U.S./World Sports category, Page 302

ATLANTA — Top-ranked LSU’s leading rusher Clyde Edwards-Helaire is off crutches but still might miss Saturday’s Peach Bowl playoff semifinal against No. 4 Oklahoma. The Sooners, meanwhile, will be missing starting defensive end Ronnie Perkins and two backups because of suspensions. Edwards-Helaire suffered a hamstring injury in practice last week....

Gasparilla Bowl: Central Florida (9-3, 6-2 American) vs. Marshall (8-4, 6-2 Conference USA), Monday at 2:30 p.m. (ESPN). Line: UCF by 16. Series record: UCF 8-3. WHAT’S AT STAKE Concerns about a letdown may be tempered with UCF playing about 100 miles from its Orlando campus in nearby Tampa, Florida....

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Ben DiNucci and James Madison didn’t want to leave anything to chance. A week after their high-scoring offense was limited to 17 points, the Dukes got that on their first three possession Saturday night in a 30-14 victory against Weber State that puts them in the Football...

The NCAA women’s volleyball world had no answer for Stanford outside hitter Kathryn Plummer. Now, it won’t need one. Plummer finished off her Cardinal career Saturday night, hammering 22 kills to lead Stanford past Wisconsin, 25-16, 25-17, 25-20, in the championship match. The championship was the second straight for Plummer...

SHENENDOAH, Texas (AP) — North Central of Illinois made the most of its first trip to the NCAA Division III championship game, starting fast and never looking back. Ethan Greenfield ran for 138 yards and three touchdowns, Broc Rutter threw for 263 yards and two scores and North Central routed...

Congratulations to James Wiseman, a wise young man indeed. He didn’t need one-and-done. None-and-done will work just fine (we rounded down from the three games he played at Memphis). After tussling with those tyrants at the NCAA, Wiseman told the guardians of an unjust system what they could do with...

AMHERST, N.Y. — Jaret Patterson’s eye-popping production might not be the most notable aspect involving Buffalo’s sophomore running back. Sure, his 31 career touchdowns rushing arefour short of breaking the school record held by former NFL-er James Starks. It’s equally impressive how Patterson has combined for 490 yards and 11...

With his health declining, Herman Boone still was mapping out football strategy as if he were about to walk the sidelines one more time. “His daughter said the other night he asked for a clipboard. He started drawing plays,” said Aly Khan Johnson, an assistant on Boone’s staff in 1972....

MONCTON, New Brunswick — Abby Roque and Alex Carpenter scored early goals, and the United States women’s hockey team held on to beat Canada, 2-1, in the second game of their five-game Rivalry Series. Roque scored 2 minutes, 43 seconds into the first period on the Americans’ first shot on...

Hayden Fry, the Texan who revived Iowa football and became a Hawkeye State institution, has died. He was 90. Fry’s family announced through the university the coach died Tuesday with his family at his side after a long battle with cancer. “We are proud to know that our father’s life...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hailie Deegan, a rising 18-year-old star in motorsports, was named a development driver with Ford Performance on Tuesday in a deal that could fast-track her progression into a NASCAR national series. Deegan spent the past two years as part of Toyota’s crowded development field before the switch....

Clemson’s run of recent success on the football field is paying dividends on the recruiting trail. After winning two of the last three national titles, Clemson is putting together its highest-rated recruiting class ever as high school seniors across the country finalize their college selections during the early signing period...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina star freshman point guard Cole Anthony is expected to miss four to six weeks after having arthroscopic knee surgery. The school said Anthony had the procedure Monday to treat a partially torn meniscus in his right knee. He missed Sunday’s loss to Wofford because...

NEW YORK — Former NBA commissioner David Stern remains in serious condition after emergency brain surgery last week. The league said Tuesday that Stern is surrounded by his loved ones and receiving great care. The NBA said the league and Stern’s family appreciate the outpouring of support. The 77-year-old Stern...

Penn State sophomore linebacker Micah Parsons was named first-team Associated Press All-America on Monday. Parsons has a team-best 85 tackles, including 10 for loss. He previously earned Big Ten Linebacker of the Year and was a finalist for the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker. The last Penn State...

The Penn State men’s basketball team checked in at No. 23 in the AP Top 25 on Monday for the program’s first poll appearance in more than two decades. The Nittany Lions (9-2) hadn’t appeared in the AP poll since being ranked 18th in March 1996. Before that season, Penn...

NEW YORK — The 2020 Heisman Trophy race will start with a couple of clear front-runners and plenty of room for others to emerge, the way LSU’s Joe Burrow did this year. Here are six contenders for next season, ranked from most likely to least: Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State...

MELBOURNE, Australia — High emotions, fierce hugs from Tiger Woods, this time as a winner both ways in the Presidents Cup. Woods capped off a big year that began with his 15th major at the Masters by playing and leading his U.S. team to another victory in the Presidents Cup...

NEW YORK — Born into a family of Cornhuskers and raised in the Buckeye state, Joe Burrow left his roots behind and became a Heisman Trophy winner at LSU. The quarterback won the Heisman on Saturday night in a record-breaking landslide, becoming the first LSU player to bring college football’s...

PHILADELPHIA — Navy used a trick play to help reverse a rare losing streak against Army, and Malcolm Perry ran for a career-high 304 yards and two touchdowns in front of President Trump in the No. 21 Midshipmen’s 31-7 victory Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field. Navy (9-2, No. 23 CFP)...