fieldlevelmedia Page 240 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Who got left out? NCAA Tournament committee snubs
The Southeastern Conference received 10 bids to the NCAA Tournament, but two of the biggest snubs also were teams from the league.,Oklahoma and Auburn were on the outside of the 68-team field when SMU of the Atlantic Coast Conference landed the final spot.,The Sooners (19-15) were the first team omi...
Paul Rothrock scores first goal on Quakes all season, Sounders win 1-0
Paul Rothrock scored his second goal of the campaign midway through the first half to lift the visiting Seattle Sounders to a 1-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday.,Andrew Thomas made seven saves to keep a third MLS clean sheet of the season for Seattle (3-1-0, 9 points), which won its...
Angel City pour it on in 4-0 win over Stars
Angel City FC poured it on in the second half to produce a 4-0 win over the Chicago Stars in both teams' NWSL season opener on Sunday in Los Angeles.,Kennedy Fuller opened the scoring in the 33rd minute before Evelyn Shores, Ary Borges and Maiara Niehues added goals after halftime for Angel City (1-...
UConn, UCLA, Texas, South Carolina lead women's NCAA field
UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina are the four No. 1 seeds for the women's 2026 NCAA Tournament, as revealed Sunday night.,Undefeated UConn got the nod over one-loss UCLA as the top overall seed despite some conversation over whether the Bruins deserved the spot. UCLA had a tougher strength of s...
Miami (Ohio) has 'home game' in Dayton as First Four slate set
The First Four that opens the NCAA Tournament this week in Dayton, Ohio includes a program famous for knocking off a top seed, one team that has never won in the Big Dance, another which is approaching a 40-year NCAA Tournament win drought and one school that practically has a home game.,That latter...
Brittany Ratcliffe's late header gets Reign past Pride
Brittany Ratcliffe scored the tiebreaking goal on a header in the 82nd minute as the Seattle Reign opened the NWSL season with a 2-1 victory against the host Orlando Pride in a weather-delayed match Sunday., ,Jess Fishlock also scored for Seattle and Nerilia Mondesir had two assists., ,Barbra Banda ...
Another big night by Quentin Grimes lifts 76ers over Blazers
Quentin Grimes scored a season-high 31 points as the Philadelphia 76ers notched a 109-103 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.,After tying his season high with 28 points in Saturday's win over the Brooklyn Nets, Grimes stepped up again Sunday with his team once again playing w...
Spring training roundup: Tyler Tolve's homer lifts Braves over Phillies
Reliever JR Ritchie pitched a shutout over the final four innings and Tyler Tolve homered in the ninth as visiting Atlanta improved to an MLB-best 15-5 this spring with a 1-0 victory Sunday afternoon over Philadelphia in Clearwater, Fla.,Ritchie (1-1) permitted no hits and struck out six. He walked ...
Injured Clippers prepare to host Spurs machine
With four weeks remaining in the regular season, the San Antonio Spurs will be out to continue their methodical push up the Western Conference standings when they visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday in Inglewood, Calif.,Once six games behind the conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder and in f...
Ahead of Dallas duel, Avalanche can't overlook Penguins
The Colorado Avalanche are in a tight battle with Dallas for first place in the Central Division, so every point matters. They can pick up two more when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night.,Colorado has been atop the NHL standings for most of the season, but the Stars' 14-0-1 surge has...
Miami (Ohio) not last team in NCAA field, but treated like it with First Four trip
According to NCAA Tournament committee chair Keith Gill, Miami (Ohio) was not on the edge of being excluded from the 2026 NCAA Tournament field.,Gill, the Sun Belt Conference commissioner, asserted that the RedHawks received the 34th of 37 at-large invites into the 68-team field.,But when it came ti...
Duke takes lessons from ACC tourney to Big Dance with No. 1 overall seed
Among the goals for top-ranked Duke was to learn as much as possible from a restructured lineup during the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.,Then the Blue Devils learned Sunday that they'll have a challenging route to negotiate through the NCAA Tournament.,Duke is the overall No. 1 seed and occu...
Drake Batherson, Senators surge past Sharks
Drake Batherson scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third period of a 7-4 win for the Ottawa Senators against the visiting San Jose Sharks on Sunday.,Fabian Zetterlund, Warren Foegele and Brady Tkachuk each had a goal and an assist, and Linus Ullmark made 19 saves for the Senators, who ...
NCAA Tournament: Names to know before the Dance begins
While filling out your NCAA Tournament bracket, it's valuable to know the names most likely to deliver in big games ahead. ,From Duke's Boozers, to Purdue's Kaufman-Renn all the way to Uzan in Houston, we're helping you identify the difference makers setting the tone in the Big Dance. ,Darius Acuff,...
Cameron Young wins Players Championship by 1 shot in wild finish
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Cameron Young clinched his second PGA Tour title and the biggest win of his career with a sensational one-shot victory at The Players Championship on Sunday after a drama-laden afternoon at TPC Sawgrass.,One stroke behind England's Matt Fitzpatrick with two holes to play, ...
Denny Hamlin overcomes penalty to secure 1st 2026 win at Las Vegas
Denny Hamlin overcame an early speeding penalty and later beat Chase Elliott in a 50-lap final run Sunday to become the third different winner in the NASCAR Cup Series season, capturing the Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nev. ,The Joe Gibbs Racing driv...
Lakers, Rockets ready for important pre-playoff showdowns
With the stakes escalating seemingly with each game, the Los Angeles Lakers did not squander an opportunity against the Denver Nuggets to continue climbing the Western Conference standings., ,The Lakers' 127-125 overtime win over the Nuggets on Saturday not only clinched the season series between th...
Brian White nets brace as Whitecaps pound Minnesota United
Brian White scored a brace and Sebastian Berhalter added a goal and had two assists as the Vancouver Whitecaps cruised to a 6-0 victory over visiting Minnesota United on Sunday afternoon, spoiling the MLS debut of James Rodriguez.,Emmanuel Sabbi and Mathias Laborda each had a goal and an assist and ...
Duke, Arizona, Michigan, Florida earn NCAA top seeds; Miami (Ohio) last team in
They were mocked by pundits across the nation, their schedule was scoffed at and when they finally lost, bubble teams saw renewed hope.,But here is how you now refer to the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks: 2026 NCAA Tournament participants.,The RedHawks (31-1) barely skated into the March Madness field as one...
Miami (Ohio) gets last NCAA Tournament spot, sent to First Four
Miami (Ohio) was the final team in the 2026 NCAA Tournament field revealed Sunday night, but the RedHawks have work to do before advancing to the 64-team bracket.,Miami (Ohio) is a No. 11 seed in the Midwest Region and the last team in the field but must defeat SMU in the First Four in Dayton, Ohio....