U.S./World Sports category, Page 185
Rift appears to widen between 2 women’s pro hockey groups
Hockey Hall of Fame member Angela James opened what could become a widening rift between North America’s top two women’s professional hockey organizations on the eve of joining the new ownership group of the Premier Hockey Federation’s Toronto Six. Days before the PHF officially announced the sale on Monday, James...
Wake Forest’s Williams, Forbes earn ACC basketball awards
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Wake Forest’s Alondes Williams and coach Steve Forbes have earned the top individual honors from the Atlantic Coast Conference. The league announced Williams as its player of the year and Forbes as its top coach on Monday. The Demon Deacons were picked 13th in the preseason but...
Latrobe’s Jared Kollar an asset for Rutgers after leaving Seton Hill
There it was, seemingly jumping off the page. Nestled among the names of a majority of players hailing from Rutgers’ home state of New Jersey (25) and neighboring New York (eight), was the reference to former Seton Hill and Latrobe pitcher Jared Kollar on the Big Ten school’s baseball roster...
Alex Bowman edges Kyle Larson in OT to win NASCAR race at Las VegasVideo
LAS VEGAS — The racing rule is quite clear at Hendrick Motorsports, where the boss will let his drivers go door-to-door so long as they don’t tear up his cars. After two of his stars tangled last week in California, Hendrick gave his team a rules refresher. Message delivered. Alex...
Scottie Scheffler comes up clutch with pars, wins at Bay HillVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Scottie Scheffler played the kind of golf that wins a traditional U.S. Open, and that’s what the Arnold Palmer Invitational felt like Sunday at Bay Hill. In another final round that featured some of the toughest scoring conditions in four decades, Scheffler made key putts to save...
Mexico suspends league soccer matches after massive brawl
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s top-division soccer league suspended all matches scheduled for Sunday after a huge brawl among fans during the previous day’s match between host Queretaro and Atlas from Guadalajara, the reigning league champion. “We regret and condemn these events, which run contrary to the spirit of our soccer,”...
Longwood wins Big South for 1st NCAA Tournament bidVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Isaiah Wilkins scored 19 points, and Longwood advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time with a 79-58 victory over Winthrop on Sunday in the Big South Tournament championship game. Top-seeded Longwood (26-6) never trailed, led by as many as 21 in the first half, 28...
Coach K’s final farewell to Cameron Indoor spoiled by rival North CarolinaVideo
DURHAM, N.C. — North Carolina spoiled the emotional home finale of retiring Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski, beating fourth-ranked rival Duke, 94-81, on Saturday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The day that was all about the coach who has 1,196 career victories and five NCAA championships abruptly turned into a...
Rick Hendrick squashes potential feud between Kyle Larson, Chase ElliottVideo
LAS VEGAS — Rick Hendrick spoke and his drivers heard the boss loud and clear. Hendrick intervened on a competition matter for the first time since Kyle Larson joined the team when he squashed any potential beef between his stars after their run-in last week in California. Larson, the reigning...
WNBA’s Brittney Griner arrested in Russia on drug charges
WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was arrested last month at a Moscow airport after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges. The Russian Customs Service said Saturday that the cartridges were identified as containing oil derived from cannabis, which could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years...
Focus is key for No. 4 Duke, UNC in Coach K’s home finaleVideo
DURHAM, N.C. — Retiring Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski knows the focus for Saturday’s latest North Carolina-Duke rivalry game will be on his last sideline appearance at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Beyond the emotions sure to flow, he wants to see his fourth-ranked Blue Devils maintain the momentum they have...
NCAA football rules committee recommends targeting appealVideo
Players ejected for targeting in the second half of a college football game could be eligible to play the following game after an appeal through the conference office, if a recommendation handed down Friday by the NCAA rules committee is approved. After four days of meetings in Indianapolis, the committee...
Hovland with 2-shot lead at Bay Hill as McIlroy falters lateVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Viktor Hovland had the lowest round of the day with a 6-under-par 66 and is off to another great start at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. This time, he has a good idea what to expect on the weekend at Bay Hill. Rory McIlroy got a sneak preview....
RCR heads into Las Vegas confident a victory is within reach
LAS VEGAS — Tyler Reddick led 51 laps in NASCAR’s season-opening exhibition, and when a mechanical problem knocked him out of the race he climbed into the stands to high-five fans. Austin Dillon, meanwhile, went on to finish third and salvage the day for Richard Childress Racing. But the race...
Minor league baseball, hockey teams seeking covid-19 reliefVideo
WASHINGTON — Laying off 17 people in the Charlotte Checkers front office of 25 felt like gutting a team for chief operating officer Tera Black. “The front office is a team just as much as the team on the ice,” she said. “We never want to go through that again.”...
Easing of vaccine rules could allow Novak Djokovic to play French OpenVideo
France is easing its vaccination rules later this month, which could pave the way for Novak Djokovic to compete at this year’s French Open. French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced Thursday that people will no longer have to show proof of vaccination against covid-19 to access venues such as sports...
Dolphins legend Jason Taylor joining Miami football staff
Mario Cristobal is bringing in a South Florida legend to join his off-field staff. The Hurricanes are hiring NFL Hall of Fame defensive end/linebacker Jason Taylor in an off-field role, according to multiple reports. The news was first reported by 247Sports. Taylor, a Woodland Hills product, could not be reached...
Rory McIlroy shoots 65, off to another great start at Bay HillVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Rory McIlroy opened with a 7-under-par 65 on Thursday and had reason to expect a score like this at Bay Hill, not so much because of the course but rather the day of the week. Good starts have not been a problem for McIlroy at the Arnold...
Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim says there’s a plan for retirement
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said Wednesday on a sports radio call-in show that there’s a plan in place for when he steps down. “There’s a plan,” Boeheim told ESPN Radio in Syracuse. “I’m just telling you there’s a plan.” Boeheim did not reveal any details of the...
Thanks to $3 million bonus, Jon Rahm makes unexpected debut at Bay HillVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Jon Rahm plays so much during the West Coast swing that he could never find room in his schedule for the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Now he has 1.5 million reasons to make his debut at Bay Hill. Rahm, the U.S. Open champion and No. 1 player in...
Ex-Sooners QB Spencer Rattler ready for restart at South CarolinaVideo
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Spencer Rattler is not sure how things went sideways when he was Oklahoma’s quarterback, he just knows it was time for a reset and believes he’s found it at South Carolina. “I feel totally refreshed to be at a new university, a great university like this,” Rattler...
Tiger Woods beats out Phil Mickelson for $8M impact bonusVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods still moves the needle in golf even when he barely plays. The PGA Tour informed players Wednesday that Woods was the winner of the new $40 million “Player Impact Program” that rewards those who generate the most positive interest in golf measured by five metrics....
Ukrainian athletes join military after Russian invasion
Less than two weeks ago, Dmytro Pidruchnyi was competing at the Winter Olympics in Ukraine’s national colors. Now he’s wearing a military uniform and ballistic helmet. Pidruchnyi is a world champion in biathlon, which combines skiing and shooting, and a three-time Olympian. He returned home from Beijing last week just...
60 years ago today, Wilt Chamberlain set NBA scoring record with 100 points
HERSHEY — Wilt Chamberlain set an NBA record that still stands by scoring 100 points as he helped the Philadelphia Warriors beat the New York Knicks 169-147 in Hershey. Chamberlain had 23 points at the end of the first quarter, 41 at halftime and 69 at the end of the...
Russia excluded from more sports as sanctions mountVideo
GENEVA — More and more sports are following the appeal of the International Olympic Committee and banning Russian athletes from competing in the wake of the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia was barred from competing in international ice skating, skiing, basketball, track and some tennis events Tuesday, a day after...
