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Big Ten audible: Ohio State will play for title vs. Northwestern
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Big Ten Conference dropped its six-game minimum requirement for the league championship game Wednesday, clearing that way for No. 3 Ohio State to take on No. 15 Northwestern in another chance for the Buckeyes to burnish their playoff credentials. The Buckeyes (5-0) will try for their...
Al Michaels voted Frick winner for baseball’s Hall of Fame
NEW YORK — Al Michaels refers to his lack of baseball for much of his career “the one regret I might have.” An absence from regular baseball broadcasts for the past quarter-century didn’t prevent the 76-year-old from reaching the Hall of Fame. Michaels was voted the Ford C. Frick Award...
ACC juggles schedule again because of covid-19 as season winds downVideo
In the year of the coronavirus pandemic, traditions — and logic — matter not. There are five games in the ACC this weekend, all important to the teams playing but none involving No. 2 Notre Dame or No. 4 Clemson. The league gave the Fighting Irish and the Tigers the...
Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson, Ohio State hold steady atop CFP rankingsVideo
For the third straight week, Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson and Ohio State held on to the top four spots in the College Football Playoff rankings. The selection committee’s second-from-last rankings had only a little movement in the top 10. Texas A&M is still fifth and Florida held at sixth. Iowa...
Players walk off in protest against alleged racism in Champions LeagueVideo
In a powerful protest against alleged racism, players from Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir walked off the field during a Champions League game on Tuesday and didn’t return after a match official was accused of using insulting language about a Black coach. On a night when English giant Manchester United...
Mark Emmert says NCAA must stay open to reform
NEW YORK — NCAA President Mark Emmert hopes lessons learned through navigating the pandemic will lead college sports leaders to be more open to future reform and to prioritize opportunities for athletes when it comes time to cut costs. In a 25-minute interview Tuesday with the Associated Press, Emmert said...
Michigan’s covid-19 outbreak cancels game against Ohio State
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan canceled its annual rivalry game at Ohio State on Tuesday because of the covid-19 outbreak within the Wolverines football program. “The number of positive tests has continued to trend in an upward direction over the last seven days,” Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said. “We...
Gonzaga, Baylor remain atop AP Top 25 after game scrapped
Gonzaga and Baylor remained atop the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll Monday after their hotly anticipated weekend game in Indianapolis was called off about 90 minutes before tipoff because of positive covid-19 tests and contact tracing within the Bulldogs’ program. Gonzaga received 54 of 61 first-place votes from a...
Bill Viola Sr., Viola Jr. to receive national karate recognition
Father and son will be honored together for their contributions to karate in a virtual awards ceremony Saturday. Bill Viola Sr. and Bill Viola Jr. are inductees into the 2020 American Martial Arts Alliance’s Who’s Who Legends Hall of Honors with martial arts legend Chuck Norris. They also are featured...
AP Top 25: No. 1 Tide runs poll streak to 210, 3rd-best ever
Alabama was No. 1 for the fifth week in a row Sunday and extended its streak of consecutive poll appearances to 210, the third longest in the history of The Associated Press college football poll. The Crimson Tide were the unanimous No. 1 for the third straight week and the...
Emiliano Grillo holds on for 1-shot lead at Mayakoba ClassicVideo
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Emiliano Grillo steadied himself with a pair of birdies over the last six holes Saturday for a 3-under-par 68, giving the Argentine a one-shot lead going into the final round of the Mayakoba Classic. Tom Hoge, without a win in his PGA Tour career, birdied...
NBA: Teams that break virus protocols may lose games, picks
NBA teams that do not comply with league rules designed to minimize the spread of the coronavirus this season could face major penalties such as forfeiting games or draft picks, the league told its franchises Saturday. The league also said that it and the National Basketball Players Association will discuss...
This date in sports history: Dec. 6Video
1939 — Iowa’s Nile Kinnick wins the Heisman Trophy. The back passed for 638 yards and 11 touchdowns and rushed for 374 yards. 1961 — Syracuse running back Ernie Davis becomes the first black player to win the Heisman Trophy. 1984 — Martina Navratilova loses to Helena Sukova, ending the...
No. 1 Gonzaga vs No. 2 Baylor called off over virus testsVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Coaches Mark Few of Gonzaga and Scott Drew of Baylor scheduled Saturday’s game for all the right seasons. They wanted their teams to have another early-season test and play in front of a national TV audience. The game on CBS between the nation’s top two college basketball teams...
This date in sports history: Dec. 5
1924 — Red Green of the Hamilton Tigers scores five goals in a 10-5 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. 1971 — Willie Ellison of the Los Angeles Rams sets an NFL record with 247 yards rushing in a 45-28 victory over the New Orleans Saints. Teammate Travis Williams also...
Emiliano Grillo builds 4-shot lead at Mayakoba ClassicVideo
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Emiliano Grillo made birdie on half of the holes Friday on his way to an 8-under-par 63 that gave him a four-shot lead going into the weekend at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. The second round was delayed for an hour by heavy rain in the...
Ukrainian tennis player banned in match-fixing case
LONDON — Ukrainian tennis player Stanislav Poplavskyy has been given a lifetime ban for participating in match-fixing activities, the Tennis Integrity Unit said Friday. The TIU said Poplavskyy took part in match-fixing and “courtsiding” activities on multiple occasions between 2015 and 2019. Courtsiding involves transmission of live scoring data from...
Texas prep football player attacks referee, faces assault charge, team out of playoffs
EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — A Texas high school football player who ran onto the field and blindsided a referee who had ejected him from a game was charged with assault Friday and his team has been taken out of the playoffs. Senior defensive lineman Emmanuel Duron of Edinburg High School...
Agency: LeBron James inks 2-year extension with Lakers
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James has agreed to a contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers. James’ agency, Klutch Sports, confirmed the deal Wednesday during the first week of training camp for the NBA champions. The Lakers still are finalizing their new contract with Anthony Davis, who is also represented...
WWE’s Pat Patterson dies at 79
WWE legend and Hall of Famer Pat Patterson has died, according to the wrestling company. Patterson was 79. Born Pierre Clermont, he was the first WWE Intercontinental Champion and thought to be the first openly gay wrestling star, which he detailed in his 2016 book, “Accepted: How the First Gay...
Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic decathlon champion, dies at 86
LOS ANGELES — Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1968, died Wednesday. He was 86. He died at his home in the Sherman Oaks section of Los Angeles, according to family friend Michael Roth. No cause of...
Ohio State still 4th in CFP rankings after cancellation
Ohio State held on to the fourth spot in the College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night after having its previous game canceled, landing behind No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Notre Dame and No. 3 Clemson for a second straight week. The selection committee’s top seven teams were unchanged from last...
No. 2 Irish get spot in ACC title game after cancellation
No. 2 Notre Dame wrapped up a spot in the ACC championship game by virtue of the league shuffling its schedule Tuesday to create an open date for the Fighting Irish and No. 4 Clemson before their likely rematch on Dec. 19. The ACC announced Notre Dame’s game against Wake...
This date in sports history: Dec. 1Video
1936 — End Larry Kelley of Yale is named the Heisman Trophy winner. 1951 — Arnold “Showboat” Boykin of Mississippi scores seven touchdowns in a 49-7 rout of Mississippi State. 1956 — The United States beats the Soviet Union, 89-55, to win the gold medal in men’s basketball at the...
Gonzaga, Baylor stay atop of topsy-turvy AP Top 25 pollVideo
The first Associated Press men’s college basketball poll of the regular season remained steady at the top. The rest, predictably, was filled with change as teams exceeded or failed to live up to preseason expectations. Gonzaga and Baylor remained Nos. 1-2 in the poll released Monday. The Zags received 57...
