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AP Top 25: Oklahoma slips to No. 10; Kansas, K-State enter poll; No. 1 UGA and top 5 hold steady
Oklahoma dropped four spots to No. 10, the top five teams held their places and Kansas and Kansas State both entered The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday. Georgia is No. 1 for the 20th straight week, receiving 48 of 63 first-place votes, distancing itself from No. 2 Michigan...
Jagger watches Barcelona wear Stones logo in ‘clasico’ but Beatles fan Bellingham gets Madrid winner
BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona aligned with the Rolling Stones for Saturday’s “clasico” soccer game against Real Madrid when Mick Jagger showed up to see the home team wear special jerseys featuring the iconic logo of his legendary rock group before a Beatles fan had the last laugh. Jagger and fellow...
NASCAR’s playoff push down to the madness of Martinsville with Hamlin and Truex title hopes on lineVideo
Denny Hamlin elevated his game this year with the aid of a microphone and a popular new podcast that unveils the insights of the driver considered the best in NASCAR history to never win a Cup Series title. He has held nothing back in his weekly “Actions Detrimental” podcast produced...
Rule change gives top seed in NCAA women’s tourney most rest for Final Four after Staley’s criticism
CLEVELAND — The overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA Women’s Tournament will get preferential treatment moving forward, a response to South Carolina coach Dawn Staley’s concerns and criticism. The Division I Women’s Basketball Committee voted unanimously Friday to place the tournament’s top seed in a regional pod with game...
NCAA investigators interview Jim Harbaugh’s staff about sign-stealing scheme
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — NCAA investigators interviewed members of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh’s staff Thursday about a sign-stealing scheme, a person familiar with the governing body’s visit told The Associated Press. The investigation has rocked the undefeated and second-ranked Wolverines on their march toward a potential spot in the...
Bud Light to return as the UFC’s official beer next year as it recovers from a conservative backlash
NEW YORK — Bud Light is set to return as the official beer of the UFC in the U.S. next year as the brand tries to recover from a conservative backlash to a promotion with a transgender influencer. Under a new multiyear marketing deal between the promoter of mixed martial...
Next on the Tee: Hal Sutton discusses his time on PGA Tour, course design, Ryder Cup
On this episode of Next on the Tee, host Chris Mascaro is joined by authors and Golf TV broadcast producers Keith Hirshland, PGA Tour legend Hal Sutton, host of “Grilling at the Green” and BBQ aficionado Jeff Tracy, and sports psychologist Dr. Bob Winters. Hirshland has written six books, including...
NBA gets help from ‘Sopranos’ actor to promote in-season tournamentVideo
LAS VEGAS — The NBA enlisted an actor from “The Sopranos” and borrowed the central theme of the film “Ocean’s Eleven” — a Las Vegas heist — to hype the inaugural In-Season Tournament that begins Nov. 3. The latest marketing move, released Wednesday, is a nearly 2-minute spot featuring actor...
Rivals Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese headline AP preseason women’s All-America teamVideo
Caitlin Clark of Iowa is a unanimous pick for the Associated Press preseason women’s basketball All-America team for the second consecutive season. The star guard was on all 36 ballots from the national media panel that selects the AP Top 25 each week. She led the Hawkeyes to the NCAA...
Purdue, Michigan State look like teams to beat in Big Ten men’s basketballVideo
Handicapping the Big Ten race comes down to this: Purdue, Michigan State, everybody else. The Boilermakers, with reigning national player of the year Zach Edey and his strong supporting cast, are the prohibitive favorites to win a second straight regular-season championship. Michigan State is a possible challenger. “I think other...
No. 2 Duke, No. 13 Miami headline ACC men’s basketball title chaseVideo
Duke spent much of its first season under Jon Scheyer building to another ACC title. Yet it was Miami that outlasted the rest of the league in March for the program’s first trip to the Final Four. They are the ACC headliners to start the 2023-24 season, with the second-ranked...
Zach Edey named unanimous AP preseason All-American, joined by Kolek, Dickinson, Filipowski, BacotVideo
Zach Edey waited until nearly the last second to decide if he should leave for the NBA or return to Purdue for another season. Not sure what he wanted to do, the reigning national player of the year picked up the phone to talk with his mother and agent. Their...
NBA season set to begin with ring night in Denver, and a slew of challengers for titleVideo
Damian Lillard went to Milwaukee, Bradley Beal went to Phoenix, Jrue Holiday ended up in Boston and Chris Paul ended up with Golden State. Victor Wembanyama arrived in San Antonio, Nick Nurse took over in Philadelphia and LeBron James is now the oldest player in the league. As always, the...
With only 1 race left before NASCAR’s Championship 4 is set, drama awaits in Martinsville
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — There will surely be elaborate permutations to show all the possibilities of what awaits this coming weekend at Martinsville, when six drivers will battle for the final two spots in NASCAR’s Championship 4. If this guy does this, and this guy does this, or this guy doesn’t...
Michigan State suspends employee involved with allowing Hitler’s image to be shown on videoboardsVideo
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller said he has suspended an employee involved in allowing Adolf Hitler’s image to be shown on videoboards before playing No. 2 Michigan. The employee, who was not named, will be paid pending an investigation that will help to determine potential...
Christopher Bell punches ticket to NASCAR championship race, wins rollercoaster race at HomesteadVideo
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Christopher Bell took his first lead with 15 laps to go and held off Ryan Blaney for a win Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway that locked him into next month’s NASCAR Championship finale. Bell, who entered the race below the playoff cutline, scored his second win of the...
AP Top 25: Georgia is No. 1 for 19th straight poll, 3rd-best streak ever; Alabama in top 10 againVideo
Georgia extended its streak of No. 1 rankings in the Associated Press college football poll to 19 straight weeks, the third best in the history of the rankings, and Alabama moved back into the top 10 on Sunday. The Bulldogs received 38 of 63 first-place votes, their second-lowest total of...
Memphis center Steven Adams needs season-ending knee surgery for short-handed Grizzlies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Grizzlies center Steven Adams needs season-ending knee surgery, the team announced Sunday. Adams will have surgery on his right posterior cruciate ligament. Other nonsurgical rehabilitation didn’t resolve the ongoing instability of his knee, the Grizzlies said. The former Pitt star hurt the knee in late January and...
Blaney is back on track after disqualification, then reversal. NASCAR playoffs resume at HomesteadVideo
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Ryan Blaney has experienced a range of emotions since last Sunday, from disappointment to relief. The No. 12 Team Penske driver was disqualified after the opening race of the Round of 8 in NASCAR’s playoffs because of an alleged illegal front shock on his Ford. But NASCAR...
Andre Iguodala, 4-time NBA champion with Warriors, retires
SAN FRANCISCO — Andre Iguodala, a four-time champion with the Golden State Warriors during a 19-year NBA career, is retiring. “It’s just the right time,” the 39-year-old Iguodala told Andscape on Friday in a telephone interview. “Time started to get limited for me, and I didn’t want to put anything...
No. 2 Michigan suspends staffer after sign-stealing investigation start
No. 2 Michigan announced Friday it suspended a low-level football program employee a day after disclosing it is under NCAA investigation for allegedly stealing the play-calling signals of Wolverines opponents. Athletic director Warde Manuel issued a one-sentence statement saying analytics assistant Connor Stalions had been suspended with pay pending the...
Next on the Tee: Clark Dennis talks about playing at Oakmont, winning Senior Italian Open titles
This week on the Next on the Tee podcast, Chris Mascaro is joined by LPGA Top 50 instructor Debbie O’Connell; Simon Millington, CEO for MacGregor, Ram, Ben Hogan and Zebra Golf; two-time Senior Italian Open champion Clark Dennis; Power2Golf co-founder and CMO Steve Fluke; and our resident director of instruction...
WNBA fines Liberty for breaking media access rules following championship loss to the Aces
The WNBA fined the New York Liberty $25,000 after some of their players declined media interviews following the team’s loss to the Las Vegas Aces in the clinching game of the league finals. Liberty players Sabrina Ionescu, Jonquel Jones and Betnijah Laney were also fined $2,000 each by the WNBA...
Las Vegas Aces become 1st repeat WNBA champs in 21 years
NEW YORK — The Las Vegas Aces became the first team in 21 years to win back-to-back WNBA championships, getting 24 points and 16 rebounds from A’ja Wilson and a defensive stop in the closing seconds to beat the New York Liberty, 70-69, in Game 4 of the Finals on...
Patrick Mahomes says he ‘jumped’ at the chance to invest in Formula One’s Alpine team
AUSTIN, Texas — Patrick Mahomes “jumped” at the chance to invest in a Formula One team when he was asked to join a group of celebrity backers behind the Alpine team. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, along with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, golfer Rory McIlroy and former heavyweight champion...
