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Big 10, SEC bristle at Congress’ attempt to fix college sports

National Sports

The Protect College Sports Act took a step forward Thursday with a Senate committee approval. Plenty of potential pitfalls remain ahead, including opposition from the Big Ten and Southeastern conferences. The two most powerful conferences in college sports made clear that "revisions are needed to secure our support" for a bill designed to stabilize college sports. The opposition has renewed speculation that the two leagues and their 34 schools stretching from coast to coast will split from the NCAA and form a super league. U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, has heard the ...

Guardians avoid sweep with 4-2 win at Milwaukee

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MILWAUKEE — Travis Bazzana hit a go-ahead solo homer in the seventh inning, Parker Messick pitched six effective innings and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Thursday. David Fry and Kyle Manzardo also homered for the Guardians, who lost the first two games of the ...

Accident knocks Perez from Tigers’ game, Torres back on IL

Michigan Sports

HOUSTON (AP) — The Detroit Tigers were without two players in a 4-2 loss to the Houston Astros on Wednesday, missing outfielder Wenceel Perez due to a freak accident and second baseman Gleyber Torres with an oblique strain. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch told reporters Perez was hit in the the ...

Tar Heels, Sooners meet in CWS finals tonight

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OMAHA, Neb. — Scott Forbes had just wrapped up a College World Series news conference Friday when Skip Johnson walked into the room to pose with him for an annual picture of the head coaches next to the national championship trophy, a longtime tradition the day before the start of the ...

PWHL draft host Detroit has to wait till 2nd round to pick

Michigan Sports

DETROIT — Established veterans Hilary Knight and Marie-Philip Poulin helped deliver a post-Olympic boost to the Professional Women's Hockey League coming out of the Milan Cortina Games in February. On Wednesday, it was the youngsters' turn to take the spotlight at the draft. In being ...

Clark’s ups and downs bring him to top of US Open

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SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — The smashed-up locker at Oakmont last year is as much a part of Wyndham Clark's resume as the U.S. Open title he won two years before that. Such is life in a world teeming with cell phone cameras and viral video. Such is life in professional golf, a sport built on ...