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Gotterup wins Phoenix Open on first playoff hole

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Chris Gotterup did his part, charging up the Phoenix Open leaderboard with a closing flourish of five birdies in six holes. As he kept loose on the first tee at TPC Scottsdale, the 26-year-old knew he would need some help with Hideki Matsuyama still on the course with a ...

Vonn crashes in Olympic downhill, taken away by helicopter

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn 's defiant bid to win the Winter Olympic downhill at the age of 41, on a rebuilt right knee and a badly injured left knee, ended Sunday in a frightening crash that saw her taken to safety by a rescue helicopter for the second time in nine ...

USC slips past Penn State

Associated Press State College - Alijah Arenas scored 11 of his 24 points in the final four minutes, including the go-ahead basket with 0.7 seconds left, to help USC beat Penn State 77-75 on Sunday. Freddie Dilione V made a layup for Penn State that tied it at 75-all with 12 seconds ...

West Virginia’s upset bid falls short against Texas Tech

Associated Press JT Toppin had 22 points and nine rebounds and No. 13 Texas Tech broke a two-game losing skid with a 70-63 victory over West Virginia on Sunday. Donovan Atwell added 15 points for the Red Raiders (17-6, 7-3 Big 12) and Christian Anderson had 13 points and 11 assists in his ...

W&J’s Acosta reaches 1,000 points in win over Westminster

Alex Acosta needed one basket to surpass 1,000 points and did so two minutes into the game and went on to score 19 as Washington & Jefferson downed Westminster 105-84 in Presidents’ Athletic Conference play Saturday. Acosta became the 28th player in W&J history to achieve 1,000 ...

High School Basketball: Wash High knocks out McGuffey

Tristan Reed had a game-high 16 points as Washington eliminated McGuffey from playoff contention with a 44-37 win in a Class 3A Section 2 boys basketball game Saturday afternoon. The Highlanders (3-7, 11-11) led by three at halftime, but were outscored 15-6 in the fourth quarter. Vincent ...