By RALPH D. RUSSO Four years of Alabama-Clemson dominance have made the college football season seem like a foregone conclusion. The Crimson Tide and Tigers have split the last four national championships and four College Football Playoff meetings. They start this season ranked 1-2 again. The plot twist is Clemson is top-ranked for the first…… read more »
By RALPH D. RUSSO Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence headlines The Associated Press preseason All-America team, and he has two teammates from the top-ranked Tigers with him on the first team. Lawrence, the first freshman to quarterback to lead a team to a national championship in more than 30 years, was joined on the first-team offense…… read more »
By KEITH JENKINS MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Jonathan Taylor is one of the best running backs in college football. He would be the first to say his success isn’t due to just one person. There are, of course, his parents, Elizabeth and Jonathan James, and several other family members and coaches. But a single observation…… read more »
By JIM VERTUNO AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former NFL running back Cedric Benson, one of the most prolific rushers in NCAA and University of Texas history, has died in a motorcycle accident in Texas. He was 36. Benson’s attorney, Sam Bassett, said Austin law enforcement told him that Benson was killed in the wreck Saturday…… read more »
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urìas has accepted a 20-game suspension by Major League Baseball for a domestic violence incident and is expected to return in September. MLB gave him credit for serving five games while he was on administrative leave in May, leaving 15 remaining to serve without pay. The…… read more »
By GEORGE HENRY ATLANTA (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers are hitting home runs at a record pace, and manager Dave Roberts loves every minute of it. “It makes me look really good, and it makes the Dodgers look really good,” Roberts said. “These are guys that really understand situations, what a pitcher is trying…… read more »
By CHARLES ODUM ATLANTA (AP) — Pete Alonso and Amed Rosario helped the New York Mets pile up huge totals of hits and runs. The Mets needed almost all of them to hold off the homer-happy Atlanta Braves. Alonso drove in six runs with five hits, including a three-run homer that helped lead to Julio…… read more »
By PAUL NEWBERRY ATLANTA (AP) — As confetti flew all around, Atlanta United’s players bounced up and down in the middle of the field, celebrating with the same passion they showed last December. No, it wasn’t as significant as winning the MLS Cup. But in some ways, this felt even more satisfying. Atlanta scored a…… read more »
By CHARLES ODUM FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Matt Ryan expects to make his 2019 preseason debut when the Atlanta Falcons play the New York Jets on Thursday night, and his running back may be Devonta Freeman. Ryan has been an observer for the Falcons’ first two preseason games. Sloppy field conditions at Miami helped…… read more »
By The Associated Press New York Mets (61-57, third in the NL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (70-50, first in the NL East) Atlanta; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Zack Wheeler (9-6, 4.20 ERA) Braves: Max Fried (13-4, 4.11 ERA) LINE: Braves favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 9 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE:…… read more »
