TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State fired athletics director Michael Alford on Monday morning, school president Dr. Richard McCullough announced. Alford had been Florida State’s athletics director since January 2022 after he was hired in the fall of 2020 to be the president of Seminole ...
BERLIN — The names may change, but the results are the same for the U.S. women’s basketball team — another FIBA World Cup title. The Americans’ fifth championship in a row came Sunday in a 97-79 victory over France. It wasn’t as easy as the previous four, with the U.S. showing some ...
There’s a new No. 1 team in the AP Top 25: Texas snagged the top spot after a wild win against Ohio State, giving the Longhorns their earliest No. 1 regular-season ranking since 1965. After losing 24-23 to Texas, the Buckeyes slid down five places to No. 6, leaving the top five for the ...
NEW YORK — Alexander Zverev’s best year in tennis goes on, and so does that lengthy Grand Slam drought for American men. Zverev won his second major championship and disappointed a crowd that was desperate to see the first Grand Slam title by an American man since 2003, beating Ben ...
DEN BOSCH, Netherlands — Team USA’s Solheim Cup performance was marked by two extraordinary putts but it fell short overall on the slow greens at Bernardus Golf. Captain Angela Stanford believes the team didn’t make enough putts, highlighting Europe’s strength on the greens. Europe won 15-13. Jennifer Kupcho made two huge putts on Saturday, tying the score at 8-8 after four sessions. The team celebrated but struggled over three days with the greens’ speed. Stanford took responsibility for not preparing her players. European fans outnumbered Americans, affecting momentum. ...
CINCINNATI — Coach Zac Taylor and the Cincinnati Bengals talked all offseason about how their defensive acquisitions would have a huge impact. They didn’t waste any time. Cincinnati’s new-look defense forced four turnovers — including its first fumble recovery for a TD since 2022 ...
