By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana Hoosiers expect quarterback Michael Penix Jr. to start their Sept. 4 season opener at Iowa. And with Penix back from another season-ending knee injury, coach Tom Allen expects his team to build on the success they had in 2020. Indiana completed its most
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — First-year South Carolina coach Shane Beamer is excited to open his first camp as a head coach. The Gamecocks and Beamer started with a team meeting Thursday and will hit the practice field for the first time on Friday. South Carolina will open the season
Continue Reading By PHIL STUKENBORG Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Harris English shot an 8-under 62 on Thursday to match his lowest PGA Tour score and take the first-round lead in the FedEx St. Jude Invitational. The 2013 winner at TPC Southwind, English had a two-stroke lead over Jim Herman, Carlos Ortiz, Ian Poulter and Matthew
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The Los Angeles Police Department has launched an investigation into whether officers used excessive force while arresting NBA Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes, a department spokesperson confirmed to CNN Wednesday. On July 28, LAPD officers responded to a call at about 2:50 a.m. local time reporting a domestic dispute at a residence
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Three of the four Miami Dolphins players who had been on the COVID-19 reserve list have been removed from it. Coming off the list were tight ends Cethan Carter and Adam Shaheen and receiver Preston Williams. Tight end Mike Gesicki remained on the list. The team released tight end Gabe
Continue Reading BARCELONA, Spain — Lionel “Leo” Messi is leaving FC Barcelona, the Spanish club said on Thursday. “Despite club and player reaching an agreement and their clear intention to sign a new contract today, this cannot happen because of financial and structural obstacles,” Barcelona said in a statement on its website. The 34-year-old, who last month
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Robert Griffin III has not totally shut the door on his NFL career but he is taking the next step toward his future beyond the playing field. The Heisman Trophy winner and former Pro Bowl quarterback has signed a multiyear deal with ESPN to be a college football and
Continue Reading BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference has extended the contract of Commissioner Greg Sankey, whose league is set to grab even more prominence and wealth with the addition of Oklahoma and Texas. The league announced the extension through 2026 on Thursday, five days after the two traditional football powers accepted invitations to join the
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone and Keith Allen, CNN Nearly 500 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in people who congregated in Milwaukee’s Deer District to cheer on the Milwaukee Bucks during the NBA playoffs last month. At least 491 cases have arisen from people who “self-declared” they attended a Deer District gathering at some point during
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KASHIMA, Japan — Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd each scored a pair of goals and the United States won the bronze medal in women’s soccer at the Tokyo Olympics with a 4-3 victory over Australia on Thursday. It was arguably the best the Americans had looked during the course of a rocky tournament that opened
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Gregg Popovich wrapped his arms around Australia guard Patty Mills when it was over, and even the coach of the U.S. team was struck by how Australia must have been feeling at the final buzzer. A medal was in the Boomers’ hands. That is, until
Continue Reading By CLAIRE GALOFARO Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The often forgotten genre of rhythmic Olympic gymnastics is like combining its more famous cousin, artistic gymnastics, with ballet and a circus. Gymnasts dance as they throw and catch items including hoops, balls, ribbons, clubs, They bend and twist across a carpet so quickly it’s often impossible
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – Locomotive FC (10-1-4, 34 points) picked up three points at Southwest University Park with a 2-0 clean sheet over San Antonio FC on Wednesday night. Midfielder Diego Luna recorded his fifth goal of the season to open the scoring while midfielder Jose Aguinaga etched his name into Locomotive
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EL PASO, Texas — Green Bay Packers star running back Aaron Jones is planning to open a sports bar in El Paso. The El Paso native and former UTEP football standout made the announcement in a video posted to his official Instagram account. “El Paso we got something special opening up soon – The Showtyme
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TOKYO, Japan — Former UTEP sprinter and college national champion Emmanuel Korir took home the gold medal in the 800 meters race Wednesday morning while representing Kenya in the Tokyo Olympics. “It’s amazing. I mean, I’m so happy and grateful, this is a big achievement,” Korir told Olympics.com. “I’ve been praying and hoping to maybe
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP soccer team held its first practice in preparation for the 2021 season at University Field Wednesday morning. The Miners went through individual workouts before several 10-minute period of 11 vs. 11 action. It was the first of several full-squad training sessions for the Orange and Blue, who will tune up for
Continue Reading VIENNA, Austria (AP) — Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who feared for her safety at home after criticizing her coaches on social media, flew into Warsaw on Wednesday night on a humanitarian visa after leaving the Tokyo Olympics. Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Przydacz said the 24-year-old athlete had arrived in the Polish capital after flying
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(Courtesy: El Paso Chihuahuas) SUGAR LAND, Texas – The final game of the seven-game series between the El Paso Chihuahuas and Sugar Land Skeeters was suspended by rain in the top of the fourth inning Tuesday night at Constellation Field. Tuesday is the final day the Chihuahuas are scheduled to be in Sugar Land, so the game will
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TOKYO, Japan — American Sydney McLaughlin broke the world record. Dalilah Muhammad broke it, too. Only one of the world’s best hurdlers could win the Olympic gold medal — and McLaughlin came out ahead in the latest installment of the best rivalry in track. The 21-year-old from New Jersey won the 400-meter hurdles title Wednesday,
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LOS ANGELES, California – Royal Jones has done pretty much anything and everything during his life, except throw out a first pitch at a Major League Baseball game. Tuesday, Jones added that to his resume as he threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Los Angeles Dodgers game. The Dodgers were hosting their bitter
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, CNN The National Collegiate Athletic Association treats its Division I men’s basketball program better than its women’s program in virtually every respect, according to an outside review commissioned by the NCAA that was delivered Monday. The study said gender inequities in the NCAA stem from the organization’s structure, which is “designed to
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EL PASO, Texas – Single-game tickets for UTEP football, volleyball and soccer are now on sale for fans to purchase. Miner football opens the 2021 home slate in the Sun Bowl on Saturday, September 4 versus Bethune-Cookman at 7 p.m. UTEP volleyball hosts Grand Canyon University in an exhibition on Saturday, August 21 at noon in historic Memorial Gym. The following day, Miner
Continue Reading By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya was set to compete in the women’s 200 meters at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, with hopes that her hard work would catapult her onto the awards podium. Instead, she has been thrust into the global spotlight for her moves off the track. According to Timanovskaya,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Luis Calvillo stands on the sidelines. He’s in his element. He’s at peace — doing what he loves. The head coach of the EP Fusion Soccer team is two years removed from the day when he was shot multiple times in front of the Cielo Vista Walmart. Several of his
Continue Reading TOKYO, Japan — Simone Biles stuck the landing and won a bronze medal. The American gymnastics superstar delivered during the women’s balance beam final. Biles drilled a slightly altered routine in front of a crowd that included IOC President Thomas Bach a week after taking herself out of several competitions to focus on her mental
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — A Belarus sprinter tells AP she wants an investigation into who gave the order to withdraw her from Tokyo Olympics. Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who had a public feud with officials from her team at the Tokyo Games, said they “made it clear” she would face punishment if she returned home to an autocratic
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) – A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who had a public feud with officials from her team at the Tokyo Games says that they “made it clear” she would face punishment if she returned home to an autocratic government. Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is waiting to leave Japan to seek refuge in Europe. She said in an
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) – A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who had a public feud with officials from her team at the Tokyo Games says that they “made it clear” she would face punishment if she returned home to an autocratic government. Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is waiting to leave Japan to seek refuge in Europe. She said in an
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SUGAR LAND, Texas — The El Paso Chihuahuas trailed by three runs in the ninth inning Monday and came back to beat the Sugar Land Skeeters 8-7 in 10 innings. Gosuke Katoh’s three-run home run with one out in the ninth tied the score and Webster Rivas’ RBI single with two outs in the 10th put El Paso
Continue Reading CNN’s Coy Wire speaks with Alexander Zverev, the German tennis star who won the men’s singles in the Tokyo Olympics.
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