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Hamlin rallies to win at Las Vegas after penalty

LAS VEGAS — Denny Hamlin returned to victory lane at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday for his first win since he lost the NASCAR championship four months ago, and first since the death of his father in a December house fire. "I knew it took a few weeks to feel like driving," Hamlin said ...

Young triumphs as others falter at The Players

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Cameron Young picked up a big title to go with his major talent Sunday, hitting the shot of his career to 10 feet on the wind-blown island green for birdie and winning The Players Championship when Matt Fitzpatrick missed an 8-foot par putt on the final ...

Penguins rally from 2-goal deficit to top Mammoth

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Noel Acciari scored the go-ahead goal at the 8:03 mark of the third period to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins past the Utah Mammoth 4-3 on Saturday night. Acciari won a battle for the puck with Nick Schmaltz and scored on a close-range snap shot to help the Penguins ...

Lucas scores 33, sparks Vulcans to NCAA win

California’s Bryson Lucas has earned a rich reputation as a standout college basketball player with his play on the defensive end of the court. The 6-7 redshirt junior forward from Clarksburg, W.Va., has twice been named the Defensive Player of the PSAC West and his performance this year ...

WVU is one of 16 hosts for NCAA women’s basketball tournament

By Doug Feinberg AP Basketball Writer Anticipated No. 1 seeds UConn, UCLA, South Carolina and Texas were chosen as hosts for the first two rounds of the NCAA Women's Tournament on Saturday. For the first time, the NCAA revealed the 16 teams that will be hosting on opening weekend a day ...

A sportsman’s journal – write about it

At the rear of my classroom, for the better part of 30 years, hung a poster which read, “Life is Weird - Write About It.” And my students did. Some complained, at first. Others begrudgingly jumped through the hoops. A few embraced the exercise of pen to page with every fiber in their being. ...