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Memphis hires Virginia sports administrator Ed Scott as its athletic director 06/26/2024 02:49pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis has hired Virginia sports administrator Ed Scott as its athletic director and senior vice president. The school announced the move Wednesday. Scott worked at Virginia since January 2022. He oversaw men's basketball, baseball, swimming and diving and track and field am Bubba Nickles wins Athletes Unlimited AUX softball title; Jocelyn Alo finishes second 06/26/2024 02:47pm • Bubba Nickles captured the Athletes Unlimited AUX professional softball title when Jocelyn Alo was given an intentional walk with the title on the line. Alo was on the verge of winning Tuesday night. One more hit for college softball’s all-time home run leader and one of the all-time greats in the Fed up with the UK Conservatives, some voters turn to the anti-immigration Reform party for answers 06/26/2024 12:53pm • CLACTON-ON-SEA, England (AP) — Dorothy Carr is fed up with how things are run in her hometown. It’s impossible to get a doctor's appointment through Britain's state-run health care system. Local buses have been canceled. There isn’t enough public housing. Like many others in Clacton-on-Sea — From DVF to Star Wars, filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy charts her own path in Hollywood 06/26/2024 12:00pm • Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s oeuvre defies simple categorization. She’s made documentaries about acid attack victims and child refugees. She’s focused her lens on the extraordinary life of designer Diane von Furstenberg. She’s spearheaded animated films for and about Pakistani children. Defending national champion South Carolina to play in eight-team Fort Myers Tip-off in November 06/26/2024 11:47am • FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Defending national champion South Carolina will take part in the eight-team, Fort Myers Tip-off tournament over Thanksgiving weekend. The Gamecocks, who at 38-0 became the first undefeated champion in eight seasons, open against Iowa State before taking on Purdue in the sec Dream leaning on veteran Tina Charles to help fill scoring void left by Rhyne Howard's injury 06/26/2024 11:28am • COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Top scorer Rhyne Howard is out indefinitely with an ankle injury, making it more important for veteran Tina Charles to add punch to the Atlanta Dream's low-scoring attack as they attempt to remain in the WNBA playoff picture. Coach Tanisha Wright and the Dream are leaning Today in Sports - Roger Federer wins his record 42nd straight grass-court match 06/26/2024 10:00am • June 27 1890 — Canadian boxer George Dixon becomes first black world champion when he stops English bantamweight champion Edwin “Nunc” Wallace in 18 rounds in London, England. 1903 — Willie Anderson captures the U.S. Open with a two-stroke victory over David Brown in a playoff. 1914 — Jack Montgomery Co. officer who lost both legs plans return to police department and football field 06/26/2024 09:00am • The Montgomery County police sergeant who was struck by a reckless driver last year, leading to the amputation of both his legs, is eyeing a return to the police force in the next couple of months. On the morning of Oct. 18, 2023, Patrick Kepp was trying to stop 19-year-old Raphael Mayorga, of Fr Where tech, politics & giving meet: CEO Nicole Taylor considers Silicon Valley's busy intersection 06/26/2024 08:32am • Nicole Taylor has an insider's view of philanthropic trends from her seat as the president and CEO of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Located in Mountain View, California, the community foundation's donors gave out nearly $4.6 billion in 2023, a significant increase from the $2.6 billion gr NBA mock draft: Frenchman Alexandre Sarr to go No. 1, UConn's Clingan rises 06/26/2024 06:00am • Players move up and down every year based on workouts and interviews in the weeks leading up to the NBA draft. This year's draft, which starts with Wednesday's first round, has no consensus No. 1 pick and could be the weakest in recent memory, so there has been more fluctuations in predictions th JuJu Watkins enjoying summer, dreams of playing in 2028 Olympics in hometown Los Angeles 06/26/2024 06:00am • NEW YORK (AP) — JuJu Watkins has already thought about how special it would be to play for the U.S. in 2028 at the Olympics in her hometown of Los Angeles. “That's definitely a long-term goal of mine when I get done with my college career," Watkins said in an interview with The Associated Press Knicks set to acquire Mikal Bridges in a trade from the Brooklyn Nets, AP sources say 06/26/2024 02:51am • NEW YORK (AP) — Mikal Bridges is being traded by the Brooklyn Nets to the New York Knicks, where he will join Jalen Brunson and his other former Villanova teammates, two people with knowledge of the details said Tuesday. The first trade between the New York rivals since 1983 will put Bridges in th Biden and Trump are set to debate. Here's what their past performances looked like 06/26/2024 12:03am • WASHINGTON (AP) — What people remember from Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s first debate four years ago are likely the interruptions, the shouting and the “will you shut up, man?” Then-President Trump arrived at that first matchup in Cleveland seemingly determined to steamroll Biden at every tu Rival revival: Texas snags baseball coach Schlossnagle from Texas A&M after Aggies finish 2nd at CWS 06/25/2024 09:20pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jim Schlossnagle, who built the Texas A&M baseball program into a national power in three years and led the Aggies to the brink of this season's national championship, is leaving to become coach at arch-rival Texas. Schlossnagle and Texas A&M officials announced that h Houston begins search for new athletics director after parting ways with Pezman 06/25/2024 08:45pm • HOUSTON (AP) — The University of Houston has started the search for a new athletics director after parting ways with Chris Pezman. Pezman was let go last week after leading the school’s athletic department since 2017 and helping Houston transition into its move to the Big 12 Conference last year