Tag: Sports

Georgia Quarterback Stetson Bennett Arrested in Texas for Public Intoxication

DALLAS—Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett, who led the Bulldogs to their second straight national championship, was arrested early Sunday after police said he was intoxicated and banging on doors. Bennett, 25, was charged with public intoxication and taken to the city detention center, Dallas police said. Police said that at about 6:10 a.m., officers responded to…


Chock and Bates Defend Title, Win 4th US Ice Dance Gold

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Madison Chock and Evan Bates have conceptualized their free dance this season as fire and air—the first cannot survive without the second. And, it’s fitting because the duo has fueled U.S. ice dancing over the past decade. Chock and Bates defended their ice dancing title Saturday at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, scoring…


Djokovic Beats Tsitsipas for 10th Australian Open, 22nd Slam

MELBOURNE, Australia—Novak Djokovic found this trip to Australia far less complicated, and far more successful, than that of a year ago. Unable to enter his best event in 2022 after being deported from the country because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19, Djokovic accomplished all he could have wanted in his return: He resumed his…


Novak Djokovic Claims 10th Australian Open Title, 22nd Slam

MELBOURNE, Australia—Novak Djokovic found this trip to Australia far less complicated, and far more successful, than that of a year ago. Unable to enter his best event in 2022 after being deported from the country because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19, Djokovic accomplished all he could have wanted in his return: He resumed his…


Damar Hamlin Speaks in First Public Address Since Near-Fatal Cardiac Arrest

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin emotionally thanked a host of people via his first video to the public on Saturday— four weeks after he collapsed during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Jan. 2. “What happened to me on Monday Night Football I feel is a direct example of God using me as a…


Leonard Scores 32, Clippers Beat Hawks for 5th Straight Win

ATLANTA—Kawhi Leonard scored 32 points, including a season-high five 3-pointers, Paul George added 23 points and the Los Angeles Clippers won their fifth straight game, a 120–113 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night. Trae Young had 12 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter for the Hawks, who whittled a 14-point deficit…


Max Homa Pulls Away to Win Farmers Insurance Open

Max Homa emerged from a tie for fourth to win the Farmers Insurance Open by two strokes on Saturday, Jan. 28, in San Diego, his sixth career PGA Tour victory. Homa fired a 6–under-par 66 on the South Course at Torrey Pines to finish at 13–under 275. Keegan Bradley also closed with a 66 to…


Georgia: SUV in Crash Was for Recruiting, Not Personal Use

Georgia athletic department officials say the vehicle involved in a crash that killed a football player and employee on Jan. 15 was to be used only for recruiting activities, not personal use. The University of Georgia athletic association provided that information in a statement to The Associated Press on Saturday, saying personal use of the…


US to Host Copa America 2024 Tournament Including CONCACAF Teams

The 2024 Copa America will be played in the United States, the CONCACAF and CONMEBOL confederations announced on Friday, as part of a new strategic partnership that will include a jointly organized club tournament. Next year’s Copa America, organized by the South American confederation (CONMEBOL), will also feature six invited teams from the CONCACAF (North,…


Sabalenka Beats Rybakina for Australian Open Women’s Title

MELBOURNE, Australia—The serves were big. So big. Other shots, too. The points were over quickly. So quickly: Seven of the first 13 were aces. And so it was immediately apparent in the Australian Open women’s final between Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina that the one who could manage to keep her serve in line, get…