Indians C Perez named Wilson top defensive player
Cleveland Indians catcher Roberto Perez was selected the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year on Wednesday as the glove supplier announced its defensive player awards....
Golf: Els names Im, Niemann, Hadwin, Day as captain’s picks
Ernie Els has named Im Sung-jae, Joaquin Niemann, Adam Hadwin and Jason Day as his four captain’s picks for the International Team to play in...
NBA notebook: League reportedly OK that Leonard sits
Los Angeles Clippers star forward Kawhi Leonard wasn’t scheduled to play Wednesday night in a much-anticipated nationally televised showdown with the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo,...
Tennis: Court challenges Australia to honor her like Laver
Australian tennis great Margaret Court said she will not return to Melbourne Park until formally invited by Tennis Australia and demanded the sport’s national governing...
Rugby: Sonny who? Canadians ask as Wolfpack line up Williams
The rugby world was buzzing on Wednesday as talk intensified that Sonny Bill Williams, the sport’s biggest name, was about to sign a record-breaking contract...
Pregnant Morgan eyes Olympic return three months after giving birth
Alex Morgan, co-captain of U.S. women’s national team, said she plans to play at the Tokyo Olympics even though the Games will take place just...
Morgan plans to play in 2020 Olympics despite pregnancy timing
United States star Alex Morgan said she plans to play in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo despite the timing of giving birth to her...
Soccer: Spanish federation to pay part of women players’ wages to avoid strike
Spain’s soccer federation (RFEF) has pledged 1.15 million euros to help pay the salaries of women’s top-flight players in order to try to prevent a...
Athletics: Diamond League cuts eight disciplines for 2020 season
Eight disciplines have been axed from the core program of the 2020 Diamond League season, reducing the number to 24 — 12 each for men...
Doping: No point WADA looking into Salazar athletes – USADA’s Tygart
There is no point in the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) looking into athletes who trained under banned coach Alberto Salazar because the U.S. Anti-doping Agency...