By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer Hilary Knight has played in rinks large and small spanning the globe during her 14 years representing USA Hockey. That doesn’t prevent the three-time Olympian from gett…
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Tiger Woods seriously injured in crash on steep LA-area road
By STEFANIE DAZIO and DOUG FERGUSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tiger Woods was seriously injured Tuesday when his SUV crashed into a median, rolled over and ended up on its side near a steep …
Cloud 9: Djokovic wins 9th Australian Open, 18th Slam title
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Maybe, just maybe, the thinking went, Novak Djokovic would be just a tad more susceptible to trouble this time around at the Australian Open. After all, he tore an abdomina…
Analysis: Already a star, on court and off, Osaka eyes more
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Naomi Osaka already is a star at age 23. She has the four Grand Slam titles, the record-breaking endorsement deals and the willingness to speak her mind to prove it…
EXPLAINER: A trickier NCAA bracket in this unusual season
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer There’s no need to worry about geography in this year’s NCAA Tournament. Get ready for plenty of talk about the so-called “S curve” instead. And don̵…
Bucs’ Javadifar, Locust 1st female coaches to win Super Bowl
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Lori Locust and Maral Javadifar, Super Bowl champs. To their many fans in the NFL world and beyond, that’s got a real nice ring to it. Locust and Javadifar became the first female c…
Tampa mayor addresses maskless fans after Super Bowl
By TAMARA LUSH and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — So much for the mayor’s order requiring masks at Super Bowl parties. Videos went viral on social media, showing throngs of m…
Tom Brady wins Super Bowl No. 7, Buccaneers beat Chiefs 31-9
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady made his seventh Super Bowl title look familiar – despite moving south to a new team and conference during a pandemic. Brady thr…
Super Bowl week helps ‘shine a light’ on human trafficking
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer One night when Kirk Cousins was 16, as he listened to a presentation at his family’s church in Michigan, he learned for the first time about the worldwide…
Bucs double up female coaches in Super Bowl with not 1 but 2
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer Maral Javadifar thought Katie Sowers making history a year ago as the first female to coach in a Super Bowl meant that topic had been handled once and for al…