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3 professional Frisbee players die in Michigan highway crash
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Three professional Frisbee players have died after they were involved in car crash en route to a team practice in Detroit, authorities said. Kevin Coulter, Drew Piet and Michael Cannon died after their vehicle was rear-ended Saturday evening on Interstate 96 in Ionia County, roughly 100...
Knicks spike speculation that director Lee was ejected 
NEW YORK — Spike Lee still has his courtside seat, though the New York Knicks had to tell their superfan to find another way to get there. The Knicks and Lee had a disagreement Monday night over which entrance the Oscar-winning writer-director could use, but the team did not eject...
With Fontana win, Alex Bowman makes case to keep Hendrick ride 
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There is a strong crop of drivers headed into free agency this summer, and Alex Bowman hardly has been at the top of the list. Brad Keselowski is a former Cup Series champion. Kyle Larson is considered the future of NASCAR, and Ryan Blaney is poised for...
Kansas unanimous No. 1 in week of AP Top 25 upheaval
A string of losses to unranked opponents led to upheaval in the AP Top 25 this week. Kansas kept winning, strengthening its grip on No. 1. The Jayhawks were the unanimous choice for the top spot in the Associated Press men’s college basketball poll released Monday, receiving all 64 votes...
David Beckham's Inter Miami loses MLS debut to Los Angeles FC 
LOS ANGELES — Carlos Vela scored on a beautiful chip shot shortly before halftime, and Los Angeles FC beat Inter Miami, 1-0, on Sunday in the inaugural game for owner David Beckham’s MLS expansion team. Vela controlled the ball with his chest and eluded four defenders before chipping a perfect...
Alex Bowman holds off Busch brothers at Fontana for 2nd NASCAR win 
FONTANA, Calif. — Alex Bowman raced to his second career NASCAR Cup Series victory Sunday, holding off Kyle and Kurt Busch to win at Auto Club Speedway. Bowman led 110 laps and kept his Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in front after the final pit stops for a comfortable win in a...
Sungjae Im wins Honda Classic for 1st PGA Tour title 
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Sungjae Im is tireless, and no longer winless. The 21-year-old South Korean started fast and finished stronger Sunday, winning The Honda Classic by one shot over Mackenzie Hughes and Tommy Fleetwood for his first career PGA Tour victory in his 50th attempt. Im shot 4-under...
Texas, Providence among teams improving their NCAA Tournament hopes 
Providence and Texas are headed into March with wins, momentum and improving resumes for the NCAA Tournament. The Friars and Longhorns have spent significant stretches looking little like a team that would earn a bid. But each has won four straight games, the last coming Saturday on the road against...
Galen Rupp wins U.S. Olympic marathon trials again 
ATLANTA — Galen Rupp, Aliphine Tuliamuk and America’s other top distance runners have claimed their spots on the U.S. Olympic marathon team. That’s only half the battle. Now they have to wait to see if the Tokyo Games will be held. Rupp reclaimed his status as the nation’s top distance...
Hometown track to honor NASCAR's Jimmie Johnson 
FONTANA, Calif. — So many of Jimmie Johnson’s best racing memories occurred on this weathered California asphalt about 100 miles north of his hometown. The seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion is hoping to add one more incredible memory in his final start at Fontana. Johnson is the king of Auto...
NASCAR star Kyle Busch welcomes bounty in truck series 
FONTANA, Calif. — Kyle Busch has become the most wanted man in two NASCAR racing series, and he’s ready to rise to the challenge. Everybody in the cup series already was chasing Busch, the defending series champion and the defending winner of the annual early-season race at Auto Club Speedway...
Coronavirus causing empty stadiums, cancellations across Asia 
Baseball and basketball played before empty stands. Soccer leagues delayed matches. Clubs left out of Asian competitions or matches were forced to relocate. And the rapidly spreading virus that has infected more than 81,000 people globally and left more than 2,750 dead, mostly in China, continues to threaten the Tokyo...
Female wrestler wins North Carolina high school championship
RALEIGH, N.C. — A female wrestler has made history by winning a state high school wrestling championship in North Carolina. The North Carolina High School Athletic Association said on its website that junior Heaven Fitch of Uwharrie Charter became the first female to win one of the association’s individual state...
Former Penn coach Jerome Allen slapped with 15-year show-cause penalty 
PHILADELPHIA — Former Penn coach Jerome Allen was hit a 15-year show-cause penalty after he accepted $300,000 in bribes to get a wealthy Florida businessman’s son into the University of Pennsylvania. The Quakers, out of the Ivy League, also were slapped by the NCAA with two years of probation, fined...
Udoka Azubuike leading No. 1 Kansas back on top of college hoops 
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton had just finished watching Udoka Azubuike bully his way to 19 points and 16 rebounds against his overmatched Cowboys when he pulled the 7-footer aside and pointed to the rafters in Allen Fieldhouse. “Keep it up,” Boynton whispered into the ear of...
5-time major champ Maria Sharapova retires from tennis at 32
Maria Sharapova was a transcendent star in tennis from the time she was a teenager, someone whose grit and groundstrokes earned her a career Grand Slam and whose off-court success included millions of dollars more in endorsement deals than prize money. And yet, Sharapova walked away from her sport rather...
Minnesota investigating ex-hockey assistant sex allegations
MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota says it is investigating allegations that a former men’s hockey assistant sexually abused players more than 30 years ago. The move comes after The Athletic reported on sexual abuse allegations against former assistant Thomas “Chico” Adrahtas over many years, including the season Adrahtas spent...
Oregon's Ionescu 1st to 2,000 points, 1,000 assists, 1,000 rebounds 
STANFORD, Calif. — Oregon star Sabrina Ionescu is the first player, man or woman, to reach 2,000 points, 1,000 assists and 1,000 rebounds. Ionescu hit the milestone on a defensive rebound with 1 minute, 47 seconds remaining in the third quarter for the third-ranked Ducks against No. 3 Stanford on...
Tearful tribute for Kobe, Gianna Bryant in Los Angeles 
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant’s wife offered a poignant portrait of her NBA superstar husband and their daughter Monday at a packed memorial service for the two, who were among nine people killed last month in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles. Speaking at times through tears, Vanessa Bryant praised...
Michael Jordan remembers 'little brother' Kobe Bryant, jokes about ubiquitous crying meme 
Michael Jordan broke down and cried Monday as soon as he took the podium to deliver a eulogy for “little brother” Kobe Bryant. Not long into his tribute, Jordan had the Staples Center in stitches. Michael Jordan in tears talking about Kobe Bryant. pic.twitter.com/jTzvZund4K— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 24, 2020...
Woman, 84, sinks putt across basketball court to win new car 
OXFORD, Miss. — All that 84-year-old Mary Ann Wakfield needed to do to win a new car was sink a putt across the entire length of the court at the University of Mississippi’s basketball stadium. Wakfield did just that during a promotional segment at Saturday’s game between Ole Miss men’s...
MLB tells court attempts at cheating are a part of sports
NEW YORK — Attempts at cheating are a part of sports, Major League Baseball said in urging a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by fantasy contestants. Five men sued MLB, MLB Advanced Media, the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox in federal court in Manhattan, claiming fraud, violation...
Kansas back atop Top 25 as Baylor slides to No. 2 after loss
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas is back on top of the college basketball world after knocking off Baylor in a matchup of Big 12 heavyweights, while the Bears dropped to No. 2 in The Associated Press men’s poll Monday after their nip-and-tuck loss in Waco. The Jayhawks (24-3, 13-1 Big 12)...
Ryan Newman suffered head injury, no internal injuries in crash 
LAS VEGAS — Ryan Newman said he suffered a head injury in his crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500 but did not disclose details in a statement from the driver read before Sunday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “I was fortunate to avoid any internal organ...
Patrick Reed shows his moxie and wins Mexico Championship 
MEXICO CITY — Patrick Reed made it hard for anyone to question his moxie. A week that began with Brooks Koepka saying he thought Reed cheated when he was penalized for swiping sand in the Bahamas ended with Reed delivering clutch moments down the stretch Sunday to win the Mexico...


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