Track and field

UCLA routs Seattle 78-52 in delayed home opener

By Beth Harris Dec. 03, 2020 09:59 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyger Campbell scored 17 points, Jules Bernard added 16 points and UCLA pulled away late in a close first half to rout Seattle 78-52 on...

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 1960, file photo, Rafer Johnson of the United States, center, finishers the fourth heat of the decathlon 100 meter dash at the Olympics in Rome, Italy. Eef Kamerbeek of Netherlands is at left, and Gurbachan Singh Randhawa of India is at right. Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin in 1968, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. He was 86. He died at his home in the Sherman Oaks section of Los Angeles, according to family friend Michael Roth. (AP Photo/Olympic Pool, File)

Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic decathlon champion, dies at 86

By Beth Harris Dec. 02, 2020 01:46 PM EST

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, fans watch as Creighton takes on St. John's in an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Big East Conference tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York. As more than 300 teams prepare to start a season that will look nothing like any before it, the conversation is not so much about who will be cutting nets at the end of March Madness, as whether anyone will cut nets at all. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

The Latest: St. John's scraps 2 games, MSG back in play

By The Associated Press Dec. 01, 2020 11:21 AM EST

Minnesota dropping men's track, gymnastics, tennis programs

Sep. 10, 2020 05:52 PM EDT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota is dropping men’s indoor and outdoor track and field, gymnastics and tennis because of budget concerns brought about by the...

The Latest: SEC says COVID-19 situation needs to improve

By The Associated Press Jul. 13, 2020 06:47 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 24, 2018, file photo, Sporting Kansas City's Peter Vermes acknowledges fans as he takes the pitch to lead his team against the Colorado Rapids in an MLS soccer match in Commerce City, Colo. Major League Soccer coaches are welcoming the opportunity to use five substitutes when play resumes in Florida next month, out of concern for both player fitness and the summertime heat. The adoption of the rule and the expansion of game-day rosters are especially important given the relatively short preparation time teams have had for the MLS Is Back Tournament, which starts July 8, 2020, at the sports complex at Walt Disney World. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

The Latest: Grand Canyon hoops team placed in quarantine

By The Associated Press Jun. 24, 2020 10:08 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jun. 01, 2020 11:19 AM EDT
June 2 1896 — Hastings, ridden by H. Griffin, edges Handspring by a neck to capture the Belmont Stakes. 1908 — Royal...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press May. 28, 2020 10:28 AM EDT
June 3 1932 — Lou Gehrig becomes the first major league player to hit four consecutive home runs in a game, giving the New York Yankees a...

Academic Progress Rate Penalties

By The Associated Press May. 19, 2020 01:34 PM EDT
Twenty-three teams in 10 different Division I sports will face penalties as early as next season because of consistently poor Academic Progress Rate scores....

AP source: FIU's Garcia defers salary in virus response

By Tim Reynolds May. 06, 2020 08:02 PM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — A person with knowledge of the situation says Florida International University athletic director Pete Garcia has decided to defer one year of...

NCAA faces lawsuit over violence against women at colleges

By Noah Trister Apr. 30, 2020 06:32 PM EDT
The NCAA is facing a federal lawsuit accusing the organization of failing to address gender-based violence by male athletes against female students at colleges...