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NCAA sends letter of inquiry to Cincinnati about Sorsby

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The NCAA wants to know what the University of Cincinnati knew about former quarterback Brendan Sorsby and his gambling issues during his two seasons with the program. According to reports by multiple media outlets, the NCAA has sent an official letter of inquiry to the school regarding Sorsby, who was ruled permanently ineligible by the NCAA in April after he placed thousands of impermissible sports bets over the past four years. Sorsby spent two seasons each at Indiana and Cincinnati before transferring to Texas Tech earlier this offseason. Texas Tech has since cut ties with ...

Pitner ready to get back on ice after injury

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While injuries derailed much of his sophomore season, former Youngstown Phantoms defenseman Tory Pitner was cleared for his third collegiate season. His 2026-27 campaign officially kicked off last week as the blueliner participated at the Colorado Avalanche’s development camp. It was the ...

Bradley fans 10, Twins beat Guardians

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MINNEAPOLIS — Taj Bradley allowed one run and struck out 10 in seven innings, Kody Clemens had two hits and an RBI, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 on Tuesday night. Bradley (8-3), who set a career best with 11 strikeouts in his last outing July 1 at Houston, had ...

Timely hitting sends Creekside 18U past Avalanche

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STRUTHERS — It took some time for Creekside to get its bats going during Tuesday’s 18U Class B game against the Avalanche, but once it did, it quickly racked up the runs. Creekside, which lost the first meeting of the season with the Avalanche on June 19, avenged that loss with a 6-2 ...

Djokovic reaches Wimbledon semifinals

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LONDON — Side to side. Corner to corner. Novak Djokovic kept pushing Felix Auger-Aliassime back and forth along the Centre Court baseline at Wimbledon to retrieve one shot after another. Finally, on the 22nd shot of a grueling rally deep in a fifth-set super tiebreaker, Auger-Aliassime had ...

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Knicks’ Brunson has wrist surgery NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson has undergone left wrist surgery and is expected to be back on the court when the New York Knicks begin defense of their NBA title, a person with knowledge of the details said Tuesday. The NBA Finals MVP is expected to resume basketball activities later this summer, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because there was no announcement about Brunson’s procedure. Brunson’s surgery was first reported by SNY. Brunson, who is left-handed, didn’t let the wrist injury slow him down on the ...