AP Sports Week in Pictures: Masters golf glows, Tsitsipas' title and no more 'Neverkusen' in Germany

Associated Press photographers captured the emotions of Masters golf, Stefanos Tsitsipas lifting the tennis trophy at Monte Carlo, and the end of a 120-year wait by Germany's Bayer Leverkusen for its first Bundesliga title. Scottie Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked golfer, earned...

Bayer Leverkusen wins first Bundesliga title, ending Bayern Munich's 11-year reign

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — It’s “Neverkusen” no more. Coached by Xabi Alonso, Bayer Leverkusen won the Bundesliga title for the first time Sunday to end Bayern Munich’s 11-year reign as champion. In the end, it wasn't even close — Leverkusen leads...

Bayer Leverkusen wins first Bundesliga title, ending Bayern Munich's 11-year reign

Coach Thomas Tuchel to leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Thomas Tuchel is leaving Bayern Munich and taking the fall for a disappointing season. The players have been warned, too. Bayern announced Wednesday that Tuchel will leave the club at the end of the season, after a run of three straight losses raised...

Andreas Brehme, scorer of West Germany's winning goal in the 1990 World Cup final, dies at 63

BERLIN (AP) — Andreas Brehme, who fired West Germany to the 1990 World Cup title with the only goal in the final against Diego Maradona's Argentina, has died. He was 63. Brehme's partner Susanne Schaefer confirmed his death in a statement to Germany's dpa news agency on Tuesday....

US midfielder Gio Reyna looks to be headed to the Premier League in bid to revive career

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — United States midfielder Gio Reyna looks to be headed to the Premier League in a bid to revive his career. Reyna was reportedly traveling to Nottingham Forest on Wednesday to undergo a medical examination ahead of a loan move from Borussia Dortmund for...

Pride, patriotism win for African soccer fans and players in club vs. country debate

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — For African soccer fans and players, there’s no doubt which takes priority in the club vs. country debate. There’s little to no sympathy for European clubs missing star players in the middle of the season because of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations...

Leipzig releases two youth players after racist comments about teammates

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Bundesliga soccer club Leipzig says it has released two players from its under-19 team after they made racist comments about other players. “Both made demonstrably racist comments about fellow players and thus behaved in an extremely unsporting and...