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Fourth-seeded Novak Djokovic shows his frustration during his first-round U.S. Open match against Mariano Navone on Sunday night in New York. Ill and hurting physically, Djokovic was defeated, 7-6 (5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, in a five-set marathon that lasted 4 hours and 36 minutes. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

U.S. Open: Novak Djokovic upset by Mariano Navone in 1st-round shocker

August 31, 2026 at 2:18 a.m.

Tennis’ most decorated player, 39, grinds through physical and internal ailments, makes one mistake after another and can’t beat a feisty, younger opponent who was not intimidated, losing in a...

Scottie Scheffler holds the trophy after winning the PGA Tour Championship on Sunday at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. Scheffler won the FedEx Cup title for the second time in three years and is highly likely to be voted the PGA Tour Player of the Year for a fifth consecutive year. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Scottie Scheffler wins 2nd FedEx Cup, tops Tiger Woods in PGA Tour career earnings

August 31, 2026 at 1:48 a.m.

Scheffler settles any debate about the Player of the Year discussion, when he pulls past Norway’s Viktor Hovland on the back nine to win his second FedEx Cup in three...

Former Dodgers pitcher Tommy John praises his late friend, Dr. Frank Jobe during a memorial service on April 7, 2014, at Dodger Stadium. John died Saturday night at age 83. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Tommy John, namesake for a pioneering elbow surgery that saved his career, dead at 83

August 17, 2026 at 12:49 a.m.

The four-time All-Star pitched for the Angels and Dodgers, among other teams in a 26-year career that was saved by Dr. Frank Jobe’s groundbreaking ligament replacement surgery.

Russia’s Islam Makhachev celebrates after defeating Asutralia’s Alex Volkanovski in a lightweight title fight at UFC 294 on Oct. 21, 2023, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Islam Makhachev aims for UFC record 17th straight win in title defense

August 14, 2026 at 4:44 p.m.

The two-division champion who hasn’t lost since 2015, who can break Anderson Silva’s record on Saturday night in Philadelphia, dismisses the idea that Ian Machado Garry is his toughest challenge...

Golden State Warriors coach Don Nelson questions a call by a referee during the first half of a game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday, March 11, 2010, in Oakland. Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history who won five championships as a player with the Boston Celtics, died Sunday. He was 86. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Don Nelson, second-winningest coach in NBA history, dies at 86

August 10, 2026 at 1:54 a.m.

Nelson won five titles as a player with the Celtics, though he never won one as a coach. He introduced what is now known as the point forward, and his...

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees drops back to pass during the first half of a November 2016 game against the Rams in New Orleans. Brees will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday in Canton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)

Pro Football Hall of Fame: Canton calls for Brees, Fitzgerald, Craig, Vinatieri, Kuechly

August 8, 2026 at 1:01 a.m.

Former Saints quarterback Drew Brees leads the NFL greats being enshrined this weekend, capping a 20-year career in which he overcame a relative lack of height to set records and...

Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, and Senator Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., right, shown in a file image, have been trying to push through the Protect College Sports Act, a Senate bill that seeks to regulate the ever-evolving college sports landscape. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Big Ten, SEC add long-missing support to college sports bill

July 31, 2026 at 9:53 p.m.

The conferences have agreed to support the Senate bill, which seeks to regulate college sports, ending a breakneck week of negotiations and pulling the bipartisan measure out of what looked...

Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti speaks to the media during Big Ten Football Media Days on Tuesday in Chicago. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

Tony Petitti reiterates Big Ten’s desire for a 24-team CFP in 2027

July 28, 2026 at 6:31 p.m.

The Big Ten would do away with its championship game if college football adopts a 24-team playoff, and the Big Ten commissioner says that’s a worthwhile sacrifice to get his...

Four-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar, left, and two-time champion Jonas Vingegaard, right, chat before the start of the 11th stage of this year’s race from Vichy to Nevers, France, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)

Tour de France: Agency carrying out doping tests says correct procedures were followed

July 20, 2026 at 3:26 p.m.

Race leader Tadej Pogacar and two-time champion Jonas Vingegaard were woken for unannounced anti-doping tests on Sunday at 5 a.m. and 2 a.m., respectively. The agency says nighttime tests “may...

Scottie Scheffler speaks to the media ahead of the British Open on Tuesday at Royal Birkdale golf club in Southport, England. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

British Open: Scottie Scheffler hits reset button after a rare missed cut

July 14, 2026 at 5:42 p.m.

Scheffler missed his first cut in nearly four years at the Scottish Open last week, but it gave the world’s top-ranked player an extra day to get to know a...

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