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Penn State LB Micah Parsons, Pitt DL Jaylen Twyman on AP All-America teamVideo
Penn State sophomore linebacker Micah Parsons was named first-team Associated Press All-America on Monday. Parsons has a team-best 85 tackles, including 10 for loss. He previously earned Big Ten Linebacker of the Year and was a finalist for the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker. The last Penn State...
Penn State moves into AP Top 25 for 1st time since 1996Video
The Penn State men’s basketball team checked in at No. 23 in the AP Top 25 on Monday for the program’s first poll appearance in more than two decades. The Nittany Lions (9-2) hadn’t appeared in the AP poll since being ranked 18th in March 1996. Before that season, Penn...
NCAA women’s volleyball Final Four opens Thursday at PPG Paints Arena
Four of the top women’s volleyball teams in the nation will be in Pittsburgh this week to compete for the NCAA Division I championship, beginning Thursday at PPG Paints Arena. Baylor, Wisconsin, Minnesota and defending champion Stanford qualified for the volleyball Final Four by advancing through the first four rounds...
Quarterbacks top early field for Heisman 2020Video
NEW YORK — The 2020 Heisman Trophy race will start with a couple of clear front-runners and plenty of room for others to emerge, the way LSU’s Joe Burrow did this year. Here are six contenders for next season, ranked from most likely to least: Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State...
Tiger Woods-led U.S. team rallies to win Presidents CupVideo
MELBOURNE, Australia — High emotions, fierce hugs from Tiger Woods, this time as a winner both ways in the Presidents Cup. Woods capped off a big year that began with his 15th major at the Masters by playing and leading his U.S. team to another victory in the Presidents Cup...
LSU QB Joe Burrow wins Heisman Trophy in landslide voteVideo
NEW YORK — Born into a family of Cornhuskers and raised in the Buckeye state, Joe Burrow left his roots behind and became a Heisman Trophy winner at LSU. The quarterback won the Heisman on Saturday night in a record-breaking landslide, becoming the first LSU player to bring college football’s...
International team rallies in Saturday’s matches, leads heading into Presidents Cup singles
MELBOURNE, Australia — The International team has the lead going into the final day of the Presidents Cup for the first time in 16 years, and it has a trio of rookies to thank for that. Marc Leishman and unbeaten rookie Abraham Ancer staged a remarkable rally Saturday afternoon in...
Malcom Perry rushes for 304 yards, leads No. 21 Navy past ArmyVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Navy used a trick play to help reverse a rare losing streak against Army, and Malcolm Perry ran for a career-high 304 yards and two touchdowns in front of President Trump in the No. 21 Midshipmen’s 31-7 victory Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field. Navy (9-2, No. 23 CFP)...
Plenty of NFL QBs with pedigree should be available in 2020Video
Several quarterbacks with impressive resumes could be looking for new teams in 2020 after disappointing performances this season. The list of QBs who could be available includes guys with MVP trophies, former No. 1 draft picks and longtime starters. Eli Manning is the most accomplished of the group. The two-time...
Army seniors look for sweep of Navy in annual showdown
PHILADELPHIA — Army’s sensational turnaround under coach Jeff Monken has been highlighted by 10-win seasons, bowl game victories and a spot in the national rankings. But a win Saturday against Navy would mean a bit more: The Black Knights’ senior class would go out with a sweep of the series....
Julie Ertz named U.S. Soccer women’s player of the yearVideo
Julie Ertz was named the U.S. Soccer women’s Player of the Year on Friday for the second time. Ertz, a versatile midfielder who also won the award in 2017, was on the U.S. teams that won World Cup championships in 2015 and again this summer in France. Ertz, who played...
The Rock a betting favorite to headline WrestleMania 36
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson could be getting back in the ring, according to one betting website. Oddschecker, which shows bets from a number of companies, has odds from SkyBet on “who will contest the main event” of WrestleMania 36, WWE’s biggest event of the year. The favorite: Roman Reigns vs....
NCAA: ‘Highly probable’ Congress passes athlete compensation rulesVideo
NEW YORK — NCAA president Mark Emmert said Wednesday it is “highly probable” Congress will set national guidelines for how college athletes can be compensated for the use of their names, images and likenesses. Emmert, who spoke at a forum sponsored by the Sports Business Journal, said he is spending...
Tiger Woods and Ernie Els meet again, now as captains of Presidents CupVideo
MELBOURNE, Australia — They first met 25 years ago in Thailand, neither knowing then how much their paths would cross in golf. Ernie Els was a rising star from South Africa, four months away from winning his first U.S. Open. Tiger Woods was a senior in high school, six months...
Texas Tech stuns No. 1 Louisville at Madison Square Garden
NEW YORK — Here’s one poll position no team might want: Louisville is the latest No. 1-and-done in an upset-crazed college basketball season. Davide Moretti scored 18 points and hit successive 3-pointers that helped Texas Tech knock off undefeated No. 1 Louisville, 70-57, on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden....
On the Fringe: Reed becoming known for more than ‘Captain America’
MELBOURNE, Australia — This might be the end of that “Captain America” business. If it wasn’t his finger-pointing interview after the Ryder Cup in France, a few swipes of sand in the Bahamas should make it a little more clear. Patrick Reed is not doing or saying the things that...
Harlem Globetrotter signs love for students at Western Pennsylvania School for the DeafVideo
Harlem Globetrotter Chris “Animal” Hyche sat on the bleachers inside the gymnasium surrounded by students he didn’t know. But he felt comfortable telling them something personal. Lifting his right hand, he told them: “I love you.” The children from the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf in Edgewood raised their...
Justin Fields, Jalen Hurts, Chase Young join Joe Burrow as Heisman finalistsVideo
NEW YORK — Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts and Ohio State teammates quarterback Justin Fields and defensive end Chase Young will join LSU quarterback Joe Burrow as Heisman Trophy finalists. The top vote-getters for college football’s player of the year award were announced Monday, and three of them were quarterbacks who...
Presidents Cup newcomer Xander Schauffele makes name for himselfVideo
MELBOURNE, Australia — Steve Stricker cared only about securing a spot in the first U.S. Open in his home state of Wisconsin. Still, there was something about the PGA Tour rookie in his group during a 36-hole qualifier that intrigued him. It wasn’t just the name: Xander Schauffele. It certainly...
Russia gets 4-year ban in doping scandal, including 2020 Tokyo Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The Russian flag and national anthem were banned from next year’s Tokyo Olympics and other major sports events for four years on Monday. Russia’s hosting of world championships in Olympic sports also face being stripped after the World Anti-Doping Agency executive committee approved a full slate of...
No. 15 Memphis tabs Silverfield as Tigers’ interim coach
MEMPHIS — Memphis has named Ryan Silverfield as the Tigers’ interim coach, and athletic director Laird Veatch will oversee the search to replace Mike Norvell after he was introduced as Florida State’s new coach. Silverfield was Norvell’s deputy head coach and co-offensive coordinator in Memphis’ best season yet will be...
Playoff showdowns: LSU vs. Oklahoma; Ohio State vs. ClemsonVideo
Defending national champions. Undefeated and owners of a 28-game winning streak. The Clemson Tigers are one heck of a No. 3 seed. Clemson will play second-seeded Ohio State in prime time Dec. 28 in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Ariz., looking to make it...
Ohio State rallies after trailing Wisconsin early, wins Big Ten title
INDIANAPOLIS — Justin Fields and J.K. Dobbins spent the first half scratching their heads. Then, Ohio State’s dynamic duo reverted to their previously impressive form. Fields threw three touchdown passes in the second half, Dobbins ran for 172 yards and a score and No. 2 Ohio State sealed its first...
No. 3 Clemson cruises past No. 22 Virginia for 5th straight ACC titleVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Trevor Lawrence threw four touchdown passes — three to Tee Higgins — and No. 3 Clemson won its fifth consecutive ACC title with a 62-17 victory over No. 22 Virginia on Saturday night. The defending national champion Tigers (13-0; No. 3 CFP) have won 28 games in...
Burrow throws 4 touchdown passes as LSU romps to SEC title
ATLANTA — Joe Burrow finished off his likely Heisman Trophy coronation with another dazzling performance, and No. 1 LSU locked up a spot in the College Football Playoff for the first time, dominating No. 4 Georgia, 37-10, in the SEC championship game Saturday. The Tigers, going for their first national...
