JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – His parents put a plastic golf club in his hands when he was a toddler and Tyler Mahwinney never looked back. The Fleming Island sophomore and All-News4JAX boys golfer of the year is the state’s best high school golfer, an individual state champion, Florida’s Mr. Golf and the headliner on the team…
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Michigan is giving Sherrone Moore a shot, hoping he can sustain at least some of the success coach Jim Harbaugh had toward the end of his nine-season run with college football’s winningest program. “Jim talked effusively about Sherrone before the season, after the season and in our conversation on Wednesday and…
Jim Harbaugh is the new head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers, and to understand what this means and why it happened, you have to understand where the organization has been. Owner Dean Spanos announced the relocation from San Diego to L.A. in an open letter to fans on Jan. 11, 2017. In the seven…
Jannik Sinner speaks in a soft monotone, whether in his native Italian or his thoughtful, halting English. A clenched fist by his belly is about all the emotion he lets anyone see on the court. Nobody would describe anything about him as flashy; not his tennis game, not his wardrobe — which includes a lot…
Zheng Qinwen has reached her first Grand Slam final. In fact, she is the first person from China to do so in 10 years. Zheng grew up watching the last Chinese Grand Slam winner, Li Na, and has said she has watched the 2014 Australian Open final ‘at least 10 times.’ If you have been…
CLEVELAND — Befuddled birds will start chirping. Drivers trapped in a boundless traffic snarl will halt their honking. The temperature will plunge. Sluggers swatting batting practice tosses at Progressive Field will pause for a cosmic intermission. At 3:13 p.m. ET on April 8, the springtime sky above downtown Cleveland will host a total solar eclipse,…
NEW ORLEANS – A man who shot former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith following a traffic crash nearly eight years ago has been convicted of manslaughter. The jury deliberated for more than four hours and reached its verdict in the retrial of Cardell Hayes just after midnight Saturday, news outlets reported. He faces up…
The Angels seem to be in baseball purgatory as spring training approaches, one big bat and frontline starter away from possible playoff contention, and one or two injuries away from another fourth-place finish in the American League West. They had a chance to — but didn’t match — the 10-year, $700-million deal Shohei Ohtani signed…
‘Bolt from the Blue’ indeed! Chargers have long been considered the NFL’s version of the Clippers…wildly talented underachievers. Only time will tell if Harbaugh can change this perception. The sports world is watching. Knowing Harbaugh, it’s sure to be amusing. Marty ZwebenPalos Verdes Estates :: After 32 years of following the Chargers, first in San…
PHILADELPHIA — A few weeks ago, Joel Embiid said he wondered if Victor Wembanyama knew what he wanted. “I think, first of all, he has to figure out where he wants to play, whether he wants to be a guard or a big or whatever,” the 76ers big man said. “It’s not necessarily whether he…
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