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Sam Houston wins FCS title with late TD over South Dakota StateVideo
FRISCO, Texas — Eric Schmid threw for three touchdowns, including a 10-yarder to Ife Adeyi with 16 seconds left, and Sam Houston wrapped the longest and most unusual college football season with its first FCS national title, beating top-seeded South Dakota State 23-21 on a rain-drenched Sunday. Jequez Ezzard caught...
K.H. Lee gets 1st PGA Tour win at Nelson, qualifies for PGAVideo
McKINNEY, Texas — K.H. Lee was more than happy to play through a steady downpour in the final round of the AT&T Byron Nelson and didn’t mind waiting out a weather delay of more than two hours Sunday. The reward was the final spot next week in the PGA Championship....
Rafael Nadal’s weapon, his forehand, helps him beat Novak Djokovic in Italian OpenVideo
ROME — The heavy topspin. That lefty spin. The loopy trajectory. Rafael Nadal’s forehand gave Novak Djokovic fits in the latest installment of the most-played rivalry in modern men’s tennis. A whopping 26 forehand winners — 15 in the first set alone — helped Nadal to a 7-5, 1-6, 6-3...
Bowman parks 48 in familiar spot in victory lane at DoverVideo
DOVER, Del. — Alex Bowman parked the No. 48 Chevrolet in its familiar spot in victory lane at Dover International Speedway, leading a dominant outing for Hendrick Motorsports on Sunday. Bowman led Hendrick Motorsports to a sensational 1-2-3-4 finish in the NASCAR Cup Series race. Kyle Larson was second, Chase...
Horse racing has more questions than answers post-PreaknessVideo
BALTIMORE — After a week dominated by the failed drug test of trainer Bob Baffert’s Kentucky Derby-winning Medina Spirit, horse racing enjoyed a rare moment to celebrate at the Preakness when unheralded Rombauer gave owners John and Diane Fradkin and trainer Michael McCarthy a victory in their first Triple Crown...
NASCAR’S Kyle Larson repays Urban Youth Racing School with virtual visitVideo
DOVER, Del. — Kyle Larson made a quick Zoom stop Saturday before he zipped off to his latest sprint car race: the NASCAR star had to say hello to the students at the Urban Youth Racing School. “It’s good to be back racing again in NASCAR,” he told the class....
Sam Burns holds on to PGA’s Byron Nelson lead as Jordan Speith loomsVideo
McKINNEY, Texas — Sam Burns is the 54-hole leader — again. Local favorite Jordan Spieth saved the magic for the 18th green — again. And the AT&T Byron Nelson is in a race to beat the notorious spring weather in Texas — again, this time with plenty of players having...
11-1 shot Rombauer wins Preakness; Bob Baffert-trained Medina 3rdVideo
BALTIMORE — Rombauer left Medina Spirit behind — and put horse racing’s latest controversy on the back burner. Little-known Rombauer sprung an 11-1 upset to win the Preakness on Saturday, passing Bob Baffert’s Kentucky Derby winner to end a potential Triple Crown bid that would have carried a giant asterisk....
This date in sports history: May 15Video
1937 — War Admiral, ridden by Charles Kurtsinger, battles Pompoon from the top of the stretch and wins the Preakness Stakes by a head. 1948 — Citation, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, wins the Preakness Stakes by 5½ lengths over Vulcan’s Forge. 1971 — Canonero II, ridden by Gustavo Avila, captures...
Sam Burns keeps rolling with 2nd-round 62, lead at Nelson
McKINNEY, Texas — Now that Sam Burns has figured out how to turn an early lead into a victory, it’s already time to try again. Burns birdied six of his last eight holes Friday for a 10-under-par 62 and a two-stroke lead over Alex Noren at 17-under after the second...
Some normalcy returns to Preakness; Derby champ Medina Spirit cleared to raceVideo
BALTIMORE — Fans are back at Pimlico Race Course to witness another chance at a Triple Crown. The Preakness will feel somewhat back to normal, even if everything carries a giant asterisk. The limited capacity of 10,000 fans expected Saturday is far less than the crowd of 100,000 that usually...
Getting there: PGA Championship promises improved access
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — The golf, as it usually is at the Ocean Course, was spectacular. Getting there to see it unfold at the PGA Championship nine years ago was more of a struggle. The major championship returns to the dramatic, sea-swept course next week with organizers promising a different...
Nadal ends losing streak against Zverev with win in Rome
ROME — Rafael Nadal ended a run of three straight losses to Alexander Zverev with a convincing 6-3, 6-4 win over the German on Friday to reach the Italian Open semifinals. Zverev had beaten Nadal in straight sets at the same stage in Madrid a week ago but their latest...
Japan expands virus emergency ahead of Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO — Japan on Friday further expanded a coronavirus state of emergency from six areas, including Tokyo, to nine, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga repeated his determination to hold the Olympics in just over two months. Japan has been struggling to slow infections ahead of the games. The three additions...
This Date in Sports History: May 14
1913 — Washington’s Walter Johnson gives up a run in the fourth inning against the St. Louis Browns to end his streak of 56 scoreless innings. The Senators win 10-5. 1919 — Four days after his Kentucky Derby victory, Sir Barton, ridden by Johnny Loftus, wins the Preakness Stakes by...
Jordan Spieth shoots 63, shares lead at low-scoring hometown NelsonVideo
McKINNEY, Texas — Jordan Spieth had his longest stretch all day of mere pars — a whopping four holes — on the besieged new home course of the AT&T Byron Nelson when the local favorite stepped over a 55-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th. Nothing but the bottom of...
Midnight Bourbon, Concert Tour are top Preakness challengers
BALTIMORE — Midnight Bourbon hopes to take a path to the winner’s circle at the Preakness that has been run before — 30 years ago. Hansel was the horse hyped to win the Kentucky Derby three decades ago but struggled in the first leg of the Triple Crown. He was...
Carlos Vela is MLS’s highest paid player at $6.3 million
WASHINGTON — Los Angeles FC attacker Carlos Vela is Major League Soccer’s highest paid player this season, with $6.3 million in total compensation, including $4.5 million in salary. LA Galaxy forward Javier “Chicharito” Hernández is second at $6 million, all of it salary, according to figures released Thursday by the...
This date in sports history: May 13Video
1891 — Isaac Murphy wins his second straight Kentucky Derby aboard Kingman. In the stretch, Kingman comes from last in the four-horse field to beat Balgownan by one-half length. 1952 — In an Appalachian League game, Ron Necciai of the Bristol Twins strikes out 27 batters while pitching a 7-0...
Horizon League’s Milwaukee lands top recruit Baldwin Jr.Video
MILWAUKEE — Patrick Baldwin Jr., one of the nation’s top recruits in his class, will play college basketball for his father at Milwaukee. The forward is rated as the nation’s No. 4 senior prospect according to composite rankings of recruiting sites compiled by 247Sports. An ankle injury caused him to...
Matsuyama returns at Nelson, 1st event since winning MastersVideo
McKINNEY, Texas — Hideki Matsuyama has the simple goal of getting his game back in shape at the AT&T Byron Nelson, his first tournament since becoming the first Japanese player to win the Masters. Local favorite Jordan Spieth didn’t intend to be away just as long but ended up getting...
Report on sexual assault by campus doctor raises flags about ex-Michigan coach Bo Schembechler
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A report about the stunning lack of action at the University of Michigan while a rogue doctor was sexually assaulting hundreds of young men has cast an unflattering light at one of the school’s giants, the late football coach Bo Schembechler, whose bronze statue stands on...
This Date in Sports History: May 12
1909 — The Preakness Stakes is held in Maryland after 16 runnings in New York. As part of the celebration marking the return of the Preakness, the colors of the race’s winner were painted onto the ornamental weather vane at Pimlico Racecourse for the first time. 1917 — Omar Khayyam,...
Golf notes: Thanks to covid-19, Jordan Spieth gets longer break
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jordan Spieth returns to competition after four weeks off following the Masters. That wasn’t the plan. Covid-19 wasn’t part of the plan, either. Spieth revealed Tuesday that he tested positive for the coronavirus the second week after the Masters, which is what kept him from playing the...
Preakness allows Medina Spirit to enter with extra testingVideo
BALTIMORE— Medina Spirit is set to run in the Preakness on Saturday to go for the second leg of the Triple Crown, as long as the Kentucky Derby winner passes a series of additional drug tests. Maryland racing officials reached an agreement with trainer Bob Baffert on Tuesday to allow...
