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Chris Kirk, after 8-year wait, wins the Honda ClassicVideo
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Chris Kirk waited nearly eight years to win a PGA Tour event again. Waiting one more hole Sunday was no problem. Kirk stuck his approach to the par-5 18th to tap-in range, and his birdie on the first hole of a playoff lifted him past...
Kyle Busch gets 1st RCR victory in Fontana’s NASCAR farewellVideo
FONTANA, Calif. — Kyle Busch sent Fontana off in style Sunday, storming up from the back after an early penalty and earning his first victory for Richard Childress Racing while winning on this Southern California track for the fifth time. Busch held off Chase Elliott and Ross Chastain in NASCAR’s...
Farewell, Fontana: NASCAR’s last weekend at a racing gemVideo
FONTANA, Calif. — Most of NASCAR’s Cup Series drivers feel like they’re saying their final goodbye to a dear old friend this weekend. Auto Club Speedway’s racetrack seems to be adored by every professional driver on the continent. Those two miles of gloriously weathered asphalt allow racers to be their...
Suh leads; Kirk fires a 62 in 2nd round of Honda ClassicVideo
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — There have been about 7,200 rounds played at the Honda Classic since it moved to PGA National 17 years ago. Only two of those were better than the one turned in Friday by Chris Kirk. Kirk shot an 8-under-par 62 in the second round, moving...
Horschel, Bramlett lead Honda Classic with 1st-round 65sVideo
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Billy Horschel hasn’t won a PGA Tour event in his home state of Florida. His quest to change that is off to a fine start. Horschel shot a 5-under-par 65 on Thursday, tying him with Joseph Bramlett for the first-round lead in the Honda Classic...
Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty in shooting, can still work
Actor Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to felony charges of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie and waived his first formal court appearance, in court documents filed Thursday. Baldwin and a weapons supervisor were charged last month with felony...
LIV Golf’s 2nd season has team concept, new faces, TV dealVideo
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Dustin Johnson was among the most prominent players to sign with Saudi-funded LIV Golf, and he made it pay off by making $35.6 million in just eight tournaments, including an $18 million bonus for leading the points list and the team title. Now comes the...
March Madness 2023: Everything you need to know
March Madness is coming up fast. Here is what to know along with some key games to watch and who’s on the bubble ahead of Selection Sunday for the NCAA Tournament: Key dates The basketball calendar is getting crowded. Up first are the conference tournaments: — The ACC Tournament start...
Alabama: Brandon Miller not a suspect in shooting, remains on teamVideo
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The University of Alabama said Wednesday that leading scorer Brandon Miller remains an “active member” of the No. 2-ranked Crimson Tide and is not considered a suspect in a fatal shooting that took place near campus last month. An attorney for the player said his client never...
U.S. women win SheBelieves Cup with 2-1 win over BrazilVideo
FRISCO, Texas — Alex Morgan and Mallory Swanson scored and the United States defeated Brazil 2-1 on Wednesday night to win the SheBelieves Cup for the fourth straight year. Japan, which defeated Canada 3-0 in the earlier match at Toyota Stadium, was runner-up in the four-team, round-robin tournament. All four...
Padraig Harrington, Dottie Pepper among 12 finalists for golf Hall of FameVideo
Three-time major champion Padraig Harrington, double major winner Dottie Pepper and swing coach Butch Harmon were among 12 finalists announced Wednesday for the 2024 Class of the World Golf Hall of Fame. The 31-member nominating panel whittled the list down to four men, four women and four contributors. A 20-member...
No. 6 Virginia upset by Boston College, falls into 2nd-place tie with Pitt in ACCVideo
BOSTON — Makai Ashton-Langford scored 16 points, Jaeden Zackery had all 12 of his points in the second half and Boston College held No. 6 Virginia to a season-low 32% from the field to beat the Cavaliers, 63-48, on Wednesday night. The Eagles have beaten three ranked teams this season....
Ex-Penn State wrestler Bo Nickal to miss UFC debut with injury
One of the most anticipated debuts in UFC history will have to wait. According to MMAFighting.com, former Penn State three-time NCAA champion wrestler Bo Nickal is no longer set to face Jamie Pickett in his Ulitmate Fighting Championship debut at UFC 282 in December, with Nickal suffering an injury. The...
LIV Golf gets another setback in court fight with PGA Tour
A federal judge has ruled the PGA Tour can add Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund and its governor, Yasir al-Rumayyan, as defendants in its countersuit in the ongoing legal fight with LIV Golf. The ruling Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman was the second setback in the last...
Men’s volleyball pushing to make sport more accessible, appealing to Black athletesVideo
After the Penn State men’s volleyball team’s season-opening victory over Central State, players from both teams exchanged customary handshakes and high-fives. The Nittany Lions’ Toby Ezeonu, however, hung around the court a little longer to mingle with Central State’s players. To the athletes from the fledgling Division II program, Ezeonu...
Alabama hoops star Brandon Miller delivered gun in shooting, police sayVideo
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — University of Alabama basketball star Brandon Miller brought a teammate the gun that was used in a fatal January shooting near campus, an investigator testified Tuesday. Miller, a freshman standout, brought Darius Miles’ gun to him on the night of the shooting after Miles texted him and...
Column: LIV resumes after break that was anything but loudVideo
LOS ANGELES — LIV Golf decides when to hold tournaments by avoiding what its leader, Greg Norman, calls heritage events. That’s another way of saying it will find holes in the PGA Tour schedule with weak fields or marginal interest. He got that part right. More attention should have been...
New-look AAC releases ’23 football slate with 6 new schools
IRVING, Texas — The American Athletic Conference on Tuesday released its 2023 football schedule that includes the league’s six incoming teams. Each of the 14 AAC teams will play eight conference games in a single-division format. The top two teams in the standings will play in the conference championship game...
Brittney Griner re-signs with Phoenix Mercury
Brittney Griner will be back in the WNBA this season, once again playing with the Phoenix Mercury. Griner, who was a free agent, re-signed with the team Tuesday. The 32-year-old Griner had said she would return to Phoenix in a social media post in December, after she returned home from...
Woods, McIlroy break ground on high-tech golf league site
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy put the silver-plated shovels into a pile of dirt and left sizable divots. With that, their high-tech golf league got a bit closer to launch. The ceremonial groundbreaking for the arena that will house the league that’s being called TGL...
Former NBA, NFL team owner, businessman Red McCombs diesVideo
A former owner of two NBA teams, an NFL franchise and longtime Texas businessman, Billy Joe “Red” McCombs has died at his home in San Antonio, according to a statement from his family Monday. McCombs was 95 and preceded in death by his wife, Charline, in 2019. “The entire McCombs...
MLS opens 28th season, build up to World Cup starts nowVideo
The push toward the World Cup in 2026 begins now for Major League Soccer. The league, entering its 28th season, has a new team, St. Louis City SC, and a new media deal with Apple TV. This season also will feature an expanded Leagues Cup, which will involve all of...
Jenna Fryer: Stenhouse Jr. and JTG get breakout Daytona 500 winVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — One victory in 28 years was all tiny JTG Daugherty Racing had to show for the time, sweat and money — so much money — the team had poured into trying to build a winning NASCAR organization. The team owned by Tad and Jodi Geschickter, as...
Houston back at No. 1 as Northwestern makes AP Top 25 debutVideo
Houston returned to No. 1 in the AP men’s college basketball poll on Monday for the third time this season, while Northwestern and Texas A&M barged into the rankings after each had a pair of impressive wins last week. The Cougars, riding a seven-game winning streak, jumped over Alabama and...
Tiger Woods sightings are rare as he enters semiretirement
LOS ANGELES — The vantage point was as good as any at Riviera for a clear view of Tiger Woods, and considering how little he plays, Tiger sightings are rare these days. The man positioned himself behind a stationary TV camera in a tower behind the 12th green as Woods...
