Sports Stories from May 17, 2018 (Change date)
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Peru president urges help for Guerrero to fight WCup banMay 17, 2018 9:05 am - LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peru President Martin Vizcarra wants state authorities to help Paolo Guerrero try to overturn a doping ban which forces the national team captain to mi...
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Qatar helps keep US capital city subway open for NHL fansMay 17, 2018 5:30 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Thanks to Qatar, hockey fans in the U.S. capital get an extra hour of subway service on the night of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final between the...
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Tickle Me, Fleury: Vegas goalie tickles Jets player's earMay 18, 2018 6:14 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Marc-Andre Fleury gave Blake Wheeler quite an earful. During a scrum behind Vegas' net with 2:34 left in the second period of the Golden Knights' 4-2 vi...
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Vegas' wild playoff run built from expansion draft bonanzaMay 18, 2018 6:14 am - After Bill Foley agreed to pay a whopping $500 million for the right to put a hockey team in the middle of the Mojave Desert, the NHL decided his Vegas Golden Knights de...
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Verlander throws 5-hit shutout, Astros blank Angels 2-0May 17, 2018 1:30 am - ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Justin Verlander is not prone to sentimentality. More excited about getting out of a jam than getting his 2,500th strikeout, Verlander put both hi...
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Green Bay Packers sign 2nd-round pick Josh JacksonMay 17, 2018 11:40 am - GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - The Green Bay Packers have signed second-round draft pick Josh Jackson from Iowa. Green Bay general manager Brian Gutekunst announced the cornerba...
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Minnesota Lynx sit atop preseason AP WNBA power poll _ againMay 17, 2018 10:16 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The defending champion Minnesota Lynx begin the season atop the preseason Associated Press WNBA poll - again. The Lynx received nine first-place votes fr...
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Morocco striker Rachid Alioui out of World Cup injuredMay 17, 2018 8:05 am - PARIS (AP) - Morocco striker Rachid Alioui will miss the World Cup after surgery to repair a torn hamstring. Alioui's French club, Nimes, says he will be out of action f...
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Knock, knock: Browns there; team set for HBO's 'Hard Knocks'May 17, 2018 10:16 pm - CLEVELAND (AP) - Ready or not, the Cleveland Browns are getting their close-up. Coming off a historic, dismal 0-16 season, the Browns have been chosen to appear on HBO's...
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Arkansas to continue playing in Little Rock through 2024May 17, 2018 3:00 pm - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Hunter Yurachek has been asked repeatedly since his hiring in December what he planned to do about Arkansas playing football at War Memorial Sta...