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This date in sports history: Nov. 11Video
1911 — Carlisle Indian School of Carlisle, Pa., led by Jim Thorpe, beats nationally ranked Harvard 18-15 before 25,000 in Cambridge, Mass. Thorpe scores all the points for Carlisle, a touchdown, extra point and four field goals. 1939 — Texas Tech and Centenary (La.) play to a 0-0 tie in...
Tiger Woods hopes to rekindle magic at most unusual MastersVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods has gotten to spend some extra time with his green jacket. Maybe that’s just what he needs to rekindle a spark in his magnificent game, to prove again he is not washed up. Nineteen months removed from that magical Sunday at Augusta National — and...
Bryson DeChambeau brings his bulk, behemoth drives to MastersVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The cart picking up golf balls on the practice range at Augusta National can only go so far. Club members were swapping tales Tuesday about the staff who reached the end of the range and had to sort through azalea bushes more than 350 yards away to...
Iowa team to beat in deep, talented Big TenVideo
The Big Ten office hasn’t released a conference schedule, nonconference games are in a state of flux and other uncertainties loom over the college basketball season because of the covid-19 pandemic. None of that can tamp down Illinois coach Brad Underwood’s enthusiasm. “This Big Ten basketball season,” he said, “will...
No. 1 Alabama-LSU, No. 5 Texas A&M-Tennessee postponed
No. 1 Alabama at LSU, and No. 5 Texas A&M at Tennessee will not be played Saturday because of covid-19 issues, raising the number of SEC games postponed this week to three. The SEC said Tuesday the Aggies and Volunteers will be rescheduled for Dec. 12, but the Crimson Tide’s...
Celtics Hall of Famer Tommy Heinsohn dies at age 86Video
BOSTON — Tommy Heinsohn, who as a Boston Celtics player, coach and broadcaster over more than 60 years was with the team for all 17 of its NBA championships, died. He was 86. “This is a devastating loss,” the team’s owners said in a statement Tuesday. “Tommy was the ultimate...
South Carolina No. 1 in AP preseason women’s basketball poll
NEW YORK — Dawn Staley already has accomplished so much at South Carolina. Now she can add the first preseason No. 1 ranking in school history to the list of achievements. The Gamecocks received 29 of the 30 first-place votes in The Associated Press preseason women’s Top 25 released Tuesday....
This Date in Sports History: Nov. 10
1940 — The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Philadelphia Eagles, 7-3, in a penalty-free game at Forbes Field. Philadelphia’s George Somers hits a 36-yard field goal in the first quarter. Coley McDonough of the Steelers scores on a 1-yard rush in the third quarter. 1945 — Top-ranked Army shuts out No....
How a November Masters tournament will be different this week
Explain to me how all of this is going to work for the 2020 Masters. The Champions Dinner via Uber Eats? Will the green jacket still be draped on the winner’s back by last year’s champion? Or will it just be placed on a hanger? Will I be watching while...
Quiet start to empty week at Augusta National for Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Take away a few white scoreboards in their usual places behind the greens, and the green television stands behind the 12th tee and a few other strategic locations, and this is what Augusta National looks like in November. It looks bigger because hardly anyone is there. The...
Column: NASCAR closes stabilized, and energized by Chase Elliott
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Drivers, finally, stop your engines. NASCAR has waved the checkered flag on its frenetic 2020 season, a whirlwind of rescheduled and relocated races, some held with lots of fans, some fans and no fans at all. The effort to complete all 38 races during the pandemic was...
No. 4 Clemson still has path to national title, ACC crown
No. 4 Clemson won’t spend its bye week worried about the college football’s championship chase after the Tigers suffered their first regular-season loss in three years. A sixth-straight ACC title and third national championship in five years are still clearly within reach for the Tigers despite Saturday’s 47-40 double overtime...
Masters honors Lee Elder with scholarship and a tee shot
AUGUSTA, Ga. — In a year marked by racial injustice, Augusta National announced Monday it would honor Lee Elder with two scholarships in his name at Paine College and an honorary tee shot next year for the first Black player in the Masters. “It’s mind-boggling every time I think about...
No. 1 Zags: Gonzaga begins season atop Top 25 for first time
Just about the only thing Gonzaga has left to accomplish under Mark Few is win a national championship. The ‘Zags scratched another first off the list Monday: They will open the season at No. 1. Despite losing West Coast Conference player of the year Filip Petrusev, the Bulldogs received 28...
Sergio Garcia withdraws from Masters after positive covid-19 test
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Sergio Garcia pulled out of the Masters on Monday after informing Augusta National he tested positive for the coronavirus, making him the second player to withdraw following a positive test. Garcia won his only major at the Masters three years ago in his 19th appearance, the most...
This day in sports history: Nov. 9Video
1912 — The lateral pass is used as an offensive weapon for the first time by Worcester Tech coach William F. Carney. Carney’s team beats Amherst, 14-13. 1946 — Second-ranked Notre Dame fights to a 0-0 tie with No. 1 Army at Yankee Stadium to snap the Cadets’ 25-game winning...
Wildy popular Chase Elliott comes from back of field to win 1st NASCAR crownVideo
AVONDALE, Ariz. — NASCAR’s most popular driver now is a Cup champion, too. Chase Elliott took the torch from teammate Jimmie Johnson by winning his first Cup title Sunday, driving from the back of the field to victory lane at Phoenix Raceway. The win for Hendrick Motorsports and Chevrolet was...
Carlos Ortiz holds off Dustin Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama for 1st PGA Tour winVideo
HOUSTON — Carlos Ortiz held off Dustin Johnson and Hideki Matsuyama by closing with a 5-under-par 65 to win the Houston Open on Sunday, becoming the first Mexican to win on the PGA Tour in 42 years. He earned every bit of it, caught in a tight battle on the...
AP Top 25: Alabama is on top again; Notre Dame up to No. 2
Alabama is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time this year, extending its record of consecutive seasons with at least one week on top of the rankings to 13. Notre Dame moved up two spots to No. 2 on Sunday after upsetting Clemson in...
Bryson DeChambeau and his Paul Bunyan power the talk of the MastersVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The scene was straight out of the World Long Drive Championship spectacle. Bryson DeChambeau would consider that a compliment. He took a slow practice swing, then the next one at full force. Eyes focused, deep breath, chest fully expanded, exhale. Another violent practice swing. And another. Just...
This Date in Sports History: Nov. 7
1943 — The Detroit Lions and New York Giants play the last scoreless tie in the NFL. 1968 — Red Berenson scores six goals, including four in the second period, to lead the St. Louis Blues to an 8-0 victory over Philadelphia. 1974 — South Africa is awarded the Davis...
Jimmie Johnson leaves indelible mark on, off race trackVideo
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Jimmie Johnson was the first one down the stairs in a diving competition at Tony Stewart’s birthday party. He playfully tossed mini hamburgers across a suite Denny Hamlin had rented in Las Vegas and later wrestled Chad Knaus on the floor of the same casino. The two...
Jason Day in contention in Houston Open on eve of Masters
HOUSTON — Jason Day was back in contention on the eve of the Masters after two eventful days alongside Phil Mickelson. Winless in 21/2 years and fighting lingering back and neck problems, Day shot a 2-under-par 68 on Friday in the Houston Open to pull within two strokes of second-round...
No blooms, no fans, no roars make this Masters like no other
Nothing about this Masters will look familiar until the champion slips his arms through a green jacket. The purple, pink and white blooms of azaleas and dogwoods, which provide such a magnificent accent to Augusta National in spring, give way to the orange and gold hues of autumn. The course...
NBA players approve plan to start season Dec. 22
The NBA’s player representatives voted Thursday to support the notion of starting this coming season Dec. 22, the date the league has been targeting in its talks about how and when to get teams back on the floor for a planned 72-game season. The vote, conducted by player reps within...
