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Northwestern hazing scandal puts school in company with schools such as Penn State

Northwestern has been added to a long list of U.S. universities to face a scandal in athletics and may eventually join the trend of making large payouts following allegations of sexual abuse. A former Wildcats football player filed the first lawsuit against Pat Fitzgerald and members of the school’s leadership on Tuesday, seeking damages stemming […]

Vikings put pressure on replacements, after exits by mainstays Cook, Thielen, Kendricks

MINNESOTA VIKINGS (13-5) CAMP SITE: Eagan, Minnesota KEY ADDITIONS: Defensive coordinator Brian Flores, CB Byron Murphy, WR Jordan Addison, CB Mekhi Blackmon, OLB Marcus Davenport, DL Dean Lowry, TE Josh Oliver. KEY LOSSES: RB Dalvin Cook, CB Patrick Peterson, OLB Za’Darius Smith, LB Eric Kendricks, WR Adam Thielen, DL Dalvin Tomlinson, CB Duke Shelley, CB […]

Brewers LHP Wade Miley returns to injured list with discomfort in his throwing elbow

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers left-handed pitcher Wade Miley has gone back on the injured list due to discomfort in his throwing elbow. LISTEN: Milwaukee kicks off a three-game series at Philadelphia on WKTY, beginning Tuesday. Pregame starts at 5:05 p.m. Tune in on 96.7 FM / 580 AM The NL Central-leading Brewers made the […]

SEC commissioner, who earned $3.8 million in 2022, calls on Congress to set national standards for athlete compensation

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey made clear Monday that only Congress can truly set a national standard for name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation in college athletics. Sankey, who made $3.8 million in 2022, according to Pro Publica, said NIL isn’t a partisan issue and that state legislatures haven’t yet enforced […]

Former Northwestern football players hire civil rights attorney to investigate hazing

CHICAGO (AP) — Eight former Northwestern football players have retained attorneys following a hazing scandal that led to the firing of coach Pat Fitzgerald and criticism of university leadership for its initial response to the allegations. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump and the Chicago-based Levin & Perconti personal injury law firm announced Monday that they […]

Parity, bigger field mean there could be surprises at the Women’s World Cup

There could be some some surprises at the Women’s World Cup. Sure, the U.S. is still considered dominant, and those elite European teams have developed even more with the rise of competitive clubs. Then there’s Brazil, which always seems on the verge of a breakout. But an expanded field of 32 teams at the tournament […]

Novak Djokovic rues his missed chances after losing a highly entertaining Wimbledon final in 5 sets

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Regrets? Novak Djokovic has two. There was that tiebreaker pretty early in the Wimbledon final on Sunday, when the 36-year-old Serb was one point from taking a two-sets-to-none lead over his 20-year-old opponent, Carlos Alcaraz. And then there was that missed volley on break point early in the fifth set with […]

Brewers’ Rowdy Tellez hurts finger in accident, out 4 more weeks

CINCINNATI (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rowdy Tellez had surgery on his left ring finger after injuring himself during pregame warmups and will miss an additional four weeks. Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Tellez was shagging fly balls in the outfield Saturday and got his finger stuck in the padding of the center field […]

Brewers rally to beat Reds for sweep in 1st series out of all-star brea

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers opened a two-game lead over Cincinnati in the NL Central, overcoming a two-run deficit to beat the Reds for the fifth time in a six-game stretch, a 4-3 victory Sunday behind rookie Andruw Monasterio’s tiebreaking single in a two-run eighth inning. LISTEN: The Brewers head to Philadelphia to face […]

Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic in 5 sets to win Wimbledon for a second Grand Slam trophy

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — A poor start left Carlos Alcaraz a single point from a two-set hole against Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final. That sort of deficit is daunting for anyone, let alone a 20-year-old in his second major final, and against anyone, let alone Djokovic, someone who hadn’t lost at Centre Court in […]

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