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MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Jody Mikhail was a sophomore at Pennsylvania's Cumberland Valley High School when a poster for a new girls' wrestling club caught her eye. So Mikhail, a senior now, tried the sport. "I fell in love with it the first time," she said. Unlike previous generations, she's hardly alone. Girls' wrestling has [...]
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — There is a bridge that runs from Tommy John and Dr. Frank Jobe in 1974, all the way to Shohei Ohtani, Justin Verlander and Bryce Harper. A thread that connects an increasing number of baseball's biggest stars. Mostly on the mound, but at the plate, too. An operation that changed everything. [...]
Imagine Iowa star Caitlin Clark playing a basketball game where the rules allowed her just two dribbles before she had to pass or shoot and it was illegal for her to cross the halfcourt line. For most of the 20th century, this was girls basketball in Clark's native state of Iowa. The game was six-on-six [...]
GREENVILLE, S.C. — More eyes, more fans and more scrutiny. The good and the bad of the game has all come into sharper focus as women's college basketball continues to grow in popularity. What fans saw Sunday in the Southeastern Conference tournament championship was No. 1 South Carolina and LSU getting into a late-game confrontation [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Derrick Henry is back in the gym, eager to prove turning 30 is just a number that shouldn't affect the four-time Pro Bowl running back's value on the NFL's open market. The man who organized a group chat among the league's top running backs last summer is about to find out exactly [...]
In a span of just a few days in the 2022 offseason, the Denver Broncos and Cleveland Browns made aggressive trades to acquire what they hoped would be franchise-altering quarterbacks. The results so far have been underwhelming. The Broncos are cutting ties already with Russell Wilson after investing heavy draft capital and $124 million for [...]
COLUMBUS — Last year at this time, Ohio State's quarterback situation was a clear two-man competition on which the dust didn't settle until the week before the season opener. As 2024 spring practice opened this week, the Buckeyes find themselves with enough nationally recognized potential starting quarterbacks to field a basketball team. Last year's starter [...]
LAS VEGAS — With the Pac-12 Conference about to play its final men’s and women’s basketball tournaments — at least in their current state — there is an opportunity for one of the other four leagues in the region to step to the forefront in Las Vegas. The Mountain West and West Coast Conference are [...]
Never say never. There's a slim chance that someone will one day join LeBron James in the NBA's 40,000-point club. James crossed the 40,000-point mark on Saturday night, extending the NBA all-time scoring record that he claimed from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar last season. James has already added about 1,700 points of distance between himself and Abdul-Jabbar's [...]
Arizona guard Pelle Larsson takes a devilish pride in drawing charges, even if it leaves him battered, bruised and buried in ice bags after every game. "It makes the offense look kind of stupid, to be honest," Larsson said. "It's even better than a steal or a block. It's a turnover and a foul, so [...]