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Columbia hires Florida's Kevin Hovde as basketball coach
Columbia is bringing back Florida assistant Kevin Hovde as its new head basketball coach.,He will continue with the Gators, who are in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, until the end of their season.,Hovde was an assistant coach at the Ivy League program for five seasons from 2012-16, including t...
Colorado State's Niko Medved hired at alma mater Minnesota
Minnesota hired Colorado State's Niko Medved to be the next coach of the Golden Gophers on Monday.,His contract is for six years and requires approval of university regents before his hiring can become official. Financial terms were not disclosed.,Medved, 51, is a Minneapolis native and Minnesota al...
Reports: Columbia hires Florida's Kevin Hovde
Columbia is bringing back Florida assistant Kevin Hovde as its new head coach, multiple outlets reported Monday.,Hovde was an assistant coach at the Ivy League program for five seasons from 2012-16, including two seasons alongside current Gators head coach Todd Golden.,Hovde would replace Jim Engles...
USWNT to take on Ireland in two June friendlies
The United States women's national team has scheduled a pair of friendly matches in June against the Republic of Ireland.,The teams will meet in Commerce City, Colo., on June 26 and in Cincinnati on June 29, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced Monday.,The USWNT will also play a third match on July ...
Reports: Minnesota hiring Colorado State's Niko Medved
Minnesota is hiring Colorado State's Niko Medved to be the next coach of the Golden Gophers, multiple outlets reported Monday.,Medved, 51, is a Minneapolis native and Minnesota alumnus who worked as an assistant coach for the program in 2006-07.,He guided Colorado State to a 26-10 record this season...
Washington Spirit GM Mark Krikorian steps down
Mark Krikorian has stepped down as the president of soccer operations and general manager of the Washington Spirit.,The move coincides with the expiration of his three-year contract. Krikorian said he informed club owner Michele Kang over the winter that he made the "difficult decision" to leave his...
Austin FC transfer D Leo Vaisanen to Swedish side
Austin FC announced the transfer of defender Leo Vaisanen to Swedish side BK Hacken on Monday.,The 27-year-old Finland international had a goal and an assist in 34 matches (29 starts) with Austin from 2023-24.,"We wish Leo all the best on his return to the Swedish league and we thank him for his ser...
Jayson Tatum, streaking Celtics take aim at Kings
Jayson Tatum and the surging Boston Celtics will continue their Western Conference swing when they visit the Sacramento Kings on Monday night.,In the absence of injured sidekick Jaylen Brown, Tatum flashed his NBA Most Valuable Player credentials with 26 points, six rebounds, six assists and three s...
7 different Kings score a goal in win over Bruins
The Los Angeles Kings scored the final five goals to break a 2-2 tie and cruised to a 7-2 win over the visiting Boston Bruins on Sunday night.,Seven different players scored for Los Angeles (39-21-9, 87 points). Drew Doughty's goal at 8:46 of the second period began the game-winning run.,Quinton Byf...
Kent State hits the road, knocks off Stanford in NIT
Senior Jalen Sullinger scored a career-high 34 points, Delrecco Gillespie posted a double-double and Kent State made it two consecutive road wins in the NIT, holding off Stanford 77-75 on Sunday night.,VonCameron Davis chipped in with 12 points for the Golden Flashes (24-11), who opened the NIT with...
Golden Knights top Lightning for third straight win
Ilya Samsonov turned away 35 of 37 shots to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to their third straight victory, 4-2 over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday night in Las Vegas.,Jack Eichel, Tomas Hertl, Nicolas Roy and Nicolas Hague scored goals and Alex Pietrangelo had two assists for Vegas (42-20-8, 92 p...
Maryland sinks Colorado State on buzzer-beater
Derik Queen drove for a short basket as time expired to give fourth-seeded Maryland a dramatic 72-71 victory over 12th-seeded Colorado State on Sunday in West Region second-round play at Seattle.,Colorado State's Jalen Lake swished a 3-pointer with 6.1 seconds left to give the Rams a one-point edge ...
Virtus.pro completes furious rally to stay alive at BLAST Open Spring
Virtus.pro was one of four teams to advance through the lower-bracket semifinals Sunday and stay alive at the BLAST Open Spring event in Copenhagen, Denmark.,Three of the four matches were 2-0 sweeps: Team Spirit over FaZe Clan in Group A, and The MongolZ over Team Liquid and G2 Esports beating M80 ...
Panthers edge Penguins in shootout
Aleksander Barkov scored the only goal of the shootout to give the Florida Panthers a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Sam Reinhart scored twice and Anton Lundell got the other marker in for the Panthers (43-25-3, 89 points), who won for only the...
Kentucky tops Illinois, makes first Sweet 16 since 2019
MILWAUKEE -- Koby Brea had 23 points and Otega Oweh added 15 to pace third-seeded Kentucky to an 84-75 victory over No. 6 Illinois in the second round of the NCAA Tournament's Midwest Region on Sunday.,Kentucky (24-11) will face second-seeded Tennessee in the Sweet 16 on Friday in Indianapolis.,Kent...
Spring training roundup: Inside-the-park HR propels Phillies past Tigers
Bryson Stott hit an inside-the-park home run as part of his three-RBI day, and the Philadelphia Phillies knocked off the visiting Detroit Tigers 4-2 in spring training action Sunday in Clearwater, Fla.,Stott lined a rocket to left center in the bottom of the fifth, and the two Detroit outfielders co...
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Natus Vincere, Eternal Fire advance at BLAST Open Spring
Eternal Fire and Natus Vincere advanced to the Group B upper-bracket final with victories Saturday in BLAST Open Spring event in Copenhagen, Denmark.,The $400,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event starts with the 16 teams divided into two groups for double-elimination play. The group winners mo...
Sharks break late tie, extend Bruins' skid
Lucas Carlsson scored the game-winning goal with 3:23 left in regulation and added an assist as the San Jose Sharks topped the visiting Boston Bruins 3-1 on Saturday night.,In his San Jose debut, Carlsson broke a late 1-1 tie when he slotted a backhander past Boston goaltender Joonas Korpisalo off W...