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Vols avoid bowl ban, fined $8M for 200-plus violations
Lucas Glover extended his streak of rounds in the 60s to 10 and his lead in the Barbasol Championship to two shots, shooting a 4-under 68 in the second round at Keene Trace. Glover was at 13-under 131, with Adam Long, Vincent Norrman and Daniel Brown his closest pursuers. The 43-year-old Glo…
Female transgender athletes who transitioned after male puberty will no longer be able to compete in women's races. The world cycling governing body the UCI announced the ban on Friday. The International Cycling Union joined the governing bodies in track and field and swimming as top-tier Ol…
Brittney Griner didn't know what to expect when the WNBA season began and how she would respond after the trauma she experienced of being incarcerated in Russia that also forced her off the court for many months. Griner surprised herself. She played well enough to become a starter in Saturda…
Scott Dixon loves racing in Toronto with good reason. The IndyCar driver has won four times on the street course, including last year. He has work to do this weekend trailing Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Alex Palou and series leader by 110 points. The track has changed since Dixon's victory …
The NCAA has fined Tennessee more than $8 million and issued a scathing report outlining more than 200 infractions during the three-year tenure of former football coach Jeremy Pruitt. The Volunteers escaped a postseason ban. The sprawling report said Tennessee committed 18 Level I violations…
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will meet in the Wimbledon final. Both won their semifinals in straight sets. Djokovic closed in on his eighth title at the All England Club and fifth in a row by repeatedly serving his way out of potential trouble to beat Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4). Djokovic is pursuing a 24th Grand Slam title overall. Alcaraz advanced to his second major final and first at Wimbledon by eliminating Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. Alcaraz is a 20-year-old from Spain who is ranked No. 1. Djokovic is a 36-year-old from Serbia who is ranked No. 2.
Ons Jabeur will face Marketa Vondrousova in the women's final at Wimbledon on Saturday. The winner will be a first-time major champion. They are a combined 0-3 in title matches at Grand Slam tournaments. Jabeur left Wimbledon a year ago without the trophy but more confident than ever that she would win a big title one day. Vondrousova was at the All England Club in 2022, too. But she wasn't playing. She was cheering for her best friend while wearing a cast on her surgically repaired left wrist. They play similarly varied games, with drop shots and changes of pace.
Rory McIlroy is coming off a two-week break and sure doesn't look to have much rust. At least with his irons. McIlroy was practically flawless from tee to green in the Scottish Open. He had a 66 for a one-shot lead going into the weekend. He only wishes it could have been better. McIlroy missed nine putts from 10 feet or closer, all but one of those chances for birdie. He's still happy to be leading. One shot behind are Tom Kim, Byeong Hun An and Tyrrell Hatton. Among those missing the cut are Jordan Spieth and Patrick Cantlay.
Former world champion Michal Kwiatkowski has soloed to the top of the Grand Colombier mountain on the Tour de France and Tadej Pogacar has cut a little more time off Jonas Vingegaard's lead in the fight for the yellow jersey. Kwiatkowski was part of an early breakaway and went solo about 11 kilometers from the daunting mountaintop finish. Vingegaard and Pogacar watched each other closely then Pogacar attacked on the last 500 meters of the 17.4-kilometer-long ascent.
New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu electrified the crowd by scoring a record 37 of a possible 40 points to easily win the 3-point shooting contest at the WNBA All-Star Game. She beat the Seattle Storm's Sami Whitcomb and the Dallas Wings' Arike Ogunbowale in the final. Whitcomb had 24 points and Ogunbowale 11. The Las Vegas Aces' team of Chelsea Gray and Kelsey Plum won the skills competition with a time of 44.3 seconds in the final round, easily beating the 58.0 put up by the Liberty's Ionescu and Courtney Vandersloot.
ATLANTA — It looks like the SEC Championship game will remain in Atlanta for a good while longer. How much longer remains to be seen. SEC officials confirmed Friday its intention to keep playing its ultra-popular conference title game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium beyond 2026, when the current contract expires. “We’re actively engaged in discussions with Mercedes-Benz Stadium to extend our ...
When Emanuel Davis launched the Henry County Sports Hall of Fame and the first class was inducted in the summer of 2019, he planned for it to be an annual celebration.
When Emanuel Davis launched the Henry County Sports Hall of Fame and the first class was inducted in the summer of 2019, he planned for it to be an annual celebration.
Even the washing machine and dryer have been working overtime this week during the Boys’ 14 USTA National Clay Court Championships at the Westgate Tennis Center.
Headland 12U Dixie Majors all-star coach Justin Hughes credits mostly two elements to the success of his World Series-bound team – relentless drive and the recent winning history at a higher level.
Two former NFL players and four coaches who have more than 130 combined years of guiding athletes are the latest selections for inductions into the Wiregrass Sports Hall of Fame.
Vols avoid bowl ban, fined $8M for 200-plus violations
ATLANTA — It looks like the SEC Championship game will remain in Atlanta for a good while longer. How much longer remains to be seen. SEC officials confirmed Friday its intention to keep playing its ultra-popular conference title game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium beyond 2026, when the current contract expires. “We’re actively engaged in discussions with Mercedes-Benz Stadium to extend our ...
CHICAGO — Amid fallout from the report of an outside investigation into hazing within Northwestern’s football program, recruits have started to reassess their commitments. Northwestern fired football coach Pat Fitzgerald on Monday with a statement from university President Michael Schill. Fitzgerald originally received a two-week, unpaid suspension from the university July 7. After pressure ...
MIAMI — Asinine. Juvenile. Unnecessary. Archaic. Embarrassing. Dumb. Humiliating. Dangerous. There are not enough words to describe how strange it is that the shadow-culture of hazing continues to be “a thing” in American sports and beyond, in lockerrooms and also in fraternities and sororities. The practice is best known at the college or even high-school level where stupid hijinks might be ...
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Lucas Glover extended his streak of rounds in the 60s to 10 and his lead in the Barbasol Championship to two shots, shooting a 4-under 68 in the second round at Keene Trace. Glover was at 13-under 131, with Adam Long, Vincent Norrman and Daniel Brown his closest pursuers. The 43-year-old Glover switched to a long putter two weeks ago at the Rocket Mortgage Classic and it paid off immediately as he began his run of sub-70 rounds. He tied for fourth that week in Detroit and tied for sixth last week at the John Deere Classic.
Female transgender athletes who transitioned after male puberty will no longer be able to compete in women's races. The world cycling governing body the UCI announced the ban on Friday. The International Cycling Union joined the governing bodies in track and field and swimming as top-tier Olympic sports addressing the issue of transgender athletes and fairness in women's events in this way. Its decision came after American rider Austin Killips became the first openly transgender woman to win an official cycling event earlier this year. The UCI says the ban starts Monday and was necessary to "ensure equal opportunities."
Brittney Griner didn't know what to expect when the WNBA season began and how she would respond after the trauma she experienced of being incarcerated in Russia that also forced her off the court for many months. Griner surprised herself. She played well enough to become a starter in Saturday's All-Star Game. Griner spent nearly 300 days in Russian custody after being arrested Feb. 17, 2022, on drug charges at an airport near Moscow. She was released Dec. 8 after the U.S. government agreed to a prisoner swap.
Scott Dixon loves racing in Toronto with good reason. The IndyCar driver has won four times on the street course, including last year. He has work to do this weekend trailing Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Alex Palou and series leader by 110 points. The track has changed since Dixon's victory a year ago, with the surface between turns 8 and 11 redone for a less bumpy ride. That includes the pit lane — nestled between BMO Field and the Horse Palace — which has been expanded by two bays this year to accommodate 27 cars.