NEW YORK — Feeling better than he expected after a four-month absence, Carlos Alcaraz is planning to take more breaks during the tennis season. Alcaraz returned to play at the U.S. Open after being sidelined since April by a right wrist injury. The defending champion advanced to the fourth ...
BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU coach Lane Kiffin’s chances of fielding former NFL players improved Thursday night when a Louisiana judge issued a preliminary injunction against the NCAA in a high-profile eligibility case. East Baton Rouge Parish Judge William Jorden issued his ruling the night ...
NEW YORK — Baseball’s spring training schedule will start Feb. 19 — if there is labor peace. Major League Baseball said Friday that all 30 teams are scheduled to play exhibition games that day in Florida and Arizona as part of the lead-up to the season’s start on March 24. However, ...
BATON ROUGE, La. — Athlete after athlete took the stand in a state courtroom near LSU on Thursday to explain why they should be allowed to return to play college sports after turning pro while the commissioner of the powerful Southeastern Conference argued against them and the league doubled ...
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Led by D’Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai, the Chicago Bears like their depth at running back. Health is an issue at the moment. Monangai is week to week with a leg injury after he got hurt during practice on Aug. 16. Swift departed Thursday’s padded practice with a ...
North Carolina football general manager Michael Lombardi has resigned after ending up on paid administrative leave as the subject of a school investigation. The school announced Lombardi’s resignation Thursday and said it would continue its ongoing probe. The school has not released specifics of the investigation since placing Lombardi on leave in late July. Lombardi was an immediate hire of Bill Belichick as the six-time Super Bowl-winning coach of the NFL’s New England Patriots made the transition to college coaching with the Tar Heels. UNC opened the year by beating TCU in ...
