Men's sports
Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff speaks during the Pac-12 Conference NCAA college football Media Day Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
New Pac-12 boss Kliavkoff doesn't see expansion as a must

By Joe Reedy Jul. 27, 2021 08:16 PM EDT

North Carolina State head coach Dave Doeren answers a question during an NCAA college football news conference at the Atlantic Coast Conference media days in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, July 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
FSU's Milton ready to return 2 years after gruesome injury

By Steve Reed Jul. 22, 2021 01:52 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jul. 22, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
July 22 1921 — Jim Barnes wins the U.S. Men’s Open golf championship by edging Walter Hagen, Leo Diegel, Jock Hutchinson and Fred McLeod. ...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jul. 22, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
July 23 1907 — Australasia beats British Isles 3-2 to win the Davis Cup held at Wimbledon. Australasia wins its first David Cup and ends...

Bret Oliverio poses at his Sup Dogs restaurant in Chapel Hill, N.C., Thursday, July 15, 2021. Oliverio wants to pursue deals with college athletes to endorse his restaurant specializing in hot dogs and burgers along the main Franklin Street drag steps from the University of North Carolina. Like other small-business owners in college towns, he has to sort out what that entails with athletes free to profit from use of their name, image and likeness (NIL) for the first time. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
NIL era brings cautious optimism to college-town businesses

By Aaron Beard Jul. 19, 2021 12:15 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 4, 2019, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert answers questions at a news conference at the Final Four college basketball tournament in Minneapolis. Emmert told the organization's more than 1,200 member schools Friday, June 18, 2021, that he will seek temporary rules as early as July to ensure all athletes can be compensated for their celebrity with a host of state laws looming and congressional efforts seemingly stalled. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Column: No need for the NCAA in new world of college sports

By Tim Dahlberg Jul. 17, 2021 04:03 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 4, 2019, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert answers questions during a news conference at the Final Four college basketball tournament in Minneapolis. The NCAA Board of Directors is expected to greenlight one of the biggest changes in the history of college athletics when it clears the way for athletes to start earning money based on their fame and celebrity without fear of endangering their eligibility or putting their school in jeopardy of violating amateurism rules that have stood for decades.(AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Colo Colo vs CD Universidad Catolica 4/2/2019

Jul. 15, 2021 07:51 PM EDT

Aztec Stadium topped-out less than 14 months before 1st game

By Bernie Wilson Jul. 14, 2021 06:41 PM EDT
SAN DIEGO (AP) — With the rubble of Qualcomm Stadium piled high about 150 yards away, the construction of San Diego State's new football stadium reached a...

Fans watch during the first round of the 2021 MLB baseball draft, Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Angels 1st to select exclusively pitchers in amateur draft

By Jake Seiner Jul. 13, 2021 06:31 PM EDT

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred kicks off the first round of the 2021 MLB baseball draft, Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
NY pitcher becomes 1st known drafted practicing Orthodox Jew

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Jul. 12, 2021 04:49 PM EDT

Weiberg takes over as Oklahoma State athletic director

Jul. 01, 2021 05:51 PM EDT
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Chad Weiberg officially is Oklahoma State’s athletic director. Weiberg had been deputy athletic director under...

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2019, file photo, Nebraska Athletic Director Bill Moos speaks during an NCAA college football news conference in Lincoln, Neb. Moos abruptly announced his retirement Friday, June 25, 2021, saying he will step down next week.The announcement came as a surprise because the 70-year-old Moos has said publicly he wanted to stay in the job until he was comfortable the Cornhuskers football program had been turned around. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Nebraska athletic director Bill Moos retiring after 3 years

By Eric Olson Jun. 25, 2021 11:33 AM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jun. 25, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
une 26 1910 — For the second consecutive year, Hazel Hotchkiss wins the singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles at the U.S. Lawn Tennis...

Holiday Bowl finds new home at baseball's Petco Park

By Bernie Wilson Jun. 23, 2021 09:33 PM EDT
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Holiday Bowl will move downtown to Petco Park after its home of 42 years, Qualcomm Stadium, was razed. Holiday Bowl...

FILE - In this March 19, 2019, file photo, Fairleigh Dickinson's Kaleb Bishop (12) and Prairie View A&M's Iwin Ellis (13) leap for the opening tip-off in the first half of a First Four game of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Dayton, Ohio. NCAA President Mark Emmert told the organization's more than 1,200 member schools Friday, June 18, 2021, that he will seek temporary rules as early as July to ensure all athletes can be compensated for their celebrity with a host of state laws looming and congressional efforts seemingly stalled. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights at Prairie View A&M Panthers 3/19/2019

Jun. 22, 2021 04:55 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 19, 2019, file photo, Fairleigh Dickinson's Kaleb Bishop (12) and Prairie View A&M's Iwin Ellis (13) leap for the opening tip-off in the first half of a First Four game of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Dayton, Ohio. NCAA President Mark Emmert told the organization's more than 1,200 member schools Friday, June 18, 2021, that he will seek temporary rules as early as July to ensure all athletes can be compensated for their celebrity with a host of state laws looming and congressional efforts seemingly stalled. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
NCAA could seek once-radical solutions after high court loss

By Ralph D. Russo Jun. 22, 2021 04:54 PM EDT

FILE - This June 8, 2021, file photo shows the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, FIle)
Supreme Court win for college athletes in compensation case

By Jessica Gresko Jun. 21, 2021 10:21 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2009, file photo, Big East commissioner John Marinatto speaks at a news conference in New York. Marinatto, who was commissioner of the Big East during a tumultuous period of conference realignment across college sports, had died. He was 64. Providence College, Marinatto's alma mater and the school where he began a long career in college sports, said he died Saturday, June 12, 2021. A cause of death was not immediately released. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, File)
John Marinatto, ran Big East in time of tumult, dies at 64

By Ralph D. Russo Jun. 14, 2021 05:01 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jun. 05, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
June 6 1919 — Man o’ War wins his first race, a 5-furlong contest over a straightaway at Belmont Park. The 3-to-5 favorite wins by six...

Marshall AD Mike Hamrick moving into new role at school

Jun. 04, 2021 04:50 PM EDT
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Marshall athletic director Mike Hamrick is stepping down at the end of the month to take on a new role at the school. ...