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Analysis: USA Basketball’s World Cup plan went awry long ago
DONGGUAN, China — USA Basketball’s plan for a third consecutive World Cup title started going off the rails long before this tournament even began, after just about everyone who was originally asked to play for this team turned down the opportunity. As such, this outcome was not exactly unexpected. The...
Bryson DeChambeau headlines PGA Tour opener in West VirginiaVideo
U.S. Presidents Cup team members were told to get out and play, and Bryson DeChambeau is eager to please. DeChambeau is heeding captain Tiger Woods’ call for his eight players to stay sharp heading into the December matches. At No. 10, DeChambeau is the highest-ranked player in the world entered...
Dennis Rodman talks feeling bigger than Michael Jordan ahead of ESPN ’30 for 30′
Dennis Rodman had some pretty wild things to say in an interview posted Tuesday. While talking with Jackie MacMullan, The Worm discussed many topics in the 30-plus minus video posted to NBA on ESPN’s YouTube channel ahead of the release of his “30 for 30.” Rodman, 58, said at one...
Steelers legend Lynn Swann resigns as Southern Cal athletic director
LOS ANGELES — Southern Cal athletic director Lynn Swann resigned after three tumultuous years atop one of the nation’s most prestigious athletic departments. The 67-year-old Swann, a Hall of Fame receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, signed his letter of resignation Monday, just two weeks into USC’s football season. Dave Roberts,...
Analysis: Federer-Nadal-Djokovic rivalry remains compellingVideo
NEW YORK At some point, of course, Rafael Nadal and the rest of the Big Three will stop winning Grand Slam titles, someone younger will emerge and a shift at the top of tennis will happen. Just not yet. And while so much attention in the sport has been focused...
Rafael Nadal holds off rally, wins U.S. Open for 19th major titleVideo
NEW YORK — The 19th Grand Slam title that seemed so inevitable for Rafael Nadal during the first two-plus sets of the U.S. Open final suddenly seemed in doubt as Daniil Medvedev forced it to a fifth. What had all the makings of a crowning morphed into a real contest...
Kevin Harvick wins Brickyard 400 as Jimmie Johnson’s NASCAR playoff streak ends
INDIANAPOLIS — Kevin Harvick’s nearly flawless run Sunday ruined any chance of Jimmie Johnson executing his win-and-in playoff strategy. A crash with 55 laps to go made it official: Johnson’s perfect postseason record is over. On a day Harvick won the pole, led all but 42 laps and raced to...
LSU’s win over Texas gives SEC 3 of top 4 spots in AP Top 25 poll
The SEC held three of the top four spots in the Associated Press college football poll after LSU’s road victory against Texas pushed the Tigers to No. 4. Clemson remained No. 1 on Sunday, receiving 56 first-place votes out of 62 in the Top 25. No. 2 Alabama received six...
Joe Burrow’s 4 TD passes lead LSU to wild win over Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Joe Burrow passed for 471 yards and four touchdowns, including a 61-yarder to Justin Jefferson with 2 minutes, 27 seconds left, and No. 6 LSU pulled out a wild 45-38 victory over No. 9 Texas on Saturday night. The biggest nonconference game in Austin since No. 1...
Bianca Andreescu upsets Serena Williams in U.S. Open final
NEW YORK — Bianca Andreescu displayed the same brand of big-serving, big-hitting, in-your-face tennis that Serena Williams usually does. And now the 19-year-old from Canada is a Grand Slam champion, earning her first such title while preventing Williams from collecting a record-tying 24th. Andreescu took charge early in the U.S....
No. 7 Michigan escapes Army’s upset bid with double-OT win
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan is off to a wobbly start this season, and Army almost took advantage. Jake Moody made a 43-yard field goal, and the seventh-ranked Wolverines forced and recovered a fumble to hold on for a 24-21 double-overtime win over the Black Knights on Saturday. The Wolverines...
The Undertaker drops in on College GameDay, talks UFC 242 on ESPN
The Undertaker made a rare non-wrestling TV appearance on Saturday. ESPN’s College GameDay was in Austin for the Texas vs. LSU game and the WWE star made a special appearance on the program. ? THAT'S THE UNDERTAKER'S MUSIC ? pic.twitter.com/6DCURh9GdO— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) September 7, 2019 ‘Taker repped his Longhorns...
1 more for 24: Serena Williams reaches U.S. Open final again
NEW YORK — With another U.S. Open final in sight, and Grand Slam title No. 24 within reach, Serena Williams got past a slightly shaky start and quickly took control. Williams turned in an increasingly impressive performance for a 6-3, 6-1 victory over No. 5-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine in...
Rafael Nadal beats Schwartzman in 3 tight sets to reach U.S. Open semis
NEW YORK — Rafael Nadal kept pulling away in his U.S. Open quarterfinal, then getting reeled back in by Diego Schwartzman. In the first set, Nadal led 4-0 before Schwartzman got to 4-all. In the second, Nadal went up 5-1 before Schwartzman made it 5-all. Took more than two hours...
Chase for Tom Herman ends well for Texas, LSU
AUSTIN, Texas — The chase was on for Tom Herman. In late 2016, Texas and LSU were eyeing the young hotshot coach from Houston until a wild Thanksgiving weekend that included a Tigers win, a Longhorns loss and leaked details of contract negotiations swung Herman to Texas and pushed LSU...
Speedy Tevin Bush gives lift to sluggish West Virginia offense
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Hints that Tevin Bush could make an impact for West Virginia in 2019 began at a simple team-building exercise during preseason camp. During a game of musical chairs, 300-pound linemen were knocking each other over to get to empty seats when the song stopped. The speedy, 5-foot-6...
Erratic Federer loses to Grigor Dimitrov in U.S. Open quarterfinals
NEW YORK — Betrayed by his forehand, and maybe his body, too, Roger Federer is out of the U.S. Open. Federer gave away a lead against a guy he’d never lost to and was beaten 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 by 78th-ranked Grigor Dimitrov in the quarterfinals before a stunned...
Notre Dame searches for answers after uneven performance in opening winVideo
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — There are some questions marks for No. 8 Notre Dame after a somewhat lackluster showing on the road to open the season, even if it ended with a 35-17 win over Louisville. The silver lining for coach Brian Kelly: He was able to give his inexperienced...
AP Top 25 football teams open 23-0 vs unranked teams
The Top 25 went 23-0 against unranked teams to open the season, leaving the rankings mostly unchanged with No. 1 Clemson and No. 2 Alabama at the top of the first regular-season AP college football poll of 2019. The Tigers received 54 first-place votes out of 62 in the media...
Erik Jones’ win means Joe Gibbs Racing has 4 contenders for NASCAR Cup title
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Joe Gibbs has had the hottest hand in NASCAR this season. Now, after Erik Jones’ gritty, overnight victory at Darlington Raceway, the championship owner has four aces ready to contend for another title. Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. have won four times each this...
Jalen Hurts has 6 TDs as No. 4 Oklahoma beats Houston
NORMAN, Okla. — Even one of the best nights ever for an Oklahoma player wasn’t good enough for Jalen Hurts. The new Sooners quarterback passed for three touchdowns and ran for three more, and No. 4 Oklahoma rolled past Houston 49-31 on Sunday night. It was Hurts’ first game for...
Serena Williams shakes off ankle injury to advance at U.S. Open
NEW YORK — Serena Williams was in pain — “acceptable” pain, her coach called it — after rolling her right ankle during the second set of a U.S. Open victory. That was the bad news. The good news for Williams as she pursues a seventh championship at Flushing Meadows and...
Defending champion Osaka eliminates American Gauff
NEW YORK — First, the tears came from Coco Gauff as the 15-year-old American’s U.S. Open came to an end against defending champion and No. 1 seed Naomi Osaka. Then it was Osaka’s turn to cry, moments after comforting Gauff with a hug and some words of encouragement Saturday night....
No. 2 Alabama starts slow, routs Duke
ATLANTA — Now that’s more like it, Alabama. Playing for the first time since its crushing loss to Clemson in the national championship game, the second-ranked Crimson Tide overcame a sluggish start to blow out Duke, 42-3, on Saturday in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. Tua Tagovailoa threw for 336 yards...
Jimmie Johnson’s long, hard road to keep playoff run aliveVideo
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Jimmie Johnson knows he’s staring down the wrong kind of history when he lines up at Darlington Raceway. The seven-time NASCAR champion is 18th in the standings heading into the Southern 500, two spots and a huge 26 points out of NASCAR’s 16-team playoffs — a grid...
