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Rickie Fowler’s wild ride gives him 1-shot lead in U.S. Open
LOS ANGELES — Rickie Fowler was flamboyant as ever Friday in the U.S. Open, not so much with his attire as a golf game so wildly entertaining that he made only four pars in his 2-under-par 68 that gave him a share of the 36-hole record and a one-shot lead...
Dustin Johnson makes a crazy 8 at the US Open but crawls back into contentionVideo
LOS ANGELES — Dustin Johnson’s summary of the quadruple bogey he made that could be the difference between winning and losing the U.S. Open was succinct, matter-of-fact and, of course, ugly. “Chunked my bunker shot and then chunked the next one. Skulled the next one,” he said. “Everything that you...
Wyndham Clark gets a little help from a good friend for U.S. Open at LACCVideo
LOS ANGELES — Wyndham Clark felt so good about Los Angeles Country Club he thought he didn’t even need a practice round when he arrived this week for the U.S. Open. It has shown through 36 holes, with Clark opening with rounds of 64-67, right in contention going into the...
NBA suspends Ja Morant 25 games for 2nd social media video involving a gunVideo
Memphis guard Ja Morant was suspended 25 games by the NBA — his second ban in four months — and commissioner Adam Silver made clear Friday the star must stop his “alarming” habit of flashing guns on social media. The suspension for the upcoming season comes a month after a...
Michael Jordan selling majority ownership stake in Charlotte Hornets
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan is finalizing a deal to sell the majority share of the Charlotte Hornets, the franchise announced Friday, leaving the 30-team NBA without any Black majority ownership. Jordan is selling to a group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall, the Hornets said. Plotkin has...
Swiss cyclist Gino Mäder dies from injuries in crash during Tour de Suisse
GENEVA — Swiss cyclist Gino Mäder died Friday, one day after crashing and falling down a ravine during a descent at the Tour de Suisse. The 26-year-old Mäder crashed after a left-hand turn on a fast downhill road approaching the end of the mountainous fifth stage into La Punt. His...
U.S. beats Mexico in soccer match marred by 4 red cards, cut short by homophobic chants
LAS VEGAS — Four players were ejected and the match was cut short by the referee after repeated homophobic chants Thursday night. The United States’ 3-0 victory over Mexico for a spot Sunday in the CONCACAF Nations League final against Canada will be remembered as much for the ugliness as...
Gregg Berhalter agrees to return as US men’s national soccer team coach
NEW YORK — Gregg Berhalter has agreed to return as U.S. national team coach, a surprising turn of events 5½ months after his contract expired amid conflict with the Reyna family and an investigation of a three-decades-old domestic violence investigation. Berhalter agreed to coach the team through the 2026 World...
College World Series’ slugging squads know long ball only goes so far in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. — The batting statistics for the eight College World Series teams suggest there will be home runs aplenty at Charles Schwab Field over the next 10 days. Five of the top 10 home run-hitting squads are in Omaha, and so are individual national leaders Jac Caglianone of Florida...
Conor McGregor accused of sexually assaulting woman at NBA Finals game
MIAMI — The NBA and the Miami Heat are investigating an allegation that former UFC champion Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman inside an arena bathroom after Game 4 of the NBA Finals. The woman’s attorney, Ariel Mitchell, said her client has provided Miami police with the clothing she was...
Fowler, Schauffele break US Open record with 62s at Los Angeles Country ClubVideo
LOS ANGELES — Rickie Fowler always can say he was the first to shoot 62 in the U.S. Open. But only by about 15 minutes. Xander Schauffele soon matched him on the North course at Los Angeles Country Club with an 8-under-par 62 of his own, making Thursday a most...
McIlroy, Koepka shake hands and smile, then turn to chasing down leaders at US OpenVideo
LOS ANGELES — They shared a bro handshake and a laugh or two on the first tee box. Then, the odd couple — Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka — started down the fairway in search of solutions for the biggest problem in golf. On Thursday at the U.S. Open, it...
Record revenue and attendance has business booming again for the American Hockey LeagueVideo
More than 10,000 fans filled the Hershey Bears’ home arena Tuesday night to watch the oldest American Hockey League franchise take on the newest, the Coachella Valley Firebirds, in the Calder Cup Finals. It was the third consecutive game in the AHL championship series to be sold out and pushed...
U.S. Open Tee Times
LOS ANGELES — Tee times for the first round of the U.S. Open on Thursday at The Los Angeles Country Club 9:45 a.m. — Deon Germishuys, Berry Henson, Hank Lebioda, Omar Morales, Ryutaro Nagano, Jacob Solomon 9:56 a.m. — Michael Brennan, Wenyi Ding, Ryan Gerard, Yuto Katsuragawa, Michael Kim, Jordan...
Scottie Scheffler arrives at US Open looking to solve putting problemsVideo
LOS ANGELES — Scottie Scheffler took one long, smooth stroke, then looked down the line and watched the ball roll toward the hole on the practice green. He was using his wedge. That was a drill. The state of his game on the greens, more of an emergency. The player...
Chaos rules day as U.S. Open comes to glitz of L.A.Video
LOS ANGELES — Brooks Koepka says he enjoys the chaos, and there’s no shortage of that in this U.S. Open, even for those who manage to avoid the traffic. Players are still trying to digest the blockbuster announcement of the PGA Tour ending a legal and moral battle with LIV...
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan recovering from medical issue, cedes day-to-day control
LOS ANGELES — PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is recovering from a medical situation that led him to turn over control to two of his top executives, the tour announced. The tour did not disclose the nature of the medical situation or how serious it was, only that its board...
Column: Le Mans effort brought pride, joy to NASCAR industryVideo
LE MANS, France — So many viewed NASCAR’s trip to the 24 Hours of Le Mans as a bit of a joke, nothing more than an expensive “science project” marketing play to take a beast of a car to the most elite endurance race in the world. The Next Gen...
Column: Golf has too many balls in the air to debate distanceVideo
LOS ANGELES — Professional golf rarely has been this divided, bordering on hostile, and there is no simple solution. It was always going to be a hot topic at the U.S. Open. So maybe the USGA should be thankful no one is talking about rolling back the golf ball. “It,...
Drug deal likely sparked Denver mass shooting after Nuggets’ NBA win, police sayVideo
DENVER — A shooting in downtown Denver amid fans celebrating the Nuggets’ first NBA championship victory likely was sparked by a drug deal gone wrong, police said Tuesday. The violence left 10 people wounded, including one of two suspected shooters. All of the injured are expected to survive, including five...
Part-time Uber driver Henson travels world to get to U.S. OpenVideo
LOS ANGELES — Berry Henson always imagined moments like this. He is at the U.S. Open, playing practice rounds with Phil Mickelson and soaking up whatever information he can get for his first major championship against the best players in the world. He just didn’t imagine it would take him...
Denver’s Nikola Jokic adds missing piece to impressive resume with NBA titleVideo
DENVER — There are no more holes in Nikola Jokic’s impressive resume. Denver’s do-it-all center commandeered these playoffs, smashing a 56-year-old playoff record with 10 triple-doubles, and he completed a transcendent two-month stretch by leading the Nuggets past the Miami Heat, 94-89, on Monday night in a hard-fought Game 5...
Champions League players aim for another trophy at Nations League Final Four
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — There is another international trophy to win in Europe this weekend and players from Manchester City and Inter Milan will be available at the four-team Nations League Finals in the Netherlands. Netherlands defenders Nathan Aké and Denzel Dumfries are teammates again after facing each other down in...
Nuggets take home 1st NBA title in rugged comeback win over HeatVideo
DENVER — Nikola Jokic guided Denver to its first NBA title in team history Monday night, as the Nuggets overcame dreadful shooting and a late flurry from Miami’s Jimmy Butler to squeeze past the Heat for a frantic 94-89 victory in Game 5. Jokic had 28 points and 16 rebounds...
Saudi and LIV a topic with no answers as U.S. Open approachesVideo
LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Open trophy is no longer in Matt Fitzpatrick’s possession. The questions about Saudi involvement in golf and the LIV Golf circuit won’t go away. Not much has changed from Brookline to Los Angeles, from one U.S. Open to the next one, only the nature of...
