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MONCTON, New Brunswick — Abby Roque and Alex Carpenter scored early goals, and the United States women’s hockey team held on to beat Canada, 2-1, in the second game of their five-game Rivalry Series. Roque scored 2 minutes, 43 seconds into the first period on the Americans’ first shot on...

Hayden Fry, the Texan who revived Iowa football and became a Hawkeye State institution, has died. He was 90. Fry’s family announced through the university the coach died Tuesday with his family at his side after a long battle with cancer. “We are proud to know that our father’s life...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hailie Deegan, a rising 18-year-old star in motorsports, was named a development driver with Ford Performance on Tuesday in a deal that could fast-track her progression into a NASCAR national series. Deegan spent the past two years as part of Toyota’s crowded development field before the switch....

Clemson’s run of recent success on the football field is paying dividends on the recruiting trail. After winning two of the last three national titles, Clemson is putting together its highest-rated recruiting class ever as high school seniors across the country finalize their college selections during the early signing period...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina star freshman point guard Cole Anthony is expected to miss four to six weeks after having arthroscopic knee surgery. The school said Anthony had the procedure Monday to treat a partially torn meniscus in his right knee. He missed Sunday’s loss to Wofford because...

NEW YORK — Former NBA commissioner David Stern remains in serious condition after emergency brain surgery last week. The league said Tuesday that Stern is surrounded by his loved ones and receiving great care. The NBA said the league and Stern’s family appreciate the outpouring of support. The 77-year-old Stern...

Penn State sophomore linebacker Micah Parsons was named first-team Associated Press All-America on Monday. Parsons has a team-best 85 tackles, including 10 for loss. He previously earned Big Ten Linebacker of the Year and was a finalist for the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker. The last Penn State...

The Penn State men’s basketball team checked in at No. 23 in the AP Top 25 on Monday for the program’s first poll appearance in more than two decades. The Nittany Lions (9-2) hadn’t appeared in the AP poll since being ranked 18th in March 1996. Before that season, Penn...

NEW YORK — The 2020 Heisman Trophy race will start with a couple of clear front-runners and plenty of room for others to emerge, the way LSU’s Joe Burrow did this year. Here are six contenders for next season, ranked from most likely to least: Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State...

MELBOURNE, Australia — High emotions, fierce hugs from Tiger Woods, this time as a winner both ways in the Presidents Cup. Woods capped off a big year that began with his 15th major at the Masters by playing and leading his U.S. team to another victory in the Presidents Cup...

NEW YORK — Born into a family of Cornhuskers and raised in the Buckeye state, Joe Burrow left his roots behind and became a Heisman Trophy winner at LSU. The quarterback won the Heisman on Saturday night in a record-breaking landslide, becoming the first LSU player to bring college football’s...

PHILADELPHIA — Navy used a trick play to help reverse a rare losing streak against Army, and Malcolm Perry ran for a career-high 304 yards and two touchdowns in front of President Trump in the No. 21 Midshipmen’s 31-7 victory Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field. Navy (9-2, No. 23 CFP)...

Several quarterbacks with impressive resumes could be looking for new teams in 2020 after disappointing performances this season. The list of QBs who could be available includes guys with MVP trophies, former No. 1 draft picks and longtime starters. Eli Manning is the most accomplished of the group. The two-time...

Julie Ertz was named the U.S. Soccer women’s Player of the Year on Friday for the second time. Ertz, a versatile midfielder who also won the award in 2017, was on the U.S. teams that won World Cup championships in 2015 and again this summer in France. Ertz, who played...

NEW YORK — NCAA president Mark Emmert said Wednesday it is “highly probable” Congress will set national guidelines for how college athletes can be compensated for the use of their names, images and likenesses. Emmert, who spoke at a forum sponsored by the Sports Business Journal, said he is spending...

MELBOURNE, Australia — They first met 25 years ago in Thailand, neither knowing then how much their paths would cross in golf. Ernie Els was a rising star from South Africa, four months away from winning his first U.S. Open. Tiger Woods was a senior in high school, six months...

Harlem Globetrotter Chris “Animal” Hyche sat on the bleachers inside the gymnasium surrounded by students he didn’t know. But he felt comfortable telling them something personal. Lifting his right hand, he told them: “I love you.” The children from the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf in Edgewood raised their...

NEW YORK — Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts and Ohio State teammates quarterback Justin Fields and defensive end Chase Young will join LSU quarterback Joe Burrow as Heisman Trophy finalists. The top vote-getters for college football’s player of the year award were announced Monday, and three of them were quarterbacks who...