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Snedeker, Hossler, Spaun, Frittelli lead Valero Texas Open
SAN ANTONIO — Brandt Snedeker and Beau Hossler shot rounds of 5-under-par 67 to join J.J. Spaun and Dylan Frittelli atop the leaderboard after the third round of the Valero Texas Open on Saturday. Both Spaun, who shot 69, and Frittelli (70) finished with a share of the lead at...
Denny Hamlin seeks NASCAR Next Gen breakthrough at Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. — Denny Hamlin would love to think a visit to his home track will produce a finish that finally gets his season heading in the right direction. The problem for Hamlin, his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates and seemingly all the drivers in Toyotas is they are having a...
Bob Huggins, George Karl, Swin Cash named to Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2022 class
This year’s class for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has quite a regional flavor. Among the 13 inductees announced Friday were West Virginia University alum and coach Bob Huggins, Penn Hills native George Karl and former McKeesport star Swin Cash. The trio with local ties will join former...
UConn-South Carolina title tilt packs plenty of star power
MINNEAPOLIS — The South Carolina Gamecocks held the top spot in the Associated Press Top 25 women’s poll all season about as tightly as they play defense every night. The last test for the No. 1 overall seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament will be the Connecticut Huskies, who produced...
U.S. Open champ Daniil Medvedev says he needs hernia surgery
U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev expects to be sidelined for one to two months after having hernia surgery. The No. 2-ranked man in tennis wrote on Twitter on Saturday that he has been dealing with “a small hernia” in recent months. “Together with my team I have decided to have...
UConn tops Stanford to return to NCAA title game after 5-year absence
MINNEAPOLIS — Geno Auriemma and the UConn Huskies are back in the NCAA title game for the first time in six years after getting through one of the most difficult seasons of the Hall of Fame coach’s career. Paige Bueckers scored 14 points and UConn advanced to the national championship...
Palmer holds 2-shot lead after 2 rounds of Valero Texas OpenVideo
SAN ANTONIO — Ryan Palmer shot a bogey-free round of 6-under-par 66 at the Valero Texas Open to lead by two shots over Kevin Chappell, Dylan Frittelli and Matt Kuchar after Friday’s second round. Palmer, at 10-under, surged into the lead with consecutive birdies midway through the back nine. Chappell,...
Hope Solo arrested on DWI, child abuse charges
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Former U.S. women’s national team star goalkeeper Hope Solo was arrested after she was found passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle in North Carolina with her 2-year-old twins inside, police said. A police report said Solo was arrested Thursday in a shopping center parking lot...
South Carolina women top Louisville in Final Four, advance to title gameVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — Aliyah Boston had 23 points and 18 rebounds to back up her AP National Player of the Year award and carry South Carolina to the NCAA championship game with a 72-59 victory over Louisville in the semifinals Friday night. Brea Beal matched her season high with 12 points...
Kentucky appeals court denies Bob Baffert’s motion for stay
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Court of Appeals on Friday rejected trainer Bob Baffert’s motion for emergency relief from a 90-day suspension. As a result of the order signed by Acting Chief Judge Allison Jones, the Hall of Fame trainer’s suspension is scheduled to begin Monday. “The Court emphasizes that...
Villanova-Kansas renew high-stakes history at Final FourVideo
NEW ORLEANS — Bill Self was wading through old video of Villanova this week, trying to scout a specific action that the Wildcats use on the offensive end of the floor, when the Hall of Fame Kansas coach did something he has avoided the past four years. Self watched film...
Coach K on an NCAA revamp: ‘Time to look at the whole thing’Video
NEW ORLEANS — The sport Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is leaving is run by an organization he doesn’t much recognize anymore. Or like at all. The 75-year-old coach, whose career ends after Duke is done at the Final Four, used the opportunity of what could be his last big news...
Martin Truex Jr. not ready to consider NASCAR futureVideo
Martin Truex Jr. left Richmond Raceway a winner in his last visit to the Virginia short track, a playoff victory last September that helped him get into NASCAR’s championship round and showed the veteran has plenty left in his tank. He returns to Richmond six months later with his NASCAR...
‘Tea Olive’ hole can be smelly start to MastersVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Alister MacKenzie offered some advice for his design of what has served as the opening hole at Augusta National since the second playing of the Masters. No telling what he might have said to Charl Schwartzel. The par-4 first, known as “Tea Olive” for the fragrant shrubs...
Rivals Duke, North Carolina in titanic clash at Final FourVideo
NEW ORLEANS — The name “Tobacco Road” misses the point. The most important industry in the 11-mile stretch of real estate between North Carolina’s two cathedrals of hoops, the Smith Center in Chapel Hill and Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, is basketball. For decades, a win or loss in any...
Politically charged U.S.-Iran in first Middle East World CupVideo
DOHA, Qatar — A World Cup buildup laced in controversy and geopolitical undertones has conjured up the most politically charged of matchups on the field in Qatar. Just like at the FIFA showpiece in 1998, the United States will play Iran with diplomatic relations yet to be restored between the...
Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd wins AP men’s coach of the yearVideo
Tommy Lloyd spent 22 years as Mark Few’s right-hand man, turning Gonzaga into a national powerhouse. He needed just one season to return Arizona to prominence. Lloyd was named the Associated Press men’s college basketball coach of the year Friday after leading the Wildcats to the Sweet 16 in his...
TCU gives Jamie Dixon extension after 1st NCAA Tournament win in 35 yearsVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — TCU announced a contract extension for coach Jamie Dixon through the 2027-28 season Friday after he led his alma mater to its first NCAA Tournament victory in 35 years. Dixon was a player in 1987 the last time the Horned Frogs won a tournament game before...
From Memphis to Oklahoma City to the Final Four and back, Cam Johnson ready for a busy weekend
Cam Johnson is contractually obligated to be in Memphis on Friday night and Oklahoma City on Sunday as a member of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns. He plans to add a third destination Saturday. Thanks in part to a contact his father, Gil, made while playing basketball at Pitt in the...
Xavier rallies past Texas A&M for 1st NIT title since 1958Video
NEW YORK — If this was the last NIT championship game at Madison Square Garden, it certainly was a thriller. Especially for Xavier. Jack Nunge made the go-ahead basket with 3.1 seconds left and the Musketeers won their first NIT crown in 64 years Thursday night, rallying for a 73-72...
Knox uses 4-birdie run for a 1-stroke lead at Texas OpenVideo
SAN ANTONIO — Russell Knox recorded four straight birdies on the back nine and fired a 7-under-par 65 on Thursday for a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Valero Texas Open. Knox closed his round with a 7-foot putt to save par at the par-5 18th at TPC...
North Carolina’s Hubert Davis uses experience Final Four coaching giants lackVideo
NEW ORLEANS — North Carolina’s Hubert Davis doesn’t have the long history of sideline success as the rest of the coaches at this week’s Final Four. He’s not worried about being the new coach on the block, either. That’s because the former UNC player has something Hall of Famers Mike...
Purdue All-American Jaden Ivey announces he’s entering NBA DraftVideo
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue’s Jaden Ivey has entered his name in the NBA Draft, forfeiting his final two seasons of college eligibility. “This has been a lifelong dream of mine, and I am beyond excited for this journey,” Ivey posted on his social media accounts Thursday. Ivey averaged 17.3...
Wisconsin All-American Johnny Davis entering NBA Draft, hiring agentVideo
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Johnny Davis is ready to turn pro after delivering a superb sophomore season. Davis announced Thursday he is entering the NBA Draft and hiring an agent. The 6-foot-5 guard is regarded as a likely lottery selection and could be Wisconsin’s first top-10 overall pick since the...
Final Four gets experience boost from transfer portal, covid-19Video
NEW ORLEANS — A bunch of one-and-done phenoms brought together by Kentucky coach John Calipari stepped onto the floor into the spotlight of the cavernous Superdome 10 years ago, oozing with the kind of NBA potential that made it clear their college basketball careers were about to end at the...
