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No. 5 North Carolina ahead of schedule under Mack BrownVideo
It took Mack Brown less than two years to lead a struggling North Carolina program to its highest ranking in more than two decades. Now the fifth-ranked Tar Heels will try to maintain that perch alongside tradition-rich programs atop the AP Top 25 poll. And he knows that won’t be...
Doug Ferguson: Brooks Koepka back (again) and trying to salvage lost year
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Welcome back, Brooks Koepka. For the third time this year. And yes, it’s a phrase he’s getting tired of hearing. “Hopefully, that won’t happen again,” Koepka said Tuesday at the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek, the very tournament where last year — in a much...
Florida halts meetings, practices amid uptick in covid-19 cases
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — No. 10 Florida paused all team activities Tuesday following “an increase in positive COVID tests among players.” Athletic director Scott Stricklin said the decision was made “out of an abundance of caution.” Stricklin added that coach Dan Mullen has spoken with players and parents and that he...
In the Pits: Time is now for Elliott to race into NASCAR title roundVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Chase Elliott again has a chance to take the next step in his young but quite celebrated career. He’s back in the round of eight for a fourth consecutive year, again trying to drive through to his first championship finale. Is he a true contender? The time...
67 arrests as fans, some rowdy, cheer Lakers win in L.A.Video
LOS ANGELES — Sixty-seven people were arrested during a downtown celebration after the Los Angeles Lakers won their 17th National Basketball Association championship, police said Monday. As of 1:30 a.m., there were 61 arrests for failure to disperse, five for looting and one for vandalism, said Officer Drake Madison, a...
Martin Laird redeems himself in playoff to win again in Las VegasVideo
LAS VEGAS — Martin Laird looked like a winner with an improbable par save on the 71st hole of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, over the cart path, under the trees, between a pair of bunkers and an 18-foot putt. He had to return to the par-3 17th in...
LeBron leads Lakers past Heat to win franchise’s 17th NBA championshipVideo
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The ultimate anguish. The ultimate joy. This season, for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, had it all. And it ended in the only fashion they deemed would be acceptable, with them back atop the basketball world. For the first time since Kobe Bryant’s...
Lewis Hamilton wins his 91st F1 race to match Schumacher’s recordVideo
NÜRBURG, Germany — Even Lewis Hamilton once saw Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 wins in Formula One as unbeatable. Now he’s matched it. Schumacher’s son Mick presented Hamilton with one of his father’s old helmets after the British driver took a record-equaling 91st win at Germany’s Eifel Grand Prix. “Seeing...
Chase Elliott wins as champ Kyle Busch bounced from playoffsVideo
CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Busch, leading a race he had to win, not once believed he was driving toward victory lane. NASCAR will crown a new champion this year as the worst season of Busch’s career extended Sunday when he was knocked from the playoffs. It’s the earliest the reigning...
AP Top 25: LSU drops out of poll for first time since 2017Video
LSU is out of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time since 2017 and is the first defending national champion to drop from the rankings in nine years. No. 1 Clemson, No. 2 Alabama and No. 3 Georgia held steady at the top of the rankings Sunday,...
Nadal ties Federer at 20 Slams by beating Djokovic in Paris
PARIS — Rafael Nadal tied Roger Federer with 20 Grand Slam titles by producing a nearly perfect performance against Novak Djokovic in the French Open final. Nadal equaled long-time rival Federer for the most major singles tennis championships won by a man and added to his own record at Roland...
This date in sports history: Oct. 11Video
1890 — The first 100-yard dash under 10 seconds is run by John Owens at 9.8 in an AAU track and field meet in Washington. 1902 — Laurie Auchterlonie beats Stewart Gardner with a 307-total to win the U.S. Open golf title. 1925 — The New York Giants lose their...
Louisville beats Riverhounds in 1st round for 2nd straight year
For the second straight year, Louisville City FC sent the Pittsburgh Riverhounds home in the first round of the USL Championship playoffs. Louisville City FC scored in the 17th and the 86th minutes to earn a 2-0 victory and punch its ticket to the Eastern Conference semifinals. Louisville defeated the...
Reigning NASCAR champion Kyle Busch looks to stave off early eliminationVideo
CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Busch, to be clear, was only venting when he said he would be knocked out of the playoffs this round. The reigning Cup champion insisted he was frustrated and flippant when he wrote off his season. “I wouldn’t be continuing to go to the racetrack each...
Heat’s Jimmy Butler puts Lakers’ NBA Finals celebration plans on holdVideo
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The trophy was ready. Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat delayed its appearance. The NBA Finals are not over, not after Butler and the Heat pulled off a virtuoso performance in Game 5 on Friday night. Butler had 35 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists,...
This date in sports history: Oct. 10Video
1920 — The Chicago Cardinals play to a 0-0 tie with the Chicago Tigers in their first American Professional Football Association game. The game is held at Cubs Park, later renamed Wrigley Field. 1936 — Ohio State trumpet player John Brungart dots the ‘i’ in “Script Ohio” for the first...
Cantlay in familiar place, atop leaderboard in Las Vegas; DeChambeau chasingVideo
LAS VEGAS — Patrick Cantlay has played the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open so well he wasn’t the least bit concerned when he was stuck in neutral Friday. Four straight birdies later, he was right up at the top again. Cantlay ran off four straight birdies at the midway point...
Latest economic model spurs interest in new NASCAR teamsVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Justin Marks tried three times to buy the NASCAR equivalent of a franchise license that guarantees a car a spot in each week’s race. Twice he was outbid, he said, and a third deal fell apart. Without that charter, Marks had almost no chance to get his...
Wichita State basketball coach Gregg Marshall investigated for alleged player mistreatmentVideo
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita State is conducting an internal investigation into allegations men’s basketball coach Gregg Marshall mistreated players, the school and Marshall confirmed. Stadium, a multiplatform sports network, said the inquiry began after the university learned it was conducting an investigation in which it interviewed 36 players and former...
No. 1 Djokovic escapes in 5 sets, will face No. 2 Nadal in final of French OpenVideo
PARIS — Novak Djokovic seemed well on his way to yet another ho-hum victory, yet another French Open final, yet another matchup against rival Rafael Nadal. And then, suddenly, what had been a gallop became a grind. Slightly more than two hours into his semifinal against Stefanos Tsitsipas on Friday,...
This date in sports history: Oct. 9Video
1943 — Bob Hoernschemeyer throws six touchdown passes, an NCAA record for a freshman, as Indiana beats Nebraska, 54-13. 1965 — The United States wins the Ryder Cup, 19½-12½, at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Arnold Palmer clinches the title, beating Peter Butler 2-up. It’s the 13th...
This day in sports history: Oct. 8Video
1933 — Cliff Battles of the Boston Redskins becomes the first NFL player to gain more than 200 yards rushing with 215 yards in a 21-20 win over the New York Giants. 1949 — Walt Pastuszak has five of Brown’s 11 interceptions in a 46-0 rout of Rhode Island. 1950...
LeBron James, Lakers win away from closing out Heat in NBA FinalsVideo
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The trophy ceremony plans are getting finalized. Boxes are being shipped out of the NBA bubble in advance of the looming shutdown. Hotel rooms, sometime in the next few days, will be filled again by regular people looking for their long-awaited Disney fix. For LeBron...
Sofia Kenin, 21, will face unseeded Iga Swiatek, 19, in French Open finalVideo
PARIS — Sofia Kenin entered 2020 with an 11-11 record in Grand Slam action. She never had made the quarterfinals at any clay-court tournament until this trip to Roland Garros — and lost her only tuneup match on the surface 6-0, 6-0 last month. Iga Swiatek is just 19. She...
Riverhounds prepare for slugfest with Louisville City in first-round playoff matchup
When the Pittsburgh Riverhounds travel to Louisville for their first-round USL Championship playoff match with Louisville City FC at Lynn Family Stadium, some might remember a similar contest at this time last year. The Riverhounds had just won the Eastern Conference and were building a buzz in Western Pennsylvania. LouCity...
