A’ja Wilson unanimous choice as WNBA MVP
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By By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer 
September 23, 2024
It’s the third time the Las Vegas Aces star has won the honor. Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson was the unanimous choice as the WNBA MVP, the league announced Sunday. The Aces’ versatile forward averag...
Dubois retains IBF belt in dominant win over Joshua
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September 23, 2024
LONDON (AP) — Daniel Dubois is no longer an accidental world heavyweight champion. With a brutal fifth-round knockout of Anthony Joshua in front of 96,000 fans at Wembley Stadium, Dubois showed he mig...
Logano wins NASCAR playoff opener in Atlanta
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September 10, 2024
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — One of the first things Joey Logano said after winning NASCAR's playoff opener was that the postseason is his time of the year. And, in 10 initial playoff appear - ances, he typica...
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September 9, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Jannik Sinner started slowly at the U.S. Open, dropping the first set he played after being exonerated in a doping case no one knew about until shortly before play began at Flushing Me...
Frances Tiafoe returns to U.S. Open quarterfinals once again
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September 3, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — A point away from losing the second set with his opponent serving, Frances Tiafoe looked at a positive. At least, he figured, he would be able to change out of his sweaty shirt and sne...
Paralympics fans respect visually impaired athletes with less noise
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September 3, 2024
PARIS (AP) — A soft voice from the loudspeaker reminds the restless crowd: “Shhh. Shhh.” The whistle blows. Suddenly, spectators fall silent and even the slightest noise echoes through the Eiffel Towe...
Sports boats hoping to bring electric options to the waters
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September 3, 2024
AFLOAT THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER (AP) — Grant Jeide looked like another dude riding the rollicking waves left in the wake of a 23-foot boat ripping through the water at speeds of up to 40 miles per hour o...
Clark’s progression answers questions
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August 24, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark entered the WNBA amid a myriad of questions about how she would handle the transition to pro basketball. Three months into her professional career, the answer seems c...
Korda’s 68 gives her 3-shot lead at British Open
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August 24, 2024
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Nelly Korda looks to be back to her dominant best at the home of golf. The top-ranked American mastered more blustery conditions at St. Andrews by shooting a bogey-free, 4...
Korda looks to return to unbeatable form
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August 22, 2024
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Nelly Korda was playing such good golf in the first half of 2024 that her rivals were starting to hope she wouldn’t turn up for tournaments. “I played in LA a couple weeks...
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August 21, 2024
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — NASCAR has just two races remaining in the regular season and a pair of competitions are on the line. Tyler Reddick earned his second win of the season Monday at Michigan Intern...
Lindley storms back to win U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Fox Chapel Golf Club
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By By MICHAEL LOVE Trib Total Media 
August 6, 2024
Leta Lindley finished runner-up at the 2022 and 2023 U.S. Senior Women’s Open championships, falling by one stroke to Jill McGill two years ago at NCR Country Club in Dayton, Ohio, and by one stroke a...
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July 26, 2024
PARIS (AP) — Top-seeded Novak Djokovic could meet his longtime rival Rafael Nadal in the second round of the Paris Olympic tennis tournament. Djokovic was drawn Thursday against Australian Matthew Ebd...
Dreams and reality meet in EA Sports game
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July 26, 2024
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Freshman quarterback DJ Lagway grabbed a controller, settled comfortably into a leather stool and immediately started to adjust Florida’s roster. There was only one move to ma...
Americans on a roll in major championships
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July 24, 2024
TROON, Scotland (AP) — Europeans first took over Augusta National when Sandy Lyle of Scotland won the Masters in 1988, the start of seven European winners in a span of nine years. Padraig Harrington k...
Clark, Reese provide highlights – soon it may be for U.S.
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July 22, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) — Caitlin Clark delivered the pinpoint passes. Angel Reese supplied the hustle and rebounding. The two WNBA rookies made life difficult for the U.S. Olympic team on Saturday night. Someda...
Schauffele surges to British Open crown
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July 22, 2024
For the first time since 1982, the U.S. claimed all four majors. For Schauffele, it’s his second of the year. TROON, Scotland (AP) — Xander Schauffele went from the most nerve-wracking putt of his car...
Tiger Woods misses cut at British Open
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July 20, 2024
TROON, Scotland (AP) — Tiger Woods tied a personal record in the British Open on Friday, one he could have done without but perhaps should come to expect. Woods matched his highest 36-hole score as a ...
Brown’s late birdie gives him 1-shot Open lead
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July 19, 2024
TROON, Scotland (AP) — The wind caught just about everyone off guard Thursday in the British Open. It came from the opposite direction off the Irish Sea, accompanied by occasional rain, and made Royal...
WNBA union head concerned with deal
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July 19, 2024
The head of the players’ union is worried the league is being undervalued with new media deal. PHOENIX (AP) — The executive director of the WNBA players’ union is concerned the league is being underva...