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Scottie Barnes records his 4th triple-double of the season, Raptors beat Pacers 130-122
INDIANAPOLIS — Toronto Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic promised his players a tasty reward when they finally strung together a three-game winning streak. Now it’s time to pay up. With All-Star Scottie Barnes logging his fourth triple-double of the season and RJ Barrett scoring 24 points in Monday night’s 130-122 victory,...
Brazil international Antony gets support at Man United despite plunging down list of wingers
MANCHESTER, England — Brazil international Antony was assured on Tuesday that he still has a future at Manchester United despite plunging down the pecking order of wingers at the English club. The 24-year-old Antony became the second most expensive player in United’s history when he arrived for $95 million in...
Mid-American Conference invites UMass to rejoin league in most sports in 2025-26
The Mid-American Conference is inviting UMass to join as a full member, starting in 2025, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because neither the school nor the MAC had confirmed the move. The person...
Anthony Kim returning after 12 years to LIV? Greg Norman teases
All signs point toward Anthony Kim ending his 12-year absence by playing the LIV Golf event in Saudi Arabia, with the latest indication a video tease from Greg Norman on Monday. Kim was a raw talent who broke the country club image in golf with his belt buckles and bling,...
Suarez takes aim on NASCAR Cup Series championship run following important win in Atlanta
HAMPTON, Ga. — Daniel Suarez knows he will return to Atlanta Motor Speedway as a playoff contender Sept. 8. Suarez also can count on retaining his spot on Trackhouse Racing’s team when the NASCAR Cup Series makes its 2025 stops in Atlanta. The popular driver from Monterrey, Mexico, ended speculation...
Houston men rise to No. 1 in AP Top 25 ahead of Purdue, UConn
Now it is Houston’s turn at the top of the Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll. The Cougars moved to No. 1 for the first time this season in Monday’s latest poll, climbing one spot to end the six-week stay of reigning national champion Connecticut. Houston (24-3) became...
Furor erupts over Ronaldo’s apparent obscene taunt in Saudi match
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Cristiano Ronaldo has come under heavy criticism after seemingly making an offensive gesture following Al Nassr’s 3-2 victory over Al Shabab in a Saudi Pro League match Sunday. The Portuguese star scored a first-half penalty, before Brazilian Talisca’s late brace, including a goal four minutes from...
Daniel Suarez edges pair in thrilling 3-wide finish for Cup Series winVideo
HAMPTON, Ga. — Daniel Suarez edged Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch in a three-wide finish to win a crashed-filled NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday. Busch, who won Saturday’s Trucks race, moved to the middle between Blaney, the 2023 Cup champion, and Suarez to set up...
Rookie Jake Knapp holds on to win Mexico Open, earn Masters spot
VALLARTA, Mexico — PGA Tour rookie Jake Knapp lost a four-shot lead in seven holes and then held it together with a remarkable short game Sunday, closing with an even-par 71 to win the Mexico Open at Vidanta and earn a trip to the Masters. Knapp said he still sends...
William Byron, Kyle Busch, other drivers still adjusting to Atlanta’s reconfigured track
HAMPTON, Ga. — William Byron has flourished at the reconfigured Atlanta Motor Speedway, winning two of four NASCAR Cup Series races since a fresh surface and higher banks provided a dramatic face-lift to the track. That doesn’t mean Byron feels totally comfortable in Atlanta. Byron, the newly crowned Daytona 500...
Knapp makes 11 birdies and seizes control at Mexico OpenVideo
VALLARTA, Mexico — PGA Tour rookie Jake Knapp ran off 11 birdies Saturday and seized control of the Mexico Open at Vidanta with an 8-under-par 63, giving him a four-shot lead going into the final round with a spot in the Masters on the line. Knapp began the third round...
Alvaro Ortiz goes for a big win at home. He shares the lead in Mexico OpenVideo
VALLARTA, Mexico — Alvaro Ortiz got off to a strong start and did just enough right at the end for a 7-under-par 64, giving him a share of the lead Friday in the Mexico Open as he goes for yet another victory in his home country. This would be the...
3 University of Wyoming swimmers killed in highway crash in Colorado
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Three members of the University of Wyoming swimming and diving team were killed in a highway crash in northern Colorado. The crash happened Thursday afternoon on U.S. 287 about 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of the Wyoming-Colorado line between Laramie and Fort Collins, Colo. The crash injured...
Erik van Rooyen opens with a 63 in bid to win again in Mexico
VALLARTA, Mexico — Erik van Rooyen made two eagles Thursday on his way to an 8-under-par 63 for a one-shot lead in the Mexico Open at Vidanta, a strong start in his bid to win a second PGA Tour title in Mexico in the last four months. Van Rooyen hit...
New college football game blocks users from adding players who reject NIL opt-in
Gamers will be blocked from manually adding players to EA Sports’ new college football game who decide not to accept an offer to have their name, image and likeness used in it, the video-game developer said Thursday. EA Sports revealed the safeguard in its announcement that it has begun reaching...
NCAA provides glimpse into process of choosing teams for March Madness
PHOENIX — Selection Sunday also happens to be the biggest complaint day on the sports calendar. How could they leave my team out? Why is mine playing that far away? You seriously gave (my favorite team) a No. 8 seed instead of 6? Settle down. Selecting, seeding and bracketing the...
Gabby Douglas pulls out of 1st meet in 8 years with covid
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Gabby Douglas’ return to competition is going to have to wait. The 2012 Olympic gymnastics champion pulled out of this weekend’s Winter Cup in Louisville, Ky., after posting on social media that she had tested positive for covid-19. The 28-year-old Douglas was planning to compete in three...
Tiger Woods’ son shoots 86 in pre-qualifier for PGA Tour event
HOBE SOUND, Fla. — The PGA Tour will have to wait for the 15-year-old son of Tiger Woods. In a pre-qualifier Thursday, Charlie Woods took a 12 on one hole and shot 86. Woods didn’t make a birdie at Lost Lake Golf Club, one of four pre-qualifier sites for the...
Southland Conference suspends 8 players for postgame brawl between A&M-Commerce and Incarnate WordVideo
FRISCO, Texas — Four players from Texas A&M-Commerce and four from Incarnate Word were suspended by the Southland Conference for “flagrant unsportsmanlike actions” when a brawl broke out during postgame handshakes after an overtime game. It was still unclear what led to the melee after Commerce’s 76-72 road victory Monday...
SEC fines LSU $100K for fans storming court vs. No. 17 Kentucky
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The SEC fined LSU $100,000 in connection with fans running onto the court after the Tigers’ victory over No. 17 Kentucky, the league announced Thursday. Tyrell Ward’s basket as time expired gave LSU a 75-74 win Wednesday night and prompted the court-storming. Safety risks associated with court-storming...
The stretch run of the NBA season has arrived. It’s time for the playoff pushVideo
There’s no NBA player who is a bigger fan of harness racing than Denver’s Nikola Jokic. He owns horses, goes to tracks whenever he can and even accepted one of his MVP awards while riding around at his farm in Serbia. He knows the stretch run often decides races. And...
Tiger Woods’ son is taking his first step toward trying to play on the PGA TourVideo
HOBE SOUND, Fla. — The 15-year-old son of Tiger Woods is taking the first step toward trying to play on the PGA Tour. Charlie Woods is entered in a pre-qualifier for the Cognizant Classic. The pre-qualifier for Woods is Thursday at Lost Lake Golf Club. The top 25 and ties...
Next on the Tee: Former Rams QB Jim Everett offers football insights, plus golf memories
On this episode of Next on the Tee, host Chris Mascaro is joined by former Rams Pro Bowl quarterback Jim Everett, 2014 Georgia PGA Teacher of the Year Kevin Roman, former Tour caddie and founder of Inspiring Warriors Golf Russ Holden, and Oklahoma Junior Golf Hall of Famer, Tour caddie...
William Byron battled ‘imposter syndrome’ in climb to Daytona 500 champ
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — William Byron grew up in the hotbed of NASCAR, so close to the stars that he could trick-or-treat at Jimmie Johnson’s house every Halloween. He’d tell Johnson every year that someday he’d race alongside him at Hendrick Motorsports. But aside from decorating his Charlotte, N.C., bedroom...
Column: Golf has a fractured landscape. Not even the majors can put it back togetherVideo
LOS ANGELES — The grill room at a California municipal golf course had one TV showing LIV Golf in Las Vegas, another showing the PGA Tour in Phoenix. A half-dozen people shifted eyes watching both, the former with fewer commercials on a network known more for “Young Sheldon” reruns. This...
