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Angels suspend Mickey Callaway after sexual harassment allegations
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Pitching coach Mickey Callaway was suspended by the Los Angeles Angels after allegations of inappropriate behavior toward several women who work in sports media. The Angels announced their decision Tuesday, a day after the allegations against the former New York Mets manager appeared in a report by...
Golf governing bodies start to reveal plans to curb distanceVideo
Nearly a year after the “Distance Insights Project” declared that golfers are hitting the ball farther than ever, the game’s two governing bodies Tuesday announced three proposed changes to equipment and testing standards. Bryson DeChambeau might be interested in one of them. One of the proposed changes includes a local...
Hendrick signs 2 sponsors for Kyle Larson’s return to NASCARVideo
Hendrick Motorsports signed its first two sponsors for Kyle Larson, a promising sign as the driver attempts to rebuild his image after his use of a racial slur derailed his promising career. Cincinnati Inc., a machine tool maker, and heavy-duty truck manufacturer Freightliner will be the primary sponsors of Larson’s...
Gonzaga, Baylor top AP Top 25, Sooners climb, Drake in
Baylor has overshadowed nearly everything in the Big 12 this season as it tries to complete an undefeated season. Oklahoma has been making a statement of its own. With a win over then-No. 9 Alabama on Saturday, the Sooners became just the second team in 25 years to beat three...
This date in sports history: Feb. 1Video
1913 — Jim Thorpe, star of the 1912 Olympics, signs to play baseball with the New York Giants. 1914 — The Chicago White Sox and New York Giants play an exhibition game to promote baseball in Egypt. The game ends in a 3-3 tie. 1956 — Hayes Alan Jenkins leads...
Day after rules controversy, Patrick Reed wins at Torrey PinesVideo
SAN DIEGO — Patrick Reed was so unaffected by a rules controversy a day earlier that he won the Farmers Insurance Open by five shots, the biggest margin in his nine career PGA Tour victories. Reed closed with a 4-under 68 at Torrey Pines, making an eagle on the par-5...
This date in sports history: Jan. 31Video
1920 — Joe Malone of the Quebec Bulldogs scores an NHL record seven goals in a 10-6 victory over the Toronto St. Patricks. 1941 — Joe Louis knocks out Red Burman in the fifth round at Madison Square Garden to retain the world heavyweight title. 1950 — High school pitcher...
Reed dodges rules controversy to share 54-hole lead at FarmersVideo
SAN DIEGO — Patrick Reed was involved in another rules controversy Saturday in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. He also had a share of the lead with Carlos Ortiz. On the par-4 10th, Reed hit a 190-yard shot out of a bunker with a TV replay showing the...
Franks-to-Yeboah TD seals National’s 27-24 Senior Bowl winVideo
MOBILE, Ala. — Texas A&M’s Kellen Mond was the Senior Bowl MVP, but two fellow SEC Western Division products made the decisive big play. Arkansas’ Feleipe Franks threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Mississippi tight end Kenny Yeboah in the fourth quarter to help seal the National team’s 27- 24...
Florida beats No. 11 WVU in Big 12-SEC Challenge, 85-80Video
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Colin Castleton scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half, and Florida beat No. 11 West Virginia, 85-80, on Saturday in the Big 12-SEC Challenge. Noah Locke had 19 points for Florida (10-4), which has won a season-high four straight. Tyree Applebee finished with 12....
Marseille game off after angry fans march to training groundVideo
MARSEILLE, France — The French league postponed Marseille’s home game against Rennes just three hours before kickoff Saturday after angry Marseille fans marched to the club’s training complex to protest poor results. The LFP said in a statement no new date has been set for the match. But seventh-place Marseille’s...
This date in sports history: Jan. 30Video
1926 — The major league rules committee mandates pitchers must have access to a rosin bag. 1971 — UCLA starts its 88-game winning streak with a 74-61 win over UC Santa Barbara. 1983 — John Riggins rushes for a Super Bowl-record 166 yards on 38 carries to spark the Washington...
Viktor Hovland vaults into Farmers lead at wet Torrey Pines
SAN DIEGO — Viktor Hovland birdied his final for a 7-under-par 65 on Torrey Pines’ tough South Course on a rainy, miserable Friday, giving him a one-shot lead after two rounds of the Famers Insurance Open. Hovland finished his round after play resumed following a suspension of about an hour...
John Chaney, Temple’s commanding basketball coach, dies at age 89
PHILADELPHIA — John Chaney, one of the nation’s leading Black coaches and a commanding figure during a Hall of Fame basketball career at Temple, has died. He was 89. His death was announced by the university Friday. Chaney led Temple to 17 NCAA Tournament appearances over 24 seasons, including five...
33-year-old Milwaukee Bucks exec and son of billionaire gets covid vaccine early
Alex Lasry, a 33-year-old Milwaukee Bucks executive and son of a billionaire, received the coronavirus vaccine this week at a senior living center in Milwaukee despite not being part of a group currently eligible for the shots in Wisconsin. Lasry told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that he “just got lucky”...
Japan prime minister says he’s determined to hold Olympics
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, despite growing uncertainty as coronavirus cases rise at home, renewed his determination Friday to host the postponed Tokyo Olympics this summer as a symbol of human victory over the pandemic. Suga, speaking from Tokyo at a virtual meeting of the World Economic Forum,...
This date in sports history: Jan. 29Video
1950 — In an Associated Press poll of sports writers and broadcasters, Jack Dempsey is voted the greatest fighter of the past 50 years. Dempsey received 251 votes to 104 for Joe Louis. 1963 — Eleven players and six officials are elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Jim...
Patrick Reed, Alex Noren beat rain to take 1st-round lead in Farmers
SAN DIEGO — Patrick Reed birdied his first three holes and finished with a bogey-free 8-under-par 64 on Thursday for a share of the lead with Alex Noren after the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open. Reed, Noren and Scottie Scheffler — who was one stroke back — played...
Tim Donaghy, disgraced ex-NBA ref, turns to wrestlingVideo
Tim Donaghy already brought the sort of crooked, scripted outcomes professional wrestling loves to the NBA — and lost his job and went to jail. His newest employer, Major League Wrestling, thrives on those sort of shenanigans. The fix is in! That’s just fine this time around for MLW and...
With quarantines almost over, tennis set to start at Australian OpenVideo
With a coronavirus-enforced quarantine coming to an end, the world’s elite tennis players will go from two of the quietest weeks of their lives in Australia to three of the busiest. The government-mandated quarantine ahead of the Feb. 8-21 Australian Open had a controversial start. Some players complained bitterly after...
NFL hopefuls who opted out look to shake off rust at Senior BowlVideo
MOBILE, Ala. — Former Wake Forest quarterback Jamie Newman hasn’t played in a game in about 400 days since first switching schools and then opting out of the 2020 season. Newman hardly is alone among the players trying to shake off the rust after long layoffs leading up to Saturday’s...
WWE star Kurt Angle to launch his own podcast
Kurt Angle is getting into the podcast game. It’s true, it’s — you Kurt Angle fans know where we’re going here — true. First reported by Sports Illustrated, “The Kurt Angle Show” will debut Feb. 7 and be hosted by the WWE star and Conrad Thompson. Thompson is best known...
This date in sports history: January 28
1901 — The American League is founded. The league plans for a 140-game schedule, set player rosters at 14 and recognizes the Players Protective Association, the players’ union. 1943 — Max Bentley of the Chicago Black Hawks has four goals and three assists in a 10-1 rout of the New...
McIlroy looking for win, U.S. Open prep at Torrey PinesVideo
SAN DIEGO — Rory McIlroy is playing the Farmers Insurance Open for just the third time, looking for his first tour victory since 2019 while getting a feel for the course that will host the U.S. Open in June. With seven-time winner Tiger Woods missing one of his favorite tournaments...
All 33 sports ‘unanimously’ want Tokyo Games
ROME — The IOC is adamant the Tokyo Olympics will be held this year despite the pandemic. So, too, are Japanese organizers. Now hear it from the man who represents the track and field, swimming and gymnastics federations as well as every other Summer Games sport. “At the moment, we’re...
