GENEVA — India and Qatar finally got some clarity on Tuesday for their long-held ambitions to host the 2036 Olympics. They are now in a formal contest with five other bidders, including one that would take the Summer Games for the first time to Africa. The International Olympic Committee ...
U.S. captain Jim Furyk said Tuesday it would be “great” if Patrick Reed were among the 12 best Americans for the Ryder Cup next year in Ireland, even though Reed criticized Furyk’s first captaincy after the 2018 loss in Paris. Reed hasn’t been on a Ryder Cup team since those 2018 ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Hollidaysburg defeated Penn Cambria, 25-13, 25-12, 20-25, 25-11, in high school girls volleyball Tuesday night with the help of 10 service points by Kynlee Budny. The Lady Tigers (13-0) lost a set for just the second time this season. Maddy Kittell had 13 service points and ...
MILL HALL — Addison Lindsay won in straight sets at No. 1 singles, and Lucy and Lane Walker won close matches at No. 2 and No. 3 singles to secure a 3-2 victory for Central Mountain in a District 6 Class 2A semifinal match against Central Cambria on Tuesday. The Lady Red Devils (12-6) swept the doubles competition with a win by Chloe Sandoval and Daisy Smith at No. 1 and another at No. 2 by Kat Kubat and Madalyn Bobby. Central Mountain will take on Westmont Hilltop, a 4-1 semifinal winner over Central on Tuesday, in the District 6 championship today. Breslyn Beech earned the lone ...
ATLANTA — Kiki Hernandez is no stranger to postseason success. The veteran Dodgers utilityman took advantage of his first start in these playoffs and delivered the key blow in Los Angeles’ 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of their NL Division Series on Tuesday night. Hernandez, ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner Jim Phillips isn’t publicly fretting about four member schools expressing support for tweaking realignment provisions in the Protect College Sports Act to make it easier for schools to change leagues. Speaking Tuesday at preseason ...
