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The University of Akron Department of Athletics announced Thursday the death of former Zips standout Shawn Barber. Barber, a world champion pole vaulter, Olympian and three-time NCAA champ during his time at Akron, died at his…

Former Washington coach Jay Gruden and quarterback Robert Griffin III disagreed on the time they spent together with the franchise and took their grievances out on social media. Gruden, who coached the team during Griffin’s final…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic is starting to feel better about his health and his game, winning in straight sets Friday for the first time this tournament with a 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (2) victory…

Seven weeks remain before the NHL trade deadline on March 8. There have been several trades and plenty of other transactions this season. The latest trade was between the Anaheim Ducks and Philadelphia Flyers. General…

John ‘Jack’ Joseph Burke Jr. won 17 times on the PGA Tour, including two majors in 1956 – the Masters and PGA Championship – earning him Player of the Year honors. In 1952, he won…

Miami tight end Cam McCormick was granted a ninth year of playing college football, he announced Thursday on social media. McCormick suffered season-ending injuries in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 and petitioned the NCAA for…

The NFL playoffs continue this week with the divisional round in each conference. In the AFC, the No. 1 seed Baltimore Ravens host the No. 4 seed Houston Texans on Saturday and the No. 2…

WASHINGTON — A U.S. House subcommittee hearing aimed at refining the draft of a possible college-sports bill drew significant interest and participation from legislators on Thursday, but provided few clues about a path forward. Republicans…

Jim Harbaugh isn’t the only former Stanford football coach the Los Angeles Chargers have interviewed. The Chargers had an in-person interview with David Shaw, the team announced Thursday. Shaw previously coached at Stanford from 2011-2022.…

Tomlin said he was feeling better to discuss certain topics with the media, a far different attitude from when he walked away from a postgame press conference after Pittsburgh lost 31-17 to the Buffalo Bills…