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Betting predictions to be part of Fox Sports analysis
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Fox Sports viewers tuning in to some broadcasts this fall will not only see the game, but also will get betting predictions. The network announced a partnership Wednesday night with the parent company of the PokerStars online gambling giant. Fox Sports is buying just under 5%...
Tyra Banks returns to the cover of Sports Illustrated, and she has a message for everyone
She’s 45? Sports Illustrated Swimsuit’s 2019 edition hit newsstands Wednesday and Tyra Banks’ tweet of her gracing the cover shows that age really “ain’t nothin’ but a number.” As if Banks’ alluring gaze isn’t enough, the superstar is clad in a yellow string bikini while twirling her hair. The image...
Georgia sprinter impaled by javelin, full recovery expected
ATHENS, Ga. — A Georgia track athlete was expected to make a full recovery after being impaled by a javelin during practice. Freshman sprinter Elija Godwin was injured Tuesday when he and his fellow sprinters were doing backward sprints at the university’s track. According to school statement, Godwin backed into...
NASCAR’s Denny Hamlin treated after carbon monoxide seeps into car
DOVER, Del. — Denny Hamlin suffered from nausea and double vision from carbon monoxide that seeped into his Toyota at the end of the NASCAR race at Dover. Hamlin felt ill after Monday’s race and was attended to by medical staff on pit road after he finished 21st. Hamlin was...
Houston’s Dana Holgorsen among new coaches primed for success
Success for a college football coach is best determined over an extended period of time. Impatient Florida State fans might not want to hear that these days. Willie Taggart will enter Season 2 as Seminoles coach trying to rebound from maybe the worst debut of any of last season’s first-year...
Hard part for Wells Fargo champ Max Homa was waiting his turnVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — He was among the best as an amateur, winning a prestigious national title and moving onto the PGA Tour. While he never thought it was going to be easy, making it tougher was seeing so many peers from his college days collecting trophies as he wondered when,...
John Daly approved to use cart at PGA Championship
John Daly was approved to use a cart next week in the PGA Championship because of arthritis in his right knee that he said keeps him from walking more than six holes on the golf course. He will be the first player to ride a cart in a major championship...
Liverpool stuns Barcelona 4-0 to reach Champions League finalVideo
LIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool delivered the greatest in a long line of famous comebacks to reach the Champions League final on Tuesday, beating Lionel Messi’s Barcelona 4-0 at Anfield to overturn a three-goal deficit from the first leg. Divock Origi scored twice, either side of goals by halftime substitute Georginio...
Derby winner Country House out of Preakness because of illnessVideo
After being declared the winner of the Kentucky Derby by disqualification, Country House will not run in the Preakness because of illness, ending any chance at a Triple Crown this year. Trainer Bill Mott said Tuesday the long-shot winner of horse racing’s biggest event no longer was being considered to...
Photos: Tom Brady, Saquon Barkley among sports stars glammed up for Met gala event
The Met Gala in New York City drew dozens of glamorous celebs, but sports stars also crashed the event. Here are some of the sports stars that glammed it up at the annual event as when. (See the slideshow above for photos of their outfits.) New England Patriots quarterback Tom...
Trump awards medal to ‘true legend’ Tiger Woods
WASHINGTON — President Trump awarded golfer Tiger Woods the nation’s highest civilian honor on Monday, describing the 43-year-old as a “true legend” who transformed golf and then fought through years of injury to return to the sport’s summit. Trump awarded Woods with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He’s the fourth...
August launch of ACC TV channel ‘on schedule’
GREENSBORO, N.C. — ACC commissioner John Swofford said “everything is on schedule” for the August launch of the league’s TV channel. Speaking Monday at a regional Associated Press Sports Editors meeting, Swofford said a focus is getting more distribution deals for TV providers to carry the ACC Network. He said...
Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic showing off all his skills
DENVER — Earlier in the playoffs, he was drawing comparisons to Wilt Chamberlain. This week, it’s Magic Johnson. As the casual basketball fan — everyone, really — is finding out, Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic has no direct comparison. The All-Star center is turning the NBA playoffs into his...
Martin Truex breezes to win in storm-delayed NASCAR race at Dover
DOVER, Del. — Martin Truex Jr. stood next to the 60-pound metallic gold Monster trophy on the Victory Lane stage and was uncertain about how many fingers he should flash for his celebratory photo. “Two for the season or three for Dover?” Truex asked. How about one of each? Truex...
Maximum Security out of Preakness; Derby DQ to be appealed
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Maximum Security’s owner said Monday he will not run the horse in the Preakness and will appeal the disqualification as the Kentucky Derby winner. Gary West told The Associated Press by phone there is “really no need, not having an opportunity to run for the Triple Crown...
Max Homa earns 1st PGA Tour victory at Quail Hollow
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two years after Max Homa played only one Sunday in an entire PGA Tour season, he showed his mettle at Quail Hollow by closing with a 4-under-par 67 to pull away from the field and win the Wells Fargo Championship. Homa began the back nine with two...
Maximum Security’s Preakness status unclear after Derby DQ
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The next stop in the chase for the Triple Crown is the Preakness, though Maximum Security and Country House remain noncommittal for the May 18 race following Maximum Security’s disqualification from the Kentucky Derby. Owner Gary West said Sunday he is unsure whether to enter Maximum Security...
Jimmie Johnson will have to wait to try for 12th win at Dover with NASCAR race postponed
DOVER, Del. — Jimmie Johnson posed for a photo with Hall of Famers Bobby Allison and Richard Petty from an appearance this weekend and wrote the caption “367 and counting.” Johnson’s combined win total has been stuck on that number since June 4, 2017, when Johnson won the last of...
Maximum Security owner calls Derby DQ ‘egregious’
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Maximum Security co-owner Gary West criticized race stewards’ disqualification of his horse’s Kentucky Derby victory as “egregious” and said he was pondering his next step, including a possible appeal. “I think this is the most egregious disqualification in the history of horse racing, and not just because...
Long shot Country House wins Kentucky Derby after favorite is DQ’ed
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Maximum Security led the Kentucky Derby every step of the way except for the last one — into the winner’s circle. The colt became the first winner disqualified for interference in the Derby’s 145-year history, leading to an agonizing wait and an eventual stunning reversal that made...
Kyle Busch has shot at tying NASCAR record Sunday at Dover
DOVER, Del. — Morgan Shepherd pushed his No. 89 Chevrolet for a few feet through the garage with all the might a 77-year-old NASCAR driver could muster before yielding to his crew. Pushing 80, Shepherd might race long enough for his age to match his car number. “Oh, yeah. That...
Missouri Tigers’ postgame interview antics are next level
We’ve seen the occasional pie in the face, and who can forget James Harden’s eye-roll and slide away from the mic? Chris Bosh, LeBron James and Dwayne Wade used to photo (video) bomb each other and try to make one another laugh during their teammate’s time with reporters after victories....
Bob Baffert eyes history, another wet Kentucky Derby on tap
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bob Baffert times three. In a Kentucky Derby lacking a dominant favorite, the two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer saddles the top three choices. On what could be a wet day at Churchill Downs, Game Winner is the pre-race favorite, albeit a tepid one at 9-2. Improbable and Roadster...
Kentucky Derby notebook: Hall of Famer Mike Smith gets mount
Triple Crown-winning jockey Mike Smith will ride in the Kentucky Derby after all. He picked up the mount on 30-1 shot Cutting Humor, trained by Todd Pletcher, race officials said Friday. The 53-year-old rider had been on the early 4-1 favorite, Omaha Beach, until the colt was scratched because of...
Chase Elliott wins Dover pole, but all talk centers on qualifying speeds
DOVER, Del. — Chase Elliott took a solo run on the track for qualifying and was alone atop the Dover speed chart. Elliott followed his first win of the season with a pole at Dover International Speedway, topping the speed chart on a blistering day at the track with a...
