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MLS says Penguins co-owner Ron Burkle backs out of Sacramento expansion bid
NEW YORK — Major League Soccer says Ron Burkle has backed out of plans for an expansion team in Sacramento that was scheduled to start play in 2023. The league said in a statement Friday night that Burkle’s decision was “based on issues with the project related to covid-19.” MLS...
LA firefighters rely on ax, luck to free Tiger Woods from crash
ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, Calif. — With short, sure strokes of a flathead ax, firefighter Cole Gomoll methodically chopped along the edge of the SUV’s broken windshield as golf icon Tiger Woods — tangled up in his seatbelt and covered in a sheet to avoid shards of glass — waited in...
Elijah Millsap expresses concerns about probe into Jazz allegation
MIAMI — Former Utah forward Elijah Millsap said Friday that he has not heard from any investigators regarding his allegation that Jazz executive Dennis Lindsey made a bigoted comment to him during an end-of-season meeting in 2015. Millsap also expressed doubt that a fair investigation could take place regarding his...
NCAA lifts Georgia Tech hoop scholarship, recruiting sanctions
ATLANTA — The NCAA overturned scholarship and recruiting limitations placed on the Georgia Tech men’s basketball program in 2019. The decision from the NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee announced Friday overturned the reduction of one scholarship per year for four years. It also restores Georgia Tech’s freedom to schedule...
Column: Names of Black athletes need to adorn stadiums
As Black History Month comes to a close, there have been myriad tributes to the accomplishments of African Americans in sports arenas across the land. That’s not nearly enough. Not after the racial awakening this country went through last summer. Not when major college athletic facilities still are named almost...
Football schools? Ohio State, Alabama thriving in hoops, tooVideo
Ohio State and Alabama competing for a national championship is hardly an unusual occurrence for either school. It just tends to happen in football. Six weeks after the Crimson Tide’s national championship game win over the Buckeyes, both schools are among the nation’s best basketball teams. No. 4 Ohio State...
JGR youngsters shine, validate Toyota’s development programVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two races into his return to Joe Gibbs Racing, Christopher Bell already has a Cup Series victory and, more importantly, some of his confidence back. Bell plodded through a rocky rookie season last year while on loan to another team. JGR didn’t have an open Cup car...
This date in sports history: Feb. 26Video
1935 — Babe Ruth is released by the New York Yankees and signed by the Boston Braves. 1938 — Glenn Cunningham sets a world indoor record in the 1,500 meters at the AAU nationals at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Cunningham finishes in 3:48.4. 1947 — Brothers Doug and Max...
Tiger Woods transferred to Los Angeles hospital after surgery
LOS ANGELES — Tiger Woods was moved Thursday to another Los Angeles hospital after undergoing surgery to his right leg after being badly injured in a car crash. Harbor-UCLA Medical Center said Woods was transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for “continuing orthopedic care and recovery.” The hospital didn’t provide any...
Hunter Dickinson impresses as No. 3 Michigan routs No. 9 IowaVideo
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Hunter Dickinson gave Luka Garza fits around the basket, and Franz Wagner scored 21 points to lead No. 3 Michigan to a 79-57 victory over No. 9 Iowa on Thursday night. The Wolverines (17-1, 12-1) passed yet another test against a highly ranked opponent, and they...
Webb Simpson, Matthew Fitzpatrick lead Workday ChampionshipVideo
BRADENTON, Fla. — Webb Simpson ran off three straight late birdies for a share of the lead Thursday in the Workday Championship, and Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau ran up some big numbers. Simpson matched Matthew Fitzpatrick with a 6-under-par 66 at The Concession in the World Golf Championships event...
NCAA reveals covid-19 contingency plans for hoops tourneysVideo
Turns out the top four teams left out of March Madness won’t have their bubbles burst quite yet. Under a contingency plan released Thursday by the Division I basketball committees, those four at-large teams that don’t make the original field in the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments will be placed...
This date in sports history: Feb. 25
1940 — The first telecast of an American hockey game is transmitted over station W2XBS in New York. The viewing audience watches the New York Rangers battle the Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden. 1957 — The United States Supreme Court rules that pro football, unlike professional baseball, is subject...
Analysis: Golf without Tiger Woods? Leg injury brings it closer to realityVideo
The PGA Tour without Tiger Woods always was inevitable purely because of age. His shattered right leg from his SUV flipping down a hill on a sweeping road through coastal Los Angeles suburbs only brings that closer. Golf wasn’t ready Wednesday to contemplate the future of its biggest star after...
Column: Tiger Woods survives but his career might not
The sheared-off front of the wrecked SUV told part of the story, and the officers on the scene filled in the rest. Tiger Woods was lucky to be alive, they said, thanks to modern safety technology and a big dose of good luck. Alive and well, no. But alive nonetheless....
Lucky to be alive, Tiger Woods faces difficult recoveryVideo
LOS ANGELES — In a career filled with remarkable comebacks, Tiger Woods faces perhaps his toughest recovery of all. Woods was driving alone through a sweeping, downhill stretch of road through coastal suburbs of Los Angeles when his SUV struck a sign, crossed over a raised median and two oncoming...
Tiger Woods hospitalized after serious rollover crash in Southern California
LOS ANGELES — Golf star Tiger Woods was in the hospital Tuesday after a serious rollover crash near Rancho Palos Verdes, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. Woods was the sole occupant of a Genesis GV80 SUV that was traveling north on Hawthorne Boulevard at Blackhorse Road when he...
This date in sports history: Feb. 23Video
1938 — Joe Louis knocks out Nathan Mann in the third round to defend his world heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden in New York. 1960 — Figure skater Carol Heiss captures the first gold medal for the U.S. in the Squaw Valley Winter Olympics. 1968 — Wilt Chamberlain becomes...
Violation of NASCAR’s covid-19 guidelines leads to suspension, fine for Chip GanassiVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Chip Ganassi was fined $30,000 and suspended one race for bringing a guest into the NASCAR pit area at Daytona International Speedway. NASCAR said the team owner violated its covid-19 guidelines by bringing a nonessential individual into the restricted competition area. Ganassi, a Pittsburgh native, cannot...
Unbeaten Gonzaga, Baylor remain atop AP Top 25 in quiet week
Gonzaga’s bid for a wire-to-wire run at No. 1 keeps chugging along. Baylor is still right there with the Zags. Gonzaga received 60 first-place votes from a media panel in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll released Monday, picking up one vote from last week. The second-ranked Bears received...
National Spelling Bee to return in mostly virtual format
The Scripps National Spelling Bee will return this year in a mostly virtual format, with the in-person competition limited to a dozen finalists who will gather on an ESPN campus at Walt Disney World in Florida, Scripps announced Monday. Last year’s bee was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, the...
Max Homa gets another chance and wins hometown PGA event at RivieraVideo
LOS ANGELES — The dream of winning at Riviera felt too good to be true for Max Homa, and it nearly was. Needing a birdie on the 18th hole Sunday to win the Genesis Invitational, he hit sand wedge to a back pin that settled 3 feet away, setting up...
Christopher Bell races to 1st NASCAR Cup victory on Daytona road courseVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Christopher Bell chased down Joey Logano on the winding Daytona road course Sunday for his first career Cup victory and a coveted spot in NASCAR’s playoffs. Bell won in his second race driving for Joe Gibbs Racing to give the team a pair of surprising victories...
Press, Rapinoe score, U.S. beats Brazil 2-0 in SheBelieves CupVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Christen Press scored in the 11th minute, Megan Rapinoe added a late goal and the U.S. women beat Brazil 2-0 in the SheBelieves Cup on Sunday. The United States sits atop the SheBelieves Cup standings with two wins. Canada beat Argentina 1-0 in the late match Sunday....
Hunter Dickinson’s 22 points lift No. 3 Michigan over No. 4 Ohio StateVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a virtually empty Value City Arena, the matchup between No. 3 Michigan and No. 4 Ohio State in February looked more like an intense NCAA Tournament game in March: good shooting, timely 3-pointers, fierce play under the rim, few mistakes and some late drama. After six...
