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Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) looks up during the second half of Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball game, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
South Florida: Heat and Panthers play for titles, plus arrival of soccer star Lionel Messi
By Tim Reynolds And Stephen Whyno
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FILE - Then-incoming Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark listens during a news conference opening the NCAA college football Big 12 media days in Arlington, Texas, July 13, 2022. Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark said expansion remains a focus for the conference that wrapped up its spring meetings Friday, June 2, 2023, with a record revenue distribution of $440 million to split among its 10 current schools.(AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Big 12 Mexico extends league's reach with basketball games, possible bowl game
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Today in Sports - Serena Williams wins her 16th Grand Slam title by winning the French Open
By The Associated Press
Jun. 07, 2023 10:12 AM EDT
June 8 1935 — Omaha, ridden by Willis Saunders, becomes the third horse to win the Triple Crown by capturing the Belmont Stakes with a 1½-length...
LSU's Josh Pearson (11) stands on third base during an NCAA college baseball tournament regional championship game against Oregon State in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, June 5, 2023. (Scott Clause/The Daily Advertiser via AP)
Batter up! Things to know as NCAA baseball tournament enters super regionals
By Eric Olson
Jun. 06, 2023 03:46 PM EDT
Members of the media interview players on the Vegas Golden Knights during media day ahead of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey final Friday, June 2, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
TNT readies for first Stanley Cup Final; first one exclusively on cable since 1994
By Joe Reedy
Jun. 02, 2023 05:58 PM EDT
FILE - Kentucky's Oscar Tshiebwe (34) celebrates late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Auburn in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. UConn guard Tristen Newton announced Wednesday, May 31, 2023, that he is withdrawing his name from the NBA draft and will return to school as the Huskies attempt to repeat as national champions. A number of other college players have similar decisions to make and have not made their intentions known. Those include Zach Edey of Purdue, Kentucky's Oscar Tshiebwe, Missouri's Kobe Brown, UCLA's Adem Bona, Judah Mintz of Syracuse, Jordan Walsh of Arkansas and Terrence Shannon Jr. of Illinois. (AP Photo/James Crisp, File)
Champion UConn gets Newton back at NBA draft deadline; Kentucky's Tshiebwe stays in
By Aaron Beard
May. 31, 2023 08:16 PM EDT
FILE - LSU head coach Kim Mulkey holds the winning trophy after the NCAA Women's Final Four championship basketball game against Iowa Sunday, April 2, 2023, in Dallas. LSU won 102-85 to win the championship. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
No 'joke': Biden celebrating LSU, UConn champion basketball teams at White House
By Darlene Superville
May. 26, 2023 02:16 PM EDT
Today in Sports - Julius Erving becomes only player to win MVP award in NBA and ABA
By The Associated Press
May. 26, 2023 10:02 AM EDT
May 27 1823 — A $20,000 match race between American Eclipse (representing The North) and Henry (representing The South) is held at Union Course, Long...
FILE - Air Force quarterback Haaziq Daniels, left, and Air Force running back Brad Roberts, right, look on as President Joe Biden holds a football during an event to present the Commander-in-Chief's trophy to the Air Force Academy in the East Room of the White House, Friday, April 28, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Sports no sure respite from politics when title-winning athletes visit the White House
By Chris Megerian And Josh Boak
May. 25, 2023 01:19 PM EDT
Today in Sports - Week Ahead, May 26 - June 1
By The Associated Press
May. 25, 2023 10:06 AM EDT
May 26 1925 — In Detroit’s 8-1 win over the Chicago White Sox, Ty Cobb becomes the first to collect 1,000 career extra-base hits. He finished his...
FILE -Crews prepare the field at Bank of America Stadium for the Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. The Atlantic Coast Conference has wrapped up its spring meetings. Many discussions were held in private, including talks over how the league plans to close the financial gap with the Big Ten and the Southeastern Conference. (Diedra Laird//The Charlotte Observer via AP, File)
ACC backs plan to offer increased payouts to schools for postseason success
By Aaron Beard
May. 24, 2023 05:00 PM EDT
CAPTION CORRECTION: CORRECTS DATE OF STATEMENT: FILE - Georgia's Anthony Edwards (5) celebrates with Mike Peake (30), who drew a charge on an Alabama player during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, in Athens, Ga. Former New Mexico State and University of Georgia basketball player Mike Peake will not face charges in connection with a fatal shooting on a rival college’s campus last year, according to authorities in a statement issued Monday, May 22, 2023. (Kristin M. Bradshaw/Athens Banner-Herald via AP, File)
Ex-New Mexico State basketball player not facing charges in fatal shooting
May. 23, 2023 01:52 PM EDT
FILE - Southern California athletic director Mike Bohn, left, chats with Gary Barnett, former head football coach at Colorado, as players warm up before the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Boulder, Colo. Southern California athletic director Mike Bohn has resigned. USC confirmed the 62-year-old Bohn's resignation Friday, May 19, 2023, roughly 3 1/2 years after he succeeded Lynn Swann in the high-profile job. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
USC athletic director Mike Bohn resigns after 3 1/2 years in charge
By Greg Beacham
May. 19, 2023 07:32 PM EDT
Marcus Ericsson, of Sweden, leaves the pits during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Thursday, May 18, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Ericsson, Dixon keep Ganassi atop Indianapolis 500 speed chart for 2nd day
By Michael Marot
May. 18, 2023 07:14 PM EDT
FILE - Captain Brooks Koepka of Smash GC hits his shot from the 15th tee during the final round of LIV Golf Singapore at the Sentosa Golf Club on Sunday, April 30, 2023, in Sentosa, Singapore. Koepka is expected to compete in the PGA Championship next week at Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford, N.Y. (Ashok Kumar/LIV Golf via AP, File)
Brooks Koepka enters the PGA Championship ready to move on after "choking" at the Masters
By John Wawrow
May. 17, 2023 08:04 PM EDT
FILE -Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson looks on from the sidelines during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Winston-Salem, N.C., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. The Atlantic Coast Conference has wrapped up its spring meetings. Many discussions were held in private, including talks over how the league plans to close the financial gap with the Big Ten and the Southeastern Conference.(AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
ACC leadership touts progress in trying to address financial gap with the Big Ten and the SEC
By Mark Long
May. 17, 2023 05:06 PM EDT
FILE -Georgia head coach Kirby Smart speaks to reporters during a press conference the day after winning the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game against TCU, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, in Los Angeles, Calif. Georgia's national championship football team is declining an invitation to visit the White House. According to a statement released by the Georgia athletic association, the Bulldogs will not be able to attend a June 12 event with other college teams at the White House described by President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden as “College Athlete Day.”(AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
Georgia's Smart says declining invitation for White House visit was not political
May. 10, 2023 08:06 PM EDT
FILE -Georgia head coach Kirby Smart speaks to reporters during a press conference the day after winning the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game against TCU, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, in Los Angeles, Calif. Georgia's national championship football team is declining an invitation to visit the White House. According to a statement released by the Georgia athletic association, the Bulldogs will not be able to attend a June 12 event with other college teams at the White House described by President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden as “College Athlete Day.”(AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
Georgia's championship team declines White House invitation
May. 09, 2023 08:32 PM EDT
Big East tabs SEC administrator Leibovitz to replace Jackson
May. 09, 2023 05:22 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The Big East announced Tuesday it has hired Southeastern Conference administrator Dan Leibovitz as senior associate commissioner for men's basketball...
FILE - Former Louisville NCAA college basketball coach Denny Crum speaks during a news conference about the renaming of the floor at Freedom Hall to "Denny Crum Court," Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007, in Louisville, Ky. Denny Crum, who won two NCAA men’s basketball championships and built Louisville into one of the 1980s’ dominant programs during a Hall of Fame coaching career, died Tuesday, May 9, 2023. He was 86. (David Harpe/Courier Journal via AP, File)
Denny Crum, who coached Louisville to 2 NCAA titles, dies
By Gary B. Graves
May. 09, 2023 04:26 PM EDT