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Hall of Fame golfer Mickey Wright, who won 82 LPGA tournaments including 13 majors, has died By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press February 17, 2020, 7:48 PM 1 min read FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Hall of Fame golfer Mickey Wright, who won 82 LPGA tournaments including 13 majors, died Monday of a heart attack, her attorney […]

LOS ANGELES — The red shirt. A late tee time on Sunday. All the ingredients were in place for Tiger Woods at Riviera except for the location. The closest he came to the leaders was when they were making birdie on the par-5 opening hole and Woods was 100 yards away — with a much

UConn’s record streak of top five appearances in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll is over By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer February 17, 2020, 6:07 PM 2 min read NEW YORK — UConn’s record streak of top five appearances in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll is over. The Huskies fell to sixth on

The Daytona 500 is set to resume this afternoon under clear skies and without President Donald Trump By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer February 17, 2020, 5:05 PM 4 min read DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The president is gone. So are the clouds, the long lines and most of the crowd. The Daytona 500

CHICAGO — And now, they rest. Until Thursday, anyway. That’s when the NBA comes back for a frantic eight-week sprint to the finish of the regular season, with teams having from anywhere between 25 and 29 games left to play before the 16-team field for the playoffs is filled and set. The All-Star Game is

Liverpool and Atlético Madrid appear to be heading in opposite directions entering their last 16 meeting in the Champions League on Tuesday By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer February 17, 2020, 2:42 PM 3 min read MADRID — Liverpool and Atlético Madrid appear to be heading in opposite directions entering their last 16 meeting in

LeBron James said “you could definitely feel” the presence of the late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant at the NBA’s 2020 All-Star Game on Sunday. At an event rife with tributes to Bryant, who died last month in a helicopter crash, James talked to reporters after his team of All-Stars ― aptly named Team LeBron ―

EUGENE, Ore. — Payton Pritchard had a simple explanation for Oregon’s outside shooting spree. “The 3-ball was going our way early and so if they are there, take them,” the senior guard said. Pritchard scored 25 points and sparked an early 3-point barrage as the No. 17 Ducks rolled to an 80-62 victory over Utah

The president and the prime minister of Portugal have added their voices to a national outcry over racist abuse aimed at a black FC Porto soccer player who walked off the field after hearing monkey chants By BARRY HATTON Associated Press February 17, 2020, 11:47 AM 3 min read LISBON, Portugal — The president and

Tokyo Marathon organizers are drastically reducing the number of participants for this year’s race out of fear of the spread of the virus from China By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer February 17, 2020, 11:02 AM 3 min read TOKYO — Tokyo Marathon organizers drastically reduced the number of participants for this year’s race on