Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar to miss a few games with upper-body injury

DENVER (AP) – The Colorado Avalanche will be without standout defenseman Cale Makar for a few games after he suffered an upper-body injury in a win over Calgary earlier this week.

Kyle Green's fourth stint at Northern Iowa comes with top job and 5-year contract

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) – Kyle Green, who has had three stints as an assistant at Northern Iowa, will return to the Panthers as the head men’s basketball coach after spending the past five years on Iowa State’s staff.

Red Sox catcher Carlos Narváez scratched from lineup in series finale against Astros

HOUSTON (AP) – Red Sox catcher Carlos Narváez was scratched from Boston’s finale with Houston on Wednesday for an undisclosed reason.

UConn won its last natty with help from 2 power league transfers

STORRS, Conn. (AP) – In the days and weeks after Silas Demary Jr. arrived on the next stage of his basketball career, he sought out the one UConn men’s player who was navigating a similar path coming from another power conference school.

Yamal condemns anti-Muslim chants in Spain's game against Egypt

MADRID (AP) – Spain star Lamine Yamal on Wednesday condemned the anti-Muslim chants made by Spanish fans during a friendly soccer game in the latest incident to dent the nation’s sporting image.

UConn carries winning streak in Sweet 16 or later into a stacked Final Four

When UConn makes it past the opening weekend of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the Huskies are almost impossible to stop.

Italy's Bastoni was already facing boos even before latest World Cup failure

MILAN (AP) – Inter Milan defender Alessandro Bastoni was having a bad month even before he became the face of Italy’s latest failure to qualify for the World Cup.

5 reasons why Italy has failed to qualify for 3 consecutive World Cups

ROME (AP) – Italy won’t get a chance at redemption for Roberto Baggio’s miss in the 1994 World Cup final at the Rose Bowl.