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Who’s the best puncher? Floyd Mayweather says it could surprise

LAS VEGAS – Floyd Mayweather Jr. says it was the first punch of the fight. His promoter thinks it came during the second round. One shot to the head, and suddenly Manny Pacquiao d...

Irving-Thomas deal continues NBA summer of blockbuster moves

The group of 2017 Eastern Conference All-Stars who have changed teams this summer would form an impressive starting lineup. When the Cleveland Cavaliers sent Kyrie Irving to the B...

Rory McIlroy ready to play as FedEx Cup begins

Ten days ago, Rory McIlroy wasn’t sure if he was going to play the rest of the year. A week off made him feel good enough that a nagging rib injury can be managed well enough for ...

Baylor settlements could signal trend of more to come

AUSTIN, Texas – The federal civil lawsuits against Baylor University have piled up for more than a year, accusing the nation’s largest Baptist school of repeatedly mishandling, ignoring or s...

Facebook receives exclusive rights to 15 college football games in 2017

Facebook has struck a deal for exclusive rights to live stream 15 college football games this season, beginning next week. The agreement with Stadium, a digital sports network, gi...

U.S. court rejects appeal from praying football coach

SEATTLE – A Washington state high school football coach took advantage of his position when he prayed on the field after games, and he’s not entitled to immediately get his job back, a feder...

Isaiah Thomas facing biggest challenge of career in move to Cavaliers

BOSTON – Isaiah Thomas’ basketball journey is littered with decision-makers who have underestimated the diminutive guard. He was selected last in the 2011 NBA draft coming out of ...

Kyrie Irving will wear No. 11 with Celtics

BOSTON – Newly acquired guard Kyrie Irving will wear No. 11 in Boston because the Celtics already have retired the numbers he wore in college and with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Irv...

Lutsenko wins Spanish Vuelta’s 5th stage, Chris Froome adds to lead

ALCOSSEBRE, Spain – Chris Froome increased his lead in the Spanish Vuelta during a fifth stage won by Alexey Lutsenko of Kazakhstan on Wednesday. Froome started the day just two s...

Billy Payne retiring as Masters, Augusta National chairman

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Billy Payne ruled more with an open mind than an iron fist. As the sixth chairman of Augusta National Golf Club – and the first with no direct link to co-founders B...

Fred Ridley, former US Amateur champ, to take over at Augusta

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Fred Ridley first came to Augusta National to compete in the 1976 Masters as the U.S. Amateur champion, and he played the opening round in the traditional pairing with the def...

Browns rookie DeShone Kizer takes starting job from Osweiler

BEREA, Ohio – DeShone Kizer has strong-armed his way into a starting job. The rookie quarterback will start Cleveland’s exhibition at Tampa Bay on Saturday, and unless he flops or...
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