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Panel finds no single factor in horse deaths at Churchill Downs
Horse racing’s federally created oversight panel found no single cause of death among 12 horses at Churchill Downs this spring, but recommends further action and analysis to mitigate risk at the home of the Kentucky Derby, according to a report released Tuesday. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) report...
LeBron James interested in assembling the Avengers, playing in the Paris Olympics
The medals had barely been hung on the necks of the German, Serbian and Canadian teams when word began to circulate about Team USA’s savior assembling an Avengers-style group of colleagues to fix American basketball in the upcoming Olympics. LeBron James, sources not authorized to speak publicly told The Times,...
Disney, Charter settle dispute hours before 'Monday Night Football'
NEW YORK — If Aaron Rodgers has as much influence on the football field as he apparently had in ending a multibillion-dollar business dispute, the New York Jets will be very happy. The Walt Disney Co. and Charter Communications announced the resolution of their fight Monday, restoring ESPN to some...
Michigan St. coach Mel Tucker: Harassment allegations false
Suspended Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker said Monday that allegations of sexual harassment against him are “completely false,” and the intimate phone call he had with activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy is outside the scope of both Title IX and school policy. In a two-page statement released by...
Judge rules for Oregon State and Washington State, says departing Pac-12 schools can't hold meeting 
A judge granted a request by Oregon State and Washington State for a temporary restraining order Monday to prevent departing Pac-12 members from meeting until it can be determined who has the right to chart the future of the disintegrating conference. At a hearing in Whitman County Superior Court in...
With Rubiales finally out, Spanish soccer ready to leave embarrassing chapter behind
Spanish soccer is ready to move forward, three weeks after its women’s team won the Women’s World Cup but had its celebrations marred by a kiss that ignited a crisis. Luis Rubiales, the Spanish soccer federation president who kissed a player on the lips without her consent during the trophy...
Reddick takes advantage of late caution, holes of car owner Hamlin to win at Kansas 
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Every time Tyler Reddick walked into a competition meeting at 23XI Racing and talk turned to Kansas Speedway, it seemed that just about everyone in the room had a win there but him. There’s co-owner Denny Hamlin, who has won at the track four times, more...
Novak Djokovic wins the US Open for his 24th Grand Slam title by beating Daniil Medvedev 
NEW YORK — Halfway through a second set that lasted 1 hour, 44 minutes, a test of tenacity as much as talent amid a U.S. Open final as exhausting as it was exhilarating, Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev engaged each other in a 32-stroke point. It was among many such...
Michigan State suspends Mel Tucker after allegations he sexually harassed rape survivor 
Michigan State suspended football coach Mel Tucker without pay on Sunday, less than 24 hours after allegations became public in a USA Today report that he sexually harassed activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy during a phone call last year. Michigan State President Teresa K. Woodruff and athletic director Alan...
AP Top 25: Texas jumps to No. 4 after beating 'Bama; Pac-12 sets conference high with 8 ranked teams 
Texas jumped seven spots to No. 4 in the Associated Press college football poll Sunday after beating Alabama, and the Pac-12 became just the second conference to place as many as eight teams in an AP Top 25. Georgia received 55 first-place votes to remain the clear No. 1. Michigan...
AP Top 25 Takeaways: Texas is ready for the SEC, but the SEC doesn't look so tough right now
Texas is ready for the Southeastern Conference. Then again, the SEC doesn’t look so tough right now. In their final season as a member of the Big 12, the No. 11 Longhorns made a statement against Alabama and came away with the biggest victory of Steve Sarkisian’s three seasons as...
No. 11 Texas, Quinn Ewers pull off victory at No. 3 Alabama
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Quinn Ewers finished what he started last season, passing for 349 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 11 Texas to a 34-24 victory over third-ranked Alabama on Saturday night in a huge win for a program trying to climb back into national championship contention. The Longhorns...
William Byron aims to give Hendrick 300th Cup Series win
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Every driver in the Hendrick Motorsports stable pulled into Kansas Speedway for this week’s NASCAR Cup Series playoff race knowing he could be the one to give the team boss his 300th series win. If Rick Hendrick had his druthers, he might well put William Byron...
Coco Gauff wins U.S. Open for her 1st Grand Slam title at age 19
NEW YORK — Coco Gauff is still a teenager, after all, and so it should surprise no one that she was on her phone in the locker room, scrolling through social media, right up until 10 minutes before heading out on court for the U.S. Open final. What the 19-year-old...
No. 22 Colorado dominates Nebraska in sold-out home debut for Deion Sanders 
BOULDER, Colo. — Shedeur Sanders accounted for three scores, Colorado’s defense forced four turnovers and the 22nd-ranked Buffaloes beat longtime rival Nebraska, 36-14, on Saturday in the home debut of Deion Sanders at sold-out Folsom Field. After Coach Prime’s team was the story of Week 1 with an upset of...
Danilina and Heliovaara win U.S. Open mixed doubles title, defeating Americans Pegula and Krajicek
NEW YORK — Anna Danilina and Harri Heliovaara won the U.S. Open mixed doubles championship Saturday, the first-time partners defeating top-seeded Americans Jessica Pegula and Austin Krajicek 6-3, 6-4. The pair came together just before the tournament and quickly clicked, both picking up their first Grand Slam titles. “I didn’t...
Bengals QB Joe Burrow, now the NFL's highest-paid player, says contract talks weren't a distraction
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, in his first comments to reporters since becoming the highest-paid player in the NFL, said contract negotiations weren’t a distraction as he worked to rehab from a training camp injury and then game plan for Sunday’s opener at Cleveland. “I’ve always been pretty good at...
Novak Djokovic reaches 10th U.S. Open final by beating Ben Shelton in straight sets
NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic is back in the U.S. Open final for a record-tying 10th time after a 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (4) victory Friday over unseeded American Ben Shelton at a tournament the 23-time Grand Slam champion missed last year because he is not vaccinated against covid-19. Shelton made...
There will be no gold for the USA at the Basketball World Cup, after loss to Germany
MANILA, Philippines — There will be no gold medal for the U.S. at this World Cup. And for the second consecutive time in FIBA’s biggest tournament, there might not be any medal at all for the Americans. Instead, it’s Germany on the cusp of a world title. Andreas Obst scored...
Coco Gauff tops Karolina Muchova to reach the US Open final. The match was delayed by a protest 
NEW YORK — Coco Gauff reached her first the U.S. Open final by defeating Karolina Muchova, 6-4, 7-5, on Thursday night in a match interrupted for 50 minutes by environmental activists, including one who glued his bare feet to the concrete in the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands. The toughest part...
Climate protester glues feet to floor during U.S. Open semifinal between Coco Gauff, Karolina Muchova
NEW YORK — The U.S. Open semifinal between Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova was delayed by 50 minutes because of a disruption by environmental activists in the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands Thursday night. One protester glued his bare feet to the concrete floor. Gauff was ahead 6-4, 1-0 when play...
UNC says the NCAA has denied appeal efforts for Tez Walker's immediate eligibility
The NCAA has denied North Carolina’s appeal efforts for immediate eligibility for transfer receiver Devontez Walker, a decision that led to criticism Thursday from Tar Heels coach Mack Brown and athletic director Bubba Cunningham. The school announced the decision less than a week after Walker roamed the sideline but didn’t...
In ACC offensive coordinator shuffle, new coaches debut to mixed results 
BOSTON — Clemson fired offensive coordinator Brandon Streeter after just one full season as the offensive play-caller and hired Garrett Riley away from Texas Christian, where he helped the Horned Frogs reach the national championship game. Coach Dabo Swinney didn’t get the improvement he hoped for in a 28-7 loss...
Next on the Tee: Host Chris Mascaro welcomes PGA club pro Rick Werner
In this week’s “Next on the Tee” podcast, host Chris Mascaro is joined by Rick Werner, one of the country’s top PGA club professionals, as well as a 1979 Ohio PGA section champion and member of the 2023 South Dakota Golf Hall of Fame class. Werner recalls his success at...
At the steamy U.S. Open, Daniil Medvedev warns during his win that a player is 'gonna die'
NEW YORK — Soaked with sweat as the temperature neared 95 degrees Fahrenheit on the hottest day at this year’s U.S. Open, 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev walked slowly to towel off between points of his victory Wednesday, looked into a courtside camera and issued what sounded like a mix between...


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