Kylian Mbapp shakes off knee injury and sparks Frances 2-1 World Cup tuneup win over Brazil
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — France forward Kylian Mbappé showed no ill effects of his left knee injury on Thursday when he broke free for a goal to give France an early lead on its way to a 2-1 victory over Brazil in a World Cup tuneup between two of the world’s top teams. With a crowd of 66,215 heavily favoring Brazil, Mbappé and Hugo Ekitike gave France a 2-0 lead on the same pitch where they will play their final group stage game of this summer's World Cup, against Norway and Erling cut...
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- Kylian Mbapp shakes off knee injury and sparks Frances 2-1 World Cup tuneup win over Brazil
- Transgender women athletes banned from female Olympic events by new IOC policy
- Italy beats Northern Ireland 2-0 in World Cup playoff semifinal. Gykeres gets hat trick for Sweden
- Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych, banned from Olympics, speaks at United Nations
- Joe Gibbs Racing alleges Spire cheated with stolen data from former competition director
- New-look Mets knock out Skenes in 1st inning and sink Pirates 11-7 in season opener at Citi Field
- LSU fires men's basketball coach Matt McMahon, is finalizing agreement to rehire Will Wade
- Tom Brady says he's weighed coming out of retirement, but the NFL doesn't like the idea
- Pirates ace Paul Skenes gets chased in the 1st inning by the Mets on opening day
- Duke coach says Caleb Foster will try to make his March Madness return against St. John's
- AP Mock Draft 2.0: The Raiders take Fernando Mendoza at No. 1 overall
- Brewers' Jackson Chourio is opening the season on the injured list because of a fractured left hand
- Malinin rebounds from Olympics at the worlds with a personal-best short program
- March Madness meets the iPad era: How coaches' challenges are changing the game
- Lewis Hamilton makes it clear he's back in the F1 chase: 'I've not lost what I had'
- Timberwolves post NBA's largest overtime comeback on record from 13 points down to stun the Rockets
- Wolves surge past Rockets in overtime 110-108 on game-closing 15-0 run capped by Randle's winner
Wed, 25 Mar 2026
- Yankees' Jos Caballero loses first robot challenge of ball/strike call
- Brown scores 31 as Celtics rally to beat Thunder 119-109, snapping OKCs 12-game win streak
- Caitlin Clark works as a photographer for the Indiana Pacers as they host LeBron and the Lakers
- Silver insists NBA will 'fix' tanking issue before next season, says he likes 65-game rule
- 'It would be fun': NBA players, coaches seem excited about expansion possibilities
- WNBA sets April 3 expansion draft for new teams in Portland and Toronto
- Barcelona routs Real Madrid 6-2 in quarterfinals of Women's Champions League, Bayern beats United
- NFL will open 2026 season on a Wednesday for 2nd time ever with the champion Seahawks as host
- March Madness: An eighth grader from Pittsburgh is all alone with a perfect women's NCAA bracket
- Ex-ump Richie Garcia worries current umps will be embarrassed when robots overturn ball/strike calls
- The clock is ticking for San Jose State to change its policy on a transgender athlete
- Azzi Fudds March Madness takeover appearing in commercials and social media spots
- American investors bet big on Indian cricket with two separate billion-dollar deals for IPL teams
- Here's what you need to know about each of the 16 women's teams left in March Madness
- Vegas and Seattle a step closer to getting NBA teams. League's owners approve expansion exploration
- US gets exemption to send 7 women to half marathon worlds after runners led off course in error
- Jason Benetti steps into the spotlight as NBCs lead voice for 'Sunday Night Baseball'
- Mikaela Shiffrin holds off Emma Aicher to win record-tying 6th overall World Cup skiing title
- March Madness: Here's one thing you need to know about each of the 16 teams remaining in men's field
- Oilers' Connor McDavid has 401 career goals, but insists scoring doesn't come easy to him
- McDavid scores twice to give him 401 career goals and 1,200 points as Oilers top Mammoth 5-2
- Grizzlies' Ja Morant shut down for the season due to elbow injury
Tue, 24 Mar 2026
- Hall of Famer Frank Thomas files lawsuit seeking damages against White Sox, Fanatics, Nike
- North Carolina parts ways with men's basketball coach Hubert Davis after 5 seasons
- Tiger Woods returns at TGL and can't stop LA from winning SoFi Cup
- Joe Flacco agrees to return to the Bengals as Joe Burrows backup
- Mohamed Salah to leave Liverpool at end of the season after 9 years with club
- Warriors guard Moses Moody suffers season-ending left knee injury, will have surgery this week
- The NFL proposes contingencies for replacement refs in hopes of avoiding another 'Fail Mary'
- Going big: High-major programs using size to their advantage to maul mid-majors in March Madness
- Down to 4 defensemen, Senators hold the Rangers to the fewest shots by an NHL team since 2015
- Players like Cunningham should have award eligibility, NBPA says in push for 65-game rule change
- Tagovailoa is looking for a 'fresh start' with Falcons after rocky finish to his stay with Dolphins
- 76ers' Paul George apologizes for flunking drug test, ready to return for late-season playoff push
- SEC surge takes over March Madness with 6 teams in Sweet 16, setting up conference showdowns
- Even with robot umpires, MLB managers will find reasons to argue and get ejected
- Soccer fans launch complaint over World Cup ticket prices to European Commission
- Ahead of UConn vs. Michigan State, Hurley can't help but look to a St. John's rematch in Elite Eight
- Scottie Scheffler withdraws from the Houston Open with a baby on the way
- Shiffrin wins World Cup slalom but Aicher's third place puts overall title on hold
- Syracuse hires former star guard Gerry McNamara to take over as men's basketball coach
- Inside the WNBAs 8-day, 100-hour CBA marathon negotiations that forged a transformational deal
- Stephen Curry will participate in play-in tourney for Warriors if he's able, coach Steve Kerr says
- Still the 1. One perfect women's March Madness bracket going into Sweet 16
- Rangers rookie pitcher finds out he made the team during a mound visit from manager
- Victor Wembanyama wants the MVP award, and wants to leave no doubt by season's end
Mon, 23 Mar 2026
- Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki struggles again in exhibition start against the Angels
- Wembanyama scores 26, red-hot Spurs roll past sliding Heat 136-111 and clinch Southwest Division
- Siakam scores 37 as Pacers end record 16-game slide with 128-126 victory at Orlando
- Fudd's 34 points, 8 3-pointers powers UConn past Syracuse and into Sweet 16 for 32nd straight time
- Kalshi and Polymarket rush to ban insider trading as senators move to curb prediction markets
- Randy Bennett leaving Saint Mary's to become Arizona State's coach
- Netflix swings into MLB with Yankees-Giants opening night, betting on 3 marquee events
- Virginia becomes first First Four team to reach Sweet Sixteen after 83-75 double-OT win over Iowa
- Istanbulluoglu scores 18 points, No. 3 Louisville holds off No. 6 Alabama to reach women's Sweet 16
- NHL mourns the death of Minnesota Wild reporter Jessi Pierce and her 3 children from a house fire
- Robot strike zone will create winners and losers among pitchers, batters who earned human calls
- Budding NASCAR powerhouse team owned by Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan just needs short track magic
- Bracket Reset: NCAA Tournament down to a Sweet 16 of high-majors
- Seahawks, WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba agree to 4-year, $168.8 million deal, AP source says
- WNBA players unanimously approve a new 7-year collective bargaining agreement through 2032
- In the era of NIL and transfers, the Sweet 16 is filled with veteran teams that have stuck together
- Iga Swiatek parts with coach after Miami Open shock
- Braves starter Spencer Strider will begin season on injured list because of strained oblique
- Yaxel Lendeborg finally finds the spotlight at Michigan in leading Wolverines to Sweet 16 berth
- Sweet 16 mixes some surprise teams with chalk favorites. Here's 16 numbers to know about next round
Sun, 22 Mar 2026
- Defending champion Florida eliminated from March Madness by tougher, more physical Iowa team
- Iowa beats No. 1 seed and defending champ Florida in March Madness on Folgueiras' 3 in final seconds
- Kansas' Bill Self says he hasn't decided whether to continue his Hall of Fame coaching career
- Lakers star Luka Doncic clear to play at Detroit after the NBA rescinds his 16th technical foul
- Tennessee reaches its 4th straight Sweet 16, beating Virginia 79-72 in March Madness
- Booker's March Madness moment is career high 40 as No. 1 Texas rolls over Oregon 100-58 to Sweet 16
- Carlos Alcaraz loses to Sebastian Korda in the third round of the Miami Open
- Dylan Darling hits driving layup at buzzer, St. John's beats Kansas 67-65 in March Madness thriller
- Battle's winner for Minnesota gives women's March Madness a shining moment in closest game yet
- Fitzpatrick goes from disappointment to winning at Valspar Championship
- Tyler Reddick wins at Darlington in 4th NASCAR win this season for Michael Jordan's team
- No. 2 seed Iowa State turns up the defense, shuts down No. 7 Kentucky in 82-63 NCAA tourney victory
- Battle's last-second jumper gives Minnesota a 65-63 win over Mississippi in women's NCAA Tournament
- Devynne Charlton matches her own world record of 7.65 in 60-meter hurdles at World Indoors
- Man City dominates Arsenal to win English League Cup and make statement in Premier League title race
- Jessie Diggins takes 12th after crash in final World Cup cross-country ski race of storied career
- Fletcher Loyer stars as Purdue advances to 3rd straight Sweet 16, beating Miami 79-69
- Randy Arozarena apologizes to Seattle teammate Cal Raleigh over comments after handshake snub at WBC
- Jordan Gumberg holds on to win Hainan Classic for the American's 2nd European tour title
- Bryson DeChambeau wins again by beating Jon Rahm in a LIV playoff in South Africa
- Phillies agree to 6-year contract with opening day starter Cristopher Snchez
- Goggia wins to lock up World Cup super-G title. Aicher further closes gap on overall leader Shiffrin
- Nearly the greatest buzzer-beater ever? Half-court heave from Vanderbilt's Tyler Tanner rims out
- March Madness shuts out mid-majors as none reach 2nd round of women's NCAA Tournament for 1st time
- Perfect brackets fall into the single digits after Texas upsets Gonzaga and Nebraska tops Vandy
- Kevin Durant passes Michael Jordan for No 5 on NBA scoring list in Rockets' win
Sat, 21 Mar 2026
- Durant passes Jordan, then Thompson tips in the winner in Rockets' 123-122 victory over Heat
- LeBron James breaks NBA mark for games played, Luke Kennard makes winning 3 in Lakers' win vs. Magic
- Texas goes from First Four to Sweet 16, beating Gonzaga 74-68 in March Madness
- Boozer, No. 1 overall seed Duke get rolling after halftime to beat TCU 81-58 and reach Sweet 16
- Clemson women's shining March moment wiped out because clock started late ahead of buzzer-beater
- Sungjae Im takes lead into Innisbrook finale, with Brandt Snedeker also in final group
- Is LeBron James running out of records to chase? How his list of accomplishments keeps growing
- Carr and Fears lead Michigan State to 17th Sweet 16 under Izzo with 77-69 win over Louisville
- Call it March Mildness. Dominant performances by top seeds are now the norm at the NCAA Tournament
- UNC is evaluating its basketball program after another early March Madness exit under Hubert Davis
- Liverpool and Chelsea slump to bruising Premier League defeats as Champions League concerns mount
- Lendeborg scores 25, and Midwest's top-seeded Michigan rolls to a 95-72 win over Saint Louis
- NCAA asks court to stop DraftKings from using trademarked terms such as 'March Madness'
- Japan wins the Womens Asian Cup, beating Australia 1-0 on Hamanos early strike
- Wimbledon introduces video review on six courts for this year's tournament
- Number of perfect March Madness brackets dwindles into the hundreds after the first round
- Florida begins title defense with 59-point rout of Prairie View, 2nd-biggest margin in NCAA tourney
Fri, 20 Mar 2026
- Alabama's Tyler Fay pitches no-hitter against Florida for Tide's first in a complete game since 1942
- From a campus steakhouse to a mock airplane cabin for students, High Point is no ordinary Cinderella
- March Madness crosses paths with family time for High Point coaches with mom off to work
- Purdue's Braden Smith breaks Bobby Hurleys Division I career assist record in NCAA tourney opener
- A landmark 7-year WNBA labor deal moves forward with a signed term sheet
- After Santa Clara and Kentucky trade 3s in thrilling finish, 'a tough one to swallow' for Broncos
- Otega Oweh's buzzer-beater saves Kentucky in 89-84 overtime win over Santa Clara in March Madness
- Lawsuit claims negligence in death of former Yankees baseball player's son at Costa Rican resort
- MLB season preview: Robot umpires, Dodgers try for 3 in row, Rays return to Trop as lockout looms
- Guardians won't have to pay Clase, Ortiz while MLB continues gambling investigation and trial looms
- Hamstring injury keeps Ronaldo out of Portugal friendlies against US and Mexico
- Trump issues executive order requiring CFP to avoid broadcasting conflicts with Army-Navy game
- Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86
- FIFA fines Israel, denies key Palestinian complaint and urges Iran to fulfill World Cup schedule
- Saint Louis pounds Georgia 102-77 in March Madness as Dion Brown dominates at the rim with 18 points
- Third-seeded Gonzaga holds off No. 14 seed Kennesaw State for a 73-64 March Madness win
- High Point's upset starts run of 4 wins by double-digit seeds, busting March Madness brackets
- No. 11 seed VCU erases 19-point deficit, stuns sixth-seeded North Carolina 82-78 in OT
- Vokietaitis has 23 as No. 11 seed Texas gets past Dybantsa and No. 6 BYU 79-71 in March Madness
- North Carolina blows a huge lead and makes another early March Madness exit under Hubert Davis
- Another record for LeBron: He ties Robert Parish by appearing in his 1,611th NBA regular-season game
- The Lakers say Luka Doncic should be in the MVP conversation. A 60-point game is the latest proof
Thu, 19 Mar 2026
- Wembanyama hits winner as Spurs beat Suns 101-100 to end 6-season postseason drought
- Iran womens soccer team greeted with a welcome ceremony in Tehran
- Siena played fearlessly against Duke. It was enough to flirt with an all-time March Madness upset
- WNBA players briefed on a transformational 7-year CBA with a $7M 2026 salary cap
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