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Column: Racing with friends reignites Allmendinger's passion 
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — AJ Allmendinger was so over the grind and the losing and the lack of any enjoyment in his job that he walked away from NASCAR after the 2018 season rather than run for another mediocre team. His friends pulled him back in. It was a little at...
Djokovic, Nadal beat Italian teens to reach French Open quarterfinals
PARIS — For two sets and more than two hours at the French Open on Monday, Novak Djokovic found himself being outplayed by a 19-year-old opponent from Italy making his Grand Slam debut. And yet, to hear Djokovic tell it afterward, he had the kid right where he wanted him....
Alabama, Nick Saban agree to new 8-year deal through 2029 season
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Nick Saban, who has won a record seven national championships, has agreed to a three-year contract extension running through the 2029 season. Alabama announced the extension on Monday, including $8.425 million in base salary and talent fee for the current contract year with annual raises...
Logan Paul goes the distance against Floyd Mayweather in exhibition
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Floyd Mayweather Jr. outclassed YouTube personality Logan Paul but couldn’t stop him inside the distance. Mayweather and Paul boxed an eight-round exhibition Sunday night at Hard Rock Stadium. With the bout not being scored, no winner was declared. The 44-year-old Mayweather used the ring skills that...
Christian Pulisic scores in extra time, U.S. beats Mexico in CONCACAF Nations League final
DENVER — Christian Pulisic lifted a trophy for the second time in eight days, this time his first for the United States. Ethan Horvath, back in Colorado for the first time in three or four years, expected to watch the game from the bench and found himself saving Andrés Guardado’s...
Teenager Yuka Saso wins U.S. Women's Open on 3rd playoff hole 
SAN FRANCISCO — Yuka Saso modeled her golf game after Rory McIlroy, spending hours watching videos of his swing before going to bed each night in order to perfect her own. All that work paid off as Saso is a U.S. Open champion just like her idol thanks to a...
Patrick Cantlay wins playoff at Memorial without Jon Rahm
DUBLIN, Ohio — The emotion and intensity felt the same to Patrick Cantlay, whether it was his clutch 25-foot birdie putt to tie for the lead or his 12-foot par putt in a playoff that made him a winner again Sunday in the Memorial. The handshake with Jack Nicklaus? As...
Kyle Larson wins again as Hendrick continues month of dominance
SONOMA, Calif. — Kyle Larson beat teammate Chase Elliott in overtime at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday to win his second consecutive race as Hendrick Motorsports continued a month of dominance. Hendrick drivers have won four straight races dating to Alex Bowman’s May 16 victory. Larson’s win a week ago in...
Serena Williams loses at French Open; Federer withdraws
PARIS — Serena Williams turns 40 in September. Roger Federer hits that milestone the month before. No one knows how many more French Open appearances each will make, and this year’s tournament ended for both on Sunday. Williams fell way behind and could not put together a comeback against a...
Baldwin grad Maddi Sgattoni completes decorated college volleyball career at Navy
After a blockbuster Navy volleyball career, Baldwin graduate Maddi Sgattoni commissioned May 28 and now is a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps. Sgattoni was a four-year starter as an outside hitter — her same position in high school — for the Naval Academy, and graduated with a degree...
This date in sports history: June 6 
1919 — Man o’ War wins his first race, a 5-furlong contest over a straightaway at Belmont Park. The 3-to-5 favorite wins by six lengths, covering the distance in 59 seconds. 1924 — Cyril Walker captures the U.S. Open with a three-stroke victory over Bobby Jones. 1936 — Granville, ridden...
Essential Quality wins Belmont Stakes for trainer Cox's 1st Triple Crown victory
NEW YORK — Favorite Essential Quality won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday to give trainer Brad Cox his first victory in a Triple Crown race — maybe. Cox could get another from Mandaloun in the Kentucky Derby if Bob Baffert-trained Medina Spirit is disqualified. But Cox was able to enjoy...
Coronavirus knocks Rahm out of Memorial after 6-shot lead 
DUBLIN, Ohio — Jon Rahm walked off the 18th green after tying the 54-hole scoring record and building a six-shot lead, leaving him on the cusp of joining Tiger Woods as the only repeat winners of the Memorial. Moments later, he doubled over behind the green and said in anguish,...
Mangiapane, Canada beat U.S. 4-2 in world hockey semifinals 
RIGA, Latvia — Andrew Mangiapane scored two goals to help Canada beat the United States, 4-2, on Saturday in the semifinals of hockey’s world championship. Mangiapane has seven goals and four assists in six games since joining Canada midway through the preliminary round. Canada started the tournament with three straight...
Hendrick train rolls into Sonoma seeking 4th straight win 
The Hendrick Motorsports train rolls into Sonoma Raceway on a three-race winning streak that pushed it past Petty Enterprises as NASCAR’s winningest organization. Think the juggernaut will be stopped Sunday at NASCAR’s first visit to California in nearly two years? It’s going to be tough. Sure, Martin Truex Jr. is...
Familiar results at French Open as Rafael Nadal, Iga Swiatek advance 
PARIS — Iga Swiatek closed out her latest French Open victory and raised a triumphant right fist. Rafael Nadal won less than half an hour later and celebrated with a left uppercut. The two defending champions make for a potent one-two combination at Roland Garros, where both won going away...
This date in sports history: June 5 
1884 — James McLaughlin becomes the first jockey to win three straight Belmont Stakes when he rides Panique to victory. He won with George Kinney (1883) and Forester (1882). McLaughlin repeats his feat in 1886-88. McLaughlin’s triple is matched by jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. in 1984. 1925 — Willie McFarlane...
HS amateur in contention at midpoint of US Women's Open 
SAN FRANCISCO — The calculus homework awaiting Megha Ganne might have to wait a couple more days to get done. The 17-year-old amateur has more pressing business this weekend at the U.S. Women’s Open. Ganne followed a strong opening round by shooting an even-par 71 in the second round at...
Patrick Cantlay sets an early target after a long day at Memorial
DUBLIN, Ohio — Patrick Cantlay finished his long day with some of his best golf, running off three straight birdies to close out a 5-under-par 67 and the lead Friday in the rain-delayed Memorial. He arrived at Muirfield Village before dawn. He finished when it was time for dinner. And...
The NBA awaits new champion, and path is wide open 
In this NBA, this much is already clear: There will be a new champion. A lot of first-time champions, too. The second round of the NBA playoffs start Saturday night, and nowhere to be found are the franchises that have combined to win almost two-thirds of the titles awarded in...
Bryson DeChambeau-Brooks Koepka feud continues in Koepka's absence
DUBLIN, Ohio — Brooks Koepka isn’t playing the Memorial. It just sounded like it at times Friday. From the tee or from the fairway, Bryson DeChambeau would hit a shot only to hear someone in the crowd scream out, “Let’s go, Brooksy!” It was a not-so-subtle reminder of the beef...
Belmont notes: Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. out after scary fall
NEW YORK — Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. is out of the Belmont Stakes after a scary fall while racing but seems to have escaped long-term injury. Ortiz was thrown off a horse during a race Thursday at Belmont Park and then trampled by the horse being ridden by younger brother...
'Formidable group' of horses finish Triple Crown at Belmont
NEW YORK — The Kentucky Derby winner could be disqualified for the second time in three years, the Preakness winner pulled off a big upset and now nobody knows who is the best 3-year-old horse in the country. Perhaps it’ll be settled at the Belmont Stakes on Saturday. The Belmont...
Home crowd now backs No. 2 Medvedev because of French coach
PARIS — Daniil Medvedev had never been past the first round at the French Open before. And his surprise reward for reaching the fourth round now is that he’s carrying the hopes of the French crowd. Why? Because there are no French players left in the men’s or women’s draw,...
Duke's Jon Scheyer 'not afraid' of test as Krzyzewski's successor
DURHAM, N.C. — Jon Scheyer remembers handling the pressure of playing for a national championship or in front of hostile crowds in high-profile games at Duke. He confidently points to that history in his approach to managing an even bigger challenge: being the successor to Mike Krzyzewski. “I’ve always been...


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