Deidra Mohr waved to the applauding fans and, for fun, raised her hand in the air and signaled for an out. She could be certain her late father David, who had passed away 12 days earlier, was heckling her just the same. Deidra, a Dunbar native, East Marshall High School graduate and ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — Caitlin Clark had 26 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for her fourth career triple-double, and the Indiana Fever won their their fifth straight with a 112-98 victory over the Portland Fire on Friday night. Kelsey Mitchell also had 26 points for the Fever (19-10), who have won nine of their last 11 and had five straight games with 100 points. Bridget Carleton had 26 points for the Fire (11-18), who have lost four straight. The Fever pulled away in the third quarter, going up by 18 points to lead 90-72 heading into the fourth quarter. Makayla Timpson hit a layup ...
DETROIT — Peter Malnati shot a 9-under 61 to take the lead among the early starters Thursday in the first round of the final Rocket Classic. Malnati, who missed opportunities on the greens to potentially break 60, had seven birdies on the front nine and two birdies on the back in his bogey-free round at the new-look Detroit Golf Club. The course underwent a major renovation, including converting a couple of par-5 holes into par 4s, in an attempt to restore Donald Ross' vision for it more than a century ago and to make it more challenging. Malnati and many other players still went ...
CHICAGO — The Big Ten appears to be in no hurry to change its status as the only major conference that doesn’t require its schools to schedule at least one non-conference game against another Power Four member each year. Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti said this week at the Big Ten media days event that any proposed scheduling decisions would have to wait until a final decision comes on playoff expansion. The Big Ten is pushing for a 24-team approach to replace the current 12-team format. That’s fine with many of the conference’s coaches and athletic directors. “We’ve ...
SEATTLE — Seattle Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton has been fined an undisclosed amount and suspended from attending the team’s next five home games, the WNBA confirmed Thursday. The suspension came a day after the team apologized for an exchange that took place between one of its co-owners and two fans during the team’s 105-95 loss Tuesday night to the Indiana Fever. The Storm didn’t elaborate on the nature of the incident and didn’t say which Storm co-owner was involved. But on Thursday the team said it respects the league’s decision to fine and suspend Keaton. “We ...
Two local baseball teams finished at the bottom of the Iowa Star Conference’s North Division, but their talent was recognized just the same. Three members of the BCLUW baseball team were named to the Iowa Star North’s 12-player first team, including the second-straight such honor for ...
