WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC NEWS

Canada finalizes its men's Olympic basketball roster, with 8 returnees from World Cup team

Canada finalized its men’s basketball roster for the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, with eight of the 12 players selected having been part of the run to a bronze medal at last summer...

JULY 10 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Australia heads to Paris with its highest-ever percentage of women on its Olympic team

The Australian team heading to Paris will contain a higher percentage of women than any previous squad the country has sent to the Olympics

JULY 10 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Euro 2024: England plays the Netherlands aiming for back-to-back European finals

England can reach back-to-back European Championship finals as it meets the Netherlands in Dortmund in the second semifinal game at Euro 2024

JULY 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Puerto Rico returns to Olympics in men's basketball, tops Lithuania 79-68

Puerto Rico returns to Olympics in men's basketball, tops Lithuania 79-68

JULY 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jackson to appear at 5th Olympics for Australia's Opals. Mills, Giddey in Boomers team

Basketball star Lauren Jackson will compete at her fifth Olympics after being selected in Australia’s 12-player squad just three months after again coming out of retirement

JULY 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Olympic champion Caslick set to lead Australia's charge for rugby sevens gold at Paris Games

Charlotte Caslick will lead Australia’s world series champion squad to the Paris Olympics, where she’s aiming to win her second gold medal after taking the honors when rugby sevens...

JULY 3 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Euro 2024: Slow-starting defending champ Italy faces Switzerland in first knockout match

Defending champion Italy aims to continue its dominance over Switzerland to reach the quarterfinals of the European Championship on Saturday

JUNE 28 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Alex de Minaur, Ajla Tomljanovic to lead Australia's tennis team to Paris Olympics

Ninth-ranked Alex de Minaur is among the nine players selected to represent Australia in tennis at the Paris Olympics

JUNE 26 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Robertson skippers Canada into lead of SailGP's New York regatta on a fickle day on the Hudson River

Phil Robertson skippered Canada’s 50-foot foiling catamaran to finishes of fourth and second in the opening races of the New York Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix on the Hudson Ri...

JUNE 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kylian Mbappé not included in France's starting lineup vs Netherlands at Euro 2024

Kylian Mbappé not included in France's starting lineup vs Netherlands at Euro 2024

JUNE 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fermin homers twice, Witt hits go-ahead blast in 8th to send Royals past A's 3-2

Freddy Fermin homered twice and Bobby Witt Jr. hit the go-ahead homer in the eighth inning as the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 to avoid a three-game sweep

JUNE 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Spain advances to knockout round at Euro 2024 with statement win over defending champion Italy

Spain has advanced to the round of 16 at Euro 2024 after a 1-0 win against defending champion Italy

JUNE 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Masked Mbappé trains for Netherlands match at Euro 2024, coach optimistic he'll play

Kylian Mbappé has trained wearing a blue, white and red face mask with the rest of his teammates ahead of France’s game against the Netherlands at Euro 2024

JUNE 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Euro 2024: With masked Mbappé likely playing, France out to maintain dominance over Netherlands

Former champions France and the Netherlands clash in their second match at the European Championship

JUNE 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Highly-touted MLB prospect Roki Sasaki to miss 2nd straight start in Japan due to right arm issue

Roki Sasaki, the 22-year-old Japanese pitcher who could move next season to Major League Baseball, will miss his second consecutive start this weekend because of an unspecified pro...

JUNE 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ralph Lauren unveils Team USA's opening Olympic ceremony uniforms

When Team USA walks with the world’s athletes during the Paris Olympics' opening ceremony, they’ll be doing so in blue blazers and blue jean...

JUNE 18

Euro 2024: Ronaldo on verge of European Championship record as Portugal opens vs. Czech Republic

Cristiano Ronaldo can become the first player to feature at six European Championships when Portugal opens its campaign against the Czech Republic in Leipzig

JUNE 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Aussie swimmers Cameron McEvoy, Bronte Campbell reach 4th Olympics, singer Cody Simpson misses out

The Australian Olympic Committee has selected a 41-member swim team to represent Australia in the pool at the Paris Olympics, including Cameron McEvoy and Bronte Campbell, who will...

JUNE 15 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Japan beats United States 2-0 in men's Olympic soccer warmup match

Shota Fujio converted a penalty kick in the sixth minute, Mao Hosoya added a goal in the 69th and Japan beat the United States 2-0 in an under-23 game, the Americans’ last warmup a...

JUNE 12 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Czech Republic midfielder Michal Sadílek injures his leg while riding a bicycle, will miss Euros

Czech Republic says midfielder Michal Sadílek will miss the European Championship after sustaining a leg injury while riding a bicycle

JUNE 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bobby Witt Jr. ties it in 9th and scores winner, Royals overcome 8-run deficit to beat Mariners 10-9

Bobby Witt Jr. tied it with a two-run triple in the ninth inning and scored on Nelson Velázquez’s fielder’s choice to give the Kansas City Royals a 10-9 victory over Seattle after...

JUNE 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Spain eyes record, Italy seeks redemption. Both in Group B at Euro 2024 with Croatia and Albania

Spain and defending champion Italy are the juggernauts in Euro 2024 Group B but they can’t underestimate the other two teams

JUNE 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Defending Euro champ Italy draws 0-0 against Turkey, which loses Kabak to injury. Portugal wins 4-2

Italy stuttered to a 0-0 draw at home to Turkey in the first of two warmup matches before it begins the defense of its European Championship title next week

JUNE 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Miami to host World Baseball Classic title game for second straight tournament in March 2026

Miami, home of the Marlins, will host the World Baseball Classic championship game again in March 2026, and Houston will hold WBC games for...

MAY 23

Miami to host World Baseball Classic title game for second straight tournament in March 2026

Miami will host the World Baseball Classic championship game again in March 2026, concluding a tournament that also will be played in Houston, Tokyo and San Juan, Puerto Rico

MAY 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS