 04, 2026
Cheryl Miller and other women’s basketball trailblazers, including Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman and former UCLA standout Ann Meyers Drysdale, spoke about the state of college sports at “The AP Top 25 Fan Poll Experience."
April 05, 2026
‘No excuse’: Geno Auriemma apologizes to South Carolina after post-game confrontation with Dawn Staley
April 05, 2026
UConn coach Geno Auriemma has apologized for his actions during a heated exchange with Dawn Staley at the end of the Huskies’ loss to South Carolina in the women’s Final Four
April 05, 2026
War in Iran intensifies a time of uncertainty for makers of the ultimate in bling, luxury watches
Asian stocks gain and oil falls on hopes of renewed US-Iran talks
Aviation safety bill based on deadly midair collision near Washington faces a House vote
Pope Leo XIV in Algeria to walk in footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine
Mike Trout vs. Aaron Judge turns into starry slugfest of 3-time MVPs as Yanks edge Angels 11-10