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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
MetLife Stadium to remove 1,740 seats for 2026 World Cup, officials hoping to host final
NEW YORK — MetLife Stadium officials plan to remove 1,740 seats to widen the field for World Cup matches as they hope to host the 2026 final but will retain a narrower surface for this year’s Copa América. The stadium in suburban East Rutherford, New Jersey, is among the contenders...
Next on the Tee: Kermit Zarley recalls U.S. Open battle with Jack Nicklaus at Pebble Beach
Next on the Tee host Chris Mascaro kicks off Season 11 of the podcast with guests Tom Patri, Kermit Zarley, Bob Winters and Jane Crafter. Patri, a Golf Magazine Top 100 instructor discusses the deadline that wasn’t with the Public Investment Fund and the PGA Tour. The New Year’s deadline...
Michigan QB McCarthy says sign-stealing saga masked work of players who ‘did things the right way’ 
The sign-stealing scandal that has hung over Michigan’s season has overshadowed the work the team has put in to go unbeaten and reach the College Football Playoff championship game, quarterback J.J. McCarthy said Wednesday. Michigan plays Washington for the national title in Houston on Monday as the NCAA continues to...
McIlroy eases off criticism of LIV Golf. He’s says Rahm defection was a smart business move 
KAPALUA, Hawaii — Rory McIlroy has gone from being the harshest critic of LIV Golf to extending an olive branch. He said on a British soccer podcast Wednesday he was too judgmental about players defecting and has accepted that LIV is “part of our sport now.” He referred to Jon...
Djokovic struggles with wrist injury as Australia stuns Serbia in quarterfinals of United Cup
PERTH, Australia — Novak Djokovic continued to struggle with his wrist injury as Australia stunned Serbia with a 3-0 win in the quarterfinals of the United Cup on Wednesday. Poland also qualified for the semifinals with a 3-0 victory over China, while France and Greece completed sweeps of Italy and...
Founder of retirement thoroughbred farm in Kentucky announces he’s handing over reins to successor
GEORGETOWN, Ky. — Michael Blowen’s love for horses stretched far beyond the racetrack and spurred him into starting a mid-life career as founder of a retirement farm in Kentucky, where older thoroughbreds could spend their remaining years in dignity and security — long after their earning days were over. For...
Luke Littler, 16, reaches final of world darts championship in one of the sport’s most unlikely stories 
Luke Littler reached the final of the world darts championship at the age of 16 on Tuesday, extending one of the most unlikely stories in the history of the sport. Littler, an unseeded player from Runcorn in northwest England who started throwing darts as a toddler, beat 2018 champion Rob...
CFP championship game matches Washington’s prolific passing against Michigan’s best-in-nation defense
Michael Penix Jr. hasn’t faced a defense like Michigan’s, and the Wolverines certainly haven’t faced a quarterback like the Heisman Trophy runner-up from Washington. The matchup will be the most intriguing in the College Football Playoff championship game at NRG Stadium in Houston on Jan. 8. That much was assured...
Hermoso testifies in sexual assault case after kiss at Women’s World Cup
MADRID — The Spanish player kissed on the lips by the soccer president at the Women’s World Cup final appeared in court on Tuesday to testify in the sexual assault case against the former official. Jenni Hermoso was at the Madrid court to give her version of the kiss by...
Nadal returns with win in Brisbane in 1st competitive singles match in a year
BRISBANE, Australia — His arms raised triumphantly, unable to conceal a winner’s grin, Rafael Nadal took time to savor a victory that was 12 months and a lot of rehab in the making. Sure, it was the first round of a season-opening tournament, but it felt momentous for the 22-time...
Michael Penix Jr. leads No. 2 Washington to 37-31 victory over Texas and spot in national title game
NEW ORLEANS — The remarkable comeback story of Michael Penix Jr. is a victory away from a perfect ending for Washington. Penix passed for 430 yards and two touchdowns, and the Huskies held off Texas 37-31 in the Sugar Bowl on Monday night to advance to the College Football Playoff...
Michigan beats Alabama 27-20 in overtime on Blake Corum’s TD run to reach national title game 
PASADENA, Calif. — Blake Corum rushed for a 17-yard touchdown on the second snap of overtime, and top-seeded Michigan advanced to its first College Football Playoff championship game with a 27-20 victory over fourth-seeded Alabama in the Rose Bowl on Monday. Michigan’s defense ended only the second overtime game in...
Bo Nix closes career with 5 TD passes as No. 8 Oregon rolls over Liberty in Fiesta Bowl
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Bo Nix threw for 363 yards and five touchdowns to cap a recording-breaking career, and No. 8 Oregon closed a season that started with national title expectations by rolling over No. 18 Liberty, 45-6, in the Fiesta Bowl on Monday. Nix played like a Heisman Trophy finalist...
Nussmeier shines as Daniels’ successor, No. 13 LSU rallies to nip Wisconsin 35-31 in ReliaQuest Bowl 
TAMPA, Fla. — Garrett Nussmeier threw for 395 yards and three touchdowns, helping 13th-ranked LSU launch its post-Jayden Daniels era with a come-from-behind 35-31 victory over Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Monday. Stepping in to make his first college start after Daniels, the 2023 Heisman Trophy winner, opted out...
Nico Iamaleava leads No. 25 Tennessee to 35-0 rout of No. 20 Iowa in the Citrus Bowl 
ORLANDO, Fla. — Freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava ran for three touchdowns and threw for one in his first career start, and No. 25 Tennessee shut down No. 20 Iowa’s Division I-worst offense to beat the Hawkeyes, 35-0, in the Citrus Bowl on Monday. Iamaleava, a prized recruit for Volunteers coach...
South Carolina still No. 1 in AP women’s basketball poll, Syracuse enters Top 25 
South Carolina started the new year where it finished off 2023: atop the Associated Press women’s basketball poll. The Gamecocks received 34 of the 35 first-place votes from a national media panel Monday. They had been unanimous the previous six weeks. UCLA got the other No. 1 vote after beating...
Purdue remains No. 1 in AP Top 25, Gonzaga falls to No. 24 but runs poll streak to 142 weeks 
Purdue remained atop the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the third straight week Monday. Gonzaga dropped to No. 24 after a loss to San Diego State but kept alive its streak of 142 consecutive weeks in the poll. The Boilermakers picked up three more first-place votes and...
Conor McGregor says he will fight this summer in Las Vegas 
LAS VEGAS — Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor announced his long-awaited return to competition on Sunday. The 35-year-old said he will fight Michael Chandler at T-Mobile Arena, the venue where he suffered a broken leg in his last fight in July 2021. “Ladies and gentlemen, a Happy New Year...
A tantalizing Rose Bowl matchup pits Saban’s Alabama against Harbaugh’s Michigan in the CFP
PASADENA, Calif. — In a sport long defined by its coaching giants, Nick Saban and Jim Harbaugh are among the few larger-than-life figures still standing. Saban has won six national championships at Alabama, establishing the most successful program of the 21st century. Harbaugh has completely revitalized his alma mater, reaching...
Washington, Texas meet in Sugar Bowl CFP semifinal behind coaches with very different career paths
NEW ORLEANS — Wearing matching smiles and dark blue suits, Washington coach Kalen DeBoer and Texas’ Steve Sarkisian shook hands and posed for a photo with the Sugar Bowl trophy their teams will play for Monday night. They are newcomers to this stage, with career paths that could not be...
New women’s professional hockey league, with hopes of staying power, ready to drop the puck
No longer a far-fetched notion, the Professional Women’s Hockey League is approaching reality and Sarah Nurse can’t help but pinch herself. On Monday, the 28-year-old Canadian national team forward will be on the ice in Toronto when her yet-to-be nicknamed team faces off against New York to open the new...
Edwards runs, throws for a TD as Maryland routs Auburn 31-13 at Music City Bowl 
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Michael Locksley has been at Maryland long enough to know that his Terrapins have to earn everything. The transfer portal along with name, image and likeness deals have made the challenge tougher. So Maryland showed Saturday the best answer comes on the field. Billy Edwards Jr. ran...
Wyoming sends coach Bohl into retirement as a winner with 16-15 win over Toledo in Arizona Bowl 
TUCSON, Ariz. — John Hoyland kicked a 24-yard field goal as time expired, and Wyoming sent coach Craig Bohl into retirement a winner, 16-15 win over Toledo in the Arizona Bowl on Saturday. Bohl is retiring after 42 years of coaching — the last 10 in Laramie — and defensive...
No. 6 Georgia routs No. 4 Florida State in Orange Bowl
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Carson Beck passed for 203 yards and two touchdowns, backup QB Gunnar Stockton passed for two more scores and No. 6 Georgia routed previously undefeated and fourth-ranked Florida State, 63-3, in the Orange Bowl on Saturday night in a matchup of teams missing out on the...
Michigan survived a tumultuous season with leadership, ‘Beat Bama’ drills and a guru strength coach 
PASADENA, Calif. — The way Blake Corum sees it, Michigan is unbeaten, top-ranked and two wins away from a national championship because of all the turmoil it has overcome this year, not in spite of it. Michigan’s star running back explained his view while sitting among his teammates Saturday under...


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