Bob Knight, Indiana’s combustible coaching giant, dies at age 83
Bob Knight, the brilliant and combustible coach who won three NCAA titles at Indiana and for years was the scowling face of college basketball, has died. He was 83.
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Texas Rangers win first World Series title with 5-0 victory over Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 5
With the Texas Rangers its first World Series, that leaves Colorado, Milwaukee, San Diego, Seattle and Tampa Bay as the only franchises that remain without a championship.
AP Top 25 College Football Poll: Alabama rises to No. 8 following bye week
Alabama has risen one spot to No. 8 coming off its bye week in the latest AP Top 25 College Football Poll.
Long Shot World Series: Diamondbacks vs Rangers is a Fall Classic few saw coming
A Rangers-Diamondbacks matchup had 1,750 to 1 odds when wagering opened last fall.
AP Source: Tickets purchased in the name of suspended Michigan staffer to two SEC title games
NCAA rules do not directly ban the stealing of signs, but there are rules against using electronic equipment to record an opponent’s signals.
AP Top 25 College Football Poll: Alabama rises to No. 9 after victory against Tennessee
Alabama has returned to the top 10 in the latest AP Top 25 College Football Poll after its 34-20 victory over Tennessee, dominating the Volunteers in the second half.
AP Top 25 College Football Poll: Alabama remains No. 11, fifth week of being out of top 10
Alabama held steady at No. 11 after beating Arkansas 24-21, extending its streak of being out of the top 10 in the AP College Football Poll to five weeks.
Braves flop in Philly for second straight season, 100 wins again not enough in NLDS exit
A year after the 101-win Braves were eliminated in Game 4 in Philly, this season’s 104-win edition suffered the same cruel fate. They scored a total of eight runs in the series.
U.S. Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton is in intensive care with pneumonia
Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton has pneumonia and is in intensive care in a Texas hospital.
Dick Butkus, fearsome Hall of Fame Chicago Bears linebacker, dies at 80
Dick Butkus is still considered one of the greatest defensive players in NFL history.
