Professional Sports

Djokovic comes back for 8th Australian Open title, 17th Slam

Djokovic did what he does, though. He refused to lose, waited for a chance to pounce and found his best…

February 2, 2020 • HOWARD FENDRICH

Ex-prosecutor believes Kobe Bryant would have been convicted in Colorado of sexual assault case

District Attorney Mark Hurlbert said in an interview with The Associated Press he is shocked and saddened by the senseless…

January 30, 2020 • JAMES ANDERSON and BRIAN MAHONEY

Football

LITKE: NFL could be on worrisome trend with players retiring early

The recent retirements of three of the game’s best 30-and-under stars – Gronkowski, Luck and Kuechly – could be coincidence…

January 30, 2020 • JIM LITKE

Basketball

Lakers return to practice amid grief over Bryant’s death

A mural of the late Kobe Bryant is seen on a building near Staples Center, Tuesday, in Los Angeles. Bryant,…

January 30, 2020 • Greg Beacham

Football

DAHLBERG: Super Bowl streak ends for longtime columnist Jerry Izenberg

That sports writer won’t be in Miami this week. But don’t fear, he’ll still be watching the game – from…

January 30, 2020 • TIM DAHLBERG

(US) National Football League (NFL) (North American)

Roger Goodell says NFL has to improve minority hiring

has four minority head coaches among 32 teams

January 30, 2020 • Mark Maske

Football

NFL teams lost over $500M to injuries in 2019

The New York Jets finished the season with a league-high 21 players on injured reserve and had so many other…

January 30, 2020 • TERESA M. WALKER and LARRY FENN

Professional Sports

Virus in China affects sports events, Olympic qualifiers

world championships pushed back until 2021

January 30, 2020 • Graham Dunbar

Baseball

Houston Astros expect to name Dusty Baker as next manager

has won NL Manager of the year three times

January 30, 2020 • Kristie Rieken

Alpine skiing

Without stars, Austrian slalom team longs for new success

Austria’s Marco Schwarz speeds down the course during an alpine ski men’s World Cup slalom on Tuesday in Schladming, Austria.Giovanni…

January 30, 2020 • ERIC WILLEMSEN

Professional Sports

No. 1 Nadal upset by Dominic Thiem in Australian Open quarterfinals

fails to reach semifinals for first time since 2018

January 30, 2020 • HOWARD FENDRICH

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(US) National Football League (NFL) (North American)

Broncos hire former agent as new salary cap director

Hurtado’s duties as the Broncos’ vice president of football administration are the “three Cs” – managing the team’s salary cap,…

January 29, 2020 • Arnie Stapleton

Professional Sports

Halep, Muguruza to meet in Australian Open semifinals

Romania’s Simona Halep celebrates after defeating Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in…

January 29, 2020 • John Pye

Basketball

Grizzlies get third in a row, beat Nuggets

goes down big early, never recovers

January 29, 2020 • Clay Bailey

Basketball

Los Angeles is grieving, can’t believe it lost Kobe Bryant

Bob Bjerkaas, pastor at the small Presbyterian church in Calabasas, California, immediately surmised that the accident was fatal and led…

January 29, 2020 • Ben Golliver

Basketball

Shaq: ‘Never could have imagined’ anything like Kobe’s death

“The fact that we lost probably the world’s greatest Laker, the world’s greatest basketball player is just — listen, people…

January 29, 2020 • Brian Mahoney

Professional Sports

Fans flock to Staples Center to pay tribut to Kobe Bryant

grieve together around globe

January 29, 2020 • John Rogers

Basketball

Pilot of Kobe Bryant helicopter tried to avoid heavy fog

Fingerprints were used to confirm the identity of Bryant, 41, along with John Altobelli, 56; Sarah Chester, 45, and the…

January 29, 2020 • Stefanie Dazio — Staff reporter

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Alpine skiing

World Cup leader Kristoffersen gets 4th Schladming win

The Norwegian hit a gate with his left arm and nearly skied out after a few seconds but recovered from…

January 29, 2020 • The Associated Press

Denver Broncos

Broncos hire Mike Shula to coach quarterbacks

QB coach will work with Lock during development

January 29, 2020 • Arnie Stapleton

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Alpine skiing

Mikaela Shiffrin to skip World Cup races at Sochi Olympics course

needed after busy week

January 29, 2020 • The Associated Press

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Alpine skiing

Mikaela Shiffrin masters World Cup downhill for 1st 2020 win

The three-time overall champion from the United States was one third of a second off the lead at her second…

January 24, 2020 • The Associated Press

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Alpine skiing

Jansrud takes super-G in Kitzbuehel 1st win in 14 months for Norwegian

The relief was huge for the 2014 Olympic champion from Norway about what would become his first victory in 14…

January 24, 2020 • The Associated Press

Professional Sports

Youth served: Coco Gauff upsets defending champ Osaka

Williams stunned in third round

January 24, 2020 • HOWARD FENDRICH