Month: April 2023

11:05 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday awarded the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy to the Air Force Academy for winning football games against its rival U.S. service academies. “Simply put, you can’t talk about the soul of the nation without talking about our service academies,” Biden told the team gathered in the
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10:39 PM ET Associated Press VALLARTA, Mexico — Tony Finau kick-started what had been a disappointing 2022 with a runner-up finish in the Mexico Open at Vidanta. He moved into position for an even better result on Friday, shooting a 7-under 64 to take a one-shot lead through two rounds. Finau, the second highest-ranked player
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4:33 PM ET ROSEMONT, Ill. — After decades as a media and professional sports executive, Tony Petitti will implement a leadership style rooted in innovation and collaboration to the Big Ten Conference. Introduced Friday as the seventh commissioner in Big Ten history, Petitti previously served as president of sports entertainment at gaming company Activision Blizzard,
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11:37 AM ET Nebraska quarterback Casey Thompson, who started 10 games for the Huskers last season after transferring from Texas, again entered the portal Friday as a graduate transfer. Thompson was very limited during spring practice after offseason shoulder surgery. He began the 2022 season as Nebraska’s starter and had 2,407 passing yards with 17
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3:24 AM ET Associated Press SINGAPORE — Brooks Koepka, British Open champion Cam Smith and Sergio Garcia were among those tied for the first-round lead at 5-under when storms suspended play at the LIV Singapore tournament at Sentosa Golf Club on Friday. Talor Gooch, the winner of last week’s tournament at Adelaide, Australia, was also
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8:12 AM ET Associated Press INCHEON, South Korea — The Korea Championship has a home player atop the leaderboard after Park Sang-hyun‘s 25-foot putt for birdie to finish his second round Friday. Park shot a 3-under 69 and joined Yannik Paul (68) at 8 under overall at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club. “I want to prove
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7:49 AM ET Associated Press ROME — Former Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini withdrew from the upcoming Italian Open on Friday as he continues to recover from a stomach muscle tear. “I have been holding on to the hope of being able to compete in Rome, a tournament that means so much to me and where
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2:35 PM ET IRVING, Texas — The inaugural first-round games of a 12-team College Football Playoff will feature one game Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, and three games Dec. 21, 2024, CFP executive director Bill Hancock said Thursday following the conclusion of CFP spring meetings. The CFP is also zeroing in on confirming midweek games for
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8:41 PM ET Just minutes before NFL commissioner Roger Goodell officially opened the 2023 draft by announcing the Carolina Panthers‘ selection of Bryce Young, he took to the stage to dedicate the unofficial first picks of the draft to three Virginia football players who were shot and killed after a class trip last November. “With
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