Federal legislation that could reframe the way college sports operates in the United States has the backing of many key players, except for possibly the two most important: The Southeastern and Big Ten conferences. The leagues are negotiating with lawmakers for changes in the Protect College ...
Cumming Motors’ Oliver Thornburg gets Alexander Financial’s Cooper Rother out at second on the force play and throws to first to complete an inning-ending double play in CM’s AAABA victory Monday night. See roundup here. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — It was always in the back of Joey Logano’s mind: the streak. The three-time season champion had won at least one race in each of his previous 14 seasons racing in the NASCAR Cup Series entering this past weekend, the longest such streak among active drivers and ...
PHILADELPHIA — Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani is expected to pitch off a mound sometime later this week, but there is no timetable for his return to the rotation. Ohtani had been scheduled to start against the Phillies in the finale of the three-game series in Philadelphia ...
ATLANTA — The World Cup final between Spain and defending champion Argentina marked the end of the biggest tournament in the competition’s history. At the final whistle in New Jersey on Sunday, a record 104 games had been played across almost six weeks and three countries. The supersized ...
CHICAGO — The WNBA All-Star Game returns to Chicago this weekend, and the Sky, well, they are working through some issues at the moment. On and off the court. The spotlight that goes along with hosting one of the WNBA’s marquee events is shining on a sputtering Chicago Sky franchise in the middle of another challenging season. The organization had no players selected for Saturday’s game at the United Center. Chicago is 5-5 in its past 10 games and 9-17 overall going into Wednesday’s game at New York. The Sky have one of the league’s worst records after they went 10-34 last ...
