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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 5 FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Without Max Duggan, the fourth-year quarterback who had lost his starting job going into this season, third-ranked TCU might not be undefeated, getting ready for the Big 12 championship game and on the verge of making the College Football Playoff. “It’s just our guys’ undying belief in him, and our guys trying to play their tails off for him because they have so much respect and admiration for what he brings to our football program every day,” first-year TCU coach Sonny Dykes said. “I’d do anything for that guy," sixth-year senior offensive lineman Wes Harris said. “He’s got the heart of a warrior and he’s just a leader." Since taking over in the second half of the season opener, after redshirt freshman starter Chandler Morris sprained his knee, Duggan has been one of the nation’s most efficient passers. He has completed two-thirds of his … [Read more...] about TCU QB Duggan goes from losing job to winning every game

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 12 DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 32 points and 12 rebounds, Jamal Murray scored a season-high 31 and the Denver Nuggets defeated the Houston Rockets 129-113 on Monday night. The win was the Nuggets’ third in a row following a home loss last Tuesday against lowly Detroit. “I also know this team has another level, another gear that we can get to,” Denver coach Michael Malone said. “Knowing that we had eight new guys coming in, knowing that we were bringing back a Jamal Murray and a Michael Porter, it wasn’t going to happen in the first 20 games, especially with all the injuries and COVID illnesses that we’ve had early on. When you account for the lack of continuity, the schedule, the injuries and the different lineups, I’m incredibly proud of our group for being where we are.” Jokic and Murray combined to shoot 64.7% from the … [Read more...] about Jokic, Murray lead Nuggets to 129-113 win over Rockets

Toto Wolff “can’t let” Mercedes fall into a slump such as Ferrari and Red Bull suffered after their years of domination were brought to an end. After seven seasons of dominating grand prix Sundays, Mercedes going on an unprecedented run of seven consecutive Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championship titles, the Brackley squad lost the World title to Max Verstappen in 2021 and this year Red Bull also claimed the teams’ trophy. It was a wretched season under F1’s all-new technical regulations, Lewis Hamilton recording his first season ever without a single win while George Russell managed just one. Instead of fighting at the front of the field, the team-mates were bouncing around the circuits, Russell fourth in the Drivers’ standings with Hamilton P6, his lowest ever finish. Mercedes finished third, their worst position under Wolff’s leadership. But there’s nothing the Austrian or anyone else can do to change 2022, the focus is now on ensuring it is not the beginning of a … [Read more...] about Toto Wolff: Mercedes ‘better be careful’ to avoid Ferrari and Red Bull slump

Fernando Alonso hopes his new association with Aston Martin will continue beyond the end of his driving contract. Along with some well-deserved chilling time, the 41-year-old Spaniard is spending the winter preparing for the start of the 2023 F1 campaign at a different team, for he is moving on to Aston Martin after two years at Alpine. The double former World Champion was happier with what the Silverstone-based squad were offering him over a multi-year period, whereas Alpine had been readying Oscar Piastri to take Alonso’s place within a year or two – only for the Australian rookie to also walk out for a seat at McLaren. While he continues to have ambitions to race in other categories when his time in F1 is done – as he did during his 2019-20 sabbatical – Alonso also sees himself eventually switching to a non-driving role with his new employers. “At the moment I don’t have anything clear in my head, but I know I will eventually stop driving one day and I will have had that … [Read more...] about Fernando Alonso keen to extend Aston Martin stay with non-driving role

Listen to this article 1. Will Toyota run away at the head of the field? Toyota topping the timesheets at the Prologue test at Paul Ricard last month came as no surprise, although the sheer size of the gap to the privateers - 4.372 seconds, to be exact - was a shock to some. But that figure doesn't quite tell the full story. Given the two TS050 Hybrids will be running this weekend in low-downforce spec, the relevant gap to the third-placed #11 SMP Racing BR Engineering BR1-AER is cut to 2.883s. And, remember, both Toyotas ran outside of the Equivalence of Technology rules at the Prologue for its best times, and then lapped slower than the leading privateer cars once they returned within the regulations. It's against that backdrop that the WEC's rulemakers decided to reduce the energy available per lap for the non-hybrids, from 1.69x compared to the Toyotas at Paul Ricard to 1.38x at Spa. The privateers have also been hit with a fuel decrease, going from 54kg to 47.1kg per … [Read more...] about Ten things to watch for in the Spa WEC opener

Sebastian Vettel has rated his former Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen as the “biggest natural talent” he’s ever competed against, saying if you give the Finn a steering wheel “he knows what to do with it”. Vettel partnered Raikkonen from 2015 to 2018, the duo winning 14 grands prix and ensuring Ferrari finished runner-up in three of their four years as team-mates. It was largely a harmonious partnership, barring one opening lap collision at the 2017 Singapore Grand Prix when the team-mates, together with Max Verstappen, crashed as they went into Turn 1. It marked the first time in history that both Ferrari F1 cars were eliminated on the opening lap. That, though, was a racing incident, nothing malicious, with Raikkonen saying after he left Formula 1 that the two had “a good relationship always” . They, however, weren’t able to add to Ferrari’s tally of World titles as team-mates, Raikkonen remaining the last driver to have won the Drivers’ Championship with the Scuderia … [Read more...] about Sebastian Vettel reveals the ‘biggest natural talent’ he ever raced against

Listen to this article Following weeks of speculation about his future, Ferrari issued a statement on Tuesday confirming that it had accepted Binotto's decision to leave. The team said Binotto would stay on board until December 31, and it hoped to have a replacement for him finalised in the new year. Binotto said that he regretted having to leave the team, but felt that it was the best thing for the Maranello outfit. "With the regret that this entails, I have decided to conclude my collaboration with Ferrari," he said. "I am leaving a company that I love, which I have been part of for 28 years, with the serenity that comes from the conviction that I have made every effort to achieve the objectives set. "I leave a united and growing team. A strong team, ready, I'm sure, to achieve the highest goals, to which I wish all the best for the future. I think it is right to take this step at this time as hard as this decision has been for me. "I would like to thank all … [Read more...] about Binotto resigns as Ferrari F1 team principal

NEW YORK - That "permanent floating crap game" that good old reliable Nathan is always trying to set up may be coming to Times Square. I'm not talking about "Guys and Dolls" - though that, coincidentally, may be in the cards, too. No, what's actually being pitched is a casino in the heart of the theater district, a serious proposal that has deeply alarmed the Broadway establishment. It's a ghastly idea. "As if Broadway wasn't already a gamble," a Tony-winning director joked to me. But what makes the notion truly untenable is the chaos that Times Square already is, and that a Vegas-style casino would only ramp up. "Hadestown" is at present a mythical place that only exists on the stage of a theater on West 48th Street. Inviting throngs of blackjack and slots and roulette lovers to a neighborhood already nearly impossible to navigate? That could turn the crowded theater district into a bona fide living hell. On Tuesday, the Broadway League spelled out exactly how awful a notion … [Read more...] about A casino in hectic Times Square? This theater critic says heck no

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 WASHINGTON (AP) — Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was convicted Tuesday of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential win, handing the Justice Department a major victory in its massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. A Washington, D.C., jury found Rhodes guilty of sedition after three days of deliberations in the the nearly two-month-long trial that showcased the far-right extremist group’s efforts to keep Republican Donald Trump in the White House at all costs. The rarely used, Civil War-era charge calls for up to 20 years behind bars. Rhodes didn’t go inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, but was accused of leading a plot that began shortly after the 2020 election to wage an armed rebellion to stop the transfer of presidential power. Through recordings and encrypted messages, jurors heard how Rhodes rallied his … [Read more...] about Oath Keepers boss guilty of seditious conspiracy in 1/6 case