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Serena Williams aces AP Female Athlete of the Decade honors

Serena Williams dominated the decade, on the court and in conversation.There were, to begin with, the dozen Grand Slam single titles — no other...

Davis stops Gamboa in 12th, wins WBA lightweight title

ATLANTA (AP) — Gervonta Davis could tell early on that Yuriorkis Gamboa wouldn’t go down easily, so Davis decided to be patient and wear...

No. 13 Penn State tops No. 15 Memphis 53-39 in Cotton Bowl

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — All-America linebacker Micah Parsons led the big blitz for Penn State, and he had Brady White all wrapped up when...

No. 19 Kentucky outlasts rival No. 3 Louisville 78-70 in OT

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Nick Richards did whatever heavy lifting No. 19 Kentucky needed against rival Louisville, intensity that put him on the brink...

No. 14 Notre Dame routs Iowa State in Camping World Bowl

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — So much for the notion that No. 14 Notre Dame didn’t have anything to play for in the Camping World...

BBK Final: Stebbins 79 Wilmington 56

DAYTON — Host Stebbins cashed in 14 Wilmington turnovers for 26 points in a 79-56 victory over the visiting Hurricane Friday. The defeat is...

BBK Final: Blanchester 104 Reading 67

BLANCHESTER — Reading’s boys basketball team managed to stay with Blanchester’s high-powered offense for one half. More specifically, one wild second quarter.The rest of...

Finally, Fields vs Lawrence: ‘This is the future of the NFL’

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Justin Fields and Trevor Lawrence went to high school about 20 miles from each other in the suburbs northwest of...

Oklahoma definite outsider in this College Football Playoff

ATLANTA (AP) — No team in the College Football Playoff has claimed more national titles than Oklahoma.History, though, doesn’t carry much weight in this...

Simone Soars: Biles named 2019 AP Female Athlete of the Year

They’re called “Simone Things,” a catchall phrase for the casual ease with which Simone Biles seems to soar through her sport and her life.The...