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BEREA — They shared a history as fierce competitors in college, hating each other inside a rivalry as bitter as it gets. A singular, unlucky moment on the field in another Ohio State-Michigan clash in November connected Michael Hall Jr. and Zak Zinter, who have been brought together again by another twist of fate. Buckeye. [...]
Quarterback discussions always dominate spring football, never more than this year in the Big Ten with transfers coming and going and only a handful of starters returning. Just four of the 14 teams — and two of the four from the Pac-12 that join the conference July 1 — appear set at the position. Defending [...]
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Golf went a decade without being able to identify a dominant player, and then within the last month, the sport suddenly has two of them. Scottie Scheffler won his first PGA Tour event in the Phoenix Open two years ago and now he has 10 tour titles, two of them [...]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — To casual sports fans and people outside northern Utah, it may look like an NHL team fell into Salt Lake City’s lap in the span of two weeks. Yet local organizers say the Arizona Coyotes’ relocation to Utah is the product of a yearslong effort to beckon professional hockey and [...]
CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals went into free agency with explosive plays in mind — producing more of them on offense and allowing fewer on defense. That overarching theme is expected to carry over to the NFL draft in which the Bengals have the 18th overall pick and nine more in the remaining six rounds. [...]
The lure of starting a pro career early apparently isn't quite as tempting for underclassmen now as it was in the days before college stars could profit off their name, image and likeness. This week’s draft features 58 early entrants, the lowest number of players to enter the draft with college eligibility remaining since 2011. [...]
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. wears his dad's No. 54, plays the same position and celebrates sacks and big tackles with the same signature axe swing. Now, he's ready to make a name for himself in the NFL. So are several top prospects who play the same positions their fathers played in the league. They'll find out [...]
BEREA — Deshaun Watson is pleased with the velocity on his passes. At least there's one aspect of his recovery from shoulder surgery with some speed. The Browns quarterback said he's following a conservative rehab plan set up by his doctor and the team's training staff as he recovers from major surgery in November that [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Arenas are full, the NHL is a fixture on TV screens across North America, highlight-reel goals are talking points on a near-daily basis and "The Pat McAfee Show" even has a segment called "Hockey is Awesome." Piece it all together, and more eyes are on the puck than ever before with [...]
HOUSTON — Houston's Yordan Alvarez might be the top left-handed hitter in Major League Baseball. Teammate Framber Valdez ranks among the best left-handed pitchers, too. Other than that, those guys are all right. Literally — neither player considers himself left-handed at all. MLB and its history are dotted with men who played out of their [...]