Today: September 24, 2024
Today: September 24, 2024

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Jesmyn Ward's 'Let Us Descend' is among the finalists for an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence

Jesmyn Ward’s slave narrative “Let Us Descend” and Jake Bittle’s exploration of climate change’s impact “The Great Displacement” are among the finalists for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in fiction and nonfiction

Jesmyn Ward's 'Let Us Descend' is among the finalists for an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence
Sports

Home favorite Sinner records his first win over top-ranked Djokovic at ATP Finals

Jannik Sinner has recorded his first win over top-ranked Novak Djokovic much to the delight of a passionate home crowd at the ATP Finals

Home favorite Sinner records his first win over top-ranked Djokovic at ATP Finals
Sports

Novak Djokovic gets his trophy after securing year-end No. 1 ranking for a record-extending 8th time

Novak Djokovic has received his trophy after securing the year-end No. 1 ranking for a record-extending eighth time

Novak Djokovic gets his trophy after securing year-end No. 1 ranking for a record-extending 8th time
Sports

Shiffrin takes slalom for 89th World Cup win as 1st-run leader Vlhova fails to finish her second

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin has won a women’s World Cup slalom after first-run leader Petra Vlhova looked set for a clear victory until straddling a gate and not finishing her final run

Shiffrin takes slalom for 89th World Cup win as 1st-run leader Vlhova fails to finish her second
Sports

Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins fined $25,000 for public criticism of officiating

Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Sunday, two days after he publicly criticized officiating following his team’s loss to Utah

Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins fined $25,000 for public criticism of officiating
Sports

Rory McIlroy is Europe's No. 1 after clinching Race to Dubai

Rory McIlroy is Europe's No. 1 golfer for the fifth time

Rory McIlroy is Europe's No. 1 after clinching Race to Dubai
Sports

Texas RB Jonathon Brooks to have surgery for torn ACL, will miss rest of the season

Texas running back Jonathon Brooks sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in the No. 7 Longhorns’ win over TCU and will miss the rest of the season

Texas RB Jonathon Brooks to have surgery for torn ACL, will miss rest of the season
Sports

Lilia Vu rallies to win in Florida and closes in on LPGA player of the year

Lilia Vu rallied from three shots down to win for the fourth time this year on the LPGA Tour

Lilia Vu rallies to win in Florida and closes in on LPGA player of the year
Sports

Vlhova dominates 1st World Cup slalom of season. Shiffrin places 4th after training crash

Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova has dominated the first women’s World Cup slalom of the season by clearly winning both runs

Vlhova dominates 1st World Cup slalom of season. Shiffrin places 4th after training crash
Sports

Henrik Lundqvist tops goalie-heavy Hockey Hall of Fame class set for induction Monday

Former New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist tops the Hockey Hall of Fame class set to be inducted Monday night in Toronto

Henrik Lundqvist tops goalie-heavy Hockey Hall of Fame class set for induction Monday
Sports

Czech Republic wins doubles to beat United States 2-1 and reach Billie Jean King Cup semifinals

Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova have sent the Czech Republic into the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup by beating American duo Danielle Collins and Taylor Townsend 6-3, 7-5 in their decisive doubles match

Czech Republic wins doubles to beat United States 2-1 and reach Billie Jean King Cup semifinals
Sports

Oleksandr Usyk will be sure of Tyson Fury fight when he hears 'the sound of a bell'

The heavyweight title fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury now appears likely to be held in February

Oleksandr Usyk will be sure of Tyson Fury fight when he hears 'the sound of a bell'
Business|Entertainment|Sports

Barbie's Ken left out again as Cabbage Patch Kids and Fisher-Price Corn Popper make Toy Hall of Fame

Fans have pushed the Fisher-Price Corn Popper into the National Toy Hall of Fame

Barbie's Ken left out again as Cabbage Patch Kids and Fisher-Price Corn Popper make Toy Hall of Fame
Sports

Brooke Henderson goes on a tear to take 1-shot lead on LPGA Tour

Brooke Henderson finally lived up to her reputation as a good iron player and it showed

Brooke Henderson goes on a tear to take 1-shot lead on LPGA Tour
Sports

Kraken's Jordan Eberle out vs. Avalanche after suffering cut on leg from skate blade

Seattle Kraken forward Jordan Eberle will miss the game at Colorado on Thursday night after suffering a cut to his leg from a skate blade during practice

Kraken's Jordan Eberle out vs. Avalanche after suffering cut on leg from skate blade
Sports

QB Quinn Ewers to return from shoulder sprain for No. 7 Texas and start against TCU

Quarterback Quinn Ewers will start for No. 7 Texas against TCU after missing two games with a sprained shoulder

QB Quinn Ewers to return from shoulder sprain for No. 7 Texas and start against TCU
Sports

Steelers WR George Pickens says he's frustrated, but Instagram scrub wasn't about football

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens says he needs to not let frustration get the best of him

Steelers WR George Pickens says he's frustrated, but Instagram scrub wasn't about football
Sports

Michigan star Corum says he had no business with Stalions, unaware of online records in his name

Michigan All-American Blake Corum says he has no business relationship with Connor Stalions, the former Wolverines staffer at the center of an NCAA sign-stealing investigation into the program, and he was unaware of documents filed for a company with his name on them

Michigan star Corum says he had no business with Stalions, unaware of online records in his name
Sports

Family, friends and teammates gather to remember fallen hockey player Adam Johnson

Adam Johnson was humble, kind and smart and most of all an athlete

Family, friends and teammates gather to remember fallen hockey player Adam Johnson
Sports

Iga Swiatek will finish the year at No. 1 after beating Jessica Pegula to win the WTA Finals

Iga Swiatek has earned her first WTA Finals title and the year-end No. 1 ranking by beating Jessica Pegula 6-1, 6-0 in the latest in a series of dominant performances

Iga Swiatek will finish the year at No. 1 after beating Jessica Pegula to win the WTA Finals
Sports

Cardoso's double-double helps No. 6 South Carolina beat No. 10 Notre Dame 100-71 in Paris

Kamilla Cardoso had 20 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks as No. 6 South Carolina opened in style with a 100-71 victory over No. 10 Notre Dame in the NCAA's first women's game in Paris on Monday

Cardoso's double-double helps No. 6 South Carolina beat No. 10 Notre Dame 100-71 in Paris
Sports

Domingo Germán cut by Yanks 5 months after perfect game, 3 months after starting alcohol treatment

Domingo Germán became a free agent when he refused an outright assignment to the minor leagues from the New York Yankees, five months after he pitched Major League Baseball’s 24th perfect game and three months after he entered alcohol abuse treatment

Domingo Germán cut by Yanks 5 months after perfect game, 3 months after starting alcohol treatment
Sports

Billie Jean King Cup Finals prize money rises to $9.6 million, equal to men's Davis Cup, ITF says

The Billie Jean King Cup Finals will offer a record total of $9.6 million in prize money

Billie Jean King Cup Finals prize money rises to $9.6 million, equal to men's Davis Cup, ITF says
Political|Sports

Russian Olympic officials appeal to sports court against suspension by IOC

The Russian Olympic Committee has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sports against a suspension by the IOC last month for incorporating Ukrainian sports councils

Russian Olympic officials appeal to sports court against suspension by IOC
Sports

Joey Votto posts a video thanking Cincinnati after Reds decline his contract option and let him go

Joey Votto's time with the Cincinnati Reds apparently is over, and he's taken to social media to thank the fans

Joey Votto posts a video thanking Cincinnati after Reds decline his contract option and let him go

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