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Jakobsen overtakes Van Aert on line to win Tour stage 2Video
NYBORG, Denmark — Dutch rider Fabio Jakobsen overtook Wout van Aert right on the line for his first stage win at his debut Tour de France, and Van Aert took the yellow jersey for the first time Saturday. Jakobsen had showed his prowess on the Spanish Vuelta, winning five stages,...
Jim Souhan: What needs to happen now that USC, UCLA have blown up Big Ten?
MINNEAPOLIS — With the imminent arrival of USC and UCLA, the Big Ten’s overdue name change has become obvious. Welcome, West Coasters, to The Big Tent. When Kevin Warren left the Minnesota Vikings to become commissioner of the Big Ten three years ago, I predicted he could use the job...
JT Poston in command at PGA Tour’s John Deere ClassicVideo
SILVIS, Ill. — J.T. Poston took a four-stroke lead into the weekend in the PGA Tour’s John Deere Classic, following an opening 9-under-par 62 with a 65 on Friday at TPC Deere Run. Coming off a second-place tie last week in Connecticut after also opening with a 62, Poston got...
Dustin Johnson, Carlos Ortiz tied for lead in LIV Golf event in PortlandVideo
The outcry that marked the start of the Saudi Arabia-funded LIV Golf series’ first American stop quieted a bit Friday, putting the focus on the play at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club. Modest crowds and mild temperatures in the mid-70s greeted the players on the upstart series — bankrolled by Saudi...
Conference realignment makes another seismic shiftVideo
Conference realignment in college sports has been going on since 1984, when the Supreme Court invalidated the NCAA’s national television contract for football. The conference juggling has gone through ebbs and flows through the years since, from small schools bumping up to bigger leagues to power programs switching to other...
Despite title game, USFL already focusing on next seasonVideo
The USFL accomplished what the last two attempts at spring football failed to do: make it through its first season. As the league prepares for Sunday night’s championship game between the Birmingham Stallions and Philadelphia Stars at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, where it goes from...
Rudy Gobert traded by Jazz to Timberwolves in blockbuster dealVideo
For Utah, one era is ending. For Minnesota, one seems to be beginning. The Jazz have agreed to trade Rudy Gobert — a three-time defensive player of the year — to the Timberwolves for a massive package of players and draft picks, according to a person with knowledge of the...
NASCAR’s Ross Chastain threading fine line of aggression, patienceVideo
Ross Chastain has proven to be a decent road racer over his career, and there’s no reason to believe he won’t be in the mix Sunday at Road America in Wisconsin. But it takes a fine line of patience and aggression to battle for race wins, and Chastain has been...
Wimbledon wild-card entry outside top 100 gets No. 1 Novak Djokovic nextVideo
WIMBLEDON, England — It is, to be sure, the stuff of movies: An oft-injured guy ranked outside the top 100, making his Grand Slam debut thanks to a wild card, knocks out two seeded players on his way to a fourth-round matchup at Wimbledon against none other than No. 1...
WNBA’s Brittney Griner goes on trial in Russian court
MOSCOW — American basketball star Brittney Griner went on trial Friday, 4 1/2 months after her arrest on charges of possessing cannabis oil while returning to play for a Russian team, in a case that has unfolded amid tense relations between Moscow and Washington. The initial session of the trial,...
LIV tees off in Oregon amid criticism over Saudi funding
NORTH PLAINS, Ore. — The Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf tour’s second event teed off Thursday, angering a group of families who lost loved ones on Sept. 11 and want the Saudi government held to account for the terrorist attacks. About 10 family members and survivors spoke at a small park...
5 players, $1.1 billion: NBA free agency starts with a bang
The NBA generated more basketball-related income than ever this past season, the total number coming up just short of $9 billion. Business is good. The first night of free agency underscored how good. Nikola Jokic agreed to the biggest contract in NBA history, Bradley Beal agreed to a deal worth...
Nikola Jokic, Nuggets agree on NBA record $264M extension
Nikola Jokic has gone from draft pick No. 41, to two-time MVP, and now the holder of the largest contract in NBA history. Jokic and the Denver Nuggets agreed Thursday to a $264 supermax extension, according to a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations who spoke to The Associated...
Covid-19 at Wimbledon: 3 top-20 men out after positive testsVideo
WIMBLEDON, England — Reigning Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic famously decided not to get vaccinated against covid-19, which prevented him from playing at the Australian Open in January, and, as things stand, will prevent him from entering the United States to compete at the U.S. Open in August. More than two...
Americans make up one-quarter of remaining men at WimbledonVideo
WIMBLEDON, England — Brandon Nakashima’s victory over 2021 Wimbledon semifinalist Denis Shapovalov at Court 12 on Thursday at the All England Club? Martin Blackman was there. That came after Taylor Fritz used a full-on, headfirst dive to reach an unreachable shot on the way to eliminating Alastair Gray on the...
AP source: Kevin Durant asks for trade from Brooklyn Nets
Kevin Durant has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets, according to a person with direct knowledge of the seismic decision that undoubtedly will have teams scrambling to put together enormous offers for the perennial All-Star. The Nets have been working with Durant to find a trade partner, and he...
1 year into NIL era, fresh questions about its future
The first year of the athlete compensation era in college sports evolved into almost everything the NCAA didn’t want when it gave the green light last summer. What was envisioned as a way for college athletes to make some pocket money based on their celebrity has turned into bidding wars...
Primoz Roglic aims to stop Tadej Pogacar from winning 3rd straight Tour
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Primoz Roglic must find a way to stop his Slovenian rival Tadej Pogacar from winning the Tour de France for the third straight time. While Pogacar remains the firm race favorite, Roglic eyes a hat trick of French wins this year when the three-week race starts in...
Former Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger to tee off in Ryder Cup-type tourney
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — For those tired of the dispute between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series, Tom Brookes has something that might be of interest. The chief executive of Icons Series is bringing a two-day tournament to Liberty National that features 24 professional athletes from all...
2-time Wimbledon champ Andy Murray loses to John Isner in 2nd round
WIMBLEDON, England — The recurring cries of “Come on, Andy!” at Centre Court meandered somewhere along the continuum from pushing to pleading as two-time champion Andy Murray’s shortest stay at Wimbledon came to a close. Unable to overcome big John Isner’s big serves the way he always has in the...
Emoni Bates says he’s transferring to hometown Eastern Michigan
YPSILANTI, Mich. — Emoni Bates, one of the top recruits in the 2021 men’s basketball recruiting class, says he’s transferring from Memphis to Eastern Michigan. Bates, in an Instagram post Wednesday, announced his decision to return to his hometown of Ypsilanti to play for the Eagles of the Mid-American Conference....
3-on-3 hockey league launches, could be step toward Olympics
Hours before Canada beat the United States to win women’s hockey gold at the Beijing Olympics in February, International Ice Hockey Federation officials lamented having only two medal events on sports’ biggest stage. The IIHF and IOC have discussed adding to that, and a new 3-on-3 league that debuted earlier...
Roy Williams, Jim Calhoun among coaches headed to college hoops Hall
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Roy Williams and Jim Calhoun will join John Beilein and Lon Kruger in a star-studded cast of coaches who will be inducted into the National College Basketball Hall of Fame in November. Another longtime coach, Jerry Krause of Eastern Washington, will join the quartet along with...
Analysis: If this was it for Serena Williams at Wimbledon, it works
WIMBLEDON, England — If this turns out to have been the last time the world gets to watch Serena Williams at Wimbledon — and she says she doesn’t know, so how could the rest of us? — it would not be how she would want to depart, naturally. Yet it...
Big 12 picks Roc Nation’s Brett Yormark as next commissioner
DALLAS — Brett Yormark, an executive with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation and former CEO of the Brooklyn Nets, was named Big 12 commissioner Wednesday, another unconventional hire by a major conference amid the rapidly changing landscape of college athletics. Yormark is taking over for Bob Bowlsby, who came to the league...
