College football: Star QB for TCU charged in assault

SAN ANTONIO — TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin was arrested early Thursday and charged with felony assault of a police officer after fans at a bar were allegedly heckling the one-time Heisman Trophy contender. He was swiftly suspended for the Alamo Bowl in an abrupt and inglorious end to a brilliant college career. Boykin was arrested […]

Commentary: Hockey returns ‘to its roots’ with Winter Classic

For some fortunate souls, growing up playing hockey outdoors provided memories to cherish.

NBA roundup: Warriors again rest Curry, but get a win

HOUSTON — Klay Thompson scored 38 points and the Golden State Warriors overcame star Stephen Curry’s absence to beat the Houston Rockets 114-110 on Thursday night. Golden State was blown out by Dallas on Wednesday night for just its second loss of the season when Curry missed his first game since March because of a […]

NHL roundup: Carolina snaps Washington’s 9-game winning streak

RALEIGH, N.C. — Eric Staal broke a tie 51 seconds into the third period and the Carolina Hurricanes went on to beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Thursday night. Phillip Di Giuseppe, Jeff Skinner and Andrej Nestrasil also scored, and Eddie Lack made 30 saves to help the Hurricanes end the Capitals’ winning streak at […]

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HOCKEY United States beats Denmark 4-1 in world juniors to finish second in Group A Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist to lead the United States to a 4-1 victory over Denmark in the world junior hockey championships at Helsinki, Finland. Sonny Milano and Anders Bjork added scores for the U.S., and Colin […]

Alabama heads to championship game with 38-0 rout of Michigan State

The Crimson Tide shut out the Spartans and set up a showdown with Clemson on Jan. 11 for the national title.

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Mid-Coast winter teams on to 2016