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FILE - Texas A&M fans cheer as the team takes the field for an NCAA college football game against Vanderbilt on Sept. 26, 2020, in College Station, Texas. The 12th Man Foundation, which supports Texas A&M athletics, announced Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, it is closing the branch set up for donors to support endorsement deals for Aggies athletes. The 12th Man Foundation said it will still engage in name, image and likeness activities with Aggies athletes using “unrestricted donations.” (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Texas A&M fund shutters program that allowed donors to support athlete endorsements, citing IRS memo
The foundation that supports Texas A&M athletics announced Wednesday it is closing the branch set up for donors to support endorsement deals for Aggies athletes, an effort that has pushed the … more
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USA's Jennifer Valente celebrates winning the Women Elite Omnium on day seven of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday Aug. 9, 2023. (Tim Goode/PA via AP)
America's most decorated track cyclist claims more gold at world championships
Jennifer Valente already had become the most decorated American track cyclist in history at this year's world championships, winning a gold medal in the scratch race and a bronze medal in the … more
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Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (10) gets around FC Dallas midfielder Paxton Pomykal (19) during the second half of a Leagues Cup soccer match Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Messi's MLS regular-season debut delayed, likely until Aug. 26
MLS fans will have to wait a little longer for Lionel Messi’s first regular-season match with Inter Miami CF. Miami’s Aug. 20 match against Charlotte FC would have been Messi’s first in MLS … more
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This Date in Baseball - Rafael Furcal turns the 12th unassisted triple play in major league history
Aug. 10 1901 — Frank Isbell of the Chicago White Sox set an AL record by stranding 11 teammates on the basepaths. 1944 — Charles “Red” Barrett of the Boston Braves threw only 58 … more
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France's Celine Boutier poses with her trophy after winning the Evian Championship women's golf tournament in Evian, eastern France, Sunday, July 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)
Boutier and Zhang stand out as contenders for Women's British Open at Walton Heath
Stretching back to 2019, there have been 21 different winners in the last 22 major championships in women’s golf. The field, then, is wide open for the final major of 2023 — even if two … more
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Astros bring 1-0 series lead over Orioles into game 2
The Houston Astros meet the Baltimore Orioles with a 1-0 series lead. more
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Philadelphia Phillies face the Washington Nationals Wednesday
The Philadelphia Phillies host the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. more
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FILE - The Pac-12 logo is shown at Sun Devil Stadium during the second half of an NCAA college football game between Arizona State and Kent State in Tempe, Ariz., Aug. 29, 2019. Colorado is leaving the Pac-12 to return to the conference the Buffaloes jilted a dozen years ago, and the Big 12 celebrated the reunion with a two-word statement released through Commissioner Brett Yomark: “They’re back.” (AP Photo/Ralph Freso, File)
ACC leaders mull adding Cal and Stanford as Pac-12 schools search for new conference
Atlantic Coast Conference presidents and chancellors held a conference call but took no action on West Coast expansion with California and Stanford. That's from a person with knowledge of the … more
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United States' Mikal Bridges (5) dunks over Puerto Rico's Tremont Waters (51) during the first half of an exhibition basketball game Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Analysis: USA Basketball's World Cup quest off to a fast start, with bonds being forged
They're finishing each other's sentences already. They're sitting side by side at breakfast. They're talking on defense, getting everyone involved on offense, celebrating each other's successes as if … more
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FILE - Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, holds up the championship trophy after defeating Casper Ruud, of Norway, in the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, in New York. Total prize money and player compensation at this year’s U.S. Open tennis tournament will reach a record $65 million, the U.S. Tennis Association said Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, noting that number is boosted by increases in the amount of expenses covered.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Total US Open prize money and player compensation hits a record $65 million
Total prize money and player compensation at this year’s U.S. Open tennis tournament will reach a record $65 million, the U.S. Tennis Association said Tuesday, noting that the number is boosted by … more
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FILE - Alabama head coach Nick Saban speaks during NCAA college football Southeastern Conference Media Days, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. The last time Alabama was ranked lower than No. 3 in the preseason AP Top 25, Nick Saban had not yet won a national championship with the Crimson Tide. There is a very real possibility that when the new preseason AP Top 25 is unveiled on Aug. 14, ‘Bama could be squeezed out of the top-three after the Tide went 11-2 and didn't make the College Football Playoff in 2022. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
Previewing the preseason AP Top 25: Tide outside top 3? Anybody but Georgia at No. 1? Where's TCU?
The last time Alabama was ranked lower than No. 3 in the preseason AP Top 25, Nick Saban had not yet won a national championship with the Crimson Tide. There is a very real possibility that when … more
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Orioles try to keep home win streak going, host the Astros
The Baltimore Orioles host the Houston Astros trying to extend a four-game home winning streak. more
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Abrams leads Nationals against the Phillies following 4-hit game
The Washington Nationals play the Philadelphia Phillies after C.J. Abrams had four hits against the Reds on Sunday. more
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Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff speaks at the NCAA college football Pac-12 media day Friday, July 21, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Lucas Peltier)
Pac-12's downfall came after it could not adjust to changing media landscape
Larry Scott boasted five years ago that the Pac-12 Conference would be able “to adapt, react and take advantage of this new world media order that’s coming in a way others can’t." As it … more
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California head coach Justin Wilcox speaks at an NCAA college football Pac-12 media day Friday, July 21, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Lucas Peltier)
ACC considering westward expansion, with eye on Stanford and Cal, AP source says
The four remaining Pac-12 schools, California, Stanford, Oregon State and Washington State, will have options if they are looking for another conference. A person with knowledge of the discussions … more
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United States' Hannah Roberts competes in the women's Elite Qualification in the BMX Freestyle during day four of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, Glasgow, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP)
Hannah Roberts of the US wins her fourth straight freestyle BMX world championship
Hannah Roberts has won just about everything possible on a freestyle BMX bike except an Olympic title. That could be coming next. The 21-year-old American trick artist didn't even need her … more
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FILE - Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) talks with Washington Capitals right wing Tom Wilson (43) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Feb. 23, 2021, in Washington. After lengthy playoff streaks ended, the Penguins and Capitals are making moves to get back in the mix now. The Capitals re-signed Wilson for $45.5 million over seven years. Wilson turns 30 before his new deal starts. The deal doesn’t make Washington any younger, and it's a significant gambles for an older team that has won the Stanley Cup and are trying to keep contending. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby celebrated his 36th birthday Monday, and Capitals counterpart and longtime rival Alex Ovechkin turns 38 next month. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, file)
Penguins and the Capitals keep making moves to try to remain NHL playoff contenders
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals had their lengthy playoff streaks end last season. The moves they've made this summer show they're willing to sacrifice some of the future to keep … more
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This Date in Baseball - Randy Johnson strikes out 19, matching the MLB record for left-handers
Aug. 8 1903 — A week after pitching his first doubleheader triumph, Joe “Iron Man” McGinnity of the New York Giants scored a double victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-1 and 4-3. In the … more
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Minnesota Twins' Matt Wallner runs the bases on his two-run home run to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks in the ninth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
The Minnesota Twins are opening a gap in the AL Central. Can they finally end their postseason skid?
There's been a sense all season that whoever wins the AL Central will be the weak link in the American League playoffs. The Minnesota Twins would probably take issue with that. The Twins have … more
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FILE - The Big Ten logo is displayed on the field before an NCAA college football game between Iowa and Miami of Ohio in Iowa City, Iowa., Aug. 31, 2019. Dealing a crushing combination to the Pac-12 on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, the Big Ten announced Oregon and Washington would be joining the conference next August, and the Big 12 completed its raid of the beleaguered league by adding Arizona, Arizona State and Utah. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Column: It's not conference realignment. It's consolidation and no one is safe in the dash for cash
Don’t call it conference realignment. Call it college football consolidation. Recent history suggests few are safe from being the next to get squeezed out. And even if your school makes the cut … more
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