National Sports

National sports stories from The Associated Press.

Elimination of April portal window could revive traditional spring football games

The disappearance of the spring transfer portal window creates the opportunity for a reappearance of spring football games in campuses across the country. Playing a game in front of fans to end spring practice had become a fading tradition in the age of conference networks and the transfer ...

K-State women end with 21-0 run to beat No. 21 Texas Tech

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nastja Claessens had 14 points, eight rebounds and a key block in the closing seconds and Kansas State ended the game on a 21-0 run to beat No. 21 Texas Tech on Thursday in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament. Kansas State (17-16), the No. 12 seed, advances to ...

Women’s college wrestling achieves major milestone with 1st NCAA championships

CORALVILLE, Iowa — The Iowa City area is a fitting place to host the first NCAA women's wrestling championships. "What is it they say? 'Wrestletown USA?'" McKendree University coach Alexio Garcia said. "I think it's a great place for wrestling to be hosted. You go to some places, maybe a ...

Winter Paralympics: Chinese dominance expected amid boycotts over Russian flag

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — The Winter Paralympics come to Milan Cortina to celebrate their 50th anniversary, with China looking to extend its dominance as a Paralympic powerhouse and Ukraine and other nations boycotting the opening ceremony over the return of the Russian flag and ...