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Michael Jordan, Bubba Wallace struggle in 1st year together as NASCAR teamVideo

LOUDON, N.H. — The 23XI Racing team posted a slideshow of the Bubba Wallace firesuit collection and asked fans to comment on their favorite. The designs were from business plucked straight out of Super Bowl ad space: Wallace was dressed by top companies in fast food, fantasy sports and auto...
Potential Texas, Oklahoma move to SEC could tip realignment dominosVideo

INDIANAPOLIS — Barry Alvarez lived through the tidal wave of conference realignment that swept over college sports in the early 2010s as Wisconsin’s athletic director, watching the Big Ten grow to 14 teams from the Midwest to the East Coast. Another round of shuffling could be on the horizon, with...
Harbaugh, Frost resolute about resurrecting programsVideo

INDIANAPOLIS — As their paths crossed at Big Ten media days, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and Nebraska coach Scott Frost appeared to have one thing in common: They are at a crossroads in their careers. Both have been humbled in recent years. Both need to win now, quite possibly to...
Testing slowdown during covid shutdown raises issues about clean OlympiansVideo

TOKYO — The low numbers came in from across the globe and covered most every distance, from 100 meters through the marathon. The reasons behind all the improving times throughout the sport of track and field were every bit as diverse: better shoe technology, better running surfaces, less wear and...
NHL roster freeze lifts, flat cap prompts money-saving movesVideo

Carolina traded its playoff starting goaltender to Detroit to avoid arbitration. Philadelphia sent a high draft pick to Arizona to take on a pricey defenseman. The New York Rangers gave a back-to-back Stanley Cup winner a contract reigning champion Tampa Bay never could have afforded. The moves made Thursday when...
NBC doesn’t plan on adding crowd noise to Olympic broadcasts

One of Molly Solomon’s favorite memories from the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics was watching Lindsey Vonn in the start house. Cameras would focus on the skiing great, with microphones picking up her breathing while she listened to final instructions. With no spectators in the stands during the Tokyo Games, Solomon is...
Olympic opening ceremony director fired for making Holocaust joke in 1998

TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee fired the director of the opening ceremony on Thursday because of a Holocaust joke he made during a comedy show in 1998. Organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto said a day ahead of the opening ceremony that director Kentaro Kobayashi has been dismissed. He...
Seeking reform, U.S. holds $1.3 million in dues from WADA

TOKYO — The U.S. government will hold onto nearly half of the $2.93 million in dues it owes to the World Anti-Doping Agency while it waits to see how the global drug-fighting agency moves forward with reforming its governing structure. Richard Baum of the White House drug control office told...
Texas, Oklahoma reportedly reach out to SEC about joiningVideo

The last time Texas got a wandering eye for alternative conference affiliations, it fueled a series of realignment in college sports that nearly killed the Big 12. A report that Texas could once again be exploring free agency ended up stealing the headlines at the SEC media days and cranked...
Louis Oosthuizen turns to 3M Open with British collapse behind him

After letting a major title slip away for the third time this year, Louis Oosthuizen tried to pivot quickly to his next opportunity. He’s hoping the disappointment and doubt of losing the final-round lead Sunday in the British Open were left behind at Royal St. George’s, or at least somewhere...
Brisbane picked to host 2032 Olympics without a rival bid

TOKYO — Brisbane was picked Wednesday to host the 2032 Olympics, the inevitable winner of a one-city race steered by the IOC to avoid rival bids. The Games will go back to Australia 32 years after the popular 2000 Sydney Olympics. Melbourne hosted in 1956. “We know what it takes...
Title rewards Giannis Antetokounmpo’s commitment to Bucks

MILWAUKEE — This could have been the offseason in which Giannis Antetokounmpo entered the free-agent market and perhaps teamed up with another superstar to try winning multiple NBA titles together. Antetokounmpo instead will spend the summer celebrating a championship he won with the team that picked him. Leading the Milwaukee...
Tokyo Games boast nearly equal gender participation for 1st time

Grace Luczak had left competitive rowing and taken a job in the private sector when a move toward gender equity at the Tokyo Games lured her back into a boat. A women’s rowing event was added to create a more inclusive Olympics, which meant four additional seats on the U.S....
Florida State legend Bobby Bowden diagnosed with terminal condition

Florida State legend Bobby Bowden has been diagnosed with a terminal medical condition, his family announced Wednesday. “I’ve always tried to serve God’s purpose for my life, on and off the field, and I am prepared for what is to come,” Bowden said. “My wife Ann and our family have...
Sue Bird, Eddy Alvarez to carry American flag at Olympic opening ceremony

Four-time Olympic women’s basketball gold medalist Sue Bird and baseball player Eddy Alvarez were chosen as U.S. flag bearers for the opening ceremony of the Olympics on Friday night. Alvarez, who won a silver medal in speedskating at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, and Bird were chosen by a vote of...
Sweden clobbers U.S. women’s soccer team in Olympic opener

TOKYO — Sweden didn’t have to bunker down on defense against the Americans this time. Stina Blackstenius scored a pair of goals and the Swedes stunned the United States at the Olympics with a 3-0 victory Wednesday in the women’s soccer tournament. The Americans, ranked No. 1 in the world...

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