Texas Tech Runners Chase NCAA Bids at Mountain Regional
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Texas Tech cross country makes its postseason push Friday at the NCAA Mountain Regional, hosted by New Mexico on the UNM North Golf Course at 2201 Tucker Road NE. The women’s 6-kilometer race goes off at 11 a.m. Mountain time, and the men run 10 kilometers starting at noon. New Mexico said
Pete Crow-Armstrong Wins NL MVP Unanimously, Ends Ohtani Run
CHICAGO — Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs is the 2026 National League Most Valuable Player, and nobody else got a first-place vote. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced Thursday night that the center fielder was the top choice on all 30 ballots, for 420 points. Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers placed
Astros Slugger Yordan Alvarez Sweeps Every First-Place Vote
HOUSTON — Yordan Alvarez is the American League Most Valuable Player, and nobody who cast a ballot thought otherwise. The Houston Astros designated hitter was named on Thursday as the top choice of all 30 voters from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, finishing with 420 points. Tampa Bay third baseman Junior Caminero placed second
Harbaugh Calls on NFL to Close Loophole
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh wants the NFL to take a hard look at how the Denver Broncos walked away from a deadline deal for linebacker Daiyan Henley. The two AFC West rivals had agreed before the Nov. 10 trade deadline to send Henley to Denver for a 2027 fourth-round
NBA Suspends Rockets Guard Marcus Smart 3 Games for Punch
HOUSTON — The NBA on Thursday docked Houston Rockets guard Marcus Smart three games without pay, ruling that his punch landed on Warriors big man Charles Bassey during Wednesday night’s game. League basketball operations chief James Jones handed down the penalty. The swing came with 21 seconds left in the third quarter in Houston, in
No Charges for Driver in Deadly Wichita Soccer Field Crash
WICHITA, Kan. — The driver whose pickup rolled onto a youth soccer field at Stryker Sports Complex last month, killing two people and hurting 10 more, will not face criminal charges, the county’s top prosecutor, District Attorney Marc Bennett, announced Thursday. The Oct. 17 crash took the lives of a man, 35, and a boy,
Joey Porter Jr. Blames Ankle, Not Contract, for Absence
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys cornerback Joey Porter Jr. pushed back Thursday on online talk that his recent absence has anything to do with his contract, pointing instead to an ankle injury he has been fighting since his first game with the team. Dallas acquired Porter from Pittsburgh in a late-September trade for a second-round
Diggs Score Late Lifts Commanders Past Giants 24-21
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Stefon Diggs caught a 32-yard touchdown pass from Jayden Daniels with 57 seconds left Thursday night, and the Washington Commanders beat the New York Giants 24-21 at MetLife Stadium. Daniels finished with three touchdown passes despite two interceptions on back-to-back possessions in the fourth quarter. After the second pick, New York
Microsoft Works to Restore Outlook and Teams
REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft said Friday morning it was making steady headway on a worldwide failure that cut millions of people off from Outlook email, Teams scheduling and other workplace tools for most of a day. Trouble started around 12:50 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, when large numbers of users began reporting they could not reach
Lutnick Agrees to Testify to Senate Panel
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to go before the Senate Banking Committee next month to answer questions about how advanced Nvidia artificial intelligence chips may have reached companies in China. Committee Chairman Tim Scott sent letters Thursday asking Lutnick to appear Dec. 10 and former Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang to