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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Jay Monahan says PGA Tour, Saudi deal on right path in 1st remarks since medical leave 
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Back to full health, commissioner Jay Monahan said Wednesday the PGA Tour is on the right path to finalize a deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf. Whether he’s the best person to lead the tour will be measured by results of the surprise agreement. “I...
The U.S. Open is adding video review for double bounces, a first for Grand Slam tennis
New U.S. Open tournament referee Jake Garner recalls being a chair umpire and having a tough time figuring out in the moment whether a ball bounced twice before a player got it back over the net. If that happens at Flushing Meadows this year, though, an official can check a...
ESPN strikes $1.5B deal to jump into sports betting with Penn Entertainment
You know ESPN the sports media giant. Now brace yourself for ESPN Bet, a rebranding of an existing sports-betting app owned by Penn Entertainment, which is paying $1.5 billion plus other considerations for exclusive rights to the ESPN name. The deal, announced Tuesday, could take Walt Disney Co.-owned ESPN into...
PGA Tour commissioner Monahan meets with players with low attendance, few details on Saudi deal 
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan had his first meeting with players Tuesday afternoon since his return to work, offering few details on the surprise agreement with the Saudi backer of LIV Golf that two players said still involve several moving parts. The meeting was lacking in details...
Former NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott running out of time to make playoffs 
BROOKLYN, Mich. — Chase Elliott is running out of time. The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion, whose year was stunted by a snowboarding accident and hindered by a suspension, needs to win one of the next three races to earn a spot in the playoffs. “It’s the only option,” he...
Column: New PGA Tour model caters to big performances, not just big names 
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The poster in Memphis International Airport declares “the playoffs start here,” except that it includes a picture of Justin Thomas. He only wishes he were here. That speaks to the meritocracy in golf, and that’s not going away. Neither is privilege, which is why Thomas should only...
Previewing the preseason AP Top 25: Tide outside top 3? Anybody but Georgia at No. 1? Where’s TCU?
The last time Alabama was ranked lower than No. 3 in the preseason AP Top 25, Nick Saban had not yet won a national championship with the Crimson Tide. There is a very real possibility that when the new preseason AP Top 25 is unveiled at noon Monday, ‘Bama could...
Pac-12’s downfall comes after it could not adjust to changing media landscape 
Larry Scott boasted five years ago that the Pac-12 Conference would be able “to adapt, react and take advantage of this new world media order that’s coming in a way others can’t.” As it turns out, Scott’s statement instead ended up reflecting what rival conferences and commissioners did. Scott didn’t...
Georgia picked to 3-peat in USA Today preseason poll; Penn State at No. 7 
Two-time reigning national champion Georgia was the overwhelming favorite in the USA Today preseason poll released Monday. The Bulldogs, who dismantled TCU, 65-7, in last season’s national championship game, earned 61 of 66 possible first-place votes. Michigan, Alabama, Ohio State and LSU rounded out the top five. Alabama received four...
Chris Buescher wins 2nd straight NASCAR Cup race, prevailing at Michigan
BROOKLYN, Mich. — Chris Buescher has earned half of his four career NASCAR Cup Series victories in a stunning, nine-day stretch of success. Buescher won his second straight NASCAR Cup Series race by holding off points leader Martin Truex Jr. late in the FireKeepers 400 on Monday at Michigan International...
WWE’s SummerSlam pulls in $7M in sponsorship revenue, up 23% from a year ago
WWE’s sponsorship revenue for SummerSlam rose 23% from a year ago to $7 million, the most for any event outside of WrestleMania. The Saturday event in Detroit also brought in huge merchandise sales, up 60% from a record set in 2021. It was the best performance in company history for...
Column: It’s not conference realignment. It’s consolidation and no one is safe in the dash for cash
Don’t call it conference realignment. Call it college football consolidation. Recent history suggests few are safe from being the next to get squeezed out. And even if your school makes the cut it can come with a cost. What was once a Big Six in major college football conferences became...
Keira Walsh set to start for England in Women’s World Cup knockout game against Nigeria
BRISBANE, Australia — Keira Walsh recovered from a knee injury in time to make England’s starting lineup for Monday’s round of 16 match against Nigeria at the Women’s World Cup. The influential midfielder practiced with the squad on Sunday and team officials said Walsh’s fitness would be assessed on game...
Filly euthanized, jockey unseated in Saratoga racing incident
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — A 4-year-old filly broke down in the fourth race at Saratoga and was euthanized Sunday, the second consecutive day a racing death occurred at the track in upstate New York. Ever Summer suffered a catastrophic injury to her left front leg in the final turn of...
Lucas Glover wins Wyndham Championship. Thomas season ends by inches. 
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Lucas Glover did more than extend his PGA Tour season Sunday. He won the Wyndham Championship with a 2-under-par 68 that sends him into the FedEx Cup playoffs with more big opportunities in front of him. Glover managed a two-hour rain delay and took advantage of a...
The future is uncertain for the United States after crashing out of the Women’s World Cup 
MELBOURNE, Australia — The rest of the world has finally caught up to the United States. The once-dominant Americans crashed out of the Women’s World Cup on penalties after a scoreless draw with Sweden in the Round of 16 on Sunday. It was the earliest exit ever for the four-time...
NASCAR suspends race at Michigan, aims to resume Monday
BROOKLYN, Mich. — The NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday was suspended because of rain and was scheduled to resume Monday. The FireKeepers 400 began after a 1-hour, 43-minute rain delay. And 74 laps later, precipitation pushed the drivers out of their cars during a red-flag...
Pac-12 Conference facing dire future following mass exodus
The Pac-12 dubbed itself the “Conference of Champions” for a history of athletic excellence stretching back more than 100 years. The largest conference out West has dominated Olympic sports, went on an unprecedented run in men’s college basketball and has won more national championships than any other league. Pac-12 alumni...
Kyle Kirkwood wins IndyCar Music City Grand Prix
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kyle Kirkwood easily held off Scott McLaughlin over a final four-lap shootout and won the Music City Grand Prix on Sunday for his second career victory. The 24-year-old from Jupiter, Fla., started eighth and led a race-high 34 laps. He took the lead for good on lap...
Bryson DeChambeau gets 1st LIV Golf win in style with a 58 at Greenbrier 
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Bryson DeChambeau became the fourth player on a top-level tour to shoot 58 on Sunday, making birdie on his last four holes to finally capture his first LIV Golf title at the rain-softened Greenbrier. DeChambeau holed a 35-foot putt on the par-3 18th and leapt...
Simone Biles dazzles in her return from a 2-year layoff to dominate the U.S. Classic
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Simone Biles spent two years trying to distance herself from those strange days in Tokyo and all the outside noise that came along with it. She dove into therapy and slowly — very slowly — returned to training even though she wavered on whether she was...
U.S. loses to Sweden on penalty kicks in earliest Women’s World Cup exit ever
MELBOURNE, Australia — Lina Hurtig’s converted her penalty and Sweden knocked the United States out of the World Cup 5-4 on penalties after a scoreless draw at the Women’s World Cup. U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher fruitlessly argued she had saved Hurtig’s attempt, but it was ruled over the line. The...
Tim Anderson, Jose Ramirez among 6 ejections in bench-clearing brawl
CLEVELAND — Tim Anderson of the Chicago White Sox and Jose Ramirez of the Cleveland Guardians exchanged punches at second base Saturday night, triggering a bench-clearing melee in the sixth inning that led to six ejections. Ramirez appeared to connect with a right hand to the face of Anderson, who...
Bill Horschel, Lucas Glover tied for Wyndham Championship lead
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Lucas Glover and Billy Horschel started the Wyndham Championship as long shots to advance to the PGA Tour postseason. Now they have reason to think about winning. Glover had great control Saturday, hitting every fairway and missing only one green, on his way to an 8-under-par 62....
Washington, Oregon leave behind heritage — and rivals — for stability in Big Ten 
SEATTLE — A day after leaving behind more than a century as a tenant to the premier athletic conference on the West Coast, Washington’s leadership said stability was at the forefront of its decision to join the Big Ten Conference. “It was about having a future that we could count...


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