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Rain wins again: Martinsville to have doubleheader Sunday
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Rain forced the postponement of the NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway after just 42 laps Saturday night, setting up a doubleheader Sunday. The day will start at noon with the completion of an Xfinity Series race that was suspended after 91 laps Friday night. That...
UMass defeats St. Cloud State at PPG Paints Arena for 1st national title
Thursday night featured a Mass-ive moment. Saturday, a Mass-terful performance. The result was a first-time national champion. In his return after missing the semifinals because of covid protocols, Filip Lindberg stopped all 25 shots he faced, and Massachusetts won the NCAA men’s hockey title with a 5-0 win against St....
Masters notes: For 1st time, Japan is home to Augusta leader
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Japan has been sending golfers to the Masters since 1936, with about three dozen players combining for well over 100 appearances at Augusta National. And none ever had finished a round atop the leaderboard. Until Saturday. Hideki Matsuyama’s four-shot lead going into Sunday’s final round of the...
Japan’s Matsuyama takes over after weather delay, leads Masters by 4Video
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Hideki Matsuyama showed he could handle Augusta National when he first showed up as a 19-year-old amateur. Ten years later, the Japanese star put himself on the cusp of a green jacket Saturday at the Masters. In a stunning turnaround after storms doused the course, Matsuyama had...
Xander Schauffele, again, right in major mix at MastersVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Xander Schauffele is in what has become familiar territory. He is close to the top of the leaderboard in a major championship. He is hoping Sunday isn’t more of the same when it comes to finishes. Schauffele shot a 4-under-par 68 on Saturday to get to 7-under...
Bowling for ratings: Fox-PBA partnership a success so farVideo
Whether it is graphics showing changes in oil patterns on the lanes or more emotion being shown on strikes, the sport of bowling has caught up with the times when it comes to putting a captivating show on television. Fox Sports and the Professional Bowlers Association have made the most...
Rapinoe’s penalty kick gives U.S. 1-1 draw with SwedenVideo
STOCKHOLM — The United States’ 16-match winning streak was snapped in a 1-1 draw with Sweden on Saturday in Carli Lloyd’s 300th national team appearance. Lina Hurtig put Sweden ahead off a set piece in the 38th minute before Megan Rapinoe’s penalty kick pulled the United States even in the...
Fantasy no more: Blackmore 1st woman to win Grand National
A Hollywood fantasy turned into reality on Saturday when Rachael Blackmore became the first female jockey to win Britain’s grueling Grand National horse race, breaking down one of the biggest gender barriers in sports. Blackmore, a 31-year-old Irishwoman, rode Minella Times to a landmark victory at odds of 11-1 in...
This date in sports history: April 10Video
1934 — The Chicago Blackhawks edge the Detroit Red Wings, 1-0, to win the Stanley Cup. 1949 — Sam Snead wins the Masters, beating Lloyd Mangrum and Johnny Bulla by three strokes. 1955 — Cary Middlecoff beats Ben Hogan by seven strokes to win the Masters. 1956 — The Montreal...
Rose clings to lead with former champ Spieth, rookie Zalatoris chasing at MastersVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Justin Rose was happy enough to still have the lead Friday at the Masters, even if only by a fraction on a day when Augusta National was more forgiving, and he had to rally just to shoot par. The two players right behind had reason to be...
Dustin Johnson’s Masters reign ends with missed cutVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Dustin Johnson is scheduled to be in Butler Cabin on Sunday evening, draping the green jacket over the shoulders of the Masters champion. That will be his only official appearance at Augusta National this weekend. Johnson, the world No. 1 player and reigning Masters champion, bogeyed three...
Advocates call on NCAA to act in response to anti-trans laws
Athletes, coaches and advocates are calling on the NCAA to act in response to state laws banning transgender athletes from competing in organized sports. “Simply put, trans inclusion makes our sports, our teams and our communities stronger,” said Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve, who was among those speaking out. Reeve...
Back in Business: WrestleMania ready to rumble with fans
His time due as the next face of WWE, Drew McIntyre imagined what his crowning achievement would look like in the build toward last year’s WrestleMania in his American hometown of Tampa, Fla. “I beat ‘The Beast’ Brock Lesnar, I raise the title, I jump into the crowd,” he said....
Brad Keselowski, Martin Truex eager for more success at Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Brad Keselowski didn’t get the finish he hoped for two weeks ago when NASCAR’s Cup Series ran on the dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway, but the 2012 series champion didn’t dwell too long on his 11th-place finish. “When we got out of Bristol, I left with a...
This date in sports history: April 9Video
1946 — The Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins, 6-3, to win the Stanley Cup in five games. 1947 — Leo Durocher, manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is suspended for one year by Commissioner A.B. “Happy” Chandler for “conduct detrimental to baseball.” Durocher is linked to gambling interests. 1950 —...
Frozen Four in Pittsburgh: UMass beats 2-time defending champ Minnesota Duluth in OT
It’s been almost seven decades since college hockey has had a national championship “three-peat.” Fans of the sport who want to see another are going to have to Wait. Garrett Wait scored 14½ minutes into overtime to earn Massachusetts a berth in a second consecutive Frozen Four title game. The...
Dustin Johnson begins Masters defense with sloppy 74
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Dustin Johnson found conditions much more challenging Thursday than they were in November for his record-setting romp to the Masters green jacket. The result was a lackluster 2-over-par 74 that ended his unprecedented streak of below-par rounds at Augusta National. Johnson finished with a sloppy, double-bogey 6...
Lance Armstrong’s son charged with sexual assault from 2018
AUSTIN, Texas — The son of former cyclist Lance Armstrong was charged with sexual assault from 2018 when he was 18, according to a police arrest warrant. The alleged victim told police in November 2020 she was assaulted by Luke Armstrong after he drove her from a party to his...
Justin Rose tames tough Augusta National, holds 4-shot lead at the MastersVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Even before the Masters began, it was obvious Augusta National in April was nothing like it was in November. Far less clear was which course Justin Rose was playing Thursday. Rose made seven birdies and an eagle during a torrid 10-hole stretch for a 7-under-par 65 and...
Masters notebook: Rory McIlroy sends errant shot off his father
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy hit his approach on the seventh hole Thursday at the Masters right where he was aiming. Problem was, he was aiming at his father. Here’s a tale that will be part of McIlroy family lore for probably forever: Gerry McIlroy was standing near the right...
Frozen Four in Pittsburgh: Final-minute goal gives St. Cloud State thrilling win
Nolan Walker sent these Huskies to Cloud Nine. Walker’s goal with 53.2 seconds to play sent St. Cloud State to its first hockey national championship game, lifting the Huskies to a 5-4 win against Minnesota State in the first of two Frozen Four semifinals Thursday evening at PPG Paints Arena....
Brooks Koepka refuses to blame rare bad round at Masters on knee painVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Brooks Koepka’s surgically repaired right knee wasn’t the problem in the opening round of the Masters. His swing was. Koepka never got clicking Thursday at Augusta National, his 2-over-par 74 putting him squarely in the middle of the Masters pack. He started with six pars and then...
This date in sports history: April 8Video
1935 — Gene Sarazen gets a double eagle on the 15th hole to erase Craig Wood’s three-stroke lead, and goes on to win the Masters. 1943 — The Detroit Red Wings beat the Boston Bruins, 2-0, to win the Stanley Cup with a four-game sweep. 1956 — Jack Burke, Jr....
Masters notes: New dad Jon Rahm arrives sleep-deprived and happy
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jon Rahm arrived at the Masters on Wednesday, after not sleeping much or touching a club for the past few days. Such is life for a first-time father. Rahm and his wife, Kelley, welcomed their son — Kepa Cahill Rahm — on Friday, and it’s been a...
Tee Times for the Masters
Thursday-Friday 8 a.m.-11:06 a.m. — Michael Thompson, Hudson Swafford 8:12 a.m.-11:18 a.m. — Sandy Lyle, Matt Jones, Dylan Frittelli 8:24 a.m.-11:30 a.m. — Ian Woosnam, Jim Herman, Stewart Cink 8:36 a.m.-11:42 a.m. — Sebastian Munoz, Henrik Stenson, Robert Streb 8:48 a.m.-11:54 a.m. — Bernhard Langer, Will Zalatoris, a-Joe Long 9...
