SOCCER
UEFA introduces minimum ban for racist abuse
LONDON (AP) -- UEFA says its executive committee has agreed to introduce a 10-match minimum ban for racist abuse by players or officials....
Ocean not all that separates US, European fans
Imagine Derek Jeter leading the New York Yankees off the field because opposing fans were yelling racial slurs and throwing bananas at his team. Or a game between the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls halted because of unrelenting race-baiting from the crowd....
Ex-US captain Reyna to direct NYC soccer team
NEW YORK (AP) -- A day after New York City FC was born, Claudio Reyna became the team's first employee....
Pulis leaves as Stoke manager by mutual consent
STOKE, England (AP) -- Stoke says Tony Pulis left as manager by mutual consent Tuesday, ending his seven-year tenure at the Premier League club....
Yankees, Man City to co-own NYC MLS team
NEW YORK (AP) -- Hoping their baseball success will translate to titles in another sport, the Yankees are combining with English power Manchester City to own a Major League Soccer expansion team in New York that will start play in 2015....
Chelsea tops AP poll after winning Euro title
MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- Chelsea surged to the top of the weekly Associated Press global soccer poll after winning the Europa League and qualifying for the Champions League for the 11th straight season....
Mexico prohibits multiple soccer teams ownership
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The owners of the 18 Mexican first-division soccer clubs voted Monday to bar one person or one company from owning more than one team....
BOXING
Shane Mosley unanimously outpointed Pablo Cano
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) -- Shane Mosley unanimously outpointed Mexico's Pablo Cano on Saturday night to win for the first time in four years....
Lucas Matthysse stops Lamont Peterson in 3rd
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Lucas Matthysse stopped Lamont Peterson in the third round Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in a matchup of junior-welterweight champions....
Devon Alexander tops Lee Purdy in non-title bout
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander earned a convincing victory over Lee Purdy at Boardwalk Hall on Saturday night in a non-title bout....
Jones stops Lebedev, wins WBA cruiserweight belt
MOSCOW (AP) -- Guillermo Jones of Panama regained the WBA cruiserweight title in his first fight since 2011, stopping local favorite Denis Lebedev in the 11th round Friday night....
HOCKEY
Penguins rout Senators 7-3, take 3-1 series lead
OTTAWA (AP) -- Sidney Crosby was careful not to get too far ahead of himself after helping the Pittsburgh Penguins rout the Ottawa Senators for a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series....
Canucks fire Alain Vigneault as coach
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- The Vancouver Canucks have fired coach Alain Vigneault on Wednesday....
Sharks tie series with 2-1 win over Kings
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Joe Thornton set the tone for the San Jose Sharks with a dominant first period. After that, the Sharks did their best to hang on and tie up their playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings....
Paille's goal puts Bruins on verge of East finals
NEW YORK (AP) -- It took 40 years for Original Six rivals Boston and New York to face off again in the playoffs....
Avs mum on report Patrick Roy may be next coach
DENVER (AP) -- Patrick Roy and Joe Sakic formed a productive partnership on the ice during their playing days, leading the Colorado Avalanche to two Stanley Cup titles....
TENNIS
Querrey beats Stakhovsky to reach quarters in Nice
NICE, France (AP) -- American Sam Querrey reached the quarterfinals of the Nice Open, beating Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 7-5, 6-3 on Wednesday....
Hsieh, Niculescu lose in 2nd round at Strasbourg
STRASBOURG, France (AP) -- Seeded players Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan and Monica Niculescu of Romania were beaten Wednesday in the second round of the Strasbourg International....
Top-seeded Tipsarevic upset in Duesseldorf
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) -- Top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic lost in the second round of the Power Horse Cup on Wednesday, falling 7-6 (1), 6-1 to Argentine qualifier Guido Pella....
Del Potro, Baker, Fish pull out of French Open
PARIS (AP) -- Seventh-ranked Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina has pulled out of the upcoming French Open because of a respiratory virus....
Stanford takes NCAA women's tennis title
URBANA, Ill. (AP) -- With Kristie Ahn back in the lineup after missing parts of the last two seasons, 12th-seeded Stanford was a different team....
