Novak Djokovic dominates in return from injury Novak Djokovic stopped quickly, abruptly changed directions and stabbed at a full-stretch volley that whizzed past Dominic Thiem for a winner. He then turned and beamed. Djokovic is back after the longest injury layoff of his career and he’s clearly enjoying himself on […]
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Scott Frost named FBS coach of the year at American Football Coaches Association awards show The University of Central Florida claimed a mythical national title after an undefeated season, but there was nothing mythical about Scott Frost’s award on Tuesday night. Frost, whose team capped a 13-0 season with a […]
Muguruza out of Sydney International with thigh injury Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza has withdrawn with an injury from her second consecutive tournament to start the new year. Muguruza, who retired in the third set from her first match at the Brisbane International last week with leg cramps, beat Kiki Bertens […]
Curry goes off again, Warriors top Nuggets for 5th straight Even when Stephen Curry isn’t at his best he can still be downright brilliant. Curry scored 32 points and dished out nine assists in another superb performance during his sensational recent stretch, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Nuggets […]
Walk-off: Alabama beats Georgia in OT for national title To add another championship to the greatest dynasty college football has ever seen, Alabama turned to its quarterback of the future, and Tua Tagovailoa proved that his time is now. The freshman quarterback, who had played mostly mop-up duty this season, […]
Projecting the top 25 college football teams for 2018 The 2017 college football season is over. That means it’s time to start thinking about 2018. The USA TODAY Sports way-too-early Top 25 for next season begins with familiar names. Topping the list are Clemson and Alabama, which recently met for […]
A near ace and a big win for Dustin Johnson at Kapalua Dustin Johnson hit one of the best shots he never saw. Not all of it, anyway. The Sentry Tournament of Champions had reached that stage where all that was left to decide was the margin by which Johnson […]
Stanford stuns USC behind half-court buzzer-beater Daejon Davis acted like it was no big deal. That’s because he was unaware of what he had just achieved. Davis hit a desperation 50-foot three-pointer at the buzzer and Stanford shocked USC 77-76 on Sunday night. “I knew we were down by two […]
High-tech Atlanta stadium a hit with fans after early woes Mercedes-Benz Stadium is about to be on perhaps its largest national stage — Monday night’s College Football Playoff title game — and fans say Atlanta’s new $1.5 billion facility is living up to the hype despite a series of construction […]
Alabama vs. Georgia in all-SEC CFP championship game No. 4 Alabama faces No. 3 Georgia in an all-Southeastern Conference College Football Playoff national championship game Monday night. Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban tries to tie former Alabama coach Bear Bryant’s record six major poll national championships. Saban has led the […]
