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Lady Lions tennis off to 3-0 start this season

Altoona improved its record to 3-0 with a 4-1 victory over Central in high school girls tennis action at Mansion Park on Thursday. Ava Williams and Andie Adams won singles matches for the Lady Lions, and Emma Hovan and Adalia Lopez-Oakes, and Erika Irwin and Mariah Harris won doubles ...

Altoona boys, girls come away with golf victories

The Altoona Area High School boys golf team downed Central Mountain, 336-351, at Park Hills Golf Club on Thursday. Brandt Hite shot an 81 for the Mountain Lions, and Reese Hite shot an 83. ALTOONA (336): B. Hite 81, R. Hite 83, Aiken 85, Riccio 87. CENTRAL MOUNTAIN (351): Frayel 80, ...

Tough opener for Alcaraz

NEW YORK — Carlos Alcaraz will open the defense of his U.S. Open title against an opponent who made a strong run at Wimbledon while the Spaniard was sidelined with an injury. He faces Roman Safiullin in his first singles match since April. Alcaraz has been sidelined with a right wrist injury. Venus Williams plays fellow American Sofia Kenin. Both players received wild cards, with Kenin getting the last one that could have gone to Williams’ sister Serena if she chose to play. Main draw play begins Sunday. Elsewhere in sports: — The fallout from the Good Good Golf video ...

Lee makes impressive debut at Tour Championship

ATLANTA — Min Woo Lee made his first trip to the Tour Championship a memorable one, playing bogey-free on a rain-softened East Lake for an 8-under 62 that matched his career low on the PGA Tour and gave him a two-shot lead Thursday. A pair of runner-up finishes this year, at Pebble Beach ...

ACC football bosses will also prevent pros from competing

It took three days for the nation’s four powerful athletic conferences to dig in on banning players who were on NFL rosters from returning to college football. The hope is it offers order amid the chaos growing through legal challenges and the pursuit of loopholes to NCAA eligibility ...

PGA Tour’s new playoff format was a necessity

On Tuesday, PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp unveiled the Tour’s new plan for its year-end playoff system, scheduled to begin during the 2028 season. For more than a decade, the Tour has modified and tweaked the way they have contested their season-ending FedEx playoffs, and the results have been ...