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After 26 years, Phil Mickelson no longer in golf’s top 50
SHANGHAI — The streak ended with little fanfare, and that was just fine with Phil Mickelson. He slashed his way to a tie for 28th in the HSBC Champions, with only 100 or so fans following along. Mickelson played his last nine holes right behind Rory McIlroy, but only because...
Long wait to play for Minnesota finally over for ex-Pitt guard Marcus Carr
MINNEAPOLIS — The waiting for Marcus Carr is over. Minnesota’s new point guard finally gets to take the court. “He just wants to play someone different,” Gophers teammate Gabe Kalscheur said. “He’s been playing us for a while.” When Minnesota hosts Cleveland State on Tuesday night in the season opener,...
Penske buys Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IndyCar Series
Roger Penske was a car-loving, 14-year-old who regularly listened to the Indianapolis 500 on the radio when his father landed tickets to the 1951 race. They made the trek from Cleveland, and when Penske saw the cars zipping around Indianapolis Motor Speedway at 200 mph he fell instantly in love....
Syracuse fires defensive coordinator Brian Ward
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse coach Dino Babers has fired defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Brian Ward, effective immediately. Babers says in a release Sunday from the university that he felt “a change needed to be made at this time.” Defensive ends coach Steve Stanard has been promoted to defensive coordinator...
Navy moves into AP Top 25, giving American Athletic Conference 4 ranked teams
Navy moved into The Associated Press college football poll at No. 25, giving the American Athletic Conference four ranked teams, more than all but the Big Ten and SEC. With nine ranked teams off this weekend, including four of the top five, there was little movement throughout the AP Top...
Win in Texas gives Kevin Harvick shot at NASCAR titleVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — Kevin Harvick and the Stewart-Haas Racing team already were preparing for NASCAR’s finale. With another win at Texas, they now know they will be racing for a Cup title in two weeks. Harvick won the fall Cup race at Texas for the third year in a...
Lewis Hamilton clinches F1 championship No. 6 at U.S. Grand PrixVideo
AUSTIN, Texas — Lewis Hamilton could have settled in for a nice Sunday drive to win the Formula One championship. There was no chance he was going to do that. Not with history at his fingertips. Hamilton wrapped up his sixth career F1 championship with a second-place finish at the...
Ex-Norwin soccer standout Emily Harrigan makes impact for nationally ranked Rutgers
Norwin played North Allegheny for the WPIAL Class AAAA girls soccer championship Thursday night, and Emily Harrigan intently watched the match from East Brunswick, N.J. When broadcasters mentioned Norwin’s 2017 state championship team, Harrigan took notice. After all, she played a key role in the run, earning Tribune-Review Player of...
Peters Township native Brendon Todd wins 2nd PGA Tour title
SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — Peters Township native Brendon Todd ran away with the Bermuda Championship on Sunday for his second PGA Tour title, shooting a 9-under-par 62 after flirting with a sub-60 round at mostly calm Port Royal Golf Club. “I’m thrilled, over the moon,” said Todd, his career once nearly...
Florida State cuts losses, fires Willie Taggart after loss to Miami
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State fired second-year football coach Willie Taggart on Sunday, less than 24 hours after the Seminoles lost to rival Miami and with the team in danger of missing a bowl game for the second consecutive season. Taggart was 9-12 at Florida State, which won the national...
Kansas State sends notice to Big 12 after latest victoryVideo
MANHATTAN, Kan. — There is a documentary series called “Miles to Go” chronicling Les Miles’ first season at Kansas, and during an episode following the Jayhawks’ last-second win over Texas Tech, he brazenly walked into the locker room and asked his team, “Who is K-State?” Miles knew the annual Sunflower...
Another rift for NASCAR title-chasing drive Joey Logano
FORT WORTH, Texas — Joey Logano again has arrived at Texas in the middle of a rift with another playoff contender after some short-track shenanigans. It all comes with the defending NASCAR Cup champion trying to lock in a spot for the championship finale. A year ago, Martin Truex Jr....
Last-minute touchdown lifts No. 16 Notre Dame over Virginia TechVideo
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Ian Book ran 7 yards for a touchdown with 29 seconds left to cap an 18-play, 87-yard drive, and No. 16 Notre Dame pulled out a 21-20 victory against Virginia Tech on Saturday. The Fighting Irish averted a second straight loss, following last week’s 45-14 rout...
Denny Hamlin racing for NASCAR title with torn labrum in shoulderVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — Denny Hamlin can put off until after the season the surgery he needs to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder that has bothered him for some time. There is still the push to try to win his first NASCAR Cup championship, and a lingering...
Hometown hero Li Haotong leads after first round of HSBC Champions
SHANGHAI — Li Haotong has come a long way in the HSBC Champions, which he realized before hitting any of his 64 shots that carried him to a one-shot lead Thursday. Standing next to him on the tee was Phil Mickelson, a longtime golf idol. Li was part of the...
Rory McIlroy looking to end great year on big noteVideo
SHANGHAI — Already the FedEx Cup champion and PGA Tour Player of the Year, Rory McIlroy has found plenty of motivation toward the back end of the year. Most of it is geared toward reaping rewards next season. McIlroy is coming off a tie for third last week in Japan,...
Horse racing’s tragic, wild ride culminates at Breeders’ Cup
ARCADIA, Calif. — Thirty horse deaths over the winter at Santa Anita. The first disqualification for interference in Kentucky Derby history. A horse tossing his jockey at the start of the Preakness and running around the track rider-less. Six more deaths at Santa Anita this fall. A tragic, wild and...
Determining athletes’ worth front and center after NCAA rulingVideo
How much are a college athlete’s name, image and likeness worth? And who would want to pay for them? The questions are front and center now that the NCAA, pressured by individual states that started acting on their own, has taken a major step toward allowing athletes to make money...
Buster Douglas to promote long odds against Mike Tyson to inspire
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Buster Douglas will mark the 30th anniversary of his upset boxing victory over Mike Tyson with a campaign aimed at inspiring others who face long odds. Douglas, 59, joined organizers at the Ohio Statehouse Wednesday to announce a series of “42 to 1” events framed around his...
Ex-Pitt defensive coordinator Josh Conklin ready for return trip to Death ValleyVideo
When Wofford coach Josh Conklin walks into Death Valley on Saturday, faced with the daunting task of confronting No. 4 Clemson with his FCS Terriers, he might look around and declare, “This looks familiar.” And, then, he could smile. It was three seasons ago, when Conklin was Pitt’s defensive coordinator,...
Family cites hockey as factor in ‘Miracle on Ice’ player Mark Pavelich’s legal woes
GRAND MARAIS, Minn. — The family of a player on the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” Olympic champion men’s hockey team says concussions and blows he received during his playing career have contributed to his current legal troubles. Mark Pavelich, 61, was found incompetent to stand trial by a judge in...
NCAA poised to move toward allowing athletes to make money
NEW YORK — The NCAA is poised to take a significant step toward allowing college athletes to earn money off the fame they have gained by playing sports. The Board of Governors will be briefed Tuesday by administrators who have been examining whether it would be feasible to allow athletes...
Doug Ferguson: Tiger Woods tied with Sam Snead, and no one else is closeVideo
The toughest competition for Tiger Woods has always been history. What captured the public’s attention when Woods won the first of his 15 majors, the 1997 Masters, was whether he could match or beat the 18 majors won by Jack Nicklaus, long considered the gold standard in golf. That remains...
Tiger Woods ties Sam Snead’s record of 82 PGA Tour winsVideo
INZAI CITY, Japan — Tiger Woods won the Zozo Championship to tie Sam Snead’s PGA Tour record of 82 victories. The 43-year-old American played the final seven holes Monday in the rain-hit tournament, completing a 3-under 67 to beat local favorite Hideki Matsuyama by three strokes at Accordia Golf Narashino...
Truex wins at Martinsville to get into NASCAR title race; Logano, Hamlin scuffleVideo
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Martin Truex Jr. was celebrating the victory that locked him into NASCAR’s title race when he heard the crowd roar, looked up at the big screen and saw two championship contenders jawing at each other on pit road. “Oh, look, a fight,” the winner said. Indeed, Denny...
