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Cal AD Jim Knowlton announces retirement
Cal athletic director Jim Knowlton announced his retirement on Monday after seven years at Berkeley.,Knowlton will stay on through July 1. Deputy athletic directors Jay Larson and Jenny Simon-O'Neill have been appointed co-directors for Golden Bears athletics.,Under Knowlton's leadership, Cal captur...
Royals LHP Cole Ragans (rotator cuff) lands on IL
The Kansas City Royals placed left-hander Cole Ragans on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a strained left rotator cuff.,The move is retroactive to Sunday for Ragans, who last pitched on June 5 when he allowed five runs over three innings at St. Louis in his first start back from a groin injury...
Five-week bowl schedule set, CFP title game Jan. 19 in Miami
The college football season, set to kick off in August, will culminate with the College Football Playoff national championship game in Miami on Jan. 19.,A five-week bowl season begins Dec. 13 with a noon ET kickoff in Atlanta in the Cricket Celebration Bowl, but cheer up grasshopper, there are 44 to...
Cameron Young bests Max Homa, Rickie Fowler in U.S. Open qualifying playoff
Cameron Young made a birdie putt to win a five-for-one playoff at his U.S. Open final qualifying site Monday -- and all but ensured that Max Homa and Rickie Fowler would not qualify for the major.,The playoff at the star-studded Columbus, Ohio, qualifying site was the highlight of a busy Monday bill...
Cricket legend Virat Kohli invests in World Bowling League
Cricket legend Virat Kohli was announced Wednesday as the newest investor in the World Bowling League.,The Indian superstar joins the Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts as high-profile partners in the venture.,Like Betts, announced in March as the owner of the WBL's Team OMG, Kohli has been bowling s...
Ben Griffin, Matti Schmid lead at Charles Schwab with shot at first individual wins
Ben Griffin and Germany's Matti Schmid shot 2-under-par 68s in the third round of the Charles Schwab Challenge to maintain the top spots Saturday in their quests for breakthrough victories this weekend at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.,Griffin and Schmid have been tied at the end of all...
Ben Griffin, Matti Schmid share lead after going low at Charles Schwab
Ben Griffin and Germany's Matti Schmid share the 36-hole lead at the Charles Schwab Challenge after they each posted 7-under-par rounds of 63 on Friday in Fort Worth, Texas.,Griffin and Schmid stand at 11-under 129 through two rounds at Colonial Country Club. They take a two-shot lead into the weeke...
Keith Mitchell opens with 61, leads Truist Championship
Keith Mitchell used a late birdie run to shoot a 9-under-par 61 and take the early lead at the Truist Championship on Thursday in Flourtown, Pa.,Mitchell started his first round at the Philadelphia Cricket Club's Wissahickon Course on the back nine and parred his first five holes. After birdieing No...
Akron ineligible for postseason due to low Academic Progress Rate
Akron football hasn't played in a bowl game since 2017, and the Zips will enter the 2025 season knowing the postseason won't happen this year, either.,Akron failed to meet NCAA-imposed academic standards last season, falling below the organization's minimum Academic Progress Rate score of 930. Accor...
CFP dates, times locked in; Rose Bowl moves up one hour
The College Football Playoff announced game times for the 2026 quarterfinals and semifinals and the national championship game on Tuesday.,The CFP championship, to be played in Miami Gardens, Fla., will be played on the third Monday in January for the second straight year, Jan. 19, with a 7:30 p.m. ...
Report: QB Drew Pyne heading to Bowling Green, his fourth school
Quarterback Drew Pyne will make Bowling Green his fourth Division I school, he told ESPN on Monday.,Coming out of high school in Connecticut, Pyne was listed as a four-star prospect and the No. 8 pro-style quarterback in the Class of 2020 by the 247Sports composite. He committed to Notre Dame out of...
Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard head 2025 Hall of Fame class
Former NBA stars Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard, along with former women's star Sue Bird, highlighted a decorated group named to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2025 on Saturday.,Women's stars Maya Moore and Sylvia Fowles, head coach Billy Donovan, Miami Heat owner Micky Arison, r...
Dodgers star Mookie Betts to own World Bowling League franchise
Avid bowler -- and Los Angeles Dodgers star -- Mookie Betts has bought the first announced team in the new World Bowling League.,The league's owner, League Sports Co., announced the purchase on Tuesday but didn't reveal financial terms.,Betts is buying the team with Cam Lewis, his business partner w...
Eagles extend, enrich standout RT Lane Johnson
The Philadelphia Eagles and six-time Pro Bowl right tackle Lane Johnson agreed to a one-year contract extension on Monday, keeping him in the fold for the Super Bowl champs through the 2027 season.,Johnson, a 12-year veteran, all with Philadelphia, is having a total of $8 million added for the next ...
Eagles to celebrate Super Bowl win at White House
Eagles are welcome in the White House, and Philadelphia accepted an invitation to celebrate its Super Bowl LIX win on April 28. ,Two days after the completion of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Eagles are scheduled to attend a ceremony at the White House honoring the 2024 champions for their win over the Ka...
Report: Eddie George agrees to become Bowling Green's coach
Former Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George is heading back to Ohio after agreeing to a five-year contract to become the head coach at Bowling Green, ESPN reported on Sunday.,George, 51, has posted a 24-22 record over the past four seasons as the head coach at FCS Tennessee State. He led the Tigers to...
Record Super Bowl LIX audience boosted to 191.1M by Nielsen
For the second time since Super Bowl LIX, Nielsen has adjusted its calculation of how many people tuned into the game.,What was already a record audience now stands at 191.9 million people who viewed at least one minute of the Philadelphia Eagles' 40-22 win over the Kansas City Chiefs, Nielsen said ...
Fancy wins Madden Bowl to complete dream season
Top-seeded Jacob "Fancy" Worthington completed the best season in Madden Championship Series history, beating second-seeded Jonathan "JonBeast" Marquez 31-28 to win the Madden Bowl on Monday in London.,Fancy, from Frisco, Texas, previously won the Kickoff Challenge and the Most Feared Challenge in t...
New York nabs final TGL playoff spot; Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods out
New York Golf Club scored five points over the final four holes to pull away for a 10-6 victory over Boston Common Golf, clinching a playoff berth while eliminating Rory McIlroy's team from contention on Monday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,New York's Xander Schauffele "threw the hammer" at the par-3 ...
No Palmer exemptions for Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth, says grandson
Sam Saunders, the grandson of Arnold Palmer, told Golfweek on Thursday that despite their popularity, Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth would not receive exemptions into the field for the Arnold Palmer Invitational next month.,Saunders, himself a professional golfer, said he was part of the sponsor ex...