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British Open has 5-way tie for the lead

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Sunlight streaked through a few low-hanging clouds when Padraig Harrington opened the British Open with a piercing 3-iron into the wind. Darkness began covering Royal Portrush nearly 16 hours later Thursday night when the final group trudged off the 18th ...

Swing-off sensation: Schwarber earns the All-Star MVP award

ATLANTA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber was nervous. He had played in Game 7 of the World Series, homered for the United States in the World Baseball Classic. But he had never walked up to the plate in an All-Star Game swing-off. No one had. "That's kind of like the baseball version of a shootout," ...

Tennessee embraces QB battle as Florida, Mississippi State seek new heights

ATLANTA (AP) — The Southeastern Conference's evolving quarterback situations continued to be a focal point of SEC media days on Wednesday. Florida quarterback DJ Lagway went 6-1 after taking over as the starter midway through 2024, creating some buzz around the Gators heading into year four ...

Clark sidelined again with injury heading into All-Star weekend

NEW YORK (AP) — The Indiana Fever might be without star guard Caitlin Clark again for a bit after she injured her groin Tuesday night late in a win over the Connecticut Sun. She was out for the team's game on Wednesday night against New York and her status for WNBA All-Star weekend, which ...

Clark, Ionescu and Gray headline WNBA All-Star 3-point contest

NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark will be in a 3-point contest for the first time in her pro career as the Indiana Fever guard will compete Friday night in the WNBA All-Star competition. She'll be joined by contest record holder Sabrina Ionescu, who last entered the contest in 2023 and hit 25 ...