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LPGA to offer record $131M in prize money in 2025
An all-time high of $131 million in purse money will be up for grabs at 35 events as the LPGA Tour celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2025.,The 2025 funds mark an increase of more than $62 million since the 2021 season.,The non-major purse total for the 2025 season is more than $83 million, up from ...

Eli Manning, Adam Vinatieri among 25 HOF semifinalists
First-time nominees Eli Manning, Adam Vinatieri and Luke Kuechly are among the 25 semifinalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025 with former Rams wide receiver Torry Holt hoping a 12th time is the charm.,Vinatieri, Kuechly, Manning, Terrell Suggs, Earl Thomas and Marshal Yanda are the ...

No. 2 UConn bringing Hassan Diarra off bench in tuneup vs. East Texas A&M
No. 2 UConn looks like a team ready to fight at any weight class after a dominant run through the mid-major introduction to the 2024-25 season.,The Huskies (3-0) started their season in workmanlike fashion, barely tested in three games UConn won by an average of 38.7 points per game.,Up next is East...

Kentucky, Purdue storm into top 10; Kansas remains No. 1
Kentucky hurdled 10 spots into the top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll released Monday, while Purdue vaulted seven spots to No. 6. ,Kansas, meanwhile, maintained its hold on the top spot. ,Kentucky (3-0) and new head coach Mark Pope earned an early signature win in its 77-7...

Top 12 unchanged, South Carolina still consensus No. 1
Led by unanimous No. 1 South Carolina, the top 12 teams were unchanged in The Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll released Monday.,The Gamecocks (4-0) received all 31 first-place votes after beating Coppin State and East Carolina by a combined 83 points last week. Following a gam...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 6 Notre Dame stuffs Lafayette
Hannah Hidalgo posted a season-high 29 points, five assists and five steals, Olivia Miles nearly had another triple-double and No. 6 Notre Dame led wire to wire in a 91-55 thrashing of host Lafayette on Sunday in Easton, Pa.,Miles, playing a homecoming game minutes away from her hometown of Phillips...

Notre Dame edges up to No. 6 in AP Top 25
A lack of upsets at the top of college football resulted in little movement at the top of the Associated Press Top 25 poll on Sunday, as Oregon remained undefeated and keeps its hold on the No. 1 ranking after avoiding an upset at Wisconsin.,The Ducks (11-0) prevailed 16-13 in Madison, Wis., while N...

Take 5: Samuel Stubbs' NASCAR storylines to follow this offseason
The 2024 NASCAR season is in the books and the clock already is ticking on one of the shortest offseasons in sports. With less than 12 weeks until Bowman Gray Stadium hosts the Busch Clash on Feb. 2, here are the storylines you need to know going into the 2025 season.,New Faces in New Places,NASCAR ...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 9 Oklahoma cruises to school scoring record
No. 9 Oklahoma broke the school scoring record and tied another with a 122-56 romp against Western Carolina on Wednesday afternoon in Norman, Okla.,A steal and a layup by Caya Smith with 1:46 remaining provided the final points for the Sooners (3-0) and surpassed the OU single-game record of 121 poi...

No. 9 Oklahoma cruises to school scoring record
No. 9 Oklahoma broke the school scoring record and tied another with a 122-56 romp against Western Carolina on Wednesday afternoon in Norman, Okla.,A steal and a layup by Caya Smith with 1:46 remaining provided the final points for the Sooners (3-0) and surpassed the OU single-game record of 121 poi...

LIV Golf adds events in South Korea, Indiana to 2025 schedule
LIV Golf is adding events in South Korea and the Indianapolis area to its 2025 schedule.,The league announced Wednesday tournaments to be played at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea and at The Club at Chatham Hills in Westfield, Ind.,"LIV Golf is growing across the globe in new and returning markets...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 3 USC sets record in 124-39 win
Southern California coach Lindsay Gottlieb earned her 300th career win in style on Tuesday as the No. 3 Trojans thrashed Cal State Northridge 124-39 in Los Angeles.,The point total was a program record for USC (3-0), which got 21 points, nine assists, six steals and three blocks from JuJu Watkins. K...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 25 Oregon stifles North Texas
Newly ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll this week, No. 25 Oregon improved to 4-0 on Tuesday night with a 66-35 win over North Texas in Eugene, Ore., behind 11 points apiece from Elisa Mevius and Nani Falatea.,The juniors were the only players to score in double figures for the Ducks as coac...

DP World Tour sets 42-event schedule with record prize fund
The DP World Tour announced a 42-event 2025 schedule that will visit 26 countries and feature a record prize fund of $153 million outside of the majors.,The European tour returns to Turkey for the first time since 2019 and to Austria for the first time since 2021. ,The season begins later this month...

Kansas remains No. 1; Auburn vaults into Top 5
Auburn vaulted into the top 5 of the Associated Press Top 25 rankings released Monday while Kansas remained No. 1 after its win over North Carolina one week into the 2024-25 season. ,Five teams earned first-place votes -- including the Tigers -- with the Jayhawks (2-0) leading the way with 44. ,Alab...

South Carolina unanimous No. 1 following 2-0 start
Defending national champion South Carolina was the unanimous No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll released on Monday.,All 31 voters selected the Gamecocks (2-0) following last week's wins against Michigan and North Carolina State. In the preseason poll, two ballots went ...

Top 25 roundup: No. 18 Maryland holds off No. 11 Duke in ranked matchup
Kaylene Smikle scored a game-high 23 points Sunday as No. 18 Maryland established a 13-point fourth quarter lead and held off No. 11 Duke 85-80 in women's college basketball in College Park, Md.,Shyanne Sellers added 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Terrapins (3-0), while Bri McDan...

Indiana moves to No. 5 in AP Top 25; Oregon still on top
Oregon was ranked No. 1 in the country by the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the fourth week in a row, while Big Ten counterpart Indiana stole the show by climbing to No. 5.,The last time Indiana football reached the top five of the poll was in 1967. Both the Ducks and the Hoosiers are 10-0 after ...

Roger Goodell: NFL working on adding Berlin game
The New York Giants and Carolina Panthers will close the 2024 NFL International Series with a game in Munich on Sunday, and commissioner Roger Goodell said the NFL is working on adding a game in Berlin in 2025.,In fact, Goodell said Saturday the prospects are strong of playing a game in the German c...

Top 25 roundup: Olivia Miles (triple-double), No. 6 Notre Dame roll
Former All-American Olivia Miles played for the first time since February 2023 and notched her fourth career triple-double, piling up 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists as No. 6 Notre Dame beat visiting Mercyhurst 105-61 on Monday night in South Bend, Ind., in both teams' season opener.,Miles, wh...