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No. 14 Virginia, Miami set for ACC second-place showdown
Second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference will be on the line Saturday afternoon when Miami visits No. 14 Virginia in Charlottesville, Va.,The Cavaliers (23-3, 11-2 ACC) and the Hurricanes (21-5, 10-3) trail only No. 3 Duke in the league standings.,Virginia is 12-1 at home and is riding a seven-...
No. 19 Vanderbilt hosts rival Tennessee in much-anticipated clash
No. 19 Vanderbilt hosts in-state rival Tennessee on Saturday in Nashville for one of the most significant recent matchups in the 104-year history of the series.,Vanderbilt (21-5, 8-5 Southeastern Conference) enters the game looking up at the Vols (19-7, 9-4), in a three-way tie for second place. If ...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Galaxy draw in first leg at Panama
Joseph Paintsil's 68th-minute goal allowed the Los Angeles Galaxy to salvage a 1-1 draw against Sporting San Miguelito on Thursday in the opening leg of a first-round CONCACAF Champions Cup series at Penonome, Panama.,The finale of the two-game, total-goal series is scheduled for Wednesday in Carson...
Aaron Rai on top, Rory McIlroy 1 back at rain-delayed Genesis
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. -- Aaron Rai of England held a one-shot lead at the Genesis Invitational on Thursday at Riviera Country Club despite being unable to complete his round during a rainy and windy day.,Rai was at 6 under par through 16 holes before the rain-delayed opening round was halted by ...
No. 17 St. John's wants to stop Creighton's upset streak at one
After Wednesday's events that featured some help from its next opponent, the path to the top seed in the Big East tournament has become clear for No. 17 St. John's.,In sole possession of the conference lead for the first time this season, the Red Storm attempt to push their winning streak to 13 game...
Alysa Liu caps comeback with gold, ends US women’s figure skating drought
MILAN -- Alysa Liu produced a dazzling performance to win the gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games as she capped a remarkable comeback journey to snap a 20-year Olympic medal drought for Americans in the women's figure skating event.,Kaori Sakamoto secured silver ahead of teenaged Japanese teammate...
Timberwolves eager to reclaim momentum against ailing Mavs
Anthony Edwards is excited to bring his NBA All-Star Game MVP trophy back to Minnesota.,Timberwolves fans welcome Edwards and his teammates back when they tip off against the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night in Minneapolis. It is the first game since the All-Star break for both teams, who appear hea...
World champs Great Britain to play Canada for men’s curling gold
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- World champions Great Britain nabbed a steal of two in the final end to beat Switzerland 8-5 in a thrilling semifinal clash on Thursday in the men's curling competition at the Winter Olympics, setting up a final against Canada.,Switzerland appeared to have the upper hand ...
Tundra moves to top of Group B at DreamLeague Season 28
Tundra Esports won twice on Thursday to rise to the top of Group B with one day left in Group Stage 1 at DreamLeague Season 28.,Tundra is the first team to reach four wins in its group, with MOUZ close behind in second. In Group A, Aurora Gaming notched another win and remains comfortably in first.,...
Will we see Mikaela Shiffrin at 2030 Games? 'I don't know'
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Mikaela Shiffrin has more records to break, more wins to celebrate and surely more medals to drape around her neck.,But the most successful Alpine skier in World Cup history, and one of the greatest of all time, struggled on Thursday to see far beyond the Milan Cortina Ol...
China’s Eileen Gu bounces back to land into halfpipe final
LIVIGNO, Italy -- China's Eileen Gu bounced back from a mistake to qualify on Thursday for the Winter Olympics freestyle skiing halfpipe final, giving the defending champion a chance to pick up yet another medal.,Gu crashed on her first run, after clipping the edge of the U-shaped ramp that defines ...
US nets women's hockey gold with OT winner over Canada
Defenseman Megan Keller took an outlet pass to the net and beat Canada goalie Ann-Renee Desbiens for the gold-medal winning goal at 4:07 into overtime to give Team USA a 2-1 victory on Thursday in Milan. ,The 3-on-3 overtime ending capped a tense finish of another epic game for the in women's hockey...
Poll: Winter Olympics draw interest from 40% of 'non-sports' fans
The Winter Games draw interest from 40% of people who consider themselves "non-sports" fans while also serving to create new sports fans overall, according to a poll conducted by Edison Research.,The SSRS Sports Poll has captured interest in the Olympics compared to other professional and collegiate...
Prez Charlie Baker still wants to ad at-large bids to NCAA Tournament
NCAA president Charlie Baker rolled out the red carpet ahead of the Selection Committee exercise to set the top 16 seeds in the men's tournament field this weekend and couldn't help but dream of a bigger dance. ,Baker and members of the Selection Committee are running their annual bracket stacking d...
Field Level Media's Top 100 NFL draft prospects
Field Level Media Top 100 rankings for the 2026 NFL Draft:,1. QB Fernando Mendoza Indiana (6-5, 225),2. RB Jeremiyah Love Notre Dame (6-0, 210),3. TE Kenyon Sadiq Oregon (6-3, 245),4. S Caleb Downs Ohio State (6-1, 200),5. WR Carnell Tate Ohio State (6-3, 195),6. OT S...
Three Americans charge into Dubai semifinals
Americans Amanda Anisimova, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula reached the semifinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships along with Ukraine's Elina Svitolina on Thursday.,The second-seeded Anisimova will meet the fourth-seeded Pegula, and the third-seeded Gauff will take on No. 7 seed Svitolina ...
First round of Genesis Invitational suspended by rain
The first round of the Genesis Invitational was suspended on Thursday because of inclement weather in Pacific Palisades, Calif.,Players were pulled off the course at Riviera Country Club after the horn sounded at 10:13 a.m. PT. Steady rain is expected through Noon local time.,"It's not a dangerous s...
US, Canada women advance to Olympics curling semis
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Rachel Homan's Canada team beat South Korea 10-7 on Thursday to book a spot in the semi-finals of the women's curling competition at the Winter Olympics, where they will be joined by the United States.-,Both teams needed to win to lock in a place in the final four, and Ho...
Speed skater Jordan Stolz denied 3rd gold medal, takes silver in 1500m
MILAN -- China's Ning Zhongyan won the men's 1,500 meters at the Winter Olympics on Thursday, denying American Jordan Stolz of his third speed skating gold medal of these Games.,Stolz claimed silver, while two-time defending Olympic 1,500m champion Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands secured bronze to rou...
Freestyle skiing halfpipe, aerial events postponed at Olympics
Freestyle skiing halfpipe and aerial events were postponed at the Winter Olympics on Thursday because of heavy snow in Livigno, Italy.,The men's aerials qualifiers and final were rescheduled for Friday morning, with the men's halfpipe qualification beginning about an hour after the aerials conclude....