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Madison Keys stuns top seed Aryna Sabalenka to win Australian Open
Madison Keys -- using a mix of solid serves, power and defense -- upset two-time defending champion and top seed Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 to win the Australian Open on Saturday, giving the 29-year-old American her first Grand Slam title in 46 tries.,Keys, the No. 19 seed, appeared in her first ...
No. 4 Alabama guarding against defensive slips vs. LSU
Alabama is ranked No. 4 in the country and is in the thick of the race to win the ultra-competitive SEC.,Head coach Nate Oats understands that maintaining that lofty ranking -- and translating competing for the SEC title into competing for the national championship -- requires extremely high standar...
No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, Madison Keys set for Australian Open final
American Madison Keys shocked No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek to crash the Australian Open women's final, where top-seeded, two-time defending champ Aryna Sabalenka awaits on Saturday.,Keys dropped the opening set 7-5 before rolling off 6-1 and 7-6 (8) wins to eliminate the five-time major champion in the se...
No. 4 Alabama piles up points, cruises past Vanderbilt
Fourth-ranked Alabama got 22 points each from Aden Holloway and Mouhamed Dioubate in a 103-87 win over Vanderbilt on Tuesday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Dioubate, a sophomore, registered a career high in points and had his second career double-double as he added 10 rebounds.,Mark Sears scored 21 points and ...
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner headed to Cooperstown
Ichiro Suzuki missed unanimous election to the Baseball Hall of Fame by one vote Tuesday night when he headlined a three-player class selected by the 394 voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America.,Suzuki will be joined on the Clark Sports Center stage in Cooperstown, N.Y., July 2...
Ichiro could be unanimous, others on the fence in Hall of Fame voting
If Ichiro Suzuki misses unanimous election to the Baseball Hall of Fame, it would be by a handful of votes at most.,For Carlos Beltran, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner, a handful of votes may determine whether any or all of them join Suzuki as a member of the Hall of Fame Class of 2025.,Suzuki is expec...
No. 4 Alabama, Vanderbilt preparing for fast-paced matchup
Two teams coming off wins over top-10 opponents meet in Tuscaloosa, Ala., when Vanderbilt travels to No. 4 Alabama on Tuesday evening.,The Crimson Tide (15-3, 4-1 SEC) excelled with a 102-97 win at then-No. 8 Kentucky on Saturday, marking Alabama's fifth straight road win. That followed a rare home ...
Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff reach Australian Open quarters
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka continued her quest for her third consecutive Australian Open title, defeating Russia's Mirra Andreeva 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday to reach the quarterfinals.,It was the 18th straight match win for Sabalenka, of Belarus, in Melbourne, Australia.,Andreeva, the No. 14 seed, won just...
Grant Nelson's 25 points help No. 4 Alabama top No. 8 Kentucky
Grant Nelson scored a season-best 25 points and collected 11 rebounds to help No. 4 Alabama notch a 102-97 victory over No. 8 Kentucky on Saturday afternoon in a high-octane Southeastern Conference contest at Lexington, Ky.,Mark Sears added 24 points and nine assists as the Crimson Tide (15-3, 4-1 S...
No. 8 Kentucky vies to KO another top foe in No. 4 Alabama
Kentucky owns a stellar 5-0 record against teams ranked in the top 15 this season.,The No. 8 Wildcats look to make it six straight wins over top-flight competition when they face No. 4 Alabama on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play at Lexington, Ky.,Kentucky (14-3, 3-1 SEC) recorded a 95-90 roa...
Naomi Osaka retires from third-round Australian Open match
Naomi Osaka exited the Australian Open the same way she bowed out of her previous two events -- retiring midmatch due to injury.,The 27-year-old Japanese star pulled out of her third-round match against Switzerland's Belinda Bencic after losing the first set 7-6 (3) on Friday in Melbourne, Australia...
Aryna Sabalenka extends Australian Open win streak
Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus owns the longest Australian Open women's singles winning streak in more than a decade after advancing out of the third round on Friday in Melbourne.,Sabalenka got past Denmark's Clara Tauson 7-6 (5), 6-4 in 2 hours, 6 minutes.,The victory was th...
Nick Saban, Michael Vick, Urban Meyer headline '25 HOF class
A year after retirement Nick Saban is headed to the College Football Hall of Fame as part of a class of 22 to be enshrined at a ceremony in Las Vegas in December. ,A seven-time national title winner, Saban retired from Alabama last January and was eligible for immediate induction in the Hall of Fame...
Naomi Osaka pulls off second-round upset at Australian Open
Naomi Osaka, ranked just No. 51 in the world after a disappointing 2024 season, shook off a slow start en route to a second-round upset win in the Australian Open on Wednesday.,Osaka rallied past 20th-seeded Karolina Muchova 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 in Melbourne, Australia.,A four-time Grand Slam champion, Osa...
Malik Dia powers No. 21 Ole Miss to upset of No. 4 Alabama
Malik Dia set season highs with 23 points and 19 rebounds, and No. 21 Ole Miss' stifling defense led to a 74-64 win over No. 4 Alabama on Tuesday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Dia made 11 of 21 shots while Jaylen Murray and Jaemyn Brakefield had 13 apiece for the Rebels (15-2, 4-0 SEC), who frustrated Alabama...
No. 21 Ole Miss to lean on familiar formula vs. No. 4 Alabama
No. 21 Ole Miss will look to carry over the same winning formula against a border rival when the Rebels face No. 4 Alabama on Tuesday night in a Southeastern Conference game Tuscaloosa, Ala.,The Rebels (14-2, 3-0) did something last season that they had not done during coach Chris Beard's brief tenu...
No. 5 Alabama looks to hold off No. 23 Ole Miss
The No. 23 Ole Miss Rebels will look to carry over the same winning formula against a border rival when they face No. 5 Alabama on Tuesday night in a Southeastern Conference game Tuscaloosa, Ala.,The Rebels (14-2, 3-0) did something last season that they had not done during coach Chris Beard's brief...
Aryna Sabalenka dances into second round at Australian Open
Aryna Sabalenka took her first step Sunday toward a third consecutive Australian Open title as the top-seeded Belarusian breezed to a 6-3, 6-2 win over Sloane Stephens in a first-round match in Melbourne.,Sabalenka had 20 winners and broke Stephens, who won the 2017 U.S. Open, on five occasions from...
Mark Sears’ 27 points, late FTs help No. 5 Alabama hold off No. 10 Texas A&M
Mark Sears poured in 27 points and sunk four key free throws in the final 21 seconds as No. 5 Alabama held off short-handed No. 10 Texas A&M 94-88 on Saturday in a key Southeastern Conference battle in College Station, Texas.,The Crimson Tide (14-2, 3-0 SEC) led by eight points at halftime and by 15...
No. 5 Alabama, No. 10 Texas A&M prepare for SEC's latest top-10 clash
Something has to give when No. 5 Alabama squares off against No. 10 Texas A&M in a battle of contradicting styles on Saturday in College Station, Texas.,Both the Crimson Tide and the Aggies are 13-2 overall and 2-0 in the Southeastern Conference, but the teams head into Saturday's clash in decidedly...