Category Archives: Sports

Virginia Tech is reviewing claim that coach tried to lure NC Central player into transfer portal
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Virginia Tech is looking into an allegation by North Carolina Central's coach that a Hokies assistant improperly tried to lure running back J'Mari Taylor into the transfer porta...
Curtis Media Jul 26, 2025

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner are set for Hall of Fame induction
By MARK FRANK Associated Press COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - Ichiro Suzuki was always known for his meticulous preparation during his 19-year Major League Baseball career. For his induction into the Hall o...
Curtis Media Jul 26, 2025

Hulk Hogan, icon in professional wrestling, dies at age 71
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in the world of professional wrestling, has died at the age of 71, Florida police and WWE said Thursday. In Clearwater, Flor...
Curtis Media Jul 24, 2025

US Olympic and Paralympic officials bar transgender women from competing in Olympic women's sports
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has effectively barred transgender women from competing in women's sports, telling the federations overseeing swimming, athleti...
Curtis Media Jul 22, 2025

The ACC has moved past lawsuits and uncertainty. Commissioner Jim Phillips sees stable years ahead
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Jim Phillips stood in the same spot Tuesday morning that he did exactly one year earlier as he officially opened the Atlantic Coast Conference's ...
Curtis Media Jul 22, 2025

Denny Hamlin continues climb in NASCAR's career wins list. With 60 in sight, how far can he go?
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) - Denny Hamlin has stood his ground that wins - enough of them to soon earn his place inside NASCAR's career top-10 list - matter more to his legacy th...
Curtis Media Jul 21, 2025

Ryan Gerard and Rico Hoey share the Barracuda Championship lead
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) - Ryan Gerard holed a 20-foot flop shot for birdie on the final hole for a share of the lead with Rico Hoey on Saturday in the Barracuda Championship, the only PGA Tour event that...
Curtis Media Jul 19, 2025

Rex White, who was NASCAR's oldest living champion and a Hall of Famer, dies at 95
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Rex White, who was NASCAR's oldest living champion and a 2015 inductee into the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 95. NASCAR and the NASCAR Hal...
Curtis Media Jul 19, 2025

Parry makes the first hole-in-one at this year's British Open
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) - The British Open at Royal Portrush has had its first hole-in-one. English golfer John Parry hit an 8-iron at the 192-yard No. 13 that landed at the front of the green...
Curtis Media Jul 19, 2025

Fights over charters loom over NASCAR as teams, series await key court rulings
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - It's the summer to sue in NASCAR, the sport where the on-track bumping and banging is in danger of being overshadowed by the action in the c...
Curtis Media Jul 16, 2025
