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Ex-San Francisco 49ers quarterback John Brodie dies at 90

John Brodie, who won an MVP award and was one of the NFL’s most prolific passers during a 17-year career with the San Francisco 49ers, has died. He was 90. The 49ers said Brodie’s family said he died Friday. Brodie had a stroke on Oct. 24, 2000. “The 49ers family is saddened to learn ...

Injuries linger for Olympic players on many NHL rosters

EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — With less than three weeks to go before the start of the men’s hockey tournament at the Olympics in Milan, several of the top contenders have significant injury questions. One of those looked to be answered Friday as Canada’s Bo Horvat was back practicing after ...

Some manufactured snow at Winter Games

Davide Cerato will play a major role in skiing and snowboarding events at the upcoming Olympics, but he won’t be competing. The Italian snowmaking expert is responsible for perfecting several of the courses that will feature in the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games, and he takes his job ...

Good, and bad, day for France at Rolex 24

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Cadillac sports car owned by NASCAR chairman Jim France won the pole for the Rolex 24 at Daytona but was later disqualified in inspection, moving one of the favorites to the back of the class for the start of the most prestigious endurance race in the United ...

High heat becoming big factor at Australian Open tennis tournament

MELBOURNE, Australia — Play was suspended on outside courts and briefly halted on undercover arenas in the mid-afternoon Saturday under the extreme heat rules at the Australian Open. Defending champion Jannik Sinner was down a break in the third set of his third-round match against Eliot ...

Youth star Blades Brown tied with Scottie Scheffler at The American Express

LA QUINTA, Calif — A chaotic week for 18-year-old Blades Brown was an inch away from a most spectacular highlight Friday when he narrowly missed a 6-foot birdie putt for 59, leaving him tied for the lead in The American Express with Scottie Scheffler. Brown, who turned pro last year and is weeks removed from graduating high school, needed only one birdie over the final three holes on the Nicklaus Tournament course at PGA West, the easiest of three courses in the rotation in ideal weather. He hit a gap wedge just right of the pin on his last hole, the par-4 ninth. He had the advantage ...