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Akshay Bhatia takes 2-shot lead into final round at Pebble Beach
Akshay Bhatia shot 4-under-par 68 in the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Saturday to carry a two-stroke lead into the final round at Pebble Beach, Calif.,Bhatia lost some of his commanding lead by playing the final seven holes in 2 over after a sizzling start at Pebble Beach Golf Link...
Domen Prevc earns gold for Slovenia in rainy large hill competition
PREDAZZO, Italy -- Slovenia's Domen Prevc lived up to his billing as favorite to claim gold in the men's large hill ski jumping event at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Saturday, with Japan's Ren Nikaido taking silver and Poland's Kacper Tomasiak securing bronze.,Prevc was second after the first round...
Hot of late, Cincinnati out to extend Utah's road woes
Cincinnati looks to continue its offensive outburst and its winning ways when it hosts struggling Utah on Sunday afternoon in Big 12 play.,The Bearcats (13-12, 5-7 Big 12) have found their stride offensively in winning their last two games, reaching the 90-point plateau for the first two times in Bi...
Redemption: Austria's Janine Flock wins women’s skeleton singles
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Austria's Janine Flock finally erased her Pyeongchang pain on Saturday when, at the age of 36, she won the Olympic women's skeleton singles with a performance of masterful consistency and iron nerve.,Flock, who led going into the final run eight years ago but slipped to f...
Cole Certa's career-high 37 lift Notre Dame over Georgia Tech
Sophomore guard Cole Certa set career highs with 37 points and seven 3-pointers on Saturday to help Notre Dame breeze past Georgia Tech for an 89-74 Atlantic Coast Conference victory in South Bend, Ind.,Braeden Shrewsberry added 20 points while Logan Imes had 14 points and nine rebounds for Notre Da...
Daytona 500 start time moved up due to weather concerns
NASCAR moved up the start time for Sunday's Daytona 500 by one hour due to the threat of inclement weather.,The National Weather Service forecast calls for a 50% chance of rain Sunday afternoon, with the chances rising as the day goes on. Officials hope the time change will allow drivers to finish a...
US speed skater Jordan Stolz wins 500m, sets Olympic record
MILAN -- American speed skating phenomenon Jordan Stolz once again stole the spotlight on Saturday, rocketing to the men's 500 meters title at the Winter Olympics and securing his second gold medal of the Milan Cortina Games.,Stolz already had met the towering expectations by winning the men's 1,000...
Australian takes gold, 2 US women medal in dual moguls
LIVIGNO, Italy -- Australia's Jakara Anthony won the gold medal in the women's freestyle skiing dual moguls at the Winter Olympics on Saturday, redeeming herself after a disappointing loss three days earlier in the single-format moguls.,Anthony, 27, became the first Australian to earn two Winter Oly...
World Curling takes action after Sweden accuses Canada of cheating
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- World Curling said on Saturday that it would have officials monitoring for rule violations during the rest of the competition at the Olympics after Sweden's men's team accused Canada of cheating in a tense round-robin game.,Tensions boiled over on Friday when Brad Jacobs'...
Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen makes history with giant slalom gold
BORMIO, Italy -- Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen made South American sporting history with a stunning Olympic giant slalom gold medal in a driving blizzard on Saturday.,No athlete from the continent had ever won a medal of any color at the Winter Games, but the 25-year-old put that right with two i...
NBA All-Star Game Betting Preview: Best Picks for World vs. USA and MVP Odds
Breaking down NBA All-Star Game odds, including World vs. USA predictions, MVP value plays and 3-point contest best bets....
Routs rule on opening day of CDL Stage 2 major qualifying
OpTic Texas, the runner-up at Call of Duty League Stage 1 Major, opened qualifying for the Stage 2 Major with a 3-0 win over the Boston Breach on Friday.,In other opening-day action, the Carolina Royal Ravens swept the Toronto KOI 3-0, and Miami Heretics trounced FaZe Vegas 3-0.,The 12 Call of Duty ...
Malinin falls apart, Shaidorov shocks field to win men's figure skating gold
MILAN -- Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov emerged as the shock winner of the men's competition at the Milan Cortina Games on Friday as heavy favorite Ilia Malinin's free program fell apart and he finished out of the medals in one of Olympic figure skating's biggest upsets.,Japan's Yuma Kagiyama took s...
Akshay Bhatia ties Ryo Hisatsune for lead at Pebble Beach
Akshay Bhatia fired a bogey-free, 8-under-par 64 at Spyglass Hill Golf Course to reach 15-under 129 and tie Japan's Ryo Hisatsune for the lead at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Friday in Pebble Beach, Calif.,Hisatsune was the solo first-round leader thanks to a 62 at Pebble Beach Golf Links on Thur...
Czech teenager Jilek outclasses strong field to take 10,000m gold
MILAN -- Czech teenager Metodej Jilek produced the race of his life to beat a powerful field and seize gold in the 10,000 meters on Friday, delivering the Czech Republic its first speed skating title of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.,Jilek was joined on the podium by Poland's Vladimir Semirunniy...
US favorite Ilia Malinin falls to stunning eighth in men’s figure skating
MILAN -- Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov emerged as the shock winner of the men's figure skating gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Friday as heavy favorite Ilia Malinin of the United States suffered multiple falls in a stunning upset.,Japan's Yuma Kagiyama took silver and countryman Shun Sa...
PGA Tour’s revamped schedule likely to bring more events to big cities
A senior official said part of the PGA Tour's plan to revamp its schedule is to bring tournaments to more major U.S. markets that don't currently have one.,Lee Smith, the executive director of The Players Championship, met with reporters Thursday at a media preview day for the PGA Tour's flagship ev...
Feds allege Guardians P Emmanuel Clase fixed pitch in playoff game
Federal prosecutors allege in an indictment unsealed Friday that former Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase rigged a pitch in a playoff game and used coded language to try to conceal his efforts to help gamblers win prop bets.,The indictment details the belief of prosecutors in the U.S. Attorn...
NFLPA still plans to collect team report cards despite arbitration ruling
An NFL memo sent Friday morning informed all teams that the players association no longer can publish its annual report cards, which rank the franchises on everything from the locker room to the owner to the treatment of families.,That is the result of a grievance filed by the league against the NFL...
Trinidad Chambliss ruling stokes Ole Miss futures
Ole Miss is still considered a longshot to win the 2026 College Football Playoff, but the Rebels' chances in the eyes of oddsmakers definitely increased with a judge ruling that quarterback Trinidad Chambliss can play next season.,The Rebels were a +4000 longshot at BetMGM to win next season's CFP b...