Latest Youth sports News
Baseball becomes a shelter for Venezuelan children in soccer-mad Peru
LIMA, Peru (AP) — The crack of bat on ball and the sight of Venezuelan children running the bases on the soccer field turned baseball diamond on the outskirts of Peru's capital are watched with confusion by locals accustomed to soccer. The questioning looks don't deter the young...
Emotional Klopp tells fans 'I love you to bits' as his final match with Liverpool ends with a win
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — For the last time as Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp ran over to The Kop and delivered those repeated fist pumps that have been his signature during his transformational spell at Anfield. The Liverpool fans — many with tears in their eyes, just like some...
From one Rangers captain to another: Jacob Trouba earns NHL's Mark Messier Leadership Award
NEW YORK (AP) — From one former New York Rangers to a current one, Jacob Trouba was selected as the winner of the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award, the league announced on Tuesday. The award winner is selected personally by Messier and presented since 2007 to a player who...
Lyndsey Fry is pushing to keep Arizona youth hockey moving forward following the Coyotes' departure
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Audrey Ju met some of her best friends through hockey, knows someone at every rink she goes to and has become close with numerous families in the tight-knit community. The Arizona Coyotes' move to Utah raised questions about the future. The...
Chloe Spreen closes out incredible prep career as top vote-getter on AP Indiana All-State team
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bedford North Lawrence senior Chloe Spreen led the Stars to the 2023 Class 4A state championship as part of a decorated high school career. Individually, she became a regular on The Associated Press all-state teams — earning high honorable mention status as a...
Editorial Roundup: Indiana
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. April 30, 2024. Editorial: Indiana to host cicada emergences that last occurred 221 years ago Parts of Indiana and Illinois will host a natural event this spring that last occurred in 1803, when Thomas Jefferson was president. Two separate...
A $5,000 check won by Billie Jean King 50 years ago helped create Women's Sports Foundation
NEW YORK (AP) — Billie Jean King’s $5,000 check sure went a long way for women’s sports. King used the money from a sportswoman of the year award to launch the Women’s Sports Foundation in 1974. Since then, the foundation has invested more than $100 million to help girls and...
Lightning coach Jon Cooper apologizes for inappropriate comment about putting skirts on goalies
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper opened his end-of-season news conference Wednesday apologizing for making what he called an inappropriate analogy of putting skirts on goalies. Cooper after the Game 5 loss that eliminated his team from the playoffs on Monday...
Alaska's Indigenous teens emulate ancestors' Arctic survival skills at the Native Youth Olympics
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The athletes filling a huge gym in Anchorage were ready to compete, cheering and stomping and high-fiving each other as they lined up for the chance to claim the state's top prize in their events. But these teenagers were at the Native Youth Olympics, a...
Utah hockey fans welcome the former Arizona Coyotes to their new home
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah hockey fans welcomed the former Arizona Coyotes to their new home Wednesday. Players and coaches were greeted at the airport in morning by a crowd of approximately 100 players from local youth hockey programs. The kids chanted “Go, Utah! Go, Utah!” ...
