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DARLINGTON, S.C. — The first half of NASCAR’s regular season wrapped with a satisfying, drought-busting win by past champion Brad Keselowski at Darlington Raceway. Keselowski, in his third full season as a driver-owner at Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing, locked himself into the playoffs and marked himself as a title contender for the fall. There are [...]
BALTIMORE — Jackson Holliday's debut with the Baltimore Orioles went south in a hurry when the 20-year-old infielder managed only two hits in 34 at-bats, striking out in exactly half his plate appearances. If it's any consolation, there are a few other top prospects who can probably relate. Colt Keith in Detroit? He's hitting .177. [...]
Colleges and universities are having a difficult time hiring, recruiting and retaining members of their athletic training staffs because of a number of below-market conditions, a survey shows. The survey, by the National Athletics Trainers' Association and the American College of Sports Medicine, of 1,120 athletic trainers at all collegiate levels identified four areas of [...]
When catcher Willson Contreras of the St. Louis Cardinals was struck on his left arm by a swing last week, it was felt by former and current backstops all over the big leagues. Everyone from Salvador Perez in Kansas City to managers such as Bruce Bochy and Rob Thomson. It was especially painful for Contreras' [...]
Minutes after his team was knocked out of the NHL playoffs in a game that included two disallowed goals because of goaltender interference, Jon Cooper was careful to say those calls weren't the reason the Tampa Bay Lightning lost the series. He still had a problem with them. Cooper, a two-time Stanley Cup-winning coach, pointed [...]
CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow threw some crisp passes in a team workout this week and said rehabbing his surgically repaired right wrist is still a work in progress. The Bengals quarterback was cleared to throw about a month ago, but hasn't been cleared for contact yet. He hopes to be fully ready to go by [...]
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — What is quickly becoming the best rivalry in NASCAR evidently has at least one willing participant. After Kyle Larson edged Chris Buescher at the line in the closest finish in history Sunday night at Kansas Speedway, the 2021 Cup Series champion confessed that he would have been OK finishing second, because [...]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The second jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown could be missing 150th Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan and other co-stars, quashing hopes for a rematch after the thrilling three-wide photo finish in the milestone race. Trainer Kenny McPeek and the horse's ownership wouldn't commit to whether the colt would race in the [...]
In a Michigan basement decked out in maize and blue, a father sat with his son. They'd bond over a football video game. One with a story mode that would transport the 7-year-old into a college dorm room, where letters from fans filled his mailbox, the campus newspaper teased a championship and a list of [...]
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Ezekiel Elliott's reunion with the Dallas Cowboys comes long after his days as a two-time rushing champion, presumably as part of a committee of running backs. The 2016 All-Pro isn't ready to settle for such a role just yet. "I think I still am a dominant guy," Elliott told reporters at [...]