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Ohio State still 4th in CFP rankings after cancellation
Ohio State held on to the fourth spot in the College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night after having its previous game canceled, landing behind No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Notre Dame and No. 3 Clemson for a second straight week. The selection committee’s top seven teams were unchanged from last...
No. 2 Irish get spot in ACC title game after cancellation
No. 2 Notre Dame wrapped up a spot in the ACC championship game by virtue of the league shuffling its schedule Tuesday to create an open date for the Fighting Irish and No. 4 Clemson before their likely rematch on Dec. 19. The ACC announced Notre Dame’s game against Wake...
This date in sports history: Dec. 1 
1936 — End Larry Kelley of Yale is named the Heisman Trophy winner. 1951 — Arnold “Showboat” Boykin of Mississippi scores seven touchdowns in a 49-7 rout of Mississippi State. 1956 — The United States beats the Soviet Union, 89-55, to win the gold medal in men’s basketball at the...
Gonzaga, Baylor stay atop of topsy-turvy AP Top 25 poll 
The first Associated Press men’s college basketball poll of the regular season remained steady at the top. The rest, predictably, was filled with change as teams exceeded or failed to live up to preseason expectations. Gonzaga and Baylor remained Nos. 1-2 in the poll released Monday. The Zags received 57...
This date in sports: Nov. 30 
1941 — The Chicago Bears score 49 points in the second half to beat the Philadelphia Eagles, 49-13. 1956 — Floyd Patterson knocks out Archie Moore in the fifth round to win the world heavyweight title in Chicago. 1969 — Russ Jackson throws a record four touchdowns to lead the...
AP Top 25: No. 1 Alabama leads locked-in top 8 for 4th week
Alabama is the unanimous No. 1 again in The Associated Press college football poll as the top eight teams in the rankings held steady for the fourth week in a row. The Crimson Tide got 62 first-place votes for the second consecutive week and are followed by No. 2 Notre...
Mike Tyson returns to ring, draws in exhibition with Jones
LOS ANGELES — Mike Tyson stepped through the ropes in his signature black trunks and heard the opening bell in a boxing ring for the first time in 15 years. The former heavyweight champion of the world traded lively punches with Roy Jones Jr. for eight entertaining rounds that ended...
This date in sports history: Nov. 29 
1890 — Navy beats Army, 24-0, in the first matchup of this historic series. 1934 — The Detroit Lions play their first traditional Thanksgiving home game and lose to the Chicago Bears, 19-16, in front of 26,000. CBS Radio does the first national broadcast of an NFL game. 1987 —...
Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller makes history, but Missouri dominate 
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Sarah Fuller made history, but her barrier-breaking kickoff was the only highlight for Vanderbilt as Missouri dominated the Commodores, 41-0, on Saturday. Fuller became the first woman to participate in a Power 5 conference football game when she kicked off to start the second half. Fuller delivered...
U.S. women beat Netherlands in World Cup rematch
BREDA, Netherlands — Rose Lavelle scored against the Netherlands again, Kristie Mewis scored in her first appearance for the United States in six years and the U.S. women won a rematch of last year’s World Cup final by the same score, 2-0, on Friday. The older sister of starter Sam...
Tokyo Olympic organizers plan to host 18 test events
TOKYO — The postponed Tokyo Olympics are getting a kickstart. Local organizers on Friday announced a series of 18 test events set to begin in March and run into May. The Tokyo Olympics are set to open July 23 after being postponed eight months ago because of the covid-19 pandemic....
Thousands bid farewell to Maradona in Argentina amid clashes 
BUENOS AIRES — Tens of thousands of fans, many weeping, filed past the coffin of soccer superstar Diego Maradona on Thursday in ceremonies that mixed head-of-state-like honors with the chaos of a rowdy stadium. Viewing was halted shortly before 6 p.m. as the family wished and the body of the...
Ambridge-based trainer Tom Yankello works with Roy Jones Jr., builds internet following
Tom Yankello has been in the corner of four world champions, two world title contenders and 16 amateur world titleholders. These numbers measure his success as an elite boxing trainer. Nonetheless, the gaudy figures he generates on the internet might be a harbinger of hope for the sport’s future. Yankello...
Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona dies at 60
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Diego Maradona, the Argentine soccer great who was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity, has died. He was 60. The office of Argentina’s president will decree three days...
Column: Fall shows winning never far away as it seems in PGA
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Robert Streb was too young at age 33 to look back at his only PGA Tour victory six years ago instead of looking ahead to what might be his next one. That wasn’t the case for Stewart Cink. He was three years away from joining...
No. 18 Wisconsin vs. Minnesota canceled because of covid-19
MINNEAPOLIS — For the first time in 114 years, the Minnesota-Wisconsin game has been bumped off the schedule. Minnesota called off its annual battle with Wisconsin for Paul Bunyan’s Axe — which was slated for Saturday afternoon — because of an uptick in covid-19 cases within the program. The decision...
This date in sports history: Nov. 24 
1904 — Fullback Sam McAllester is thrown for a touchdown to give Tennessee a 7-0 victory over Alabama. McAllester, wearing a wide leather belt with handles sewn on the side, is repeatedly thrown by two teammates over the line of scrimmage, including the only touchdown of the game. 1927 —...
Florida State coach Mike Norvell: 'Right decision' to postpone Clemson game 
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Florida State coach Mike Norvell is standing by the decision to postpone the Seminoles game Saturday against No. 4 Clemson after the Tigers reported a positive player test following their arrival on campus, adding that even though he and his team wanted to play there were safety...
NBA players hailed by pope at Vatican for demanding justice
Pope Francis lauded a delegation of NBA players who met with him at the Vatican on Monday as “champions” and said he supported their work on addressing social injustice. Five players — Marco Belinelli, Sterling Brown, Jonathan Isaac, Kyle Korver and Anthony Tolliver — were joined by NBA players’ union...
Alabama now unanimous No. 1 in top-25 poll; Northwestern to 11 
Alabama is a unanimous No. 1 in the Associated Press college football poll, and Northwestern moved up to No. 11 on Sunday for its best ranking in 24 years. For the second straight week, the top eight teams in the poll held their spots. The Crimson Tide received all 62...
This day in sports history: Nov. 22 
1875 — Harvard beats Yale, 4-0, in the schools’ first football meeting. With 15 players on each side, the game is a mix of rugby and soccer. 1945 — Jim Benton of the Cleveland Rams is the first NFL player to have more than 300 receiving yards in a game....
Robert Streb leads at Sea Island as Zach Johnson closes the gap
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Robert Streb kept his game from coming undone over the first hour Saturday and then pieced together enough birdies for a 3-under-par 67 to build a three-shot lead going into the final round of the RSM Classic. Streb came from five shots behind when he...
No. 4 Clemson at Florida State postponed hours before start
The game between No. 4 Clemson and Florida State was postponed hours before kickoff Saturday when medical personnel from both schools could not agree it was safe to play amid the pandemic. The Atlantic Coast Conference announced the postponement, although it did not detail whether the game at Florida State...
Paul Newberry: High school coach makes stand during pandemic 
For Mark Rose, football is more than a living. It’s a way of life. But it’s not worth dying for. Rose has become a lonely but powerful voice: a longtime high school coach — one of the more successful in football-mad Alabama — who finds it ludicrous to be carrying...
AP source: NBA, Raptors denied permission to play in Canada
TORONTO — The Canadian government has denied a request by the NBA and the Raptors to play in Toronto amid the pandemic. An official familiar with the federal government’s decision told The Associated Press on Friday there is too much COVID-19 circulating in the United States to allow for cross-border...


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