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Lexi Thompson, Wyndham Clark surge to share of lead

NAPLES, Fla. — Lexi Thompson and Wyndham Clark shared the lead Friday with Charley Hull and Michael Brennan, both teams making only three pars in the scramble format as each posted a 17-under 55 to set the scoring record in the Grant Thornton Invitational. Scoring conditions were ideal at ...

Steelers’ Watt hospitalized with lung issue

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers star outside linebacker T.J. Watt is in the hospital after experiencing discomfort in his lungs. Coach Mike Tomlin said the seven-time All-Pro and 2021 NFL Defensive Player of the Year was sent to the hospital for evaluation on Wednesday after experiencing ...

Michigan in massive spin control after firing

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan has quite a mess on its hands. The storied football program is yet again reeling from scandal, this time with once-promising coach Sherrone Moore at the center of it. Moore spent Wednesday night in jail after being fired earlier in the day for what the school ...

CFP sours some on bowl games

The quest to fill all 35 bowl games outside the playoff expanded to teams with losing records this year, but the searching didn’t get much easier. At least 10 teams reportedly declined invitations, raising questions about the future of the postseason games that are one of college football’s ...

Dallas Cowboys star receiver set to rejoin lineup

FRISCO, Texas — CeeDee Lamb appears set to return from a concussion without missing a game for the Dallas Cowboys, who will play Minnesota at home 10 days after their star receiver exited a loss in Detroit. Lamb was a full practice participant and talked to reporters Thursday, two strong ...

NASCAR settles lawsuit

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michael Jordan and NASCAR chairman Jim France stood side-by-side on the steps of a federal courthouse as if they were old friends following a stunning settlement Thursday of a bruising antitrust case in which the Basketball Hall of Famer was the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit ...