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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....
Martin Truex wins again; Gibbs gets 1-2-3-4 finish at Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. — Martin Truex Jr. passed Kyle Busch with 25 laps to go and won his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series playoff race Saturday night. The victory completed a redemptive finish for Truex, the championship leader coming into the race. He was leading with 87 laps remaining when Ricky...
No. 13 Wisconsin runs over No. 11 Michigan
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor needed only a quarter Saturday to improve upon his rushing total from the Badgers’ lopsided loss to Michigan last season. Taylor ran for 203 yards and two touchdowns. Jack Coan added a career-high two rushing touchdowns, and No. 13 Wisconsin made it look...
Kyle Busch looks to rebound as NASCAR playoffs move to RichmondVideo
RICHMOND, Va. — The NASCAR playoffs didn’t start the way Kyle Busch wanted. An early swipe of the wall at Las Vegas and slow lapped traffic relegated him to a middle-of-the-pack finish that dropped him from first to fourth in the championship race. Now, the series has moved to Richmond...
Georgia grocery store clears Irish Spring soap from shelves before Notre Dame gameVideo
Apparently, a grocery store outside Athens, Ga., wants no part of “Add a little Irish to your Game.” The current add slogan for Irish Spring soap is no use to Dill’s Food City as the stores removed the bars off the shelves this week before the 8 p.m. primetime showdown...
Cancer survivor Sarah Thomas swims England Channel 4 times nonstopVideo
It was a remarkable feat … times four. Breast cancer survivor Sarah Thomas became the first person to ever swim the English Channel four times consecutively. Colorado endurance swimmer, cancer survivor Sarah Thomas swims English Channel 4 times nonstop. NBC News (@NBCNews) September 17, 2019 The Colorado native, 37,...
Iowa State fan with beer money sign donates $8K to children’s hospital
One fan who showed up for ESPN’s College GameDay on Saturday, like many others, brought a sign and hoped to get it on the broadcast. His sign simply said, “Busch Light supply needs replenished” and provided a Venmo account to send money to. He thought he’d gets some laughs and...
Martin Truex Jr. wins at Vegas in opening race of NASCAR Cup Series playoffs
LAS VEGAS — Martin Truex Jr. raced his way into the second round of NASCAR’s playoffs with a victory Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the opening round of the postseason. The win is Truex’s series-best fifth of the season and again cemented Joe Gibbs Racing as the team...
Former NASCAR driver killed in single-engine plane crash
STERLING, Conn. — Modified stock car great Michael Stefanik was killed in a single-engine plane crash. He was 61. State police say the crash happened Sunday afternoon in Sterling near the Rhode Island state line. They say the single-engine, single-seat Aerolite 103 took off from the Riconn Airport in Coventry,...
Suzann Pettersen wins dramatic Solheim Cup for Europe then retiresVideo
GLENEAGLES, Scotland — Suzann Pettersen stood over the final shot of her golfing career, not quite realizing it also was the last shot of the most dramatic Solheim Cup ever played. Europe’s players had their hands over their mouths, and their captain could barely watch. Blissfully unaware of what was...
AP Top 25: Cal, Arizona St move in to give Pac-12 6 ranked
California and Arizona State moved into the AP Top 25 college football poll to give the Pac-12 six ranked teams, the most for the conference in almost four years. A weekend filled with blowouts left the top half of the AP media poll presented by Regions Bank mostly unchanged. Clemson...
Bob Baffert: Justify’s positive test came from contaminated food
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert denied giving 2018 Triple Crown winning horse Justify a banned substance that caused a positive test prior to last year’s Kentucky Derby and blamed the result on contaminated food. Baffert said in a statement Thursday that he “unequivocally” rejects the implication he would give...
Tennessee fan bullied for self-made T-shirt offered scholarship
One dedicated young fan just earned a college education for showing his true colors. After some unfortunate events for a University of Tennessee supporter, the school is offering honorary admission to UT and he has been awarded a four-year scholarship to the university. The fourth-grade Altamonte Springs, Fla., boy drew...
Report: Justify failed drug test before Triple Crown run
NEW YORK — The New York Times said Justify won the 2018 Triple Crown after a failed postrace drug test at a California track that could have kept the horse out of the Kentucky Derby. The newspaper reported Wednesday that Bob Baffert-trained Justify tested positive for the drug scopolamine after...
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...
