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Valero Texas Open: Round 3 suspended due to weather
The third round of the Valero Texas Open was suspended due to incoming storm systems in the area around TPC San Antonio on Saturday.,Play was halted at 12:51 p.m. ET with lightning detected in the area. Heavy rainfall is expected before tapering off around 4 p.m.,World No. 11 Robert MacIntyre of Sco...
Geno Auriemma, Dawn Staley engage in game-ending argument
The rivalry between South Carolina and UConn reached new heights at the end of the teams' matchup in the Women's Final Four on Friday in Phoenix when the head coaches got into an on-court spat.,With the final seconds winding down on the Gamecocks' 62-48 victory, South Carolina coach Dawn Staley and ...
Kaleb Canales hired as basketball coach at Weber State
Weber State hired Kaleb Canales as its next men's basketball coach on Friday.,Canales, 47, was the associate head coach this season for a Troy team that reached the NCAA Tournament.,He also has 18 years of experience in the NBA, and his lengthy coaching resume includes a stint as the Portland Trail ...
Valero Texas Open starts after 90-minute weather delay
The start of the first round at the Valero Texas Open was delayed 90 minutes due to inclement weather on Thursday morning, the PGA Tour announced.,Players originally were scheduled to tee off at 7:30 a.m. local time. ,The action got underway at TPC San Antonio at 9 a.m. with preferred lies in effect...
Valero Texas Open start delayed by dangerous weather
The start of the first round at the Valero Texas Open was delayed on Thursday morning due to a "dangerous weather situation" in the San Antonio Area, the PGA Tour announced.,Players were originally scheduled to tee off at 7:30 a.m. CT. The start time was pushed back to 8:15 a.m. CT.,Showers with iso...
Tommy Fleetwood headlines Texas Open field as The Masters looms
It's go time for the PGA Tour stalwarts who are searching for some form before they travel to Augusta National -- and it's the last chance for everyone else to snag a ticket.,The Valero Texas Open once again occupies the week before the Masters on the tour schedule, and Englishman Tommy Fleetwood wi...
Avalanche D Cale Makar (upper body) 'to miss some time'
Colorado Avalanche star defenseman Cale Makar is expected to sit out a few games due to an upper-body injury, head coach Jared Bednar announced Wednesday.,"(He's) going to be OK. He's going to miss some time here. Nothing serious, though," Bednar said Wednesday during his show on Altitude radio.,Mak...
Golf Glance: Final Masters spot on line in Texas; $4M purse for LPGA in Vegas
The final spot in the Masters Tournament is on the line as the PGA Tour stops in San Antonio, while a $4 million purse is up for grabs for an elite women's field at the ultra-exclusive Shadow Creek in Las Vegas.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: Valero Texas Open, San Antonio, April 2-5,Course: TPC San Antonio (P...
Pats to exercise CB Christian Gonzalez's 5th-year option
The New England Patriots plan to exercise the fifth-year option for Pro Bowl cornerback Christian Gonzalez, head coach Mike Vrabel said Tuesday.,"Yes. If we haven't picked it up, we should pick it up," Vrabel told reporters at the league meetings in Phoenix.,"We want to make sure that we draft extre...
Collin Morikawa WDs from Valero Texas Open, Masters in question
Collin Morikawa withdrew from the Valero Texas Open on Tuesday due to back spasms, putting his availability for the upcoming Masters in jeopardy.,Frankie Capan III will participate in this week's tournament in San Antonio in place of Morikawa, 29, who hasn't played since withdrawing from The Players...
NBA approves sale of Trail Blazers to Tom Dundon-led group
The NBA Board of Governors approved the sale of the Portland Trail Blazers from the estate of Paul Allen to a group led by Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon, the league announced Monday.,Valued at approximately $4.25 billion, the transaction will be a two-part deal, with 80.1% being bought this w...
Alexa Grasso Lands One of the Best Women’s MMA KOs Ever at UFC Seattle
Alexa Grasso scores a brutal KO over Maycee Barber at UFC Seattle, delivering one of the most violent finishes in women’s MMA history....
Duke G Caleb Foster expected to play vs. UConn
Duke point guard Caleb Foster is expected to play again in Sunday's Elite Eight game of the NCAA Tournament against UConn after he returned from a foot fracture on Friday.,Foster came off the bench and recorded 11 points and two assists in an 80-75 Round of 16 game against St. John's. That contest w...
Aryna Sabalenka completes Sunshine Double over Coco Gauff in Miami Open final
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka showed exactly why she deserves that top ranking Saturday.,Sabalenka completed the Sunshine Double, the first to do so since 2022, with her win over No. 4 American Coco Gauff 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in the Miami Open final at Miami Gardens, Fla.,"I haven't had a moment to stop, loo...
North Carolina F Caleb Wilson declares for NBA draft
North Carolina freshman star Caleb Wilson officially declared for the 2026 NBA Draft.,The 6-foot-10 forward averaged 19.8 points and 9.4 rebounds in 24 games before missing the last nine games of the season with hand and thumb injuries.,Wilson captioned a group of photos posted on Instagram on Frida...
Reports: Sun moving to Houston in ‘27 after sale to Fertitta family
The Fertitta family, which owns the NBA's Houston Rockets, are purchasing the WNBA's Connecticut Sun with the intention of moving the team to Houston, PaperCity Magazine and ESPN reported Friday.,The upcoming season will be the last the Sun play in Connecticut, their home since 2003, before relocati...
Duke's Caleb Foster game-time decision vs. St. John's
Duke point guard Caleb Foster has a chance to play Friday in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament against St. John's.,Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer said Thursday that Foster will be a game-time decision before No. 1 overall seed Duke meets Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino and his No. 5 Red S...
Bulls F Jalen Smith (calf), G Jaden Ivey (knee) done for season
Chicago Bulls power forward Jalen Smith and guard Jaden Ivey will miss the rest of the season due to their respective injuries, the team announced Thursday.,Smith aggravated his right calf while playing in just six minutes of Chicago's 157-137 setback to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.,He avera...
Coco Gauff leads American surge into Miami Open quarterfinals
The American trio of No. 4 seed Coco Gauff, No. 5 seed Jessica Pegula, and unseeded Hailey Baptiste advanced to the Miami Open quarterfinals with victories Monday in Miami Gardens, Fla.,A fourth American could join them, as No. 6 seed Amanda Anisimova faces Swiss 12th seed Belinda Bencic as part of ...
Duke G Caleb Foster has 'outside chance' to play in Sweet 16
Duke guard Caleb Foster is working toward a return during the Sweet 16 with the No. 1 seed Blue Devils and No. 5 St. John's scheduled to tip off Friday in Washington, D.C., in an East Region semifinal, just under three weeks removed from a foot injury. ,Foster fractured his foot in the regular-seaso...