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USA Basketball names 12-member women's roster for Paris
USA Basketball announced a veteran roster for the upcoming Paris Olympics, boasting a squad where each member has at least an Olympics or World Cup gold medal.,The Phoenix Mercury's Diana Taurasi was named to her sixth Olympics, with 38 Olympics basketball games to her credit, the most of any women'...
Super Regional: NC State outslugs Georgia to reach MCWS
Eli Serrano III and Alex Sosa each amassed three hits, including a homer, while leading No. 10 North Carolina State to an 8-5 win over No. 7 Georgia on Monday to earn a berth in the Men's College World Series.,The game was the finale of the best-of-three Athens (Ga.) Super Regional. The MCWS, which ...
Super Regional: NC State outslugs Georgia to reach MCWS
Eli Serrano III and Alex Sosa each amassed three hits, including a homer, while leading No. 10 North Carolina State to an 8-5 win over No. 7 Georgia on Monday to earn a berth in the Men's College World Series.,The game was the finale of the best-of-three Athens (Ga.) Super Regional. The MCWS, which ...
Super Regional: NC State outslugs Georgia to reach MWCS
Eli Serrano III and Alex Sosa each amassed three hits, including a homer, while leading No. 10 North Carolina State to an 8-5 win over No. 7 Georgia on Monday to earn a berth in the Men's College World Series.,The game was the finale of the best-of-three Athens (Ga.) Super Regional. The MCWS, which ...
Super Regional roundup: Florida stuns Clemson in 13 innings
Michael Robertson slapped a two-run double in the bottom of the 13th inning to lift Florida to a wild 11-10 win over No. 6 Clemson and a two-game sweep of the Clemson (S.C.) Super Regional on Sunday.,After Cam Cannarella's three-run home run tied the game 9-9 for Clemson in the ninth, Alden Mathes p...
Super Regional roundup: Florida stuns Clemson in 13 innings
Michael Robertson slapped a two-run double in the bottom of the 13th inning to lift Florida to a wild 11-10 win over No. 6 Clemson and a two-game sweep of the Clemson (S.C.) Super Regional on Sunday.,After Cam Cannarella's three-run home run tied the game 9-9 for Clemson in the ninth, Alden Mathes p...
NCAA baseball super regionals primer: Tennessee favored to capture title
Ten top seeds held serve. Five No. 3 seeds emerged. ,And then there's Evansville, just the ninth No. 4 regional seed to ever advance to the NCAA DI baseball super regionals, which begin on Friday and will pare the field of 16 remaining schools to eight by Monday.,Evansville is making its first-ever ...
Packed college football bowl schedule: NFL conflicts, expanded playoff
The expansion of the College Football Playoff to 12 teams means there will be college games aplenty during the holidays and after New Year's Day in 2025.,And in a scheduling twist, college football will find its first-round playoff games on Dec. 21 going head-to-head with a pair of NFL Saturday game...
Ex-player Chase Budinger makes U.S. Olympic beach volleyball team
Former college basketball standout and seven-year NBA veteran Chase Budinger will head to Paris next month to compete for the United States in the 2024 Summer Olympics -- in beach volleyball.,The 6-foot-7 Budinger and partner Miles Evans qualified Wednesday for the U.S. men's team. They are tied for...
Colts owner Jim Irsay leads list of Hall of Fame presenters
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay will present Dwight Freeney for enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this summer, the third time Irsay has done such honors.,The seven-member Class of 2024 will be enshrined on Aug. 3 in Canton, Ohio. The other inductees, and their presenters are:,--Rand...
Texas edges Stanford 1-0 to reach WCWS Championship Series
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Texas finally broke through in the seventh inning against Stanford star NiJaree Canady, pushing a run across in the top half to beat the Cardinal 1-0 in the Women's College World Series on Monday.,The Longhorns advanced to the WCWS Championship Series, where they'll take on either O...
Drew Brees eyes return to broadcast booth, sets sights on primetime
Retired quarterback and Super Bowl champion Drew Brees made it clear he wants a second chance to be on the call of NFL games.,After retiring following the 2020 season, Brees immediately went to work for NBC. He largely split his time as an analyst for Notre Dame football and as a voice on the networ...
Is door open for Oklahoma to get knocked off at Women’s College World Series?
OKLAHOMA CITY -- A few weeks ago, it looked like the door was wide open for a team other than Oklahoma to win the Women's College World Series.,While this season's WCWS, which begins Thursday in Oklahoma City, features several teams capable of winning the title, the Sooners are looking more and more...
Tennessee earns top seed in NCAA baseball tourney
Tennessee received the No. 1 overall seed as the Southeastern Conference sent a record-breaking number of teams to the Division I baseball tournament, which saw its bracket revealed Monday.,Eleven of the 14 SEC teams are heading to the tournament, and the top three overall seeds and five of the top ...
Commish: Automated ball-strike system still needs work
Commissioner Rob Manfred said the automated ball-strike system still needs work and likely will not be rolled out until at least 2026.,Manfred addressed the current status of the system, known as ABS, following the conclusion of the owners meetings in New York.,"We still have some technical issues; ...
WBC championship game returns to Miami in 2026
Miami's loanDepot Park will play host to the championship game of the World Baseball Classic for the second consecutive time when the tournament takes place again in 2026.,The Miami Marlins' home park was the scene of the 2023 WBC title game when Shohei Ohtani faced off against the United States' Mi...
Sky's Angel Reese invests in D.C. women's pro soccer club
Angel Reese continues to make her mark in the sports world.,The WNBA rookie has purchased a share of the DC Power Football Club (Power FC), a women's pro soccer team based in Washington, D.C., set to make its United Soccer League (USL) Super League debut this summer.,Reese, whose total stake in the ...
Serena Williams 'ready to hit some balls again'
Serena Williams caused a stir on Tuesday morning with a seven-word post over social media.,"I'm ready to hit some balls again," she wrote on Twitter.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I'm ready to hit some balls again</p>— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) <a href="https...
Hall of Fame Game returns to ABC
The 2024 Hall of Fame Game will be broadcast on Aug. 1 by ABC and ESPN.,The Pro Football Hall of Fame said Thursday this will be the first time ESPN has aired the game. It's sister network, ABC, had rights to the Hall of Fame Game from 1971-2005.,This year's preseason game in Canton, Ohio, will feat...
Amid turmoil, Jeff Fisher to lead Arena Football League
Former NFL coach Jeff Fisher has been named interim commissioner of the Arena Football League.,Fisher is taking the place of Lee Hutton, who didn't have the support of team owners as the league attempted to reboot after four dormant seasons. He exited the job on Tuesday.,The AFL began the season on ...