‘We’re always getting better’: Two Bend High grads look to shine in Division I beach volleyball
Two Bend high grads — and best friends — are playing Division I beach volleyball next year in the same state, but at different…
Continue ReadingSports
Herbert doesn’t rule out possibility of a ‘hold-in’ when Chargers training camp starts
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert hopes he doesn’t have to answer questions about a contract extension…
Continue Reading US Open raises prize money to $20 million with $3.6M to winner
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Open is the new standard among majors when it comes to prize money. The USGA says the…
Continue Reading UConn star Paige Bueckers working her way back from knee injury
By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn star Paige Bueckers is back on the court 10 months after suffering the second major…
Continue Reading Chaos rules the day as US Open comes to the glitz of Los Angeles
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brooks Koepka says he enjoys chaos. He’s come to the right place at this U.S. Open.…
Continue Reading US Open barranca offers beauty, danger at LA Country Club
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The word of the week at the U.S. Open is barranca. It stems from the Spanish word meaning…
Continue Reading Ravens’ Lamar Jackson getting familiar with new offensive coordinator Todd Monken
By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — For all the talk of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson learning new…
Continue Reading Golden Knights’ success lifts Las Vegas to another level in sports world
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The modern era for Las Vegas sports began when the NHL awarded the city an expansion franchise…
Continue Reading Titans QB thinks 3-time All-Pro DeAndre Hopkins would be good fit
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee quarterback Ryan Tannehill met DeAndre Hopkins for the first time…
Continue Reading Vance Joseph says he has no qualms about returning to Denver as Sean Payton’s DC
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Unlike fellow ex-Broncos head coach Vic Fangio, Vance Joseph had no qualms about…
Continue Reading US Open at a glance
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Facts and figures for the 123rd U.S. Open that starts Thursday at Los Angeles Country…
Continue Reading Scottie Scheffler arrives at US Open looking to solve putting problems
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scottie Scheffler comes into the U.S. Open ranked first in the world but 148th in putting.…
Continue Reading Derek Carr laments tough ending with Raiders but hopes hard lessons helped
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints quarterback Derek Carr apologetically says he failed to give the Las Vegas Raiders the…
Continue Reading Giants rally for 8-5 win over Cards in 10 innings to complete 3-game sweep
By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski hit a game-tying two-run homer in the ninth inning and Thairo Estrada had the…
Continue Reading Mets’ Drew Smith suspended 10 games for banned sticky stuff at Subway Series
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets pitcher Drew Smith was suspended for 10 games by Major League Baseball on Wednesday, the fifth pitcher and second on…
Continue Reading Luka Modric penalty completes thrilling 4-2 win for Croatia over Netherlands in Nations League
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Veteran midfielder Luka Modric scored an extra-time penalty to seal a thrilling 4-2…
Continue Reading Vermont legalizes online sports betting, joining nearly three dozen other states
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Republican Gov. Phil Scott has signed a bill into law legalizing online sports betting in Vermont. Sports betting is…
Continue Reading Braves beat Tigers 10-7 and 6-5 to sweep DH and win series
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Eddie Rosario hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning and the Atlanta Braves held on to beat the…
Continue Reading Phone a foe: Crawford, Spence keep fight from slipping away, set up boxing blockbuster
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Terence Crawford has been asked for years when he would fight Errol Spence Jr. A match between…
Continue Reading Johnny Miller honored by USGA on 50th anniversary of winning US Open with final-round 63
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Johnny Miller was back behind a microphone on Wednesday and the subject was himself.…
Continue Reading