U.S./World Sports category, Page 92
Deion Sanders builds and rebuilds roster in 1st season at Colorado
BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders cleaned house when he first arrived at Colorado. Not satisfied, the coach of the Buffaloes carried on with the extreme makeover after the spring game. His lavish use of the transfer portal to build, scrape and rebuild his roster has drawn the wrath of some...
U.S. women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski resigns after early World Cup exit
U.S. women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski has resigned, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The move comes less than two weeks after the Americans were knocked out of the Women’s World Cup earlier than ever before. The person spoke to the AP on...
Pick Six: Freshmen who could have an impact for big-name college football programsVideo
As one of the top-rated quarterbacks in this year’s class of incoming freshmen, Dante Moore might have been thought of as a lock to start for UCLA. Coach Chip Kelly isn’t making it so easy, not with transfer Collin Schlee from Kent State arriving on campus with ample starting experience,...
Conference realignment shakes up recruiting landscape as Big Ten, Big 12, SEC widen footprintsVideo
Conference realignment has widened the recruiting footprint for Power 5 college football programs long before many teams open play in their new league homes. The Big Ten has seen the most significant shift, at least in terms of geography. With Southern California, UCLA, Washington and Oregon leaving the Pac-12 for...
Spain beats Sweden with last-minute goal, advances to 1st Women’s World Cup final
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Spain will play for its first Women’s World Cup championship after Olga Carmona’s goal in the 89th minute lifted La Roja to a 2-1 victory over Sweden in Tuesday’s semifinals. Spain, which overcame last year’s near mutiny by its players against coach Jorge Vilda, will play...
Getting used to some rule differences is part of the World Cup learning process for USA Basketball
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — There were 1.4 seconds left in the first half of USA Basketball’s first exhibition game of its pre-World Cup tour this summer, with the Americans taking the ball out on the far end of the floor. U.S. coach Steve Kerr signaled for a quick...
Kyle Larson’s already busy schedule will ramp up before May’s 1,100-mile ‘double’
INDIANAPOLIS — Kyle Larson might be the busiest driver in motorsports. He started Saturday by practicing and qualifying for the Brickyard 200 then traveled to Iowa where he led all 50 laps to claim his second win in three years at the prestigious Knoxville Nationals. A red-eye return to Indy...
James Harden calls 76ers President Daryl Morey a liar and says he won’t play for his team
PHILADELPHIA — James Harden appears determined to sever ties with the Philadelphia 76ers after the star guard called team president Daryl Morey a liar at a promotional event in China. Harden’s comments — video of which surfaced Monday — came almost seven weeks after he picked up his $35.6 million...
Coaches facing heat in 2023 include WVU’s Brown, Indiana’s Allen, Missouri’s Drinkwitz
The silly season in college football, that time when coaches get fired and hired, seems to never stop. The dismissal of Pat Fitzgerald by Northwestern after an investigation into hazing in the program kicked off this year’s carousel. College administrators are also embracing the quick hook more than ever before....
Norwegian climber says it would have been impossible to carry injured Pakistani porter down snowy K2
BERLIN — A record-setting Norwegian mountaineer pushed back Sunday against claims that she could have done more to save the life of a Pakistani porter who slipped off a narrow trail near the peak of the world’s most treacherous mountain and died there after several hours. The circumstances of Mohammad...
Lucas Glover makes it 2 in row by winning FedEx Cup opener in playoffVideo
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Lucas Glover made three big putts just to stay in the game and then hit the most important shot — on dry land in a playoff — to beat Patrick Cantlay on the first extra hole and win the FedEx St. Jude Championship on Sunday for his...
McDowell dominates Brickyard 200 for 2nd NASCAR crown jewel victory
INDIANAPOLIS — Michael McDowell knelt at Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s yard of bricks and delivered the sweetest kisses of his racing career Sunday. The 38-year-old Arizona driver became a Brickyard champ — and a member of an elite club. McDowell inherited the lead on Lap 53 and never trailed again as...
American Lilia Vu captures 2nd major in 2023 at Women’s British Open
WALTON-ON-THE-HILL, England — Lilia Vu already was smiling when her long, snaking birdie putt dropped into the cup on the 18th green, confirming her — not that it was ever in doubt — as the Women’s British Open champion and a two-time major winner. The 25-year-old Californian has plenty to...
Dirk Nowitzki, Pau Gasol, Tony Parker give international flavor to Basketball Hall enshrinementVideo
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker and Pau Gasol brought a European flavor to the Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement. Fans waved a German flag and chanted Nowitzki’s name when the former Dallas Mavericks star walked the red carpet into Symphony Hall on Saturday night for the ceremony. Parker’s...
Winless NASCAR Cup drivers place premium on Brickyard 200
INDIANAPOLIS — Chase Briscoe grew up dreaming of driving into victory lane at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He needs it now. With three races left in NASCAR’s regular season, Briscoe finds himself among a large group of drivers in must-win situations at Sunday’s Brickyard 200 to make NASCAR’s 16-driver playoff. “I...
Florida State welcomes expectations that come with returning stars
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Mike Norvell grabs an ice-cold bottle of water, squeezes some into his mouth and then pours the rest down his back. It turns the Florida State coach’s sweat-soaked T-shirt into his personal cool zone, at least for a few minutes. The respite from the sweltering summer sun...
Lucas Glover with a 64 leads Jordan Spieth by 1 shot in the PGA Tour playoff openerVideo
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Sloppy mud one day, broiling heat the next. Lucas Glover is playing his best golf no the matter the conditions on the ground or in the air, posting a 6-under-par 64 on Friday for a one-shot lead over Jordan Spieth in the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Glover...
Column: Football rules, and every other sport will suffer from realignment frenzyVideo
The realignment frenzy in college athletics is all about football. And all that money, of course. There is barely a consideration of how these seismic changes will affect every other team on campus. From grueling road trips to missed classes to mental health challenges, it’s hard to see anything positive...
As World Cup nears, USA Basketball says it’ll embrace any doubtersVideo
Tyrese Haliburton loves road games. Few things in basketball make him happier than going into a hostile environment and hearing the sweet sound of disappointed silence. And as part of USA Basketball’s World Cup team, he’s finding like-minded people. No longer the No. 1-ranked nation in the world according to...
Castroneves to continue chase for 5th Indy 500 win as minority owner with Meyer Shank Racing
INDIANAPOLIS — Helio Castroneves will continue chasing a record-breaking fifth Indianapolis 500 victory with a new perspective — winning one for his team. Meyer Shank Racing announced Friday that the popular 48-year-old Brazilian will become a minority co-owner with the Ohio-based organization. He also will be the team’s third driver...
Preakness officials say they’re considering changing the timing of the second Triple Crown race
Preakness officials say they are considering moving the second Triple Crown race back to four weeks after the Kentucky Derby instead of two weeks later, which would change the timing that has been in place for decades. Aidan Butler, CEO of 1/ST Racing, which owns and runs Pimlico Race Course...
Ally Ewing delivering good impression of Brian Harman with strong start to Women’s British Open
WALTON-ON-THE-HILL, England — There’s a golfer hailing from America’s South and with a passion for hunting who is running away with the British Open thanks to precise driving and a red-hot putter. Sound familiar? Ally Ewing is putting up a good impression of Brian Harman as she goes for a...
What’s next in conference realignment as Pac-4 search for solutions and conferences weigh options?
The Pac-4 schools are in limbo. The Mountain West is open for additions. The American Athletic Conference is interested in growing and on-guard for being poached. The Atlantic Coast Conference can’t reach a consensus on expansion, and the Big Ten seems to be done adding West Coast schools — but...
Filippa Angeldal scores as Sweden reaches Women’s World Cup semifinals by topping Japan, 2-1
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Sweden first knocked off the United States and then bounced Japan to snag a spot in the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup. The Swedes, the World Cup runners-up in 2003 and three-time third-place finishers, eliminated previously unbeaten Japan 2-1 in Friday’s quarterfinal. With Japan out...
American Ally Ewing leads Women’s British Open after 1st round
WALTON-ON-THE-HILL, England — The United States is seeking its third female major champion of 2023 at the AIG Women’s British Open this week. Few would have predicted Ally Ewing leading the charge. Ewing made eagle from 5 feet at the par-5 16th to leapfrog a five-way tie for first place...
