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Florida State QB Jordan Travis says leg injury will end his season
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis says the severe leg injury he suffered Saturday will end his season. Travis’ left leg was placed in an air cast, and he was carted off the field late in the first quarter following a run up the middle of the 58-13...
Kansas strengthens grip on No. 1 in AP Top 25; Miami grabs 1st top 10 ranking since 2018
Kansas’ comeback win in a marquee matchup kept the Jayhawks firmly entrenched atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll on Monday while Miami climbed to its highest ranking in nearly five years. The Jayhawks stayed at No. 1 and Miami climbed to No. 10 to replace a...
Georgia remains No. 1 in Top 25; Ohio State jumps Michigan for No. 2
Ohio State passed Michigan and moved up to No. 2 in the Associated Press college football poll Sunday, a week before the Big Ten rivals play another top-five matchup, and No. 4 Washington also flip-flopped with No. 5 Florida State. Georgia remained No. 1 and received a season-high 61 first-place...
Florida State QB Jordan Travis carted off after injury to left leg
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis was carted off the field after suffering what appeared to be a serious injury to his left leg late in the first quarter of the fourth-ranked Seminoles’ game against North Alabama on Saturday night. Travis, a Heisman Trophy contender, was tackled after...
Tiger Woods to play in Bahamas, 1st competition since Masters
Tiger Woods showed he could walk four days while caddying for his son. Now he has decided he is fit enough to try to play. Woods announced on social media Saturday he will be playing in the Hero World Challenge, which starts Nov. 30 at Albany Golf Club in the...
Collumn: With latest crushing blow, Jim Harbaugh’s legacy on line
Jim Harbaugh doesn’t lose often and seldom concedes. This time, he didn’t have much of a choice. Harbaugh’s quest for injunctive relief to halt his three-game suspension ended Thursday, and who knows where the sign-stealing scandal turns next? Michigan’s pursuit of a third straight Big Ten title, another playoff berth...
F1 off to rough Las Vegas start. Ferrari damaged, fans told to leave before practice ends
LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Grand Prix had a bumpy opening when the first practice of the $500 million Formula One race was halted nine minutes into the session Thursday night because Carlos Sainz Jr. ran over a water valve cover that badly damaged his Ferrari. It caused the...
U.S. beats Trinidad in 1st leg of Copa America qualifier as Pepi, Robinson and Reyna score lateVideo
AUSTIN, Texas — Ricardo Pepi, Antonee Robinson and Gio Reyna scored late goals in a span of 7 minutes, 23 seconds, leading the United States over Trinidad and Tobago 3-0 on Thursday night in the opener of a two-leg series for a berth in next year’s Copa America. Pepi entered...
Rafael Nadal will reveal his comeback plans soon after missing nearly all of 2023
Rafael Nadal is sure he’ll be returning to competition after missing nearly all of 2023 with a hip injury that required surgery. And now he says he’ll be revealing his comeback plans soon. Nadal wrote Thursday on social media: “I confirmed yesterday I’ll be back” and punctuated that message with...
Risky plays expanding in popularity with varying degrees of success among ACC programsVideo
Plays that once seemed in vogue only with the most daring college coaches — going for it on fourth down or faking a punt in your own half of the field — seem to be expanding in popularity. Others, such as kickoff and punt returns, seem less attractive. In the...
Next on the Tee: Champions Tour pro Rob Labritz talks grind of Q-School
On this episode of Next on the Tee, host Chris Mascaro is joined by top instructors Tom Patri and John Hughes, along with Champions Tour pro Rob Labritz and PGA Tour SuperStore chief merchandising officer Randy Peitsch. Patri reflects on two feel-good stories from the Bermuda Championship in the performances...
LPGA to award $4 million to season finale winner next year under extension with CME Group
NAPLES, Fla. — Already offering the single-largest payday in women’s golf, the LPGA said Wednesday that next year’s winner of the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship will receive $4 million, equal to the PGA Tour’s new signature events. The big increase — double what the winner gets this year —...
Green ejected for headlock, Thompson, McDaniels tossed after scuffle in Timberwolves-Warriors game
SAN FRANCISCO — Draymond Green was ejected after putting Rudy Gobert in a headlock and two other players were thrown out after an altercation early in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 104-101 win over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night. “Not much to say,” Gobert said. “That’s just clown behavior.” The...
Georgia jumps to No. 1 in CFP rankings past Ohio State. Michigan and Florida State remain in top 4
Georgia moved up to No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday, nudging past Ohio State, with third-place Michigan and fourth-place Florida State holding their spots in the top four. Georgia had maybe its most impressive performance of the season Saturday, beating Mississippi, 52-17. It was the second straight...
Judge gives Oregon State, Washington State full control of Pac-12 and millions of dollars in assetsVideo
A judge granted Oregon State and Washington State a preliminary injunction Tuesday in their legal battle with 10 departing Pac-12 schools, giving the Pacific Northwest rivals control of the conference and millions of dollars in assets. With a significant legal hurdle cleared, Oregon State and Washington State could soon determine...
Rick Pitino returns to big-time college hoops with challenge ahead at St. John’sVideo
NEW YORK — Dressed in a charcoal suit and burgundy tie, Rick Pitino spent the first half pointing and shouting directions, waving his arms and imploring one of his St. John’s players to “wake up!” after conceding an easy basket. By late in the second half, the Hall of Fame...
Column: Camilo Villegas’s comeback was sparked by a caddie who loves to coachVideo
The road back for Camilo Villegas began with a detour to San Diego and a question to a caddie who wasn’t even his: “When are you going to help me?” Villegas started what figured to be a challenging year in the Bahamas on the Korn Ferry Tour, and he meant...
Chelsea’s Emma Hayes formally named coach of the U.S. women’s team but she won’t take over until MayVideo
Chelsea’s Emma Hayes was formally named the new head coach of the U.S. women’s team Tuesday but she won’t take over the four-time Women’s World Cup winners until May, leaving her a short time with the team before it begins play in the Paris Olympics in late July. Interim coach...
Andretti’s F1 effort boosted by General Motors plan to supply engines starting in 2028
LAS VEGAS — General Motors said Tuesday it has registered with Formula One’s governing body to become an engine supplier starting in 2028 in what is seen as a huge boost to Michael Andretti’s bid to join the global motorsports series. “We are thrilled that our new Andretti Cadillac F1...
Rare Babe Ruth rookie card expected to fetch $10M at auction
You could call it the Holy Grail for baseball card collectors. The 1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth rookie card, one of only ten known to be in existence, is headed for the auction block. The red-bordered card depicting the Great Bambino is expected to fetch upwards of $10 million. The...
Tourists find the Las Vegas Strip remade for its turn hosting Formula One
LAS VEGAS — The famous fountains at the Bellagio won’t be very visible this week amid the roar of Formula One racing on the Las Vegas Strip, and gondoliers won’t be serenading tourists at the Venetian resort. “Fountains have been shut off, canals drained, streets closed or harder to navigate,”...
Tim Cowlishaw: Jimbo Fisher buyout leaves Texas A&M holding the bag on biggest Aggie joke of all timeVideo
Jimbo Fisher found a quarterback on Saturday night and lost a job on Sunday morning. Texas A&M has always wanted to be the home of a history-making football squad. That goal was achieved in unimagined fashion when it was announced Sunday that Fisher was being fired as head football coach....
Texas A&M fires coach Jimbo Fisher in move that will cost school $75MVideo
Texas A&M fired coach Jimbo Fisher on Sunday, a move that will cost the school more than $75 million and end a tenure that began six years ago with the Aggies presenting him an engraved national championship trophy missing only the year. “After very careful analysis of all the components...
AP Top 25: Georgia’s No. 1 streak hits 22, second-best ever. Louisville, Oregon State enter top 10
Georgia extended its streak of weeks being top-ranked in the AP Top 25 to 22 on Sunday, giving the Bulldogs the second-longest run of being No. 1 in the 87-year history of the college football poll. The Bulldogs received 54 first-place votes after they routed Mississippi in what was a...
Next on the Tee: John Mahaffey recalls winning ’78 PGA Championship at Oakmont Country Club
On this episode of Next on the Tee, host Chris Mascaro is joined by two legends of the game, John Cook and John Mahaffey; plus one of the great players in Western Pennsylvania history, Bob Friend Jr.; and Top 100 instructor and Pittsburgh native Eric Johnson. Cook discusses his epic...
