College football
A bicyclist rides past police vehicles parked outside the U.S. Supreme Court building, Monday, June 27, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Supreme Court sides with coach who sought to pray after game

By Jessica Gresko 6 hrs ago

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jun. 25, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
June 26 1910 — For the second consecutive year, Hazel Hotchkiss wins the singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles at the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association...

FILE - Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell (31) runs on the field during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Purdue, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, in Iowa City, Iowa. Campbell plans to savor his 2023 senior football season after missing spring practice to allow nagging injuries to heal. Campbell was the national leader in tackles with 143 last season and a second-team pick to The Associated Press All-Big Ten team. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
After missing spring, Iowa's Campbell to savor senior season

By John Bohnenkamp Jun. 24, 2022 02:19 PM EDT

FILE- UAB coach Bill Clark walks on the field before the New Orleans Bowl NCAA college football game against Appalachian State in New Orleans, on Dec. 21, 2019. Clark is retiring because of chronic back problems after leading the program back from a shutdown to win two Conference USA titles. (AP Photo/Brett Duke, File)
UAB's Bill Clark announces retirement, needs back surgery

Jun. 24, 2022 12:14 PM EDT

Top QB recruit Arch Manning tweets that he's going to Texas

Jun. 23, 2022 05:33 PM EDT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The latest Manning quarterback, and the nation's top recruit for next year's class, has verbally committed to a future SEC school: Arch Manning...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
June 24 1910 — James Braid wins his fifth British Open with a four-stroke victory over Sandy Herd. 1911 — John McDermott becomes the...

FILE - Atlanta Falcons defensive end and former University of Iowa player Adrian Clayborn, left, and Kid Captain Maddox Smith are honored on the field before an NCAA college football game between Iowa and Illinois in Iowa City, Iowa, Oct. 7, 2017. "The Wave" at Iowa home games, where fans salute children from the nearby hospital battling cancer and their families, has become college football's neatest new tradition. The University of Iowa announced that patients at UI Stead Family Children's Hospital will get to pick the songs that accompany the Hawkeye Wave, at which fans attending games at Iowa's Kinnick Stadium wave to patients at the adjacent hospital. Now at every Iowa home game this year, the hospital's Kid Captain — a Children's Hospital patient who is is picked to be honored at each Iowa football game — will help select a new song to accompany the Hawkeye Wave. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Children's hospital patients to pick 'Hawkeye Wave' songs

Jun. 22, 2022 02:05 PM EDT

FILE - The field of runners compete in the women's NCAA Division I Cross-Country Championships, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, in Terre Haute, Ind. The pandemic shutdown created financial pressures, particularly for Division I programs with lost revenue from the cancellation of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and uncertainty about whether football –- which largely funds schools’ abilities to offer Olympic and lower-profile sports programs –- would go forward at all. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler, File)
Title IX: Law ensured balanced cutbacks during pandemic

By Aaron Beard Jun. 18, 2022 11:20 AM EDT

Texas A&M starting pitcher Nathan Dettmer (35) throws a pitch against Oklahoma in the first inning during an NCAA College World Series baseball game Friday, June 17, 2022, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/John Peterson)
Sooners get on roll early, beat Aggies 13-8 in CWS opener

By Eric Olson Jun. 17, 2022 06:22 PM EDT

Army-Navy game heading to New England for 1st time

Jun. 15, 2022 04:43 PM EDT
The Army-Navy game will be played in New England for the first time, the service academies announced Wednesday as they revealed the five cities that will host the...

AAC's 6 new schools join July 2023, when 3 leave for Big 12

Jun. 15, 2022 03:27 PM EDT
IRVING, Texas (AP) — The American Athletic Conference's six new members will enter the league next summer, Commissioner Mike Aresco said Wednesday. ...

The 23 venues bidding to host World Cup matches in 2026

Jun. 15, 2022 02:07 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at the 23 venues bidding to host soccer matches at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada: ___ ...

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas (39) watches as his no-hitter is broken up by a ground-rule double by Pittsburgh Pirates' Cal Mitchell during the ninth inning in the second game of a baseball doubleheader Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane)
A strike away: Mikolas just short of no-hitter for Cardinals

By Joe Harris Jun. 14, 2022 11:39 PM EDT

FILE - Texas players sing "The Eyes Of Texas" after defeating Kansas State in an NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas, Nov. 26, 2021. Texas is one of several states that legally ban using endorsement contracts as pay for play or recruiting, but have shown no interest in questioning the deals, school officials or third-party groups that set them up. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
No angst about college athletes cashing in at 1st NIL summit

By Ralph D. Russo Jun. 14, 2022 06:15 PM EDT

Wisconsin hires Mark D'Onofrio as inside linebackers coach

Jun. 10, 2022 04:35 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has hired Mark D’Onofrio as inside linebackers coach to fill a spot that opened when Bill Sheridan resigned amid an NCAA investigation...

Ex-Alabama QB Barker enters plea in domestic violence case

Jun. 10, 2022 01:01 PM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Alabama quarterback Jay Barker, who is married to country music singer Sara Evans, has entered what Tennessee prosecutors called a ...

FILE - Cincinnati quarterback Desmond Ridder prepares to take the snap during the second half of an American Athletic Conference championship NCAA college football game against Houston on Dec. 4, 2021, in Cincinnati. The American Athletic Conference announced an agreement, Friday, June 10, 2022, with Cincinnati, Houston and UCF that paves the way for the schools to join the Big 12 in 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)
AAC deal lets UCF, Cincinnati, Houston join Big 12 in '23

By Ralph D. Russo Jun. 10, 2022 11:23 AM EDT

Real Madrid's Marcelo lifts the trophy as players celebrate winning the Champions League final soccer match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at the Stade de France in Saint Denis near Paris, Saturday, May 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Real Madrid, Barcelona to meet in Las Vegas during US tour

By Greg Beacham Jun. 10, 2022 11:02 AM EDT

Grandson of retired Michigan coach commits to Notre Dame

By Larry Lage Jun. 09, 2022 07:13 PM EDT
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The grandson of retired Michigan coach Lloyd Carr has committed to playing football at Notre Dame in 2024. Saline High School...

FILE - Florida quarterback Tim Tebow throws a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against LSU in Gainesville, Fla., Oct. 11, 2008. Tebow, who led Florida to two national championships and won a Heisman Trophy, is among the former players making their first appearance on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot this year. The National Football Foundation announced on Monday, June 6, 2022, the players and coaches eligible for election into the Hall of Fame, and 11 of the 80 FBS players will be debuting on the ballot. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
Tim Tebow among first-timers on College Football HOF ballot

By Eric Olson Jun. 06, 2022 04:21 PM EDT