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Wilson wins AP’s WNBA Player of the Year award

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NEW YORK — A’ja Wilson is in a class by herself, winning the AP’s WNBA Player of the Year award for an unprecedented third straight year. Wilson received 15 of the 17 first-place votes from a national media panel Sunday. She topped Olivia Miles of Minnesota as well as Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell of Indiana, who all had stellar seasons. “It’s big. It’s an honor for me to do it three times in a row. It’s not easy,” Wilson said in a phone interview. “My counterparts in this league are really good. I don’t take it lightly because of how much talent we do have in ...

Dailey’s 3 TDs help UNI beat No. 3 Illinois St

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CEDAR FALLS — Jaxon Dailey threw two touchdown passes and added a 28-yard rushing TD to help Northern Iowa beat previously-unbeaten Illinois State 28-21 on Saturday night to snap the Redbirds’ 11-game road win streak. Illinois State (4-1, 0-1 Missouri Valley Football Conference), ranked No. 3 in the Football Championship Subdivision, lost on the road for the first time since a 35-3 loss at then-No. 18 Oklahoma on Aug. 30, 2025. Dailey was 13-of-17 passing for 217 yards with no interceptions and threw scoring passes of 6 yards to Ayden Price and 9 yards to Kai Black. Dailey kept ...

Americans rally to win 11th-straight Presidents Cup

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MEDINAH, Ill. — U.S. captain Brandt Snedeker won’t have to second-guess the outcome of this Presidents Cup. He went from blaming himself for a three-point deficit to watching the Americans deliver the biggest Sunday rout in tournament history to win for the 11th straight time. Outplayed over three days in team matches at Medinah, the Americans flipped two key singles matches on the back nine — one from two-time major champion Collin Morikawa, the other from 21-year-old rookie Jackson Koivun. And it was a rush of red scores at the end. President Donald Trump was on the first tee ...

Purdy elevates his game to start season

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brock Purdy has produced at a high level ever since bursting on the scene as a seventh-round rookie in 2022 who went on a deep playoff run with the San Francisco 49ers. He’s been an MVP finalist, went drive for drive against Patrick Mahomes in the Super Bowl in the ...

International sweep stymies Team USA

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MEDINAH, Ill. — Nick Taylor got his team into a mess with a bad drive and there was only one way to get out of it. The Canadian took stock of the wind and his adrenaline, took a little off a 9-iron from 151 yards and delivered a clutch shot a foot from the hole that led to a full point Friday in the Presidents Cup. Not far behind him at Medinah, British Open champion Ryan Fox wasted no time — he never does — in making three big putts on the last four holes for another close win, another full point. It was like that all afternoon, and the result was familiar but no less ...

US coach regrets limited role in Balogun red-card appeal

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ORLANDO, Fla. — U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino says he should have been more involved in the decision to appeal the red card given to star forward Folarin Balogun during the World Cup. Balogun’s suspension for the red card was lifted after President Donald Trump spoke to FIFA leadership, allowing him to play against Belgium in the round of 16. Balogun was the top scorer for the Americans with three goals when he received the red card in a 2-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina in the round of 32. “At the time, I didn’t fully understand the criticism,” ...