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Dream comes true as Chase Briscoe lands NASCAR’s No. 14Video
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Chase Briscoe earned job security for the first time in his career with a well-deserved promotion to the Cup Series to cap a season that has so far been storybook. Briscoe on Tuesday was named the replacement for Clint Bowyer in the No. 14 Ford at Stewart-Haas...
On the Fringe: Limited in play, Tiger returns to a course he ruledVideo
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Along with his five victories and five-runner-up finishes, Tiger Woods only once in 12 appearances at Sherwood Country Club has finished worse than a tie for fourth. That one time is a reminder how much time and circumstances have changed. It was at the end of...
Labor Department: Women basketball coaches at UConn were underpaid
STORRS, Conn. — The University of Connecticut has agreed to pay a total of just under $250,000 to seven women, including four members of Geno Auriemma’s 2014 women’s basketball coaching staff, after the U.S. Labor Department found they had been underpaid when compared with men in similar positions. A total...
This date in sports history: Oct. 20Video
1923 — Zev, winner of the 1923 Kentucky Derby, beats England’s Papyrus, winner of the 1923 Epsom Derby, in a $100,000 match race at Belmont Park. The race, the International Special, marks the first time an English champion is sent to the U.S. to race. The race is so popular...
Kyle Larson reinstated to compete in NASCAR in 2021 after racial slur
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Larson can return to NASCAR competition next season following a long suspension for using a racial slur while playing a video game. He was suspended in April for after he used the n-word while playing an online racing game in which viewers could follow along. He...
Joey Logano earns spot in NASCAR finale with win at KansasVideo
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Joey Logano spent the final 40-plus laps at Kansas Speedway keeping an eye on Kevin Harvick in his rear-view mirror. Now, he can look ahead to the NASCAR Cup Series finale at Phoenix. Using every bit of the track Sunday to hold off the winningest driver...
Clemson remains at No. 1 in AP poll; Coastal Carolina ranked for 1st timeVideo
Clemson easily held off Alabama on Sunday to retain the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press college football poll, extending its longest run atop the poll to seven weeks. The Crimson Tide ran away from Georgia on Saturday night to make the case to be No. 1, but it...
With Nick Saban on sideline, Alabama picks apart Georgia
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Mac Jones passed for 417 yards and four touchdowns and No. 2 Alabama’s aerial assault picked apart No. 3 Georgia’s heralded defense in the second half of a 41-24 victory Saturday night. The Crimson Tide (4-0), with coach Nick Saban stalking the sideline after a covid-19 scare,...
This date in sports history: Oct. 18Video
1924 — Harold “Red” Grange accounts for six touchdowns in Illinois’ 39-14 win over Michigan. Grange returns the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. He follows with touchdown runs of 66, 55 and 40 yards in the first 12 minutes of the game. Grange later passes for another touchdown...
Russell Henley with 67 soars to 3-shot lead at Shadow Creek
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Russell Henley left everyone in his wake with three straight birdies to start the back nine Saturday, pivotal in turning a four-shot deficit into a three-shot lead by the end of the day in the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek. He is going for his...
This date in sports history: Oct. 17Video
1948 — The Green Bay Packers intercept seven passes off Bob Waterfield in a 16-0 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. 1954 — Adrian Burk of the Philadelphia Eagles passes for seven touchdowns in a 49-21 victory over the Washington Redskins. 1960 — The National League formally awards franchises to...
Xander Schauffele goes on birdie run, leads at Shadow Creek
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Xander Schauffele began his second round by missing a 4-foot birdie putt. That was hardly a sign of what was to follow Friday in the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek. Schauffele made putts as short as 3 feet and as long as 35 feet. He...
Alabama’s Saban tests negative for covid-19 in follow-up; could return SaturdayVideo
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Nick Saban tested negative in a follow-up test for covid-19, leaving open the possibility of a return to the sideline for the Georgia game. Alabama head athletic trainer Jeff Allen said Saban’s test came back negative Thursday. If he tests negative again Friday and Saturday,...
Kyle Larson requests NASCAR lift suspension, 6 months after making racial slurVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR is in the process of reviewing a request by Cup driver Kyle Larson to return to competition after he was suspended indefinitely from the sport in April for using a racial slur during an iRacing event. A NASCAR spokesperson told the Observer on Friday that Larson...
This date in sports history: Oct. 16Video
1932 — After a 0-0 tie earlier in the season, the Green Bay Packers beat the Chicago Bears, 2-0. 1964 — Rochester High School graduate Babe Parilli of the Boston Patriots passes for 422 yards and four touchdowns in a 43-43 tie with the Oakland Raiders. 1968 — Americans Tommie...
Hatton copes with jet lag to lead CJ Cup at Shadow CreekVideo
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Tyrrell Hatton felt grumpy from not getting much sleep, and then he felt he was in a dream when he was 5-under-par through the opening five holes of the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek. The reality of Thursday was that even coming off an emotional...
AP source: Tyronn Lue agrees to become next Clippers coachVideo
A person with knowledge of the situation said Tyronn Lue agreed to become the next coach of the Los Angeles Clippers. Final terms were still being worked on, said the person who spoke to the Associated Press on Thursday on condition of anonymity because no contract had been signed. Lue...
This date in sports history: Oct. 15Video
1933 — The Philadelphia Eagles play their first NFL game and suffers a 56-0 loss to the New York Giants. 1961 — Mickey Wright wins her third LPGA Championship with a rout, nine strokes ahead of Louise Suggs. 1972 — Stan Mikita of the Chicago Blackhawks becomes the sixth NHL...
NCAA changes to name/image/likeness, transfer rules up for January voteVideo
A set of proposals to permit NCAA athletes to earn money from endorsements and sponsorships deals will go up for vote in January, the last step for the association to change its rules but not the last word on how name, image and likeness compensation will work. One year after...
Alabama’s Nick Saban tests positive for covid-19 but has no symptomsVideo
Alabama coach Nick Saban and athletic director Greg Byrne tested positive for covid-19, three days before the second-ranked Crimson Tide are set to face No. 3 Georgia in a clash of SEC and national powers. Both said their tests Wednesday morning came back positive, and Saban said in a statement...
Wait almost over for favored Buckeyes, Big TenVideo
The wait almost is over for the Big Ten. The ACC, Big 12 and SEC have been playing anywhere from three to five weeks amid the pandemic, and all the players and coaches around the Big Ten could do is watch. “Most of it’s been torture, just not being able...
SEC postpones LSU-Florida game as Gators deal with covid-19 outbreakVideo
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The SEC postponed Saturday’s game between No. 10 Florida and defending national champion LSU a day after the Gators had 19 players test positive for covid-19. The game was tentatively rescheduled for Dec. 12, the league’s built-in bye week before its title game. It’s the second SEC...
Cristiano Ronaldo returns to Italy to finish isolating
Cristiano Ronaldo is back in Italy after testing positive for the coronavirus in Portugal. The Juventus forward traveled on a “medical flight” from Lisbon to Turin on Wednesday to finish his isolation period. “Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Italy with a medical flight authorised by the competent health authorities at the...
ACC teams struggling early following postseason berths
Several Atlantic Coast Conference schools that reached the postseason in 2019 have work to do if they hope to return this year. Since beating Duke in the opener, defending Coastal Division champion Virginia (1-2) has lost to No. 1 Clemson and N.C. State by double digits. Louisville (1-3, 0-3 ACC),...
Trevor Lawrence, Travie Etienne are Clemson’s dynamic duo of Heisman hopefulsVideo
Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence and tailback Travis Etienne are doing their best to complement each other as teammates as they trample opponents. They also are giving Heisman Trophy voters plenty to think about down the road. “There’s not two better football players in the country than T-squared,” Clemson coach Dabo...
