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Old Dominion men’s basketball coach Jeff Jones hospitalized after heart attack
HONOLULU — Old Dominion men’s basketball coach Jeff Jones was hospitalized in Honolulu after suffering a heart attack on Wednesday, the school said. “He is resting comfortably and expecting a full recovery,” Old Dominion said in a statement Thursday. The 63-year-old Jones is being held for observation for the next...
Florida State to discuss future of athletics, affiliation with ACC at board meeting, AP source says
Florida State announced it will hold a Board of Trustees meeting on Friday and a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press the future of the athletic department and its affiliation with the Atlantic Coast Conference will be discussed. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because...
Penske 3-peat a potential theme for NASCAR in 2024
Roger Penske achieved something this season the pioneering motorports magnate had never done in his long, accomplished career with back-to-back NASCAR championships. Ryan Blaney gave Penske consecutive series titles at Phoenix last month after teammate Joey Logano’s title-winning run in 2022. “You win one, and you start all over again,”...
Signing day: Georgia has top class with 5-star flip; Ohio St. breathes sigh of relief on No. 1 player
The early signing period in college football opened Wednesday with some five-star drama. Georgia likely locked up the top recruiting class by flipping an in-state blue-chip player away from Florida State; the consensus No. 1 recruit in the country had Ohio State coach Ryan Day literally sighing with relief; and...
Freshman Owen McCown leads UTSA to Frisco Bowl win over Marshall
FRISCO, Texas — Redshirt freshman Owen McCown recovered from a shaky beginning to his first start of the year to complete 22 of 31 passes for 251 yards and two touchdowns as UTSA rallied from a two touchdown deficit to beat Marshall, 35-17, in the Frisco Bowl on Tuesday night....
Jake Paul to train with USA Boxing, go with team to Paris Olympics
LOS ANGELES — Jake Paul is teaming up with USA Boxing to put a spotlight on the nation’s top competitors at the Paris Olympics. Paul announced the partnership Wednesday with the amateur sport’s U.S. governing body. The YouTube star and professional boxer will train with Olympic qualifiers and other fighters...
QB transfers dominate headlines, but portal impacts every position in college football
All the attention surrounding quarterbacks who switch schools has overshadowed how the transfer portal has affected the way colleges try to stockpile talent at other positions. The Associated Press measured the impact of the transfers by tracking the top 20 prospects at every position each year from 2019-22, as rated...
Column: Reviewing the year in golf based on shots from every club in the bagVideo
One swing can win a tournament as easily as it can lose one. Other shots are more subtle, and even if they don’t yield birdies or eagles, they can go a long way in shaping a player’s season. What follows is an annual review of the year in golf by...
Washington’s Kalen DeBoer named AP coach of the year
SEATTLE — Kalen DeBoer landing the job at Washington two years ago seemed to be an unheralded transaction at the time. It has turned out to be a shrewd decision by the Huskies. One might say it’s been perfect. DeBoer was named the Associated Press coach of the year Tuesday...
As dust settles on college sports realignment, here’s where schools are going in 2024
College sports in the U.S. has seen scores of schools change conference affiliation over the past century, but the pace has quickened over the past three decades and certainly over the past year. It is no longer a surprise to see storied programs leave their longtime conference home in search...
LSU’s Heisman-winning Jayden Daniels to skip bowl game vs. Wisconsin
BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU’s Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Jayden Daniels is skipping the Tigers’ bowl game against Wisconsin and will enter the NFL Draft. “Thank you to everyone who made this happen, but all great things must come to an end,” Daniels said in a video posted on social media...
Caden Veltkamp throws for 5 TDs, Western Kentucky erases 28-point deficit in Toastery Bowl
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Redshirt freshman Caden Veltkamp came off the bench to throw for 383 yards and five touchdowns, Lucas Carneiro made a winning 29-yard field goal in overtime and Western Kentucky erased a 28-point deficit to beat Old Dominion, 38-35, on Monday at the Famous Toastery Bowl. Veltkamp, the...
NCAA athletes who’ve transferred multiple times can play through the spring semester, judge rules
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — College athletes who have transferred multiple times but were denied the chance to compete immediately can play through the remainder of the academic year, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey in West Virginia made the ruling on a motion filed Friday by...
Former North Carolina, NBA player Eric Montross dies at 52 after cancer fight
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Eric Montross, a former North Carolina and NBA big man, has died after a cancer fight, his family said. He was 52. The school released the family’s announcement Monday morning, saying Montross died Sunday surrounded by loved ones at his Chapel Hill home. He had been...
Purdue jumps back to No. 1 in AP top 25 men’s basketball poll
Purdue’s slide from No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll turned out to be brief. The Boilermakers headlined Monday’s latest poll for the second time this season after beating former No. 1 Arizona over the weekend. The Wildcats had spent two weeks at No. 1...
That’s a wrap: Bryant Gumbel and HBO’s ‘Real Sports’ air their last episode after 29 years
NEW YORK — For the last few years of its life, HBO’s “Real Sports” taped its episodes on the same Manhattan block where CBS’ “60 Minutes” resides. They shared a sensibility along with a neighborhood. But while “60 Minutes” rolls along in its sixth decade, the monthly sports magazine helmed...
Florida State RB Trey Benson, DT Fabien Lovett entering NFL Draft
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State’s leading rusher, Trey Benson, will enter the NFL Draft and is opting out of the Orange Bowl game. Benson made the announcement on Sunday on his Instagram. One of the Seminoles’ top defensive tackles, Fabien Lovett, also announced on X (formerly Twitter) that he would...
Former Ohio State QB Kyle McCord plans to transfer to Syracuse
Quarterback Kyle McCord, who started every game this season for Ohio State, announced Sunday he is transferring to Syracuse. McCord passed for 3,170 yards, 24 touchdowns and six interceptions in his third season at Ohio Sate, but first as a starter for the seventh-ranked Buckeyes (11-1). He was a four-star...
Ethan Garbers rallies UCLA to victory over Boise State in LA Bowl
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Ethan Garbers answered the call for UCLA when it needed him the most. The junior quarterback told coach Chip Kelly that he did not feel well enough to start Saturday’s LA Bowl against Boise State, but when Collin Schlee was injured during the third quarter with the...
Behren Morton, Tahj Brooks lead Texas Tech past California in Independence Bowl
SHREVEPORT, La. — Behren Morton completed 27 of 43 passes for 256 yards and three first-half touchdowns, leading Texas Tech to a 34-14 victory over California in the Independence Bowl on Saturday night. Tahj Brooks ran for 98 yards and a score as the Red Raiders (7-6) shook off a...
Mikey Keene leads Fresno State past New Mexico State in New Mexico Bowl
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Mikey Keene threw for a career-high 380 yards with three touchdown passes and a rushing TD, and Fresno State routed New Mexico State, 37-10, in the New Mexico Bowl on Saturday, the Bulldogs’ fifth straight victory in a bowl game. Malik Sherrod rushed for 90 yards on...
Appalachian State slogs past Miami (Ohio) in rain-soaked Cure Bowl
ORLANDO, Fla. — Joey Aguilar threw for 211 yards and scored on an 8-yard run in the third quarter as Appalachian State beat Miami (Ohio), 13-9, on Saturday in the rain-soaked Avocados from Mexico Cure Bowl. Aguilar’s scoring run capped an 11-play, 73-yard drive and gave Appalachian State a 13-3...
Jacksonville State tops Louisiana-Lafayette in New Orleans Bowl overtime
NEW ORLEANS — Zion Webb completed a fourth-down pass to Perry Carter for an 18-yard tying touchdown with 1 minutes, 46 seconds left in regulation, Garrison Rippa hit a 27-yard field goal in overtime and Jacksonville State capped off its first season in the Football Bowl Subdivision with a 34-31...
Tiger Woods and son settle for nice family affair at PNC Championship
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods never has had a family outing quite like the PNC Championship on Saturday, even in the rain. He was competing with his 14-year-old son, Charlie, and his 16-year-old daughter, Sam, on the bag as caddie for the first time. The only thing missing were enough...
Jeremy Moussa throws 3 4th-quarter TDs, Florida A&M beats Howard in Celebration Bowl
ATLANTA — Jeremy Moussa overcame a frustrating first half to throw three fourth-quarter touchdown passes, including two to Kelvin Dean Jr., powering Florida A&M’s comeback past Howard, 30-26, on Saturday in the Celebration Bowl. Florida A&M (12-1) closed the season with 11 consecutive wins. Moussa connected with Dean on scoring...
