DUBAI – Rory McIlroy was already an overwhelming favorite to win the European tour’s season-long Race to Dubai title. He made his chances even better on Thursday. McIlroy shot 5-under 67 and was tied for the lead with Tyrrell Hatton after the first round of the season-ending World Tour Championship. A top-10 finish will guarantee…
Roger Penske didn’t invent motorsports. But he certainly found a way to dominate it, winning 17 championships in the IndyCar series he owns and five NASCAR titles. His drivers have won the Indy 500 a record 20 times, which may be one reason he decided to buy that track as well. On Thursday he expanded…
UCLA’s latest high school basketball signing class could make history. It might not exist. For the first time in at least a quarter of a century, the Bruins are not expected to bring in a high school prospect during the early signing period that started Wednesday. It’s possible they might not land a high school…
PARIS – A heavy police presence but few visiting fans are expected when France hosts Israel in Nations League soccer on Thursday, a week after violence erupted in Amsterdam in connection with an Israeli club team’s visit. French police chief Laurent Nuñez said 4,000 police officers and security staff will be deployed around the Stade…
PARK CITY, Utah – Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team, she announced Thursday, intending to race again at age 40 — and six years after her last Olympics. Vonn is a three-time Olympic medalist, including a downhill gold and super-G bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Games, and a…
Cameron Heyward stared at the four-letter message projected on the screen, wondering what it all meant. As Mike Tomlin — the master of acronyms, and the most powerful force in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ universe — spoke passionately to his players about an upcoming opponent in a darkened meeting room late last month, the light began…
About 2½ years ago in Costa Rica, YouTube star-turned-professional boxer Jake Paul had a vision. Paul says that during an ayahuasca ceremony, he saw himself fighting former boxing heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, with millions of kids watching the match on their TVs and devices. On Friday, that dream will become a reality, in Netflix’s first…
Matthew Stafford has played in 215 regular-season games and eight playoff games during his 15-plus NFL seasons. But the Rams quarterback has played only once against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. It did not go well. In 2014, while playing for the Detroit Lions, Stafford completed 19 of 46 passes for 264 yards,…
The man in charge of preparing Los Angeles for the 2028 Summer Olympics was never an elite athlete. Never even worked in sports before. So when Reynold Hoover talks about his new role as chief executive for LA28, the private group responsible for staging the Games and the ensuing Paralympics, he often refers to his…
Saquon Barkley gives the Eagles’ offense better balance. (Emilee Chinn / Associated Press) Tonight, 5:15. TV: Amazon Prime Video Line: Eagles by 3½. O/U: 48½. The Eagles are on a roll, having won five in a row since their off week. Saquon Barkley was a phenomenal acquisition. After three straight wins over bad teams, the…
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