JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The target keeps getting bigger and bigger for Alyson Johnson. The Creekside High School sophomore and All-News4JAX girls cross country runner of the year feels it and embraces it. The more other runners give chase, the more that it drives Johnson to stay in front. She was accustomed to that spot. “I…
Southern California guard Bronny James (6) gets called for a foul during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Arizona State, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) (Rick Scuteri, Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) LOS ANGELES – It didn’t take long for Southern California’s Bronny…
RICHMOND, Va. – Richmond snapped No. 16 Dayton’s nation-leading 13-game winning streak on Saturday night 69-64 and took sole possession of first place in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Jordan King scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half for the Spiders (15-5, 7-0), who are on a winning streak of their own. Richmond’s…
Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, left to right, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Inglewood Mayor James Butts and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass pose for a photo at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. The NBA has awarded the 2026 All-Star Game to the Los Angeles Clippers’ new arena, which is…
SAN DIEGO – Matthieu Pavon made an 8-foot putt for a dramatic birdie on No. 18 at Torrey Pines South for a one-shot victory in the Farmers Insurance Open on Saturday that made him the first Frenchman to win on the PGA Tour. Pavon raised his arms in celebration and shouted before hugging his caddie…
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — National Treasure came up a nose short in his previous race, finishing second in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile to Cody’s Wish at Santa Anita on Nov. 4. But on Saturday at Gulfstream Park, at a distance an eighth of a mile longer, he had plenty left and won the $3 million…
Madison Chock and Evan Bates have become so dominant in ice dance that not even a sudden illness could stop them Saturday. Two days after they began developing flu-like symptoms, the longtime figure skating partners took to the ice and laid down a free dance at the U.S. championships that was good enough for gold….
ARLINGTON, Texas – The World Series champion Texas Rangers have two multiple Cy Young Award winners who could return to their rotation sometime in the middle of the summer. Three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer said Saturday that he is progressing from December surgery to repair a herniated disk in his lower back, while two-time…
DENVER – Philadelphia star Joel Embiid missed the 76ers’ game at Denver for a fourth consecutive season Saturday after the team’s medical staff determined he shouldn’t play. The Sixers scratched Embiid minutes before tipoff after he had discomfort in his balky left knee during warmups. It denied basketball fans another marquee matchup with Nikola Jokic…
NEW YORK – Jalen Brunson had 32 points and eight assist and the New York Knicks beat Miami 125-109 on Saturday, winning their sixth straight and sending the Heat to a sixth consecutive loss. Julius Randle added 19 points and nine rebounds for the Knicks, but left with 4:27 remaining after appearing to land hard…
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