DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Christopher Bell is finally second-to-none this season. Bell's crazy, frustrating season of seven second-place finishes without a victory at last came to an end with a win at the Southern 500 on Sunday night. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver passed defending NASCAR ...
ANN ABOR, Mich. (AP) — Given an unlikely second chance at a game-ending Hail Mary, Bryce Underwood connected with JJ Buchanan for a 47-yard touchdown pass that lifted No. 16 Michigan over Western Michigan 13-12 on Saturday night. The Wolverines were 27 1/2-point favorites in coach Kyle ...
Kelly Rand's teenage twin boys playing hockey in St. Paul, Minnesota, are going through growth spurts that force the family to buy new equipment what seems like all the time. The goaltender's $400 helmet in 2022 now runs $1,000. The chest protector they got last year for $465 now goes for $900. For a sport that is increasingly expensive for everything from gear and ice time to travel and coaching, the latest round of 50% tariffs levied by President Donald Trump's administration against Canada was most unwelcome news as they threaten to ramp up prices even more. “If a kid on the ice ...
Nelly Korda is the No. 1 in the world, a multiple major winner and an Olympic gold medalist. Still, for all her individual accolades, nothing in golf beats putting on the Team USA uniform and representing her country at the Solheim Cup. “There’s no greater feeling,” Korda says, ...
BERLIN (AP) — France set a record for 3-pointers in a single game at the Women’s Basketball World Cup with 22 against already-eliminated Nigeria in a comprehensive 111-56 victory over on Monday. Migna Toure’s 3-point shot with 5:45 left was her team’s 21st, breaking the three-day-old record of 20 set by Japan on Friday for 3-pointers in a single contest in World Cup history. Dominique Malonga notched the 22nd. Gabby Williams led France with 25 points and 6 rebounds. The Olympic finalists were already assured of their place in the quarterfinals. Also in Group B, Hungary ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jesús Luzardo struck out 12 and tossed two-hit ball in his first career shutout in 150 starts and Kyle Schwarber hit a solo homer in the eighth inning to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 1-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday. The Phillies split a four-game ...
