LIPPSTADT, Germany—Hussain Besou was just four when he started asking his father to teach him chess, hovering around the board as he played in the evenings in the Middle East until he said yes. After mastering the basic moves, Besou quickly surprised everyone with his talent. “He started correcting us and telling us what we…

Zach Edey spent the days following Purdue’s historic NCAA Tournament loss lying low, his phone turned off, along with the rest of the outside world. The disappointing finish did little to diminish the season the Boilermakers big man had. Dominating at both ends of the floor during the regular season, Edey was a near-unanimous choice…

DALLAS—Caitlin Clark has put together one of the greatest individual seasons in NCAA history with eye-popping offensive numbers. Iowa’s junior guard, though, saved her best performance for the game’s biggest stage, recording the first 40-point triple-double in NCAA history to get Iowa to the Final Four for the first time in 30 years. Clark was…

BONIFAY, Fla.—Suspended Alabama freshman defensive back Tony Mitchell drove over 141 mph (227 kph) while trying to evade deputies before his arrest on drug charges in the Florida Panhandle last week, authorities said. Mitchell and another man, who was a passenger in Mitchell’s car, were arrested last week and charged with possession of marijuana with…

CINCINNATI—Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon was armed with a legal weapon when a teenage boy was shot near the player’s home earlier this month but he did not fire the gun or do anything illegal, authorities said Thursday as they announced the indictments of Mixon’s sister and her boyfriend. Lamonte Brewer, whom authorities have…

DES MOINES, Iowa—Someone in Washington state overcame steep odds to win a $754.6 million Powerball jackpot. The winning numbers Monday night were 05, 11, 22, 23, 69, and the Powerball 07. Lottery officials said in a statement early Tuesday that a single ticket matched all six numbers and that ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher…

AUBURN, Wash.—A single winning ticket for a $754.6 million Powerball jackpot was sold in a Seattle suburb. The winning numbers drawn Monday night were 05, 11, 22, 23, 69, and the Powerball 07. The ticket was sold in Auburn, Washington, about 30 miles south of Seattle, KOMO-TV reported Tuesday. Washington’s lottery officials were expected to…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.—Alabama basketball player Darius Miles and another man have been charged with capital murder after a fatal shooting near campus. Tuscaloosa Police Capt. Jack Kennedy said that the shooting occurred early Sunday morning in the Strip off University Blvd. near campus. He said Jamea Harris, 23, of the Birmingham area was shot and killed….

The attorney for former Virginia Tech soccer player Kiersten Hening said she will receive a $100,000 settlement after she alleged she was punished for refusing to kneel during the reading of a statement in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In 2021, Hening filed a lawsuit against Virginia Tech Women’s Soccer head coach Charles…

Iga Swiatek was honored as WTA Player of the Year for the first time on Monday, Dec. 12, after rising to No. 1 in the rankings in April and remaining there for the rest of the season thanks in part to two Grand Slam titles. Swiatek, a 21-year-old from Poland who was the WTA Newcomer…