U.S./World Sports category, Page 38

Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese on same team at WNBA All-Star weekend

PHOENIX — Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese once again will step into the spotlight during All-Star Weekend with their matchup against the U.S. Olympic team. They’ll get to team up for the first time on the WNBA All-Star team after being rivals in college. Reese’s LSU squad topped Clark’s Iowa...
NASCAR drivers eager to test skills on Indianapolis’ oval after 3 years on road courseVideo

INDIANAPOLIS — Austin Cindric attended races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway most of his life, dreaming of the day he could compete on the historic 2.5-mile oval. On Sunday, he’ll finally get a chance to join his racing heroes. Yes, NASCAR and race officials ended their three-year attempt to rev up...
Nets acquire former top-10 pick Ziaire Williams in trade with Grizzlies

NEW YORK — The Nets added a recent lottery pick to their new-look roster Friday, acquiring small forward Ziaire Williams in a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies. Brooklyn is sending forward Mamadi Diakite and the draft rights to Serbian forward Nemanja Dangubic to Memphis in the deal, the Nets announced....
Pogacar closing in on 3rd Tour de France title after dominant win in the Alps

As the finish line approached, Tadej Pogacar looked over his shoulder and saw an empty road. Moments later, he was a giant step closer to clinching a third de France Tour title by winning another tough mountain stage on Friday. Pogacar pulled away from Jonas Vingegaard to be 5 minutes,...
Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau stumble badly out of the gates at British OpenVideo

TROON, Scotland — So much for the British Open being one last stand for Rory McIlroy in the majors this year. His best hope now is getting beyond one more day. And he has company from U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau. The protagonists from Pinehurst No. 2 were no match...
Diana Taurasi set for Paris Olympics, trying to become 1st basketball player to win 6 gold medals

PHOENIX — Diana Taurasi joked after the Tokyo Olympics that she would see everyone in Paris. The 42-year-old guard turned the joke into reality; she’ll be playing in a record sixth Olympic games when the U.S. women’s basketball team goes for its eighth consecutive gold medal later this month. “Why...
Caitlin Clark breaks WNBA assist record with 19 in Fever’s loss

ARLINGTON, Texas — Indiana rookie Caitlin Clark broke the WNBA record for assists in a game Wednesday night, finishing with 19 in the Fever’s 101-93 loss to the Dallas Wings. The previous record was 18 by Courtney Vandersloot for Chicago on Aug. 31, 2020. Vandersloot also had 18 in a...
Cavan Sullivan becomes youngest MLS player ever

CHESTER — Fourteen-year-old Philadelphia Union midfielder Cavan Sullivan became the youngest player in MLS history Wednesday night — and probably the youngest to play in any of the biggest professional sports leagues in the world. Sullivan was 14 years, 293 days old when he entered as a substitute in the...
Richard Carapaz earns 1st Tour de France stage win

SUPERDEVOLUY, France — Richard Carapaz claimed his first Tour de France stage win after showcasing his climbing prowess in the final ascents Wednesday in the Alps. Two-time champion Tadej Pogacar kept the overall race lead. The 17th stage, covering 178 kilometers (110 miles) from Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux to Superdevoluy, started with a...
Sha’Carri Richardson out to prove she is not just back, but better after drug suspension

Sha’Carri Richardson set the tone for her own comeback story a year ago when she won the 100-meter U.S. title, then the world championship, and brashly proclaimed: “I’m not back, I’m better.” Now, with a trip to her first Olympics approaching, come new questions: Is she still better than a...
Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray could be bidding adieu to tennis at the Paris Olympics

PARIS — All the way back when he first discussed the likelihood that 2024 would be his final season as a professional tennis player, Rafael Nadal made sure to refer to the Paris Olympics as “one of the important competitions I would like to be at.” If, indeed, this is...
Rafael Nadal is on the U.S. Open entry list, although that doesn’t mean he will play thereVideo

NEW YORK — Rafael Nadal was on the U.S. Open entry list released Tuesday via a protected ranking, although that doesn’t necessarily mean he will compete in the year’s last Grand Slam tournament. Nadal has been dealing with injuries the past two seasons and playing sporadically. He is participating in...
Joe ‘Jellybean’ Bryant, the father of Kobe Bryant, dies at 69

PHILADELPHIA — Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of the late Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has died, his alma mater announced Tuesday. Bryant, who spent eight seasons in the NBA with three different franchises, was 69. The Philadelphia Inquirer, citing La Salle coach Fran Dunphy, reported that Joe Bryant...
Blaney has Team Penske on a hot streak headed into Indy for return of Brickyard 400Video

LOND POND — Ryan Blaney popped some bubbly and hopped off a stage in victory lane so he could spray it at all the fans who stuck around to celebrate on a steamy day at Pocono Raceway. They might need to bust open a few more bottles of the good...
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey: ‘Time to update your expectations for what college athletics can be’Video

DALLAS — SEC commissioner Greg Sankey unofficially opened the league’s first football season as 16-team league Monday in a massive hotel ballroom in North Texas, a new setting for SEC media days at a time when everything about college sports seems to be in flux. “It’s time to update your...
Who is carrying the Olympic torch through Paris? A BTS star, a garbage collector and more

PARIS — From the Louvre Museum to the Champs-Elysees, from Paris’ posh districts to working-class neighborhoods, hundreds of people have carried the Olympic torch through the French capital for two days of celebrations before the Summer Games kick off at the end of the month. Joyful crowds lined up along...

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