Tag: Sports
Max Verstappen wins Las Vegas Grand Prix, narrows F1 points gap
LAS VEGAS – For a driver who hated the Las Vegas Grand Prix before he'd ever turned a lap, Max Verstappen sure has turned...
No. 8 Oklahoma defeats No. 23 Missouri 17-6, moves closer to possible College Football Playoff spot
Oklahoma has taken a critical step in its quest to reach the College Football Playoff.John Mateer threw two touchdown passes, and the eighth-ranked Sooners...
Liverpool loses again as Premier League defense lurches deeper into crisis
Liverpool's Premier League title defense lurched deeper into crisis Saturday — losing 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest. A sixth defeat of the campaign...
Lando Norris takes pole in rainy Las Vegas qualifying, Verstappen bumped to second
LAS VEGAS – Formula 1's title contenders mastered the wet and slick Las Vegas Strip in a rainy Friday night qualifying session that saw...
NCAA won’t allow athletes or athletic department staff to bet on pro sports amid gambling scandals
NCAA athletes and athletic department staff will not be allowed to bet on professional sports after the organization's membership voted Friday to rescind a...
LA Olympics will keep ‘Intuit’ on Clippers arena as part of groundbreaking venue-naming deal
The Intuit Dome will be called just that for the Los Angeles Olympics, after organizers struck a deal with the makers of tax and...
Capitals’ Strome learns during game that wife gave birth to daughter
MONTREAL, QUE – Washington Capitals center Dylan Strome learned during the first intermission Thursday night against the Montreal Canadiens that wife Tayler had given...
Baylor AD Mack Rhoades resigns, a week after taking leave for personal reasons
WACO, Texas – Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades resigned Thursday, a week after he took a leave of absence for personal reasons.Rhoades had also...
Italy has to beat Northern Ireland then Wales or Bosnia to return to the World Cup
ZURICH – Italy was stopped by Sweden from getting to the 2018 World Cup. It was North Macedonia in 2022. Now it is Northern...
Philon scores 24 as No. 11 Alabama beats No. 8 Illinois 90-86
CHICAGO – Labaron Philon scored 24 points, and No. 11 Alabama beat eighth-ranked Illinois 90-86 at the United Center on Wednesday night.Philon made three...