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‘Good vibes’ for Rory McIlroy as he defends at soggy Wells Fargo
POTOMAC, Md. — Wearing black rain pants on a soggy, foggy Wednesday morning, Rory McIlroy still had a bounce in his step and plenty of reasons to smile as he chatted with reporters, signed autographs and posed for selfies outside the clubhouse at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm. He is...
Heat’s Tyler Herro overwhelming pick as NBA’s Sixth Man of Year
MIAMI — Tyler Herro was told before the season began that he wouldn’t be in the Miami Heat starting lineup. To his credit, he saw that as an opportunity. “I said, ‘Let’s go for Sixth Man of the Year,’ ” Herro said. And that’s what he got. Herro was announced...
Speedway Motorsports vows to keep Dover on NASCAR slate
DOVER, Del. — Chase Elliott took note that Dover’s grandstands passed the eye test and looked fuller Sunday before rain washed out the conclusion of the race. A track that scaled down in size — and races — in recent years had full sections, hundreds of fans crowded the entertainment...
Liberty Media CEO on F1 growth: ‘We have a lot of demand’Video
If things had gone according to plan, Colton Herta would be in Miami preparing for the fifth Formula One race of his career. Instead, the 22-year-old Californian is headed to the inaugural Miami Grand Prix as a spectator. His boss, meanwhile, awaits word on his request to start a Formula...
Trainer Steve Asmussen seeks Kentucky Derby breakthrough with EpicenterVideo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Steve Asmussen is caught off guard when asked about his achievements, mainly because he’s too focused on training horses to reflect. And the fun he has had doing so keeps him driven to attain more success. Such as winning his first Kentucky Derby to add to a...
Column: Steven Alker cashing in on golf’s greatest mulliganVideo
Steven Alker knows all about the lean times. He started at home in New Zealand in 1989 and over the next three decades played 556 times on six tours that received world ranking points. Only three seasons were spent on the PGA Tour. He had two full years in Europe....
WNBA to honor Brittney Griner with league-wide floor decals as she languishes in RussiaVideo
The WNBA will honor Phoenix star Brittney Griner with a floor decal and allow the Mercury to pay her without it counting against the team’s salary cap, the league announced Tuesday. The All-Star center remains in Russia after being detained following her arrival at a Moscow airport Feb. 17. Russian...
Nebraska football coach Scott Frost to sit out 5 days in ’22 season for violationVideo
Scott Frost will be barred from coaching for five consecutive days this season as part of Nebraska’s negotiated settlement with the NCAA for allowing an unauthorized staff member to do hands-on special teams coaching two years ago. The NCAA contacted Nebraska after a media report on the January 2021 resignation...
Zandon is 3-1 favorite for Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Zandon and filly Nest are the morning-line favorites for the 148th Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks, respectively, at Churchill Downs, which will host both marquee races at full capacity for the first time since 2019. Zandon, trained by Chad Brown, drew 3-1 odds on Monday and will...
Chase Elliott wins at Dover to snap 26-race winless streakVideo
DOVER, Del. — Chase Elliott had a front-row seat for the Hendrick Motorsports trophy celebrations and photo shoots and all the kitschy social media posts created as one by one — and as his three teammates won, and won and won again — they all brought home checkered flags. Elliott...
Latrobe grad Kiley Myers pushes through pain to lead Marist pitching staff
Kiley Myers at 75% is better than many college pitchers. That’s why the Latrobe graduate has continued to play for Division I Marist this season despite persistent pain in her left knee. “That kid goes out there every day and gives us a chance to win,” Marist coach Joe Ausanio...
Greyhound racing nearing its end in U.S., with only 2 West Virginia tracks left by year’s end
DUBUQUE, Iowa — Vera Rasnake laughed as she led a trio of barking, jostling dogs into the Iowa Greyhound Park, but her smile faded when she acknowledged that after 41 years of being around the sleek animals, her sport was teetering on extinction. After the end of a truncated season...
Normal Kentucky Derby: Capacity crowd, big hats, mint juleps
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Derby is the next major sporting event to move a step closer to normalcy after two years of upheaval adjusting to covid-19 restrictions. After fluctuating dates and crowds, Churchill Downs will welcome everybody without restrictions on Saturday, raising hopes of getting back to 150,000 or...
Jon Rahm hangs on to win Mexico Open for 1st win since US Open
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Jon Rahm pulled out of a four-way tie with a 12-foot birdie putt on the 14th hole and then held on with pars for a 2-under-par 69 and a one-shot victory Sunday in the Mexico Open. Rahm won for the first time since the U.S. Open...
Warriors rally after Draymond Green ejected, beat Grizzlies in Game 1Video
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Klay Thompson hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 36 seconds left, and the Golden State Warriors overcame Draymond Green’s first-half ejection to edge the Memphis Grizzlies 117-116 on Sunday in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. Jordan Poole led the Warriors with 31 points off the bench,...
Rain postpones NASCAR Cup race at Dover to Monday
DOVER, Del. — Martin Truex Jr. has the blueprint for how to win at Dover Motor Speedway on Mondays. Step 1, rain on Sundays. Truex can win for the third time at the Monster Mile on the unconventional race day after rain stopped the action 78 laps into the 400-mile...
Giannis triple-double helps Bucks beat CelticsVideo
BOSTON — Giannis Antetokounmpo had already picked up his dribble and spent half of a Eurostep when he realized he had nowhere to go with the ball. Instead of attempting an off-balance shot or passing the ball to a well-guarded teammate, the two-time NBA MVP flicked the ball high off...
Kentucky Derby leads off Triple Crown without Bob BaffertVideo
The Kentucky Derby leads off the first Triple Crown season in decades without the chance of Bob Baffert officially winning one or more of the three races. Baffert’s absence while suspended shadows over the race, particularly because two horses he trained for a significant period of time are among the...
Rahm closes with birdie to build 2-shot lead in Mexico OpenVideo
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Jon Rahm birdied the last two par 5s and got some help from a couple of poor chips by Cameron Champ to take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Mexico Open. Rahm, whose last victory was the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines last...
Hamlin respects NASCAR punishment for crass anti-Asian memeVideo
DOVER, Del. — Denny Hamlin said someone sent him a crass anti-Asian meme that poked fun at Kyle Larson’s driving and out it went without a care — from his mobile phone to Twitter. “I thought it was hilarious,” Hamlin said. “Also, it’s insensitive. I understand.” He didn’t laugh long....
Hall of Fame coach, German Township native C. Vivian Stringer announces retirement
Hall of Fame coach C. Vivian Stringer announced her retirement Saturday after 50 years in college basketball. She finished with 1,055 wins — fourth all-time among Division I women’s basketball coach. Stringer also had four Final Four appearances and reached the NCAA Tournament 28 times while leading Cheney State, Iowa...
Bowman looks to defend Hendrick dominance at Monster MileVideo
DOVER, Del. — Sure, it was bright Monday for the Hendrick Motorsports team photo filled with virtually every employee, drivers and the four cars that swept the top four spots last year at Dover. Sun or not, bleary-eyed race winner Alex Bowman needed his shades. “It was a little bit...
102 marathons in 102 days: Amputee’s unofficial world record
As Forrest Gump in the Oscar-winning 1994 film of the same name, lead actor Tom Hanks abruptly trots to a halt after more than three years of nonstop running and tells his followers: “I’m pretty tired — I think I’ll go home now.” Jacky Hunt-Broersma can relate. On Thursday, the...
Tennis great Boris Becker gets 2 1/2 years in prison for bankruptcy offenses
Tennis great Boris Becker was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on Friday for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt. The three-time Wimbledon champion was convicted earlier this month on four charges under the Insolvency Act and had faced a maximum...
Does the Kentucky Derby still matter? It’s delivered great moments in the 21st century
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Though the past few years of the Kentucky Derby have been riddled with controversy, the first Saturday in May has also provided plenty of golden moments during the 21st century. There have been feel-good underdog stories, long-shot winners, colorful personalities and plenty of excitement on the track,...
