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Chicago acquires F Jordyn Huitema from Seattle
Chicago Stars FC acquired forward Jordyn Huitema from Seattle Reign FC on Thursday in exchange for $500,000 in league funds.,The Reign will receive $200,000 in allocation money and $300,000 in intra-league transfer funds.,Huitema, 24, posted 13 goals and four assists in 70 appearances (58 starts) wi...

Players Championship paused for inclement weather
Inclement weather forced a suspension in Thursday's first-round action at The Players Championship.,Officials sounded the horn at around noon ET with players being held in position during windy and rainy conditions at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.,At the time, Maverick McNealy and England'...

Jim Boeheim blasts Syracuse's 'best players' for Adrian Autry's firing
Adrian Autry was unsuccessful as the successor to Jim Boeheim at Syracuse with 49 wins in three seasons before he was fired this week.,Boeheim believes Autry is a winning coach and suggested the Orange didn't get enough from their best players this season.,"His two best players had horrible years," ...

Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm among leaders at LIV Singapore
Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm are among four players tied for the lead at 4-under par following the opening round of LIV Golf Singapore on Thursday, but the leaders should feel far from comfortable.,Lee Westwood of England and Canadian Richard Lee, an LIV wild card, also shot first-round 68s, givin...

Oklahoma in desperation mode for SEC tourney clash vs. Texas A&M
Oklahoma rolled past South Carolina in the first round of the SEC tournament on Wednesday in Nashville to set up a third season meeting with Texas A&M, a match that means much more to the Sooners than denying the Aggies a season three-peat.,Playing for their NCAA Tournament lives, the 11th-seeded So...

Collin Morikawa (back) WDs from Players Championship
Two-time major champion Collin Morikawa withdrew from The Players Championship on Thursday after playing one hole.,The PGA Tour cited a back injury as the reason for the withdrawal of the world's fourth-ranked golfer.,Morikawa began the opening round at TPC Sawgrass on Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., on th...

No. 5 Houston begins defense of Big 12 tournament title vs. BYU
No. 5 Houston made a quick Big 12 impact last season, winning the conference tournament in its second year in the league.,Now, the second seed begins its run at a repeat Thursday against 10th-seeded BYU in a battle of the Cougars in the Big 12 tournament quarterfinals in Kansas City, Mo.,The victor ...
A Simple Plan to Fix the NBA Schedule Without Cutting Revenue
A proposal for how the NBA could move to a 72-game season while keeping TV partners, players, and owners satisfied....
Mark DeRosa Needs To Take More Accountability for Team USA
Team USA suffers a shocking World Baseball Classic loss to Italy as manager Mark DeRosa faces criticism for major lineup and bullpen decisions....

No. 19 North Carolina, Clemson battle again in ACC quarterfinals
No. 19-ranked North Carolina and Clemson just played an airtight game that went down to the wire last week in Chapel Hill, N.C.,The fourth-seeded Tar Heels (24-7) and fifth-seeded Tigers (23-9) won't have to dig far to pull out that game film as they prepare for a rapid rematch Thursday night in the...
Which NFL Teams Improved the Most in Free Agency? Four Stand Out
A look at the NFL teams that made the biggest improvements during the opening week of free agency ahead of the 2026 season....
Thursday NBA Betting Guide: Key Spreads and Totals to Target
NBA best bets for Thursday’s nine-game slate featuring picks for Pistons vs 76ers, Spurs vs Nuggets, and Celtics vs Thunder....

Miami stresses 'urgency' in rematch vs. No. 24 Louisville
CHARLOTTE -- Miami and No. 24-ranked Louisville will meet for the second time in six days on Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.,The third-seeded Hurricanes (24-7) tied the school record for most victories in a regular season. But they will look to wi...

After historic rout, No. 7 Iowa State gears up for No. 16 Texas Tech
Iowa State steamrolled Arizona State by a Big 12 tournament-record 49 points on Wednesday.,Its reward? A date with well-rested Texas Tech.,The fifth-seeded Cyclones lost at home to the fourth-seeded Red Raiders on the final day of last month and now get another shot at Texas Tech in Thursday's quart...

Conference tourney roundup: McNeese, Lehigh, Idaho earn NCAA berths
Sixth-year senior Javohn Garcia poured in a career-high 31 points as second-seeded McNeese earned a 76-59 upset of top-seeded Stephen F. Austin to claim its third straight Southland Conference championship and NCAA Tournament bid.,Garcia drilled 11 of 18 shots from the field and went 5 of 8 from 3-p...

Caitlin Clark returns with double-double in Team USA debut
Playing for the first since July 15 after recovering from two injuries, Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark impressed in her Team USA debut on Wednesday, finishing with a 17 points and 12 assists in a 110-64 victory over Senegal in San Juan, Puerto Rico.,Sidelined last summer by a right groin ailm...

Kawhi Leonard scores 45, Clippers make history vs. Wolves
Kawhi Leonard scored 45 points and Bennedict Mathurin added 22 as the Los Angeles Clippers remained red-hot in March with a 153-128 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves at Inglewood, Calif., ,Darius Garland scored 16 points and Jordan Miller had 14 as the play-in-tournament eligible Clippers impr...

CONCACAF Champions Cup: Galaxy's Gabriel Pec nets hat trick
Gabriel Pec scored one early goal and two late in the game, leading the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 3-0 win over Mt. Pleasant FA on Wednesday at Carson, Calif., in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup round-of-16 series.,The two-game, total-goal set will conclude on March 19 in Kingston, Jamaica. T...

Down 10 in 2nd half, TCU rallies past Oklahoma State
David Punch scored 26 points, Tanner Toolson hit a clutch 3-pointer and TCU stormed back from a 10-point deficit for a 95-88 victory over Oklahoma State in the second round of the Big 12 tournament Wednesday night in Kansas City, Mo.,The sixth-seeded Frogs (22-10) advance to the quarterfinals on Thu...

Nijel Pack's hot shooting paces Oklahoma past South Carolina
Nijel Pack scored 24 points and made five 3-pointers to help lead Oklahoma to an 86-74 victory over South Carolina in Wednesday's first-round game of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville.,Derrion Reid added 20 points for 11th-seeded Oklahoma (18-14), which kept its NCAA Tournament hop...