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Augusta National plays on as debate over Georgia voting law ragesVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — While a tempest brews outside Magnolia Lane over Georgia’s voting rights law, Augusta National would prefer to keep the focus on blooming azaleas, pimento cheese sandwiches and tricky greens. That strategy has served the home of the Masters well in previous debates over efforts to keep out...
With firmer conditions back, Masters scores should soarVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — No one needed to see the colorful blooms at Augusta National to realize this will be a much different Masters than the last one. It was the color of the greens. They were yellow. On Wednesday. The excitement of the first major of the golf season was...
New-look Notre Dame offense could feature 3 offensive linemen from WPIALVideo
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Getting to the College Football Playoff hasn’t been a problem for Notre Dame. Staying in it has for Brian Kelly’s Fighting Irish, who suffered double-digit semifinal losses to eventual national champions Clemson in the 2018 season and Alabama in 2020. Kelly knows if Notre Dame wishes...
Arizona parts ways with Sean Miller amid NCAA investigation
Arizona had stuck by men’s basketball coach Sean Miller through an NCAA infractions investigation that stretched nearly four years. When the school didn’t extend his contract beyond next season, it became clear a decision would need to be made. The wait came to an end Wednesday when the school announced...
Tiger Woods was driving about 85 mph when he crashed SUV near LA
Tiger Woods was driving nearly 90 mph — twice the posted speed limit — on a downhill stretch of road when he lost control of an SUV outside Los Angeles and crashed in a wreck that left the golf superstar seriously injured, authorities said Wednesday. Sheriff Alex Villanueva blamed the...
Frozen Four: Minnesota Duluth going for 3rd straight title; UMass struck by covid
The first time Pittsburgh hosted the Frozen Four, three of the national semifinalists were first-timers and it had been 61 years between trips for the fourth participant. This time, there’s a two-time defending champion and a rematch of the most recent national title game. A lot has changed in the...
This date in sports history: April 7
1940 — Jimmy Demaret wins the Masters with a four-stroke triumph over Lloyd Mangrum. Mangrum shoots an opening-round 64, a course record by two strokes, which stands for 46 years. Demaret parred the first 14 holes, added a two-putt birdie at the 15th, then parred the final three holes to...
Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson seek exclusive company at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy stopped by to encourage Tiger Woods as he recovers from multiple leg injuries and might have come away with some inspiration of his own. “In his family room he’s got this trophy cabinet, and it’s his 15 major trophies,” McIlroy said Tuesday. “I said, ‘That’s...
Iowa’s Luka Garza adds John R. Wooden Award to trophy haul
LOS ANGELES — Luka Garza of Iowa won the John R. Wooden Award as the nation’s top men’s college basketball player. The award presented by the Los Angeles Athletic Club was announced Tuesday on ESPN’s “SportsCenter.” It was Garza’s fourth player-of-the-year award. He collected honors from the Associated Press as...
DeChambeau probing for formula that adds up to green jacketVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Bryson DeChambeau let his bravado get the best of him the last time he was at Augusta National. He lost a ball, barely made the cut and finished a whopping 18 strokes behind Masters champion Dustin Johnson. As with all things DeChambeau, he chalks it up as...
NCAA may consider single site for part of future tourneys
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA used the single-site concept for its marquee championship out of necessity. Now it could become part of the tournament’s future. A day after crowning a national champion for the first time since 2019, NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt told reporters the successful men’s...
Guards stayed at Baylor, paving way for Scott Drew’s dream NCAA championshipVideo
Becoming national champion was a far-fetched dream when Scott Drew first uttered that possibility during his introduction as Baylor’s coach after taking over a decimated and scandal-plagued program nearly 18 years ago. Yet a title felt oh-so-reachable for All-American guard Jared Butler and his backcourt mates MaCio Teague and Davion...
Masters notes: Phil Mickelson is a Masters champion and Anna Pavlova expertVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Phil Mickelson has a confession to make: He often is full of nonsense. Except, as it turns out, when it comes to pavlova. Augusta National has a rule banning cellphones on the course, and it also applies to the Champions dinner. So when Adam Scott got to...
Column: The color of Masters in April is missing a red shirtVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — From the dogwoods and their white blooms to thousands of azalea bushes bursting with purple and pink, all the April colors have returned to Augusta National except for one. No red shirt. Tiger Woods in his traditional Sunday color has become an indelible part of the Masters...
Hubert Davis begins process of putting own touches on North Carolina programVideo
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Hubert Davis understands the challenge ahead of him in taking over at North Carolina. He is a first-time college head coach. He is following a Hall of Famer in Roy Williams. And Davis is now leading a program that has six NCAA championships and ranks among...
Justin Thomas will be trying to build off Masters finish in NovemberVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Justin Thomas joined a prestigious group when he won The Players Championship last month. He would add his name to an even smaller subset of PGA Tour stars if he continues his steady progress at Augusta National and wins the Masters this week. Thomas fired weekend rounds...
Lee Westwood, at 47, still seeking his Masters victory moment
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Lee Westwood made his Masters debut in 1997 and went out for a Saturday night shopping excursion when he realized he would play the final round the following day with Jack Nicklaus. He bought a photo — the iconic image of Nicklaus raising his putter as he...
Analysis: Baylor’s strengths shine in title-game blowout
You could have turned off the national championship after about three minutes and had a good idea how the game went. On Baylor’s first possession, Mark Vital missed a shot, got his own rebound, missed again, got his own rebound again — and eventually Davion Mitchell made a jumper. The...
At the Masters, past champions are welcomed back to field
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Fred Couples was playing a practice round at Augusta National this week, with the other members of his foursome all sharing a few things in common. None of them were even half his age. They all bombed their tee shots past his. And they listened to every...
This date in sports history: April 6Video
1896 — The first modern Olympic Games begin in Athens, Greece. James B. Connelly wins the first event — the hop, step and jump. 1936 — Horton Smith edges Harry Cooper by one stroke to win the Masters. 1941 — Craig Wood beats Byron Nelson by three strokes to win...
Baylor wins 1st national title by denying Zags perfectionVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Baylor knew it would need to play to near-perfection to end Gonzaga’s flawless season. The Bears just about did. Jared Butler and their dynamic backcourt hit their first five 3-pointers and never cooled off. Undersized big man Mark Vital delivered as many headaches as bruises. Their bench was...
Back to winning ways, Jordan Speith turns focus to the MastersVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jordan Spieth was a 20-year-old with a 30-year-old head on his shoulders when he first played the Masters and nearly won until Bubba Watson rallied over the last 11 holes to beat him. Now he’s a 27-year-old who has reason to feel much younger. It’s amazing what...
North Carolina assistant Hubert Davis tabbed as Roy Williams’ successorVideo
North Carolina has turned to former Tar Heels player and assistant coach Hubert Davis to lead the storied men’s basketball program as the successor to Hall of Famer Roy Williams. The 50-year-old Davis played for the Tar Heels under Dean Smith before a long NBA career, and he spent the...
Tim Benz: In a strange way, a near defeat may actually heighten Gonzaga’s legacy
That Gonzaga-UCLA Final Four game Saturday was the sporting event this country needed. I mean, when was the last time everybody in America on Twitter agreed that something was good? Well, aside from FS1’s Skip Bayless. Generally speaking, though, if he doesn’t like something that’s all the more proof of...
Stanford holds off Arizona to win women’s NCAA titleVideo
SAN ANTONIO — Tara VanDerveer hugged each of her Stanford players as they climbed the ladder to cut down the nets, capping a taxing whirlwind journey and ending an exhaustive championship drought for the Cardinal. After 29 years and having to be on the road for 10 weeks this season...
