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Speed racer: Denny Hamlin goes nearly 205 mph at TalladegaVideo
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Denny Hamlin climbed from his car at Talladega Superspeedway and was shocked to learn he not only had topped the speed chart but reached nearly 205 mph in pacing practice. “It really caught me off guard,” Hamlin said Friday after his lap at 204.904 mph. The Daytona...
Boxer Errol Spence seriously injured in Dallas Ferrari crash
DALLAS — Welterweight boxing champion Errol Spence crashed a speeding Ferrari in Dallas early Thursday and was badly injured but is expected to survive, police said. The crash happened just before 3 a.m., when Spence’s Ferrari crossed a median into oncoming traffic and flipped over several times, ejecting Spence, who...
First for golf: Players Championship to stream every shot
The PGA Tour is expanding its live video coverage of The Players Championship as far as it can go — every shot by every player in every round. In a first for golf, and most likely the first step toward video access to every player at every tournament, The Players...
Ravens must reconfigure backfield after losing JeffersonVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens’ depth in the secondary is starting to become an issue for a team that already has had its share of problems defending the pass. Safety Tony Jefferson sustained a season-ending knee injury in Sunday’s 26-23 overtime victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was...
Kyle Larson flashes superstar potential with NASCAR playoff win at Dover
DOVER, Del. — Kyle Larson was the can’t-miss future star who tore up the sprint car circuit and would lead a new generation of young stars into the next era of NASCAR. His promise yet unfulfilled, Larson’s path toward prominence has been slow burning in six-plus years in the Cup...
Georgia, Ohio State tied at No. 3 in latest AP Top 25 poll
Ohio State and Georgia are tied at No. 3 in the Associated Press college football poll, and Florida surged to No. 7 after a big victory. No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Clemson held their spots Sunday after a week off for both, but the Buckeyes caught up to the...
No. 10 Penn State looking for offensive growth as defense shines
UNIVERSITY PARK — Sean Clifford knows he and the rest of Penn State’s offense have a comfortable margin of error given the way the Nittany Lions defense has been playing. But Penn State’s quarterback doesn’t want to lean on dominant defensive efforts like the 10-sack performance that fueled Saturday’s 35-7...
Lamical Perine, defense lift No. 10 Florida past No. 7 Auburn
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Lamical Perine was too slow to play for Auburn three years ago, a hurtful evaluation that has stuck with him. He showed plenty of speed while running away from the Tigers — and a few guys he played against in high school — in the Swamp on...
Jonathan Taylor scores 5 TDs to lead No. 8 Wisconsin past Kent State
MADISON, Wis. — A team with a good running back and a stout defense is tough to beat. Just ask Kent State coach Sean Lewis. Following a 48-0 loss Saturday at No. 8 Wisconsin, the 33-year-old Lewis, who played quarterback and tight end for the Badgers from 2004-07, said Wisconsin...
No. 19 Michigan leans on defense to beat No. 14 Iowa
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Leaning on a sack-making, turnover-producing defense, No. 19 Michigan earned a desperately needed win. Zach Charbonnet ran for a 2-yard touchdown to give the Wolverines an early double-digit lead, and their defense did the rest in a 10-3 win over No. 14 Iowa, forcing four turnovers...
Splash & Go: Bubba Wallace has few regrets for splashing BowmanVideo
DOVER, Del. — Bubba Wallace has few regrets over his splash-and-go incident with Alex Bowman. Wallace met with NASCAR officials Thursday in the wake of tossing his drink at Bowman after the race ended last week at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Wallace said his frustration stemmed from previous run-ins with Bowman...
Bundesliga switching to ESPN+ from Fox for 2020-21 season
NEW YORK — Germany’s Bundesliga is moving its U.S. telecasts from Fox to ESPN, which will carry most of the matches on its digital streaming service in the latest switch from traditional broadcast networks. ESPN and the Bundesliga announced Monday they had reached a six-year agreement that starts with the...
California to let college athletes make money, defying NCAA
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Defying the NCAA, California’s governor signed a first-in-the-nation law Monday that will let college athletes hire agents and make money from endorsements — a move that could upend amateur sports in the U.S. and trigger a legal challenge. Under the law, which takes effect in 2023, students...
Alabama jumps to No. 1 in AP poll after Clemson close callVideo
Alabama is No. 1 in the Associated Press college football poll for the first time this season, replacing preseason No. 1 Clemson after the Tigers had a close call. Alabama received 29 of 61 first-place votes Sunday from the media panel as the Tigers’ one-point victory at North Carolina gave...
Chase Elliott wins playoff race at Charlotte in scorching heat
CONCORD, N.C. — Chase Elliott overcame a costly mistake that nearly wrecked his car to win a sloppy race in scorching temperatures on The Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The Sunday showcase was the first elimination race in NASCAR’s playoffs and attention was focused on which four drivers would be...
No. 1 Clemson stops 2-point conversion, beats North Carolina
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The ball sat on the 3-yard line, forcing top-ranked Clemson into the most unexpected of positions. Get a stop, or lose the lead late against heavy underdog North Carolina — and maybe the game along with its spot as the front-runner for the College Football Playoff....
Cameron Champ takes comfortable lead into final round of Safeway Open
NAPA, Calif. — Even as he bolted to the top of the leaderboard at the Safeway Open, Cameron Champ’s mind was elsewhere. Champ’s grandfather, Mack, is in hospice battling stomach cancer and the family has been commuting back and forth between the tournament and his hometown of Sacramento, about 65...
Peters Township native Alison Riske loses in Wuhan Open finalVideo
WUHAN, China — Aryna Sabalenka beat unseeded Alison Riske, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, in the Wuhan Open final on Saturday to become the tournament’s first back-to-back champion. Sabalenka joins Petra Kvitova as the only other two-time winner at Wuhan. “I can’t believe that I defend this title,” Sabalenka said. “I can’t...
NASCAR drivers try to protect playoff positions at tricky CharlotteVideo
CONCORD, N.C. — The Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway was created specifically to add a unique venue to NASCAR’s playoffs, and the hybrid road course doesn’t disappoint. As a reminder, last year’s inaugural event ended with the leaders crashing each other trying to win. A return trip to this 17-turn,...
Justin Fields, Ohio State facing big test at Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. — Justin Fields has been sensational in four games. Now it’s time to see what he can do in a hostile environment. Fields leads fifth-ranked Ohio State into its toughest game to date when it visits 90,000-seat Memorial Stadium to play Nebraska on Saturday night. The transfer from...
Iowa State fan raises $1 million for children’s hospital with beer money sign
Carson King, a 24-year-old Iowa State fan from Altoona, Iowa, became famous last week after he and his hand-written sign made a cameo on ESPN’s “College GameDay.” “Busch Light supply needs replenished,” read his sign, which provided a Venmo account to send money to. He thought he’d gets some laughs...
Browns’ Freddie Kitchens won’t give up play-calling after ‘bad’ lossVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Freddie Kitchens’ face was flushed with frustration, his cheeks glowing as bright as his orange hoodie. Cleveland’s rookie coach, who was surprisingly hired after a successful eight-game stint as offensive coordinator last season, was brutally hard on himself following Sunday night’s 20-13 loss to Los Angeles. He...
Rocco Mediate rallies to win Champion Tour’s Sanford International
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Greensburg native Rocco Mediate needed just about everything to go right for him to win the Sanford International, and it did. Ken Duke had everything go wrong on the last hole that helped Mediate to his first victory on the PGA Tour Champions in three years....
Women’s hockey union takes first tangible step with ‘Dream Gap Tour’
TORONTO — The reality of what the new women’s pro hockey union was launching didn’t resonate with Brianne Jenner until she came out of the locker room and saw the crowd — many of them young girls — in the stands of the 700-seat arena. The leap of faith taken...
AP Top 25: Wisconsin into top 10; Cal makes big move to 15
Wisconsin moved into the top 10 for the first time this season, landing at No. 8 in The Associated Press college football poll after a weekend during which seven ranked teams lost. The top of the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank remained mostly unchanged, with Clemson staying No....
