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Justin Thomas builds 1-shot lead in Mexico as Jon Rahm makes his moveVideo
MEXICO CITY — Justin Thomas has done just about everything at the Mexico Championship except win. Even with a one-shot lead going into the final round, Saturday was enough of a reminder that no lead is safe at Chapultepec Golf Club, and nothing comes easily. Thomas was five shots behind...
NASCAR drivers slide back into rhythm after Newman wreckVideo
LAS VEGAS — Some levity returned to NASCAR on a rainy Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. As drivers idled inside waiting for the eventual cancellation of qualifying for Sunday’s race, Kevin Harvick went on Twitter to defend reigning Cup Series champion Kyle Busch’s participation in the Truck Series. Busch...
Naval Academy confirms death of offensive guard David Forney
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A midshipman who was found dead in a dorm at the U.S. Naval Academy was a member of the senior class who played on the school’s football team, authorities said Saturday. David Forney, 22, of Walkersville, Maryland, died Thursday after being found unresponsive in Bancroft Hall, according...
Kobe Bryant’s pilot had been disciplined by FAA over weather-related flight violation
LOS ANGELES — The pilot of the helicopter that crashed into a Calabasas hillside last month, killing NBA star Kobe Bryant and eight others, violated federal flight rules in 2015 when he flew into busy airspace near Los Angeles International Airport despite being ordered not to by air traffic control,...
Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury to answer questions in heavyweight rematchVideo
LAS VEGAS — The best fights come with questions, and there are many surrounding Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury as they meet in a rematch that is arguably the biggest heavyweight title fight since Lennox Lewis destroyed Mike Tyson 18 years ago in Memphis. The best fighters usually end up...
Ohio hosting 1st girls state wrestling tournament
HILLIARD, Ohio — Dozens of girls from across Ohio will compete in the first girls wrestling state tournament this weekend. The Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association is sponsoring the tournament that will take place Saturday and Sunday at Hilliard Davidson High School near Columbus. There will be state champions...
U.S., others pull out of Luge World Cup, citing safety
The United States has pulled its entire team out of this weekend’s series of World Cup luge races in Winterberg, Germany, while athletes from many nations are protesting what they are calling unsafe ice conditions. Austria has also withdrawn its entire team from the weekend events and even several sliders...
In Lake Placid, a miracle from 40 years ago still inspiresVideo
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — The woman had been waiting for her opportunity for more than an hour, which was no big deal because, technically, she had been waiting 40 years. She went to the Lake Placid Center for the Arts on a frigid night earlier this week with a folder...
Wilder-Fury II a fight so big it takes 2 TV networks to showVideo
LAS VEGAS — To hear the fighters talk, the heavyweight title fight Saturday night between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury is so big it took two TV networks to make it happen. That’s only partially true, though it might be forgiven. This is boxing, after all, and a bit of...
Ryan Newman released from hospital after Daytona 500 crashVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ryan Newman was released from a Florida hospital on Wednesday, two days after his frightening crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500. Roush Fenway Racing released a photo of Newman leaving a Daytona Beach hospital holding the hands of his two young daughters. The announcement...
Daytona 500 wreck shows delicate nature of bump draftingVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Drafting, blocking and bumping are essential elements of racing on NASCAR’s fastest tracks. When Ryan Blaney pushed fellow Ford driver Ryan Newman in the final lap of the Daytona 500, it was something bothhave done hundreds of times on superspeedways. For a few seconds, it looked...
NASCAR driver Ryan Newman awake, speaking after horrific Dayton 500 crashVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR driver Ryan Newman is awake and speaking with family and doctors a day after his horrific crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500. Roush Fenway Racing released an update on its driver Tuesday, about 20 hours after Newman’s car slammed into the wall...
Ryan Newman has non-life-threatening injuries after Daytona 500 crashVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ryan Newman was involved in a ghastly crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500 on Monday night, hospitalizing him with non-life-threatening injuries. NASCAR delivered the news nearly two hours after Newman was extricated from his car, saying he is in serious condition at nearby...
Denny Hamlin becomes 1st driver in 25 years to repeat at Daytona 500Video
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ryan Newman flipped across the finish line, his Ford planted upside down and engulfed in flames, a grim reminder of a sport steeped in danger that has stretched nearly two decades without a fatality. At the finish line, Denny Hamlin made history with a second straight...
After Big 3, SEC loaded with NCAA Tournament bubble teamsVideo
The SEC has three teams that should be locks for the NCAA Tournament. The rest of the conference has work to do. No. 11 Auburn (22-3) climbed as high as No. 5 in the AP Top 25 and was among the top 16 seeds in the NCAA’s preliminary rankings earlier...
Kobe Bryant casts shadow as NBA’s best meet in All-Star GameVideo
CHICAGO — Kobe Bryant always seemed to be in top form when he stepped onto the court for the NBA All-Star Game. The league’s current best will try to match his effort when Team LeBron and Team Giannis meet Sunday. The All-Star festivities return to Chicago for the first time...
Daytona 500 up for grabs as no clear theme emerges
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The first four events leading into the Daytona 500 have produced four different winners. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. put his new team on the pole, while Erik Jones outlasted a crash-fest to win a qualifying race. Joey Logano and William Byron won the qualifying races. No clear...
Kuchar leads by two at Riviera with McIlroy, Scott chasing; Woods falls backVideo
LOS ANGELES — Matt Kuchar made a mess of the easiest hole at Riviera. He couldn’t find the fairway and felt he was on the defensive all afternoon Friday in the Genesis Invitational. He was good enough with the short irons that he still managed a 2-under-par 69 and built...
Northern Iowa reverses course, will pay $10k winner full prizeVideo
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — The sponsor of a halftime basketball shooting promotion at Northern Iowa games reversed course in the face of growing criticism and will pay out the full $10,000 to a contestant who competed earlier this week. A public outcry was swelling since the Wednesday night contest, when...
Fox Chapel’s Chip Ganassi celebrates race team’s 30th anniversary
When Chip Ganassi was a young kid, he always found himself on something with an engine. Whether it was a go-kart, a dirt bike, a snowmobile or a car, Ganassi loved to just go. “I sort of had a fossil-fuel-fired youth,” Ganassi said. “I was always racing one thing or...
With champs in tow, Joe Gibbs stands tall as class of NASCARVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla — Joe Gibbs was trying to apologize. His driver won another checkered flag at Daytona — the same track where Gibbs’ eponymous race team is the defending Daytona 500 champion — and the 79-year-old wanted to make some things right. He was eight days removed from giving...
Joey Logano wins 1st Daytona 500 qualifying raceVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Joey Logano won the first qualifying race for the Daytona 500 for the second consecutive year. Logano led 19 laps in the No. 22 Ford for Team Penske in Thursday night’s 60-lap qualifying race that sets the field for the Daytona 500. He will start from...
Protests follow Northern Iowa denial of $10K in contestVideo
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Fans are calling foul against Northern Iowa and its business sponsor, who denied a $10,000 prize to a student who appeared to win a halftime basketball shooting promotion. The flap began Wednesday night when Northern Iowa student Dalton Hinsch got a chance at the prize if...
Kent State will give students in LeBron James’ I PROMISE school free tuition for 4 yearsVideo
Kent State University announced Wednesday that it has partnered with the LeBron James Family Foundation to provide free tuition for four years to eligible students in the first graduating class of his I PROMISE school. According to Bleacher Report, there are 193 students in the oldest I PROMISE class, and...
Payton Pritchard keeps building legacy at OregonVideo
EUGENE, Ore. — After Oregon’s run to the Sweet 16 last season, guard Payton Pritchard explored going pro. It certainly wasn’t a futile exercise. Pritchard resolutely had picked up the Ducks and carried them to a Pac-12 tournament championship and on to a run in the NCAA Tournament. In the...
