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Cody Dorman, who watched namesake horse win Breeders’ Cup race, dies on trip homeVideo
LOS ANGELES — Cody Dorman, the teenager who watched his namesake horse Cody’s Wish win at the Breeders’ Cup, has died. He was 17. Dorman died Sunday after suffering a “medical event” on the family’s way home to Kentucky after attending the world championships at Santa Anita last week, according...
AP Top 25: USC drops out for first time under Lincoln Riley; Oklahoma State vaults in to No. 15
Southern California dropped out of The Associated Press college football poll Sunday for the first time under coach Lincoln Riley and No. 15 Oklahoma State vaulted into the rankings for the first time this year. The top nine teams in the Top 25 held their spots, led by No. 1...
Ryan Blaney earns 1st career NASCAR championship, gives Roger Penske back-to-back Cup titlesVideo
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Ryan Blaney raced to his first career NASCAR championship on Sunday by banging his way past contender Kyle Larson in the closing laps at Phoenix Raceway to give Team Penske back-to-back Cup titles. The third generation racer is the first Ohio-born driver to win the Cup title...
Tamirat Tola sets NYC Marathon course record to win men’s race; Hellen Obiri takes women’s title
NEW YORK — Tamirat Tola wasn’t thinking about breaking the New York City Marathon course record as he was running by himself in Central Park for the last few miles of the race. He just was focused on trying to win. The Ethiopian runner broke the 12-year old mark, finishing...
White Abarrio wins $6M Breeders’ Cup ClassicVideo
ARCADIA, Calif. — White Abarrio won the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic by a length Saturday, putting trainer Rick Dutrow back on top months after his 10-year exile from the sport ended. A celebratory Dutrow hugged anyone he could in the winner’s circle before throwing his arms around White Abarrio....
Michigan fires football staffer Connor Stalions in sign-stealing fallout
Connor Stalions, the low-level Michigan football staffer who is at the center of an NCAA investigation into impermissible scouting of opponents and sign stealing, resigned, the school said Friday. Michigan athletics spokesman Kurt Svoboda told the Associated Press that Stalions resigned his position, effective Friday afternoon. The school had no...
NASCAR defends drama-free final four, vows to do a better job promoting its young stars
AVONDALE, Ariz. — NASCAR on Friday dismissed the sentiment that this weekend’s championship finale lacks the pizzazz and star power of a major event. The final four — Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney and William Byron — is the youngest since the winner-take-all format began in 2014, and Larson...
Hempfield grad wins Pan Am gold in pole vault
Already a world-class athlete, Bridget (Guy) Williams became a world champion with a victory at the Pan Am Games. The Hempfield and Virginia alum soared to a gold medal in the pole vault Friday at Julio Martinez Pradanos National Stadium in Santiago, Chile with a vault of 4.6 meters (15...
Next on the Tee: 9-time PGA, Champions Tour champion Tom Purtzer shares golf memories
On this week’s episode of Next on the Tee, host Chris Mascaro welcomes golf instructor Tom Patri; as well as Tom Purtzer, a nine-time winner between the PGA and Champions tours; Pittsburgh Field Club head golf professional Chris Sheehan; and David Moore, the curator of history at Oakmont and Allegheny...
Reports: Frustrated Big Ten coaches push for league to discipline Michigan for sign-stealingVideo
There is mounting pressure on Big Ten Conference commissioner Tony Petitti from football coaches to discipline Michigan and coach Jim Harbaugh for an alleged sign-stealing scheme that has cast a cloud over the second-ranked Wolverines as the postseason approaches. Coaches were angry and expressed frustration during a call with Petitti...
Best odds to celebrate NASCAR championship? Ryan Blaney’s sister
AVONDALE, Ariz. — The oddsmakers named Kyle Larson the favorite to win the NASCAR championship, but half the field believes the person with the best chance to celebrate Sunday will be a spectator at Phoenix Raceway. Erin Blaney is in a unique position: Her boyfriend and her older brother are...
Video: AEW’s Adam Copeland on leaving WWE, surprise debut, entrance music and moreVideo
One of the most accomplished professional wrestlers is in a new ring for the first time in more than 20 years. Known for years in WWE as Edge, Adam Copeland — now appearing under his real name — is the newest star in All Elite Wrestling. TribLIVE spoke to Copeland...
Longtime dirt rivals Larson and Bell at last go head-to-head for NASCAR championshipVideo
AVONDALE, Ariz. — The rivalry hardly reaches the heights of Petty versus Pearson or Earnhardt against Gordon as one of NASCAR’s great competitions. But there is no doubt that dozens of dirt track battles between Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell have created an interesting dynamic ahead of Sunday’s championship. Larson...
Bob Knight, Indiana’s combustible coaching giant, dies at 83
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Bob Knight, the brilliant and combustible coach who won three NCAA titles at Indiana and for years was the scowling face of college basketball, has died. He was 83. Knight’s family made the announcement on social media Wednesday night. “It is with heavy hearts that we share...
Storied football rivalry in Maine takes on extra significance in wake of shooting
LEWISTON, Maine — The city of Lewiston takes another tentative step in its recovery from Maine’s worst mass shooting, as high school football returns Wednesday. Known as the “Battle of the Bridge,” the game features cross-river rivals Lewiston High School and Edward Little High School in Auburn. Friday’s game between...
Breeders’ Cup contender Practical Move dies after gallop at Santa AnitaVideo
ARCADIA, Calif. — A horse set to run in this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup died Tuesday at Santa Anita, and a short time later, Belmont Stakes winner Arcangelo dropped out of the $6 million Classic because of a foot issue. Trainer Jena Antonucci said she ran out of time trying to...
Central Michigan investigating if Michigan staffer was on its sideline scouting Michigan State
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — Central Michigan said Tuesday it is investigating whether Michigan football staffer Connor Stalions was on its sideline scoping out Michigan State during its season opener in September. Photos circulating on the internet suggest Stalions was on the Chippewas’ sideline during the Sept. 1 game, about six...
Ohio State, Georgia, Michigan, Florida State top 4 in 1st CFP rankings; Penn State 11thVideo
Ohio State, Georgia, Michigan and Florida State sat atop the season’s first College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night, with unbeaten Washington and its Pac-12 rival, Oregon, next up. Texas was seventh and Alabama eighth. Penn State is 11th. The Buckeyes (8-0) are No. 1 for the fourth time in the...
Hendrick Motorsports took a gamble on William Byron. Now he’ll try to win his 1st Cup titleVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rick Hendrick first met William Byron as a local Charlotte teenager, fan of Hendrick Motorsports and budding NASCAR driver. Something about the 15-year-old struck Hendrick, who recognized a young talent with a potentially bright future in NASCAR. Hendrick snagged Byron away from the Toyota camp in 2016,...
Column: Options abound for getting to the PGA Tour. LIV Golf offers a new wrinkleVideo
Keita Nakajima took a break from staring at all the menu options in a coffee shop down the street from Royal Liverpool and began contemplating his next move in golf. More options. Nakajima, who broke Jon Rahm’s record for most weeks (87) as the No. 1 amateur in the world,...
76ers trade disgruntled guard James Harden to Clippers, AP source says
PHILADELPHIA — James Harden got his trade to the Los Angeles Clippers. The Philadelphia 76ers sent Harden, P.J. Tucker and Filip Petrušev to Los Angeles for Marcus Morris, Robert Covington, Nic Batum, K.J. Martin, a 2028 unprotected first-round draft pick, two second-round picks, a 2029 draft-pick swap and an additional...
Column: Ryan Blaney carries momentum into NASCAR’s championship finale as he chases 1st Cup titleVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ryan Blaney began to doubt himself and his ability to compete at NASCAR’s top level as he was mired in a 59-race losing streak and all his buddies he had grown up racing against were thriving in the Cup Series. There was Chase Elliott, one of his...
Police investigating death of former Penguin from skate blade cut in English game
SHEFFIELD, England — Police are investigating the death of American ice hockey player Adam Johnson after his neck was cut by a skate blade in an English game. Johnson was playing for the Nottingham Panthers at the Sheffield Steelers when he suffered the skate cut in a Champions Cup game...
Fishel, Shaw score first U.S. goals and the American women defeat ColombiaVideo
SAN DIEGO — Mia Fishel and Jaedyn Shaw both scored their first international goals and the United States defeated Colombia 3-0 on Sunday. Lindsey Horan added a goal for the United States in the second of two exhibition matches against Colombia. The teams played to a scoreless draw on Thursday...
Blaney wins Martinsville, will race for 1st Cup title in NASCAR’s championship
Ryan Blaney will race for his first Cup championship after qualifying for NASCAR’s title-deciding finale with a win Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. William Byron, who led the Cup Series with six wins this season, earned the fourth and final slot in the championship by limping to a 13th-place finish. Byron...
