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Purdue snaps 12-game win streak for No. 2 IowaVideo

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Aidan O’Connell threw for 375 yards and accounted for three touchdowns, David Bell had a career-best 240 yards receiving and Purdue continued its recent mastery over No. 2 Iowa with a 24-7 upset Saturday. The Boilermakers (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) have won four of their last...
Martin Truex in tight NASCAR chase for start of round of 8 in Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas — Martin Truex Jr. remembers the hours of boredom watching television and the rain in Texas, then coming so close to another championship chance when that playoff race last fall finally ended three days after it began. The forecast is much better this time, both weather-wise and...
This date in sports history: Oct. 16Video

1897 — Michigan beats Ohio State, 34-0, at Ann Arbor, the first meeting between theses storied rivals. 1932 — After a 0-0 tie earlier in the season, the Green Bay Packers beat the Chicago Bears, 2-0. 1946 — Detroit’s Gordie Howe scores a goal and gets into two fights in...
Chase Elliott eases into Texas after NASCAR-ordered cease-fire

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It only took about a day after Chase Elliott wished Kevin Harvick “a merry offseason and Happy Christmas” for NASCAR’s reigning champion to get the zinger on merchandise on his official website. The holiday-themed gear even has its own tab in the online store. It’s the kind...
Right on Cue: NBA finds fast, high-tech option for virus testingVideo

If so inclined, an NBA player now could test himself for the coronavirus and get results on his phone in no more than 20 minutes. And the league is convinced those tests are fast enough and accurate enough. It’s a high-tech answer to the issue of waiting for test results....
Rotation not just MLB: U.S. uses 33 in 6 World Cup qualifiersVideo

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Getting through the first six games of World Cup qualifying has taken a village for the United States. Rotation isn’t just a focus of baseball teams this fall. It’s a key for U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter. Twenty-nine players have started, five more than the American total during...
Pelicans’ Zion Williamson out at first week of regular season

NEW ORLEANS — Pelicans forward Zion Williamson is now expected to miss at least the first week of the regular season because his recovery from surgery to repair a right foot fracture is taking longer than anticipated. “Nothing has gone wrong and there is no setback,” Pelicans basketball operations chief...
This date in sports history: Oct. 14Video

1945 — The Chicago Cardinals snap the longest losing streak in NFL history at 29 games with a 16-7 victory over the Chicago Bears. 1951 — Detroit’s Jack Christiansen returns two punts for touchdowns, but the Lions still lose 27-21 to the Los Angeles Rams. 1962 — Houston’s George Blanda...
Tim Weah, Sergino Dest spark U.S. to win over Costa Rica in World Cup qualifierVideo

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Tim Weah scored on a shot that deflected off the goalkeeper in the 66th minute after Sergiño Dest started the comeback from a first-minute deficit, and the United States rallied past Costa Rica 2-1 on Wednesday night to ease pressure as World Cup qualifying neared the halfway...
Kenyan distance runner Agnes Tirop found dead at her home

Kenyan runner Agnes Tirop, a two-time world championships bronze medalist, has been found dead at her home, the country’s track federation said Wednesday. Athletics Kenya said it was still working to uncover details of the incident but it had been informed of Tirop’s death. She was 25. The track federation...
Michigan school concerned about sportsmanship after new soccer record

KINGSLEY, Mich. — A school board in northern Michigan plans to send a protest over sportsmanship as a result of a soccer player’s 16-goal record-setting game against a winless team. The backlash over Kevin Hubbell’s performance continued Monday night at a meeting of the Kingsley board. Members didn’t take a...
Doug Ferguson: Cantlay taking plenty of time to soak up 5 big weeksVideo

LAS VEGAS — Patrick Cantlay had that magic wand of a putter in his hands on the 16th green at Whistling Straits without having to use it. Shane Lowry conceded the match, Cantlay handed the club to his caddie and, before long, he was celebrating a Ryder Cup victory. That...
Dream picks longtime WNBA player, West Mifflin grad Tanisha Wright as new coach

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Dream hired longtime WNBA player Tanisha Wright, a West Mifflin and Penn State graduate, as its new head coach on Tuesday, looking to bring stability to a team that struggled under two interim coaches this past season. The 37-year-old Wright played 14 seasons with the Seattle...
Nets won’t play Kyrie Irving until he meets vaccine requirementVideo

NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving can keep refusing to get the covid-19 vaccine. He just won’t play for the Brooklyn Nets until he does. The Nets announced Tuesday that Irving would not play or practice with them until he could be a full participant, ending the idea that he would...
2-time NBA champion J.R. Smith makes NCAA golf debut for North Carolina A&TVideo

BURLINGTON, N.C. — J.R. Smith couldn’t help but feel anxious. Sure, he had spent 16 years playing in the NBA, making millions and winning two world championships in packed arenas at the highest level of a global sport. But he had never been in the situation like he was Monday:...
Kenyans Kipruto, Kipyogei sweep in Boston Marathon return

Kenya’s Benson Kipruto won the pandemic-delayed Boston Marathon on Monday when the race returned from a 30-month absence with a smaller, socially distanced feel and moved from the spring for the first time in its 125-year history. Although organizers put runners through covid-19 protocols and asked spectators to keep their...

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