U.S./World Sports category, Page 99
For 1st time in Olympic history, men will compete in artistic swimming, formerly called synchro
FUKUOKA, Japan — Snicker if you wish. Guffaw for good measure. Bill May and other male synchronized swimmers — now called artistic swimmers — have heard the putdowns before. But they’re getting the last laugh. Men have competed in synchro at the lower levels for decades. Now they’re being included...
Pole-sitter Christian Lundgaard wins Honda Indy Toronto
TORONTO — Christian Lundgaard couldn’t wait to shave off his moustache, removing the hair from his upper lip right there on victory lane at the Honda Indy Toronto. Lundgaard started on the pole and took advantage of the car troubles of IndyCar standings leader Alex Palou to hang on to...
Tennessee football to vacate wins from 2019-20 for NCAA violationsVideo
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s football program must vacate all 11 of its wins from the 2019 and 2020 seasons under coach Jeremy Pruitt as part of penalties handed down by the NCAA for multiple violations. A school spokesman confirmed on Sunday the Vols’ eight wins in 2019 and three in...
British Open has an old course with a new finish at Royal LiverpoolVideo
HOYLAKE, England — Cameron Young is playing only his second British Open, so Royal Liverpool is a new links for him to learn. After flying in Sunday morning, he kept his day short by skipping over from the 14th green to the 18th tee. That’s when his caddie, Paul Tesori,...
McIlroy birdies last 2 holes to win Scottish Open, beating MacIntyre by 1 shotVideo
GULLANE, Scotland — Rory McIlroy birdied the last two holes in whipping wind Sunday for a 2-under-par 68 to win the Genesis Scottish Open, his first victory on Scottish soil, and take a load of confidence into the final major of the year. McIlroy was one shot behind Robert MacIntyre...
Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic in 5 sets to win Wimbledon for his second major trophy
WIMBLEDON, England — Carlos Alcaraz said he wanted another shot at Novak Djokovic. Said it would make winning a Wimbledon championship more special. Well, Alcaraz got his chance to face Djokovic. And he beat him. Alcaraz put aside a poor start and surged down the stretch to end Djokovic’s 34-match...
Carlos Alcaraz will face Novak Djokovic in Wimbledon men’s final for ages
WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic paid quite a compliment to Carlos Alcaraz. Before they’ll face each other in the Wimbledon final Sunday, Djokovic was asked to size up Alcaraz — and he compared the kid to himself. Pretty good company. “He’s been incredibly successful in adapting to the surfaces and...
Martin Truex Jr. undecided on retirement or another NASCAR season for Joe Gibbs Racing
LOUDON, N.H. — Martin Truex Jr. stood with his back to a table where hours earlier Kevin Harvick had been gifted a colonial musket from New Hampshire Motor Speedway in honor of the driver’s final race at the track. Harvick made his retirement call ahead of the Daytona 500 and...
British Open back to Royal Liverpool with all eyes on Rory McIlroy
HOYLAKE, England — So many players showed up at Augusta National with high hopes for the major championship season. In the 105 days between the opening rounds of the Masters and the British Open, so much hope has given way to a small measure of desperation. The British Open, which...
Lionel Messi makes it official by signing with Inter Miami and Major League Soccer
Lionel Messi has finalized his deal to join Major League Soccer, and after years of planning and pursuing, Inter Miami has landed a global icon. Messi’s contract became official Saturday, a little more than five weeks after he declared that he would be coming to Inter Miami. The team will...
Rory McIlroy makes enough putts to lead Scottish Open by 1 over Tom Kim
GULLANE, Scotland — Rory McIlroy made just enough birdie putts for a 3-under 67 in increasingly windy conditions Saturday to keep his one-shot lead over Tom Kim in the Genesis Scottish Open. McIlroy still didn’t make as many as he expected, a common refrain for most players, though he has...
Swimming great Katie Ledecky talking of sticking around for the 2028 L.A. Olympics
FUKUOKA, Japan — Retirement isn’t anywhere in sight for swimmer Katie Ledecky, one of the greatest freestylers that swimming has ever seen. Ledecky is preparing with the American team in Singapore for the world championships in Fukuoka, Japan, starting on July 23. Speaking with reporters on Saturday, she said she...
Mass crash on Tour briefly halts Stage 14; Pogacar, Vingegaard escape unscathed
ANNEMASSE, France — Spanish rider Antonio Pedrero was evacuated by ambulance following a mass pile-up that briefly halted the 14th stage of the Tour de France soon after the start on Saturday. Louis Meintjes, who was 13th overall, abandoned with a suspected broken collarbone. Esteban Chaves, from the EF Education...
Marketa Vondrousova defeats Ons Jabeur to win Wimbledon women’s championshipVideo
WIMBLEDON, England — Marketa Vondrousova became the lowest-ranked and first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon, defeating 2022 runner-up Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday. Vondrousova is a 24-year-old left-hander from the Czech Republic who is ranked 42nd. She was the first unseeded woman to even reach the final at the...
McIlroy can’t buy a putt and still posts 66 to lead Scottish OpenVideo
GULLANE, Scotland — Rory McIlroy felt he had no choice but to be pleased with a 4-under-par 66 that gave him a one-shot lead in the Scottish Open on Friday. He also couldn’t help but wonder how much lower his score could have been. McIlroy missed nine putts from 10...
Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz will meet in Wimbledon final
WIMBLEDON, England — This was the moment. If Novak Djokovic was going to be stopped in the Wimbledon semifinals, if his much younger and harder-hitting opponent, Jannik Sinner, was going to turn things around Friday, the monumental comeback required would need to start immediately. Djokovic knew it. Sinner knew it....
Brittney Griner surprised herself with making the WNBA All-Star Game
LAS VEGAS — Brittney Griner didn’t know what to expect when the WNBA season began, how she would respond after the trauma she experienced of being incarcerated in Russia that also forced her off the court for many months. Griner surprised herself, playing well enough to become a starter in...
Video: WWE’s Karrion Kross opens up ahead of ‘Payback’ in PittsburghVideo
For the first time in five years, WWE returns to Pittsburgh for a premium live event, formerly referred to as pay-per-view events. PPG Paints Arena will host “Payback” on Sept. 2. Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster. One of the wrestlers you could see live is Karrion Kross. In...
How Alex Morgan has grown from soccer’s ‘it girl’ to an American hero chasing history
SAN JOSE, Calif. — It’s a scene repeated wherever Alex Morgan goes: tiny girls decked out, like her, in ponytails and a No. 13 national team jersey, and gathered in shrieking crowds in hopes of getting close to their favorite player. It’s difficult to say who gets more from the...
Ex-Georgia staffer sues school, Jalen Carter
ATLANTA — A woman seriously injured in the January car crash that killed Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and an athletics staffer has sued the school’s athletics association and former Bulldogs defensive tackle Jalen Carter for damages. Victoria S. Bowles was riding in the backseat of the rented Ford Expedition...
Ons Jabeur advances to 2nd straight Wimbledon final, will face Marketa VondrousovaVideo
WIMBLEDON, England — There was a time — a year ago; six months ago, even — that Ons Jabeur might not have recovered from the deficit she found herself in during the Wimbledon semifinals. Down a set. Down a break in the second set. So close to being just a...
Ion Izagirre soloes to victory in Tour de France stage as Vingegaard keeps overall lead
BELLEVILLE-EN-BEAUJOLAIS, France — Ion Izagirre emerged victorious from an absorbing mid-mountain Tour de France stage which started with a flurry of attacks that lasted to the end on Thursday. The Cofidis rider posted his second career Tour stage win in the 12th stage. The 169-kilometer (105-mile) stage took riders across...
Olympic gymnastics champion Gabby Douglas says she is aiming for the 2024 Paris Games
Gabby Douglas, the first Black woman to win the Olympic all-around gymnastics title, is taking aim at the 2024 Games in Paris. Douglas announced on her Instagram page Thursday that she is making a comeback attempt, a dozen years after her triumph in London in 2012 and eight years after...
Christian Pulisic signs with US-owned AC Milan to revive his club career before home World Cup
MILAN — Christian Pulisic will attempt to revive his sagging club career at American-owned AC Milan leading into a home World Cup in the United States in 2026. Milan announced on Thursday that Pulisic has signed a four-year deal with the club, with the Rossoneri retaining the option for a...
Big 12 notebook: Oklahoma State hit hard by transfer portalVideo
ARLINGTON, Texas — Oklahoma State lost at least eight starters among the 18 players who went into the transfer portal since last season. The Cowboys also added 14 players from the portal. “I attribute it to the times,” coach Mike Gundy said Wednesday at Big 12 football media days. “We...
