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Peters Township native Brendon Todd wins 2nd PGA Tour title
SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — Peters Township native Brendon Todd ran away with the Bermuda Championship on Sunday for his second PGA Tour title, shooting a 9-under-par 62 after flirting with a sub-60 round at mostly calm Port Royal Golf Club. “I’m thrilled, over the moon,” said Todd, his career once nearly...
Florida State cuts losses, fires Willie Taggart after loss to Miami
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State fired second-year football coach Willie Taggart on Sunday, less than 24 hours after the Seminoles lost to rival Miami and with the team in danger of missing a bowl game for the second consecutive season. Taggart was 9-12 at Florida State, which won the national...
Kansas State sends notice to Big 12 after latest victory 
MANHATTAN, Kan. — There is a documentary series called “Miles to Go” chronicling Les Miles’ first season at Kansas, and during an episode following the Jayhawks’ last-second win over Texas Tech, he brazenly walked into the locker room and asked his team, “Who is K-State?” Miles knew the annual Sunflower...
Another rift for NASCAR title-chasing drive Joey Logano
FORT WORTH, Texas — Joey Logano again has arrived at Texas in the middle of a rift with another playoff contender after some short-track shenanigans. It all comes with the defending NASCAR Cup champion trying to lock in a spot for the championship finale. A year ago, Martin Truex Jr....
Last-minute touchdown lifts No. 16 Notre Dame over Virginia Tech 
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Ian Book ran 7 yards for a touchdown with 29 seconds left to cap an 18-play, 87-yard drive, and No. 16 Notre Dame pulled out a 21-20 victory against Virginia Tech on Saturday. The Fighting Irish averted a second straight loss, following last week’s 45-14 rout...
Denny Hamlin racing for NASCAR title with torn labrum in shoulder 
FORT WORTH, Texas — Denny Hamlin can put off until after the season the surgery he needs to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder that has bothered him for some time. There is still the push to try to win his first NASCAR Cup championship, and a lingering...
Hometown hero Li Haotong leads after first round of HSBC Champions
SHANGHAI — Li Haotong has come a long way in the HSBC Champions, which he realized before hitting any of his 64 shots that carried him to a one-shot lead Thursday. Standing next to him on the tee was Phil Mickelson, a longtime golf idol. Li was part of the...
Rory McIlroy looking to end great year on big note 
SHANGHAI — Already the FedEx Cup champion and PGA Tour Player of the Year, Rory McIlroy has found plenty of motivation toward the back end of the year. Most of it is geared toward reaping rewards next season. McIlroy is coming off a tie for third last week in Japan,...
Horse racing's tragic, wild ride culminates at Breeders' Cup
ARCADIA, Calif. — Thirty horse deaths over the winter at Santa Anita. The first disqualification for interference in Kentucky Derby history. A horse tossing his jockey at the start of the Preakness and running around the track rider-less. Six more deaths at Santa Anita this fall. A tragic, wild and...
Determining athletes' worth front and center after NCAA ruling 
How much are a college athlete’s name, image and likeness worth? And who would want to pay for them? The questions are front and center now that the NCAA, pressured by individual states that started acting on their own, has taken a major step toward allowing athletes to make money...
Buster Douglas to promote long odds against Mike Tyson to inspire
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Buster Douglas will mark the 30th anniversary of his upset boxing victory over Mike Tyson with a campaign aimed at inspiring others who face long odds. Douglas, 59, joined organizers at the Ohio Statehouse Wednesday to announce a series of “42 to 1” events framed around his...
Ex-Pitt defensive coordinator Josh Conklin ready for return trip to Death Valley 
When Wofford coach Josh Conklin walks into Death Valley on Saturday, faced with the daunting task of confronting No. 4 Clemson with his FCS Terriers, he might look around and declare, “This looks familiar.” And, then, he could smile. It was three seasons ago, when Conklin was Pitt’s defensive coordinator,...
Family cites hockey as factor in 'Miracle on Ice' player Mark Pavelich's legal woes
GRAND MARAIS, Minn. — The family of a player on the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” Olympic champion men’s hockey team says concussions and blows he received during his playing career have contributed to his current legal troubles. Mark Pavelich, 61, was found incompetent to stand trial by a judge in...
NCAA poised to move toward allowing athletes to make money
NEW YORK — The NCAA is poised to take a significant step toward allowing college athletes to earn money off the fame they have gained by playing sports. The Board of Governors will be briefed Tuesday by administrators who have been examining whether it would be feasible to allow athletes...
Doug Ferguson: Tiger Woods tied with Sam Snead, and no one else is close 
The toughest competition for Tiger Woods has always been history. What captured the public’s attention when Woods won the first of his 15 majors, the 1997 Masters, was whether he could match or beat the 18 majors won by Jack Nicklaus, long considered the gold standard in golf. That remains...
Tiger Woods ties Sam Snead's record of 82 PGA Tour wins 
INZAI CITY, Japan — Tiger Woods won the Zozo Championship to tie Sam Snead’s PGA Tour record of 82 victories. The 43-year-old American played the final seven holes Monday in the rain-hit tournament, completing a 3-under 67 to beat local favorite Hideki Matsuyama by three strokes at Accordia Golf Narashino...
Truex wins at Martinsville to get into NASCAR title race; Logano, Hamlin scuffle 
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Martin Truex Jr. was celebrating the victory that locked him into NASCAR’s title race when he heard the crowd roar, looked up at the big screen and saw two championship contenders jawing at each other on pit road. “Oh, look, a fight,” the winner said. Indeed, Denny...
Kansas State deals blow to Oklahoma's CFP hopes
MANHATTAN, Kan. — There was never a moment of uncertainty on Kansas State’s sideline when fifth-ranked Oklahoma raced to an early lead or when the wounded Sooners began to mount a frantic fourth-quarter comeback. There might have been just a bit when they recovered an onside kick. “It was a...
Chase Elliott deals with engine failure, Hamlin takes pole at Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Chase Elliott had one plan after his engine failed in the opening minutes of practice for the playoff race Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. “It’s pretty simple: We need to try to win,” NASCAR’s most popular driver said. The engine made by Hendrick Motorsports failed just five laps...
Notre Dame and Michigan aim to resume rivalry after break 
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Notre Dame and Michigan will meet under the lights shining on their cool helmets and storied programs. The Fighting Irish and Wolverines have been playing football against each other since 1887, and yet they will meet for just the 45th time. They haven’t played more because...
Hunter killed when deer he shot gets up, attacks him 
An Arkansas hunter’s good fortune turned tragic when he was killed by the same deer he had just shot. “I’ve worked for the (Arkansas) Game and Fish Commission for 20 years, and it’s one of the stranger things that’s happened,” Keith Stephens, communications chief for the agency, told KY3. Stephens...
'AEW Dynamite' in Pittsburgh features Britt Baker's homecoming, Dippin' Dots brawl 
Wednesday night saw All Elite Wrestling roll into Pittsburgh for the promotion’s first show in the Steel City. The promotion’s fourth week of “AEW Dynamite,” AEW’s weekly television show on TNT, was shot at the Petersen Events Center. The show saw appearances by AEW champion Chris Jericho, Jon Moxley (formerly...
Ric Flair calls out Cleveland Browns on WWE 'Raw' 
Ric Flair was stylin’ and profilin’ Monday night in Cleveland. But he didn’t endear himself to Browns fans. During an appearance on WWE’s ‘Monday Night Raw,’ which took place at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, the two-time WWE hall of famer called out the NFL team. The @Browns are IN...
Clemson player who punched opponent faces no more discipline
CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney says reserve defensive back Andrew Booth Jr. will face no additional punishment for punching a Louisville player last week. The freshman punched Trenell Troutman during the second half of Clemson’s 45-10 victory. Booth will miss the opening half of the next game, against...
Michigan State begins season as No. 1 in AP college basketball poll 
There isn’t much Michigan State has yet to accomplish under Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo, from Big Ten titles and Final Four trips to winning a national championship. The Spartans can add another milestone to the list: They are No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 men’s college...


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