Other Sports
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Illini get rebuilt golf course thanks to $15 million donationJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - Northwestern, Indiana and Iowa made recent upgrades to their golf facilities. Now Illinois is doing the same. The school announced that the Atkins family has donated abo...
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Trump sideswipes NASCAR, Bubba WallaceJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - NASCAR's layered relationship with President Donald Trump took a sharp turn Monday when Trump took a sideswipe at the racing organization for banning the Co...
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Golf tip: Keep water in the glass to fix sliceJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - Many of the students on my lesson tee struggle with the dreaded slice. For the right-handed golfer, the golf ball slices when the clubface is open or pointing right in r...
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As schools ponder cutting sports, tennis proves vulnerable
Jul 06, 2020 7:00 am - The promise of college tennis lured Abhimanyu Vannemreddy from his home in India to the United States, where he settled in at Winthrop in South Carolina. Now he's ponder...
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Roger Federer focusing on 2021, Olympics after 2 surgeries
Jul 06, 2020 7:00 am - ZURICH (AP) - Roger Federer is already focusing on the 2021 season, including the postponed Tokyo Olympics, as he recovers from two knee surgeries. Federer said Monday h...
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AP Was There: Navratilova tops Evert for 1st Slam title
Jul 06, 2020 7:00 am - EDITOR'S NOTE - Tennis history is filled with wonderful rivalries, and so many are remembered because of matchups in Wimbledon finals. The AP is republishing stories abo...
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ATP Tour updates rankings procedure for return to play
Jul 06, 2020 7:00 am - PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The ATP Tour has temporarily changed its rankings system because of the coronavirus pandemic, hoping to reward players who perform well wh...
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Serena, Venus played 50 fewer times than Evert, Navratilova
Jul 06, 2020 7:00 am - Chris Evert knows a thing or two about tennis rivalries and she's noticed something about Serena Williams' career: The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion has not had mu...
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Nick Foles or Cam Newton ... did the Bears get it right?Jul 06, 2020 1:00 am - Did the Bears make a mistake by trading a fourth-round draft choice for Nick Foles and guaranteeing him $17 million rather than signing Cam Newton as a free agent who is...
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Jacobs' Trojanek headed to Florida for senior yearJul 06, 2020 1:00 am - Jacobs two-way lineman George Trojanek is transferring to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., he announced on Twitter Monday afternoon. "Very excited and very lucky to have ...