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NASCAR quartet of first-timers eager for playoff experience
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Austin Cindric has had more than six months to think about NASCAR’s playoffs. The rookie racer thinks he’s got a winning plan: maintain his steady, head-down approach when the 10-race postseason begins Sunday at Darlington Raceway. Cindric is among a group of four first-timers in the field...
Serena Williams loses at U.S. Open in likely last match
NEW YORK — Serena Williams lost what is expected to be the last match of her transcendent tennis career Friday night, eliminated from the U.S. Open in the third round by Ajla Tomljanovic 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1 before an electric crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Unwilling to go quietly, Williams...
Wolff makes an ace and leads LIV Golf event over newcomersVideo
BOLTON, Mass. — Matthew Wolff became a footnote in LIV Golf history with the first hole-in-one, an ace that carried him to a 7-under-par 63 and a one-shot lead over a pair of newcomers Friday in the LIV Golf Invitational-Boston. One of those newcomers was British Open champion Cameron Smith,...
College Football Playoff to expand to 12 teams by 2026 season
After 14 1/2 months of haggling over details and questioning motivations, a plan to expand the College Football Playoff from four teams to 12 finally was approved Friday to set the stage for a multibillion-dollar tournament as soon as the 2024 season. What still needs to be determined is just...
Iga Swiatek winning easily, but she knows who’s No. 1 at U.S. OpenVideo
NEW YORK — Iga Swiatek is winning easily — and quietly. At this U.S. Open, even the world’s No. 1 player is a distant No. 2 as long as Serena Williams is still around. “Yeah, that’s kind of her time right now,” Swiatek said. “I’m just, you know, playing and...
AP source: Cavaliers acquiring All-Star Donovan Mitchell from JazzVideo
CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell is going east. The All-Star guard is on his way to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who acquired one of the NBA’s best scorers Thursday in a blockbuster trade with the Utah Jazz, a person familiar with the deal told the Associated Press. Cleveland is sending guard Collin...
Tribune-Review’s eTrib college football preview out today
College football season has arrived, and the Tribune-Review has you covered. Check out today’s four-page college football preview in the e-edition, featuring previews of each of the Power 5 conferences and feature stories, plus top games, players to watch, coaches on the hot seat, impact transfers and odds for each...
Changing Pac-12 still seeking next CFP appearanceVideo
The last major change in the Pac-12 came with the addition of Colorado and Utah in 2011, an expansion met with excitement. The latest bit of realignment feels a lot different. UCLA and Southern Cal aren’t leaving for the Big Ten until 2024, but there’s already an uncomfortable air out...
Big 12 last time at 10 teams; Oklahoma State seeks 2nd titleVideo
Mike Gundy is the only Big 12 head coach still around from the last time the conference was going through so much change. That was a little more than a decade ago, about the time Oklahoma State won its only championship in the league. With new commissioner Brett Yormark already...
SEC preview: Alabama, Georgia, Texas A&M in hunt for national titleVideo
The rest of the SEC isn’t about to throw a pity party for Alabama and Georgia, no matter how many stars they lost to the NFL. Everyone else in the league is still chasing last season’s two top teams, with Jimbo Fisher and Texas A&M leading the pursuit. It hardly...
ACC preview: No. 4 Clemson aims for return to top of leagueVideo
Fourth-ranked Clemson is determined to follow a year of change with a return to the top of the ACC. The Tigers saw their six-year run as champions snapped last year, then the Tigers lost coordinators on both sides of the ball to head-coaching jobs. Yet Dabo Swinney’s team is favored...
Ohio State out to restore Big Ten order; Badgers pick in WestVideo
The Big Ten shook up college athletics this summer by announcing the additions of Southern Cal and UCLA in 2024 and negotiating a blockbuster multimedia rights deal. When it comes to what’s expected to happen on the football field, the narrative is the same as usual. Everybody’s chasing Ohio State....
College football preview: Freshmen with high expectations for 2022Video
Travis Hunter was likely the most talked about recruit in the 2022 class, if not before signing day, certainly after he opted to play at Jackson State. The two-way player from Suwanee, Ga., became the first five-star recruit to sign with an FCS school since the ratings system was developed,...
College football preview: Key transfers to watch, and not just at QBVideo
Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams isn’t a typical transfer. Rather than adapting to a new coach and an entirely new system, Williams followed Lincoln Riley from Oklahoma to USC. So he’s playing for the same coach, albeit at a different school. Williams believes that should help him build off the...
College football preview: 6 critical gamesVideo
The college football schedule offers a weekly selection of marquee games between top teams, and some will hit the ground running fast this year. Two Sept. 3 showdowns could shuffle the preseason AP Top 25 quickly as No. 5 Notre Dame, with new coach Marcus Freeman, visits No. 2 Ohio...
Transfer portal provides more hits, fewer misses for college football coachesVideo
Mississippi’s Lane Kiffin sought experienced players who could fill immediate needs. Southern Cal’s Lincoln Riley and LSU’s Brian Kelly went to the transfer portal looking for star power as they attempt quick rebuilds at their new schools. Nebraska’s Scott Frost, meanwhile, is counting on the portal to help him save...
Family matters: Nepotism a hurdle to diversity in coachingVideo
Being a major college football coach is as much a lifestyle as it is a career. Long hours. Rare days off. It’s a job that can pull those who do it away from their families, so maybe it’s no surprise when coaches try to carve out space at work for...
Marcus Freeman guides No. 5 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Ohio State
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman won’t get a gimme in his first season opener, no tasty cupcake served up at home so the Fighting Irish can tune up and send everyone away happy. Instead, Freeman must take No. 5 Notre Dame and a new starting quarterback into...
Serena Williams wins again at U.S. Open, beating No. 2 seed KontaveitVideo
NEW YORK — Serena Williams can call it “evolving” or “retiring” or whatever she wants. And she can be coy about whether or not this U.S. Open will actually mark the end of her playing days. Those 23 Grand Slam titles earned that right. If she keeps playing like this,...
Veteran QBs have ACC set for season of big offensive totals
Devin Leary hasn’t forgotten lessons that came as a first-year starting quarterback struggling just to consistently complete passes, much less avoid turnovers and move North Carolina State’s offense. “I think one of the biggest things is pretty obvious,” the fifth-year QB said. “It’s hard to win games.” Things look much...
O’Connell’s steady rise keeps Purdue in Big Ten title hunt
Aidan O’Connell arrived at Purdue in 2017 as a hopeful, exuberant teenager. He set out to prove a walk-on could win the starting job at the “Cradle of Quarterbacks” and lead the Boilermakers to postseason success. O’Connell routinely stayed after practice for extra snaps, gladly fine-tuned his skills with the...
NIL deals put just a few bucks in most athletes’ pockets
Texas offensive lineman Christian Jones remembers walking up to Bijan Robinson not long ago and asking for a lift, figuring it was least the All-American running back could do for one of the big guys doing all the blocking. “He said there’s a height limit,” Jones said with a smile....
Bryce Young, Will Anderson driven and dominant for top-ranked AlabamaVideo
Will Anderson Jr. glowers at the camera like it was an opposing quarterback on third-and-5. Standing next to him, Alabama’s Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, Bryce Young, sports a beatific smile befitting football’s glamour position. The two most decorated players in college football — a fierce pass rusher and a poised-beyond-his-years passer...
Smith, Niemann among players to join Saudi-backed LIV GolfVideo
British Open champion Cameron Smith and Joaquin Niemann are among six players to leave the PGA Tour for Saudi-funded LIV Golf, which returns this week for a fourth tournament, this time outside of Boston. The signing of Smith, who had been deflecting questions about his imminent departure since the day...
Column: Big moments in PGA Tour season lost amid LIV GolfVideo
ATLANTA — Two weeks after Justin Thomas won the PGA Championship with a record-tying comeback and a defining shot in a playoff, Dustin Johnson led a pack of players over to LIV Golf. Two days after Tiger Woods strode across the Swilcan Bridge at St. Andrews for what might be...
