Sports National

Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.

« News / Sports National


Irving scores 28 but Cavs come up short

By Mary Schmitt Boyer Cleveland Plain Dealer MILWAUKEE, Wis. Once again, with a chance to gain


Vermont, South Florida advance in NCAA

Associated Press DAYTON Freshman Four McGlynn came off the bench to score 18 points and Vermont


Toronto gets best of Cavs

Associated Press CLEVELAND For some strange reason, the Toronto Raptors suddenly own the


Yu Darvish wild vs. Indians

Associated Press GOODYEAR, Ariz. Yu Darvish is no one-pitch wonder for the Texas Rangers.


Pens’ Crosby set his return

Sidney Crosby is ready to give Broadway its latest revival act.

» Attached: Photo

Syracuse’s Melo to miss tourney

Associated Press PITTSBURGH Syracuse will have to chase a national championship without


Penalties against Knaus upheld

Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. An appeals panel on Tuesday upheld penalties levied against five-


WKU and BYU rally for wins

Associated Press DAYTON Senior guard William Pugh crouched, bowed his head and put his right


Receivers catch big NFL money

Associated Press Wide receivers grabbed the big money as NFL free agency began Tuesday. Vincent


Buckeyes unhappy with No. 8 seed

Ohio State gets to play in the NCAA tournament in its home state.


Penn St. trustees’ release critical of JoePa

Penn State trustees, faced with continued alumni and student criticism for firing football coach Joe Paterno, released a statement Monday intended to underscore their rationale for his ouster: “failure of leadership” for his actions following a reported sex assault involving former assistant Jerry Sandusky.

» Attached: Photo

Dale Jr. and Biffle off to solid starts

By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service LAS VEGAS By lap 56 of Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 400 at Las


Tournament means extra long timeouts

Associated Press Cincinnati power forward Yancy Gates didn’t even notice that he had a lot more


San Francisco 49ers to sign Moss

Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. Randy Moss is getting another chance in the NFL. Moss


Kentucky — despite loss — overall No. 1 seed

Kentucky, Syracuse and North Carolina tried to manufacture some chaos before the brackets came out. Like a group of 7-foot centers roaming the middle, the members of the NCAA selection committee simply swatted all that noise away.