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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
AP source: Florida QB Jaden Rashada asks for release amid NIL mess
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida quarterback recruit Jaden Rashada requested a release from his national letter of intent Tuesday night after a $13 million name, imagine and likeness deal fell through, a person familiar with the situation said. The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither...
No. 1 Iga Swiatek eases into Australian Open round 3
MELBOURNE, Australia — No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek eased into the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday as she beat Camila Osorio of Colombia, 6-2, 6-3. In a match played with the roof closed because of rain, the Polish player was broken when serving for the match at...
LIV Golf planning TV deal with The CW network: reports 
NEW YORK — The Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf League is nearing a TV deal with The CW Network, according to multiple reports. Though the Saudis poured billions of dollars into the breakaway golf league to lure star talent away from the PGA Tour, they couldn’t secure a television contract for...
Column: Hendrick checking off his own personal bucket list 
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hendrick Motorsports started as All-Star Racing in a old shop with wood-paneled walls and just enough room for its eight employees. Rick Hendrick had cobbled together just enough money to launch that unsponsored NASCAR team for the 1984 season. He had owned City Chevrolet in Charlotte for...
Column: PGA Tour fields may go from Who's Who to Who's That? 
HONOLULU — Activity on the practice range at Waialae used to be predictable. Instead of standing behind players to watch their swings, the more common move was to stand to the side and try to inconspicuously look at the front of the golf bag to see whose name was on...
Andy Murray tops Matteo Berrettini in 5-set epic at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia — Metal hip, bloody knee and all, Andy Murray produced his biggest victory in years. Murray built a huge lead, let it disappear completely, then needed to save a match point against Matteo Berrettini — who is nearly a full decade younger and ranked more than 50 places...
Chip Ganassi adds Takuma Sato to race ovals only
INDIANAPOLIS — Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato will wind down his career this season by scaling back to ovals only in IndyCar as the Japanese driver moves to Chip Ganassi Racing. Sato will share the No. 11 Honda with rookie Marcus Armstrong, who was hired to drive the IndyCar...
Travis Pastrana to attempt Daytona 500 with 23XI Racing
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Travis Pastrana is a motor sports icon decorated for his fearless attack on anything with wheels or engines or ramps or danger. But there is one thing missing from his resume, and as far as Pastrana is concerned, no event is bigger. Pastrana said Tuesday he’ll make...
Jim Harbaugh calls Michigan president to say he's staying 
Jim Harbaugh is staying at Michigan, a decision he personally gave the school president to end another round of speculation that he would return to the NFL. “I just got off the phone with coach Harbaugh and Jim shared with me the great news that he is going to remain...
Coach: Alabama basketball program 'grieving' after teammate charged with murder 
Alabama men’s basketball coach Nate Oats said Monday the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide are going through “kind of a grieving process” after player Darius Miles and another man were charged with capital murder after a fatal shooting near campus. Speaking at a news conference, Oats said he couldn’t discuss any specifics...
Houston, Kansas stay atop Top 25; Florida Atlantic enters for 1st time 
Houston and Kansas remained firmly atop the Associated Press men’s college basketball poll Monday after a record weekend of Top 25 losses, while Florida Atlantic took advantage of the chaos to crack the ranking for the first time in school history. Eleven teams in the Top 25 went down Saturday,...
WNBA great Maya Moore retires from basketball officially 
Maya Moore knew it was time to officially end her basketball career — four years after stepping away. The Minnesota Lynx star left the WNBA in 2019 to help her now-husband Jonathan Irons win his release from prison by getting his 50-year sentence overturned in 2020. Irons married Moore soon...
No Roger or Serena: Australian Open starts minus 2 big stars
MELBOURNE, Australia — Wearing a dark blue T-shirt bearing Roger Federer’s first name and pushing a gray stroller carrying her 1-year-old daughter, Martina (as in Hingis), at the Australian Open, Angelica Ibarra spoke for many a tennis fan when she described her mood on the first day of Grand Slam...
Si Woo Kim rallies with big finish to win Sony Open 
HONOLULU — Si Woo Kim brought a sleepy Sony Open to life Sunday with a birdie-birdie finish that gave him a 6-under-par 64 and a one-shot victory over Hayden Buckley. Buckley had a two-shot lead at the start of the day and was among nine players from the leading 16...
University of Alabama basketball player 1 of 2 charged in shooting death of woman 
University of Alabama basketball player Darius Miles was one of two men charged after a fatal shooting Sunday morning in Tuscaloosa, according to multiple reports. Miles, 21, and Michael Lynn Davis, 20, have reportedly been charged with capital murder after the shooting death of 23-year-old Jamea Jonae Harris. The incident...
Georgia football player, staff member killed in wreck after title celebration
Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and a recruiting staff member were killed early Sunday in a car wreck, the school said, just hours after the Bulldogs celebrated their second straight national championship with a parade and ceremony. Two other members of the football program were injured in the crash, which...
Teenager Coco Gauff in a hurry as she readies for Australian Open 
MELBOURNE, Australia — Coco Gauff acknowledges she tends to be in a bit of a hurry as she moves through life. The 18-year-old Floridian doesn’t stick around in a city after a tennis tournament ends: “Even if it’s a nice place,” she said with a chuckle, “I like to leave.”...
Kyle Larson to try Indy 500-Coca-Cola 600 double in 2024
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Larson will attempt to race the Indianapolis 500 next year with McLaren Racing in a joint effort with NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick. The surprise announcement Thursday by McLaren and Hendrick at last gives Larson a path into his dream race. It also means he will...
NBA updates All-Star vote numbers; LeBron, Durant still lead
NEW YORK — LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers is well on his way to catching Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on more than the NBA’s career scoring list. James is on pace to be an All-Star for the 19th time, after the NBA said Thursday he remains the overall leading vote-getter...
Ronaldo left off FIFA award list headed by Messi, Mbappé
ZURICH — Cristiano Ronaldo was left off the the 14-player shortlist for the annual Best FIFA Men’s Player award for the first time, with Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé among those selected. Ronaldo, who was released by Manchester United and benched by Portugal during the World Cup, won the FIFA...
Harvick: 'It's just time,' racer says of 2023 final season
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kevin Harvick received the same answer nearly every time he asked another athlete how they decided to retire: Harvick would just know it was time. The driver thrust onto the global stage when he was named Dale Earnhardt’s replacement just days after Earnhardt’s fatal 2001 crash will...
Naomi Osaka says she's pregnant, plans tennis return in 2024
Naomi Osaka is pregnant and plans to return to competition in 2024, the tennis star announced Wednesday. The former world No. 1 posted what she called “a little life update for 2023” on social media, including a picture of an ultrasound. The 25-year-old Osaka has been dating Cordae, a rapper,...
Unvaccinated Djokovic back, year later at Australian Open
Novak Djokovic had just wrapped up last season by winning the ATP Finals for a record sixth time when, rather than looking ahead to 2023, his mind immediately went back to the way 2022 began: He was unable to compete in last year’s Australian Open after being deported from the...
Players praise embattled U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter
SAN JOSE, Calif. — National team defenders DeAndre Yedlin and Walker Zimmerman praised U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter for bringing the Americans together at the World Cup in Qatar even as he’s currently under investigation by U.S. Soccer for a 1991 incident during which he kicked his future wife in the...
Dawgs for 3?: Georgia has chance to make football history
Kirby Smart has spent the past 16 years coaching at the top two powerhouses of this era in college football, so he already knew the question on everybody’s mind the morning after his Georgia Bulldogs won their second straight College Football Playoff championship game. “I really don’t want to talk...


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