2020 Champions League final dropped from US network TV

NEW YORK (AP) — The Champions League quarterfinals and semifinals will disappear from U.S. network and cable English-language television this summer under the new contract between UEFA and CBS, and the remainder of the 2019-20 competition will be primarily streamed. CBS took over rights from TBS during the...

The Latest: Texas has zero active coronavirus infections

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Texas has no active coronavirus infections on the football team or among the volleyball and men’s and women’s basketball team players on campus, athletic director Chris Del Conte said Tuesday. The football team...

Spanish soccer still in turmoil over suspended 2nd-tier game

MADRID (AP) — Chaotic, contentious and comical — the end of the Spanish soccer season hasn’t gone smoothly at all. Officials have been exchanging accusations, clubs have been demanding justice and local authorities are upset. The turmoil was created by the suspension of a match in the final...

Spanish league cancels game involving club affected by virus

MADRID (AP) — The Spanish league said Sunday that it has decided that a second-division game postponed because of an outbreak of coronavirus cases will not be played. The league made the announcement after new test results this weekend took the total number of COVID-19 cases at club Fuenlabrada to 28, with...

4-0 rout by Man City deepens Watford's relegation concerns

WATFORD, England (AP) — As the ball rolled past him and Manchester City's score racked up, goalkeeper Ben Foster increasingly feared for Watford's Premier League survival. “You get into a state of trying to minimize as much damage as you can,” he said, “and it’s a dangerous way...

Madrid and Barcelona savor break ahead of Champions League

MADRID (AP) — With the Spanish league over, Real Madrid and Barcelona are ready to recharge and regroup as they turn their focus to the Champions League. The teams responded differently following the stoppage caused by the coronavirus pandemic, with Madrid thriving and winning the title and Barcelona...

Arteta outwits Guardiola: Arsenal beats City to reach final

LONDON (AP) — Seven months after leaving Pep Guardiola's side, Mikel Arteta outwitted his mentor to ensure his first season as Arsenal manager will end with an FA Cup final. In only his 25th match as a manager, Arteta masterminded a 2-0 victory — secured by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's double...

Real Madrid clinches Spanish league title

Madrid beats Alavés 2-0 for 8th straight win in title march

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Karim Benzema helped Real Madrid move one step closer to dethroning Lionel Messi’s Barcelona on Friday. Benzema scored one goal and set up another to lead Madrid to beating Alavés 2-0 and restoring a four-point lead over Barcelona in the Spanish league with only three...

All 5 former winners in same half of Champions League draw

GENEVA (AP) — All five former Champions League winners were put into the same half of the draw on Friday, setting up a possible semifinal pairing between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Real Madrid, Juventus, Barcelona, Chelsea and Bayern Munich — who have combined to win 26 European Cups...