DETROIT — Michael Thorbjornsen pumped his right fist after making a 26-foot putt for birdie on his last hole to shoot 7-under 63 and reach 18 under to win his first PGA Tour title by two shots at the final Rocket Classic on Sunday. "Perfect pace, perfect read," he said. The 24-year-old ...
The Los Angeles Dodgers landed perhaps the best pitcher in baseball in Tarik Skubal, triggering another round of disgust over how the two-time defending champions seem to get every star they want. Bryce Harper — who might have to go through the Dodgers to reach the World Series with ...
The next college football power is being built on campuses from coast to coast. Not tackle, but in women's flag football. New programs are game planning and rosters full of new players will be taking snaps this fall into spring to possibly become your NCAA national champion in 2028. Women's flag football is on the fast track to gaining championship-sport status from the NCAA. There could be a national title game as early as spring 2028, before the LA Games, where flag football will make its Olympic debut. Flag football currently falls under the NCAA's "emerging sports" umbrella ...
HOUGHTON — It is becoming a first-Saturday-in-August tradition in the Copper Country, and 2026 did not disappoint. The Verna Mize triathlon marked its sixth year on Aug. 1 with a record number of participants, 66, up from around 50 people. While race organizer Mary Kaminski is happy with ...
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Keider Montero pitched six scoreless innings, Eduardo Valencia drove in four runs and the Detroit Tigers completed their first season-series sweep ever against an American League opponent with an 11-0 victory over the Athletics on Sunday. One day after trading ace ...
Mauricio Pochettino is staying with the U.S. soccer team, agreeing Monday to a four-year contract to coach the Americans through the 2030 World Cup. A 54-year-old who took over in October 2024, Pochettino led the U.S. to the World Cup round of 16, where the tournament co-hosts were ...
