Armed Forces

Beijing has returned fire after Australia unveiled plans to overhaul its armed forces, accusing its southern neighbour of hyping up a “China threat” as an excuse to expand its military.In its first response after the federal government…

MICHAEL MAROT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Tyson Bagent played college football in relative obscurity.At Shepherd University in West Virginia's eastern panhandle, it would be easy to bypass this…

PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press STORRS, Conn. — UConn men's basketball coach Dan Hurley is facing a major rebuild of his team just 17 days after guiding the Huskies to the program's fifth national…

Listen to what Xi says. Look at what Xi’s doing. “If Xi says he is readying for war, it would be foolish not to take him at his word.”This warning by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies was made late last month after China’s supreme…

JIMMY GOLEN Associated Press BOSTON — World record-holder Eliud Kipchoge has the speed to outclass the rest of the field when he makes his Boston Marathon debut on Monday.To win, he may have to slow…

VIN A. CHERWOO Associated Press The New York Rangers made the biggest splash at the trade deadline with the addition of Patrick Kane just weeks after getting Vladimir Tarasenko.The veteran forwards…

ASSOCIATED PRESS Jessica Pegula sent the U.S. into the Billie Jean King Cup finals Saturday with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Austria's Julia Grabher.The victory gave the Americans a 3-0 lead and clinched…

RALPH D. RUSSO Associated Press Former Major League Baseball executive Tony Petitti has been named the next commissioner of the Big Ten, the conference announced Wednesday.Petitti replaces Kevin Warren…

Duane Rankin Arizona Republic He doesn’t have back-to-back finals MVPs like Kevin Durant.He hasn't made All-NBA first team like Devin Booker or had a historic career like Chris Paul, but Deandre Ayton…

Chinese and US aircraft carrier battle groups are squaring off in the Philippine Sea as Beijing’s diplomatic tantrum over a visit by Taiwan’s President enters its third day.Amid mock air and sea battles aimed at demonstrating the…