
Man U's Alex Ferguson retiring at end of season
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is retiring at the end of the season, bringing an end to more than 26 trophy-filled years at the club.

Alex Ferguson's career trophies
A list of the 49 major titles won by Alex Ferguson in his coaching career at Manchester United, St. Mirren and Aberdeen: ST. MIRREN: Scottish First ...

Bayern, Klose top weekly AP soccer poll
Fresh off a second straight drubbing of the once-mighty Barcelona, Bayern Munich was voted the top team in the Associated Press global soccer poll for ...
Goalie likely out for season after hitting post
The goalkeeper who was knocked unconscious when he crashed head-first into a goalpost during a Belgian league game will likely miss the rest of the ...

Utah prosecutor weighs charges in soccer ref death
A Utah prosecutor said Monday he plans to decide soon what charges to file against a teenager accused of punching a soccer referee who later died ...

FIFA provisionally bans American Blazer on ethics
FIFA provisionally banned outgoing executive committee member Chuck Blazer of the United States from all soccer-related activities for 90 days on ...
FIFA proposes tougher sanctions on racism
FIFA is proposing tougher sanctions against teams whose players, officials or fans are found guilty of racist or discriminatory behavior.

AP PHOTOS: Buenos Aires a street art Mecca
In most major cities, street artists create their works under cover of darkness, spray-painting their graffiti quickly to elude arrest. Not so in ...
Juventus clinches 29th Serie A title
Juventus clinched its record 29th Serie A title and second in a row, beating Palermo 1-0 Sunday on Arthur Vidal's penalty kick in the 59th minute.
Spanish league investigates possible match fix
The Spanish soccer league is investigating a game between first division clubs Levante and Deportivo La Coruna for possible match-fixing.

Chelsea, Benfica advance to Europa League final
Chelsea has a chance to finish the season with another European trophy — even though it wasn't the one it originally set out for. Chelsea reached its ...

Bayern Munich-Dortmund in all-German Champs final
The Champions League final will feature two German teams for the first time after Bayern Munich completed surprising 7-0 rout of Barcelona.

Italy race problems seen with black gov't minister
It was hailed as a giant step forward for racial integration in a country that has long been ill at ease with its growing immigrant classes.

Jose Mourinho seems headed back to Chelsea
Real Madrid's Champions League campaign had just ended in defeat when Jose Mourinho spotted an opportunity to send a message. Even though Madrid can ...

Dortmund reaches Champions League final
Borussia Dortmund needed every bit of its first-leg advantage to stave off a comeback attempt by Real Madrid and reach the Champions League final for ...

'Clumsy' Sepp Blatter cleared of any wrongdoing
Labeled "clumsy" for his part in one of soccer's biggest corruption scandals, FIFA President Sepp Blatter was cleared of any criminal or ethical ...
Bayern, Lewandowski top weekly AP soccer poll
After dominating the first legs of their Champions League semifinals, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund lead the latest Associated Press global ...

'I'm gay': NBA player Jason Collins breaks barrier
Last summer, NBA veteran Jason Collins considered joining an old Stanford college roommate, U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, at Boston's gay pride parade

NBA veteran center Jason Collins comes out as gay
With the simplest of sentences, NBA veteran Jason Collins set aside years of worry and silence to become the first active player in one of four major ...

Gay athletes have come out while active or retired
Even before Jason Collins, plenty of other athletes around the world have come out as gay, either while still active or in retirement. From Martina ...

Liverpool routs Newcastle 6-0 without Suarez
With Luis Suarez beginning a 10-match ban for biting an opponent, Liverpool romped to a 6-0 victory Saturday in the Premier League for Newcastle's ...

New England keeps its stride after 2 tragedies
They are six small states, settled before the nation's birth, wedged between New York, Canada and the Atlantic Ocean: New England. The region is ...
Backpack policies at sporting events
A glance at backpack policies in place for various sports leagues across the globe: All-England Club, Wimbledon — Bans backpacks larger than 16x16x12 ...

Marathon deaths prompt review of security policy
Left unattended, no accessory looks as menacing these days as a backpack. At the airport. On the subway. At a sports event. And, as a result of the ...

Suarez won't appeal 10-match ban for biting arm
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has decided not to appeal a 10-match ban for biting an opponent during a Premier League game and will serve one of ...