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Oklahoma downs Texas to secure WCWS four-peat
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma became the first program to win four consecutive Women's College World Series titles, beating Texas 8-4 on Thursday to sweep the WCWS Championship Series.,Cydney Sanders drilled a three-run double to lift the Sooners out of a 3-2 hole in the fourth, and then the bullpen too...
Top players tee off in major tune-up at Memorial Tournament
It is fitting that, to prepare for the U.S. Open, the best golfers in the world will play the invitational hosted by golf's greatest major champion., ,Nine of the top 10 players in the world rankings and the entire top 30 of the FedEx Cup standings will tee off Thursday in the Memorial Tournament, w...
Jackson Koivun meets Jack Nicklaus, ready to try luck at Memorial
Jackson Koivun added to his ever-growing resume by winning all four major awards in the same season while guiding Auburn to its first men's golf national title.,Koivun followed up winning the Fred Haskins Award (top male U.S. collegiate golfer), Ben Hogan Award (best college golfer in U.S.) and Phil...
Report: Novak Djokovic set for knee surgery; Wimbledon in doubt
Novak Djokovic is scheduled to have surgery on his torn right meniscus, leaving whether he will play at Wimbledon in question, ESPN reported.,The surgery is set for Wednesday in Paris, per the report -- a day after he withdrew from the French Open because of the injury.,The 24-time Grand Slam winner...
Cowboys' Zack Martin: Retirement possible after 2024 season
Dallas Cowboys guard Zack Martin acknowledged that the upcoming season could be his last.,"I'm not saying 100 percent, but I think it's definitely in the realm of possibilities," the seven-time All-Pro said of the notion of retirement, per The Dallas Morning News. ,"And that's one thing I don't want...
Jayda Coleman's HR powers Sooners over Florida, into WCWS final
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Jayda Coleman delivered a walk-off home run to lead off the bottom of the eighth inning to give Oklahoma a 6-5 win over Florida on Tuesday in the Women's College World Series semifinal.,Coleman belted Keagan Rothrock's 2-1 pitch over the left field wall to send the Sooners to the WC...
After catching his breath, Davis Riley ready for Memorial
Davis Riley does not need any reminders that life can change in an instant, especially after his whirlwind three-week stretch.,He will head into his third career Memorial Tournament on Thursday at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio, two weeks after securing his first individual tournament title when ...
Lifetime gambling ban for Tucupita Marcano; 4 others disciplined
Major League Baseball announced a lifetime ban for infielder/outfielder Tucupita Marcano of the San Diego Padres on Tuesday for betting on baseball games.,Four others, including Oakland Athletics pitcher Michael Kelly and three minor leaguers, each received one-year bans for violating the league's s...
Giants expect TE Darren Waller to retire
When the Giants report to training camp next month, they are not expecting tight end Darren Waller to be with the team.,According to multiple reports, the Giants are confident Waller intends to retire from the NFL, a decision he has wrestled with since the end of the 2023 season -- his first with Ne...
Yuka Saso rallies to win second U.S. Women's Open
Yuka Saso of Japan shot a 2-under 68 in her final round to capture her second U.S. Women's Open championship on Sunday at Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club.,Saso, who also won in 2021 for her first major title, was one of just two players to finish the week under par. She started the day three off the pa...
Mac Morgan dominates as Texas clubs Florida at WCWS
Mac Morgan allowed just one hit and top-seeded Texas had two big innings at the plate as the Longhorns beat Florida 10-0 in five innings in a Women's College World Series winner's bracket game in Oklahoma City.,The Longhorns, 2-0 in the WCWS for the first time since 2003, have allowed just two hits ...
Minjee Lee, Andrea Lee forge 3-way tie atop U.S. Women’s Open leaderboard
Minjee Lee made up a three-stroke deficit, while Andrea Lee overcame being two shots back to catch leader Wichanee Meechai on Saturday, forging a three-way tie and setting up what could be a drama-filled Sunday at the U.S. Women's Open at Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club.,The Australian-born Minjee Lee ...
Mallory Swanson, Tierna Davidson star as USWNT beats South Korea
Mallory Swanson scored twice and had an assist and Tierna Davidson added a pair of goals as the Emma Hayes era got off to a successful start for the U.S. women's national team in a 4-0 rout of South Korea in Commerce City, Colo., on Saturday.,Hayes was hired Nov. 14 to replace Vlatko Andonovski, who...
Mets retire Darryl Strawberry’s No. 18 jersey
Darryl Strawberry had his jersey number retired by the New York Mets organization during a pregame ceremony at Citi Field on Saturday afternoon.,The Mets, who were hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks, honored Strawberry by retiring his No. 18 and even turned their iconic home run apple into a strawberr...
Kelly Maxwell pitches Oklahoma past UCLA in WCWS play
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kelly Maxwell struck out a season-high 11, going the distance as Oklahoma knocked off UCLA 1-0 on Saturday in a winner's bracket game in the Women's College World Series.,The second-seeded Sooners (56-6) advance to the semifinals Monday against either Alabama, Texas or Florida. Okla...
Stanford rolls past Oklahoma State in WCWS elimination game
A night after registering just one hit in a loss, Stanford broke out with runs in five consecutive innings to beat Oklahoma State 8-0 in six innings in an elimination game at the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City on Friday.,Stanford (49-16) will take on either Oklahoma or UCLA in an elim...
Alabama wins elimination game with Duke in WCWS
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Marlie Giles blasted a sixth-inning solo home run to lift Alabama to a 2-1 victory over Duke in the Women's College World Series on Friday.,The Crimson Tide (39-19) will take on Texas or Florida on Sunday in an elimination game. Duke's season ends at 52-9 after their first-ever appe...
Wichanee Meechai leads U.S. Women's Open as Nelly Korda misses cut
Wichanee Meechai of Thailand kicked off her round with four straight birdies before signing for a 3-under 67 and taking a two-shot lead into the weekend at the U.S. Women's Open on Friday at Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club.,Meechai is 4-under 136 at the midway point of the major championship, one of on...
Florida shuts down Oklahoma State at WCWS
Keagan Rothrock threw a two-hitter to lead the fourth-seeded Florida Gators to a 1-0 win over the Oklahoma State Cowgirls in the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City on Thursday night.,Katie Kistler hit a solo home run for the game's only score.,Florida (52-13) will play top-seeded Texas on...
WCWS roundup: Texas, Oklahoma open with convincing wins
Teagan Kavan threw a complete-game, one-hit shutout and top-seeded Texas defeated Stanford 4-0 in the first game of the Women's College World Series on Thursday in Oklahoma City.,Kayden Henry hit a two-run single in the sixth inning to double the lead for the Longhorns (53-8), who also scored twice ...