LEXINGTON, Ohio — After telling the world he was pulling out of NASCAR, Chip Ganassi returned home to Pittsburgh for sushi dinner with drivers Kevin Magnussen and Renger van der Zande, his house guests for a week between sports car races. Then Ganassi went back to work and his first stop was Watkins Glen, New … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — Yuka Saso of the Philippines bent her leg like a flamingo, using her body language to will in the birdie putt. It was the first playoff hole after Saso and Nasa Hataoka of Japan finished 72 holes of the 76th United States Women’s Open on Sunday tied at four-under 280, one stroke … Read more
USA Basketball women’s national team director Carol Callan will step down after the Tokyo Olympics to focus on her role as the president of FIBA Americas By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer July 5, 2021, 9:49 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article USA Basketball women’s national team director Carol … Read more
Tumult continued for the Rangers as David Quinn was fired on Wednesday after three seasons as the team’s coach. The decision to part ways with Quinn, hired with much fanfare in May 2018 from Boston University, was made by new President and General Manager Chris Drury, who took over when President John Davidson and G.M. … Read more
PHOENIX — Chris Paul walked up the stairs and took a seat in front of the NBA Finals logo, a climb that took him 16 years to complete. The Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks are used to enduring long waits. They came into the NBA together in 1968 and between them have managed to win … Read more
Following the 1979 season, Mr. Reich persuaded Tal Smith, the Astros’ general manager, to give Richard a new five-year contract with a base salary of $200,000 a year, plus incentives. But a few weeks later, another prominent agent, Dick Moss, induced the Astros’ owner, John McMullen, to give the Los Angeles Angels’ Nolan Ryan, the … Read more
Every time Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce steps on the track, some sort of record is in jeopardy. At the top of that list, of course, is Florence Griffith Joyner’s 33-year-old mark in the 100 meters. At the upcoming Olympics, Fraser-Pryce, the 34-year-old mother from Jamaica, also could become the oldest person to win an individual Olympic sprint. … Read more
Matiss Kivlenieks, a goalie with the Columbus Blue Jackets, died on Sunday after being struck with fireworks at a private party in Novi, Mich., the authorities said. He was 24. The police originally thought that Mr. Kivlenieks, who started two games for the National Hockey League team this season, had died from a fall while … Read more
This version of the Phoenix Suns will be a case study for future NBA general managers on how to build a championship contending roster in a hurry By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer July 5, 2021, 8:16 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article PHOENIX — This version of the … Read more
SAN DIEGO — Jon Rahm was thunderstruck by the positive coronavirus test result that forced his June 5 withdrawal from the Memorial Tournament, a competition Rahm led by an almost insurmountable six strokes with only one round remaining. But afterward, he recognized the emotions that his exit, which included a nationally televised broadcast of Rahm … Read more