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Pre-Final Four deadline set for future NCAA Tournament expansion
A decision on expansion of the NCAA Tournament in future years from 68 teams to 76 has a pre-Final Four deadline.,NCAA president Charlie Baker said Tuesday at the Intercollegiate Athletics Forum that talks are active and include media rights holders CBS and Warner Brothers Discovery. ,"We are certai...

Open Championship moving to August in '28 due to Olympics
The Open Championship will be pushed back to August in 2028 to avoid a conflict with the Los Angeles Olympics.,Instead of its typical mid-July calendar slot, golf's oldest major will be contested from Aug. 3-6, 2028.,The 2028 Summer Games are scheduled for July 14-30, including the golf competition ...

PARIVISION, Imperial, B8 move on at StarLadder Budapest Major
PARIVISION, Imperial Esports and B8 punched their tickets to Stage 3 of the StarLadder Budapest Major with victories Monday.,In the Round 4 High matches, PARIVISION swept Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0, while Imperial outlasted M80 and B8 beat 3DMAX by 2-1 scores.,The losing sides have one more chance to adv...

FaZe, NaVi advance to Stage 3 of StarLadder Budapest Major
FaZe Clan and Natus Vincere became the first two teams to advance out of Stage 2 of the StarLadder Budapest Major on Sunday.,Both teams finished off 2-0 sweeps to clinch spots in Stage 3, with FaZe Clan coasting past Ninjas in Pyjamas and Natus Vincere sweeping B8.,Thirty-two teams began play in the...

Four teams jump to 2-0 starts in Stage 2 of StarLadder Budapest Major
FaZe Clan, Natus Vincere, B8 and Ninjas in Pyjamas won two matches apiece on Saturday to get off to a strong start in Stage 2 of the StarLadder Budapest Major.,Thirty-two teams began play in the $1.25 million Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event, which features three consecutive Swiss System stage...

FlyQuest, M80 advance out of first stage at Budapest Major
FlyQuest and M80 swept their Round 3 High matches on Tuesday to become the first two teams to advance to the second stage of the StarLadder Budapest Major.,FlyQuest steamrolled Fluxo, 13-1 on Overpass and 13-3 on Inferno. Australia's Declan "Vexite" Portelli had 30 kills and Romania's Iulian "regali...

FlyQuest, M80, Fluxo, NRG start 2-0 at StarLadder Budapest Major
FlyQuest was one of four teams to open the StarLadder Budapest Major with a pair of wins on Monday.,M80, Fluxo and NRG joined FlyQuest with 2-0 starts as the quartet moved into the Round 3 High matches in the opening stage of the $1.25 million tournament. Those four teams are now one win away from a...

No. 8 Oregon runs, throws all over Minnesota in win
Dante Moore threw for 310 yards and a pair of scores to lead No. 8 Oregon to a 42-13 win over Minnesota on Friday night in Eugene, Ore.,Moore threw only three incomplete passes in 30 attempts as the Ducks (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten) racked up 510 yards of total offense in their fourth straight victory.,Tight...

Chiefs-Bills game draws 30.8M viewers, 2nd-most this season
The Kansas City Chiefs-Buffalo Bills game this past Sunday drew an average of 30.8 million viewers on CBS, making it the second-most-watched NFL game this season.,That number trailed only the average of 33.8 million viewers that tuned in to see the Super Bowl LIX rematch between the Philadelphia Eag...

William Byron wins at Martinsville, joins Championship 4 with Kyle Larson
William Byron beat Ryan Blaney in an 11-lap dash and won the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway, putting him in the field with teammate Kyle Larson for next weekend's championship race after Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Round of 8 finale in Martinsville, Va.,With Blaney leading and the pair charging...

Time ticking as title quest continues at tricky Talladega
With a hat tip to New York Yankees great Yogi Berra, the Round of 8 NASCAR Cup Series playoff is getting late early.,Only three races are left in a 2025 season that has been filled with highs and lows, including a tearful Denny Hamlin after career win No. 60 at Las Vegas last Sunday.,That could be d...

Solheim Cup dates set for 2028 at Valhalla
The 2028 Solheim Cup will take place from Sept. 8-10 at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, the LPGA announced on Wednesday.,The 21st edition of the international team competition will be held for the first time at the Kentucky venue.,"As we look to September 2028, we are so excited to work with the t...

NCAA moving '28 Women's Final Four to Colts' stadium
The 2028 Women's Final Four shifted from Gainbridge Fieldhouse to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, allowing for a larger crowd as the sport surges in popularity.,"Moving the 2028 Women's Final Four to Lucas Oil Stadium will allow for more access for our fans, and it represents the continued growth...

Max Holloway spoils Dustin Poirier’s retirement sendoff with decision win
The trilogy fight between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier may not have been a microcosm of their first two encounters, but it delivered an electrifying final 15 seconds when Holloway and the retiring Poirier traded blows in Round 5.,The result was a victory for lightweight Holloway by unanimous deci...

Crowd will be behind retiring Dustin Poirier vs. Max Holloway at UFC 318
UFC 318 will culminate with the trilogy fight between Max Holloway and the retiring Dustin Poirier for Holloway's "BMF" title on Saturday in New Orleans.,Holloway (26-8 MMA) and Poirier (30-9, 1 NC) previously fought in 2012 and 2019, with Poirier winning both fights. The most recent meeting saw Poi...

Commanders to retire WR Art Monk's No. 81
The Washington Commanders will retire the No. 81 of Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Art Monk during a halftime ceremony at their Nov. 2 game against the Seattle Seahawks.,Monk, now 67, was selected No. 18 overall in the 1980 NFL Draft out of Syracuse by Washington. He spent 14 seasons with t...

Jonathan Milan sprints to stage win at Tour de France
Italy's Jonathan Milan captured Stage 8 of the Tour de France with a successful sprint to the finish on Saturday in Laval, France.,It was the first career stage win at the Tour de France for the 24-year-old Milan, the 2021 Tokyo Olympics gold medalist in team pursuit and the 2024 world champion in i...

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes against 18-game regular season
Take it from Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, a playoff regular since entering the NFL, every additional game takes a physical toll. ,While commissioner Roger Goodell and NFL owners have discussed expanding the regular season to 18 games, the issue requires collective bargaining with players. Cou...

Report: NFLPA won't discuss 18-game season until 'at least early 2026'
The NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell have made many overtures about the league having an expanded 18-game regular-season schedule in its future, but according to sources, the NFL Players Association has not been willing to discuss it just yet.,According to a Washington Post report Tuesday, the NFL...

HEROIC, B8 advance at BLAST.tv Austin Major
HEROIC and B8 eked out 2-1 wins on Wednesday to seal berths in Group Stage 2 at the BLAST.tv Austin Major in Texas.,In Round 3 high matches of Group Stage 1, HEROIC edged FlyQuest, and B8 nipped Wildcard.,The day also featured two elimination matches with Chinggis Warriors overtaking Fluxo 2-1 and I...