The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Miami Hurricanes (15-13, 6-11 ACC) at North Carolina Tar Heels (21-6, 13-3 ACC) Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Monday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tar Heels -14; over/under …
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Confederate is harness racing’s Horse of the Year
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Confederate, who last year won 13 of 15 races and became the fastest 3-year-old pacer in history, was named 2023 Horse of the Year at the U.S. Harness Writers Association banquet Sunday. The colt received 112 of 129 votes. Confederate’s wins included the Meadowlands Pace, Breeders Crown and Cane Pace. After finishing second in the North …
Read More »Mittelstadt’s shootout goal seals Buffalo Sabres 3-2 win over Carolina Hurricanes
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres solved several of their season-long inconsistencies when Casey Mittelstadt scored in the fourth shootout round of a 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday night. The victory extended the Sabres’ modest winning streak to a season-high three straight — their best since a 3-0 run from April 6-10 last season. Buffalo won …
Read More »Daniel Suarez edges Blaney, Busch in thrilling 3-wide finish to claim Cup Series win at Atlanta
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Daniel Suarez hoped but wasn’t certain he was the winner after the closest finish ever at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Then came the photo evidence: Suarez edged Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch in a three-wide blur at the line to win a crashed-filled NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday. The second career win in 253 Cup races …
Read More »FIFA launches 20-team lineup in global series of friendlies with Saudi Arabia hosting two pools
GENEVA (AP) — FIFA has teamed with Saudi Arabia to launch a new series of men’s international friendlies that aim to help lower-ranked teams better prepare for one day playing at a World Cup. Announced on Monday, the 20 teams taking part in the first FIFA Series games next month include just four that ever qualified for a World Cup. …
Read More »Fordham faces George Mason following Rose’s 23-point outing
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. George Mason Patriots (18-9, 7-7 A-10) at Fordham Rams (11-16, 5-9 A-10) New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Fordham takes on the George Mason Patriots after …
Read More »Jones has happy birthday with 2nd straight 34-point game in No. 7 Marquette’s 88-64 rout of Xavier
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kam Jones has a hard time explaining the reason behind his recent surge. It’s been even tougher for Big East opponents to figure out how …
Read More »Jake Knapp se aferra para conqusitar el Abierto Mexicano de golf; clasifica al Masters
PUERTO VALLARTA, México (AP) — Jake Knapp, novato en la Gira del PGA perdió una ventaja de cuatro tiros en siete hoyos, y luego enmendó el domingo con un memorable juego corto, cerrando con par de 71 golpes para conquistar el Abierto Mexicano de golf en Vidanta y aseguró su boleto para el Masters. Knapp dijo que todavía después de …
Read More »José DeLeón, MLB pitcher for 13 seasons, dies at age 63
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — José DeLeón, a major league pitcher for 13 seasons who led the National League in strikeouts for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1989, has died. He was 63. Los Leones del Escogido, DeLeón’s team in the Dominican Winter League, said he died Sunday evening at Cedimat hospital in Santo Domingo. The team said DeLeón …
Read More »Caitlin Clark’s triple-double leads No. 4 Iowa over Illinois, 101-85
The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored 24 points on the way to her 16th career triple-double, Hannah Stuelke added 20 and No. 4 Iowa defeated Illinois …
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