The 20th edition of the Solheim Cup doesn't start until Friday and already there have been two moments that capture the essence of Nelly Korda and Charley Hull, two of the biggest stars in women's golf. Hull was on the verge of making big news Tuesday when the 30-year-old free spirit from ...
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs' initial court appearance on two misdemeanor charges stemming from a May altercation with his girlfriend has been moved up two months and now will take place next week. Jacobs' hearing originally was scheduled for Nov. 17. The hearing now is set for Thursday, three days before the Packers open the season at Minnesota. The NFL has placed Jacobs on the commissioner's exempt list, which prevents the three-time Pro Bowl running back from playing or practicing but allows him to keep receiving a paycheck. The NFL made that move Sunday, three days ...
BERLIN — Breanna Stewart knows exactly how much pressure the U.S. team is under to keep its World Cup title streak going. The Americans have won four straight women's FIBA World Cup championships and she's been a part of the last three. Now the 32-year-old is the leader of a group that features many fresh faces. "There's a ton of pressure, on team USA and on us and embracing that," she told The Associated Press. "Not having the team face it in a bad way, but understanding the ones that have been before us and what they've done. We want to continue to have success every ...
NEW YORK — Zheng Qinwen won't deny it. Having to qualify for the U.S. Open was tough. The qualifying tournament is for up-and-coming players, or maybe ones who are on their way out. It's not a place to find players with resumes like Zheng's. "Psychologically, it is very difficult to accept," the 23-year-old from China said. "I mean, I used to be top 10, Olympic champion. I've played in the big stadiums since the beginning." Now she's back in them again after engineering comebacks from 5-0 deficits in her last two matches, first against No. 22 Madison Keys and then No. 8 Iga ...
MADISON, Wis. — Even though he was nearly 2,000 miles from where he'd grown up, Ryan Hopkins felt right at home as a quarterback prospect visiting Wisconsin. "I felt the energy from the city," said Hopkins, a former three-star recruit from Mater Dei in Santa Ana, California. "I felt the ...
LONDON — Matt Cullen's streak of attending NFL games in London is nearing an end. The Englishman's run started at London's first regular-season game in 2007, when he shrugged off steady rain to watch the New York Giants beat the Miami Dolphins at Wembley Stadium. But Cullen can't bring ...
