JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Laython Biddle came to Florida not knowing quite what to expect. By the time Biddle put a bow on his high school athletics career at Bartram Trail, he was a 2,100-yard rusher, the area’s first state rushing champion since Yulee icon Derrick Henry in 2012 and the All-News4JAX offensive player of the…
LA QUINTA, Calif. – Nick Dunlap became the first amateur in 33 years to win on the PGA Tour, holding on for a one-shot victory over Christiaan Bezuidenhout at The American Express on Sunday. Dunlap, the 20-year-old University of Alabama sophomore and reigning U.S. Amateur champion, is the first amateur winner since Phil Mickelson at…
STANFORD, Calif. – Tara VanDerveer became the all-time winningest coach in college basketball history Sunday, passing former Duke and Army coach Mike Krzyzewski with her 1,203rd career victory when No. 8 Stanford beat Oregon State 65-56. At 70 years old and a head coach since age 24, VanDerveer celebrated on her team’s home floor at…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The expectations were through the roof, probably greater for the Mandarin football team than any other in town. There were numerous blue-chip returnees back for more, and the Mustangs were bolstered by a handful of transfers that pushed those expectations to the next level. Safety Drake Stubbs, the All-News4JAX defensive player of…
They get it. They finally get it. UCLA basketball fans would be wise to mark Jan. 20, 2024, on their calendars just as many had circled Jan. 19, 2020, as the day things clicked for coach Mick Cronin’s first batch of Bruins who won 11 of their final 14 games. It didn’t matter that this…
MILAN, N.H. – Some of the Northeast’s best young ski jumpers took flight at the country’s oldest ski club on Sunday, continuing a comeback for the once-popular winter sport featuring speed, skill and sometimes spills. The Eastern Ski Jumping Meet took place at the Nansen Ski Club in the shadow of one of the nation’s…
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Caitlin Clark said she was “OK” after she was accidently knocked down by a fan running onto the court after No. 2 Iowa was upset by No. 18 Ohio State on Sunday. The Hawkeyes star was running off the court with her head down when a female fan, trying to film the…
NEW ORLEANS – Sion James scored a season-high 22 points, and Tulane held off 10th-ranked Memphis 81-79 on Sunday to hand the Tigers their second straight loss. James hit a pivotal corner 3 that put Tulane (12-6, 3-3 American Athletic Conference) up 77-75 with 2:22 left. And Collin Holloway capped his 13-point performance with a…
Ohio State’s Cotie McMahon, right, and Jace Sheldon, left, celebrate near the end of overtime as Ohio State defeats Iowa in an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) COLUMBUS, Ohio – Cotie McMahon had a career-high 33 points and 12 rebounds as No. 18 Ohio State rallied…
Liverpool appears to have the squad depth to last the pace in the Premier League title race. Shorn of Mohamed Salah — away at the Africa Cup of Nations — as well as creative midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai and most of their first-choice defense, the league leaders comfortably stymied the threat of in-form Bournemouth in a…
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