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No. 17 St. John's win over Providence marred by brawl, ejections
Dylan Darling scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half, leading No. 17 St. John's to a 79-69 win over host Providence on Saturday afternoon in a game that included a benches-clearing altercation that led to six ejections.,The game changed for good with 14:25 left in regulation. Providence's Dun...
No. 17 St. John's win over Providence marred by brawl
Dylan Darling scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half, leading No. 17 St. John's to a 79-69 win over host Providence on Saturday afternoon in a game that included a benches-clearing altercation that led to six ejections.,The game changed for good with 14:25 left in regulation. Providence's Dun...
Jimmie Johnson to make final Daytona 500 start in 2027
Jimmie Johnson announced that the 2027 Daytona 500 will cap his NASCAR Cup Series career.,The seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion made his intentions known on Saturday, one day before the 69th running of "The Great American Race." ,"Next February, I‘ll make my final start in the Cup Series in Dayt...
Victoria Mboko, Karolina Muchova to square off in Doha title match
No. 10 seed Victoria Mboko delivered six aces while recording a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Jelena Ostapenko on Friday to reach the final of the Qatar Open at Doha.,Mboko took down Ostapenko one day after upsetting Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in a quarterfinal match.,The Canadian...
Norway's Johannes Klaebo ties Olympic record with 8th gold medal
TESERO, Italy -- Norway's Johannes Klaebo won the men's 10km freestyle cross-country ski race on Friday to earn his eighth Olympic title and equal the record for the most gold medals at the Winter Games.,Mathis Desloges of France won silver, his second of the Milan Cortina Olympics, while Norway's E...
Why Alabama vs. Ohio State Must Happen as Scheduled
As Alabama reportedly considers canceling its series with Ohio State, we break down why marquee nonconference games still matter in the expanded College Football Playoff era....
No. 17 St. John's visits Providence intent on revenge
No. 17 St. John's seeks revenge for its lone Big East loss when it treks north to Providence on Saturday afternoon.,The Red Storm (19-5, 12-1) have rattled off a 10-game winning streak since the Friars (11-14, 4-10) walked into Madison Square Garden on Jan. 3 and claimed a 77-71 win.,St. John's exte...
Maria Sakkari upsets No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek in Doha QFs
Unseeded Maria Sakkari of Greece toppled No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open on Thursday in Doha.,Swiatek wasn't alone in the early exit, as Canadian No. 10 seed Victoria Mboko knocked out No. 2 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 7-5, 4-6, 6-...
Curler Rich Ruohonen, 54, becomes oldest US Winter Olympian
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Curler Rich Ruohonen became America's oldest Winter Olympian at the age of 54 when he stepped onto the ice during his team's 8-3 defeat by Switzerland on Thursday.,Ruohonen, an alternate, was brought on by skip Danny Casper once it was clear victory was out of reach. His ...
Skier Breezy Johnson misses medal but gets a ring
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 12 (Reuters) -- Olympic downhill champion Breezy Johnson ended up with an engagement ring instead of a medal on Thursday after crashing out of the women's super-G at the Milano Cortina Games and then saying yes to her fiance.,The American skier's boyfriend Connor Watkin...
Finland ski jump coach sent home for alcohol issue
PREDAZZO, Italy -- Finland have dismissed national ski jumping head coach Igor Medved from the Winter Olympics after team officials determined the Slovenian had breached internal regulations following an alcohol-related incident during the Games.,The former ski jumper, who has apologized, guided Fin...
Bruce Thornton’s hot hand leads Ohio State over Southern California
Bruce Thornton scored 21 points to lead four Ohio State scorers in double figures as the Buckeyes defeated Southern California 89-82 in Columbus on Wednesday.,Thornton had 13 points in the second half as the Buckeyes (16-8, 8-6 Big Ten) overcame a three-point halftime deficit to avoid losing consecu...
Report: Giants hire Brian Callahan as QBs coach
Former Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan is being added to John Harbaugh's coaching staff as the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator for the New York Giants, ESPN reported Wednesday.,Callahan, 41, was fired by the Titans last October after a 1-5 start. Tennessee posted a 4-19 re...
Elisabetta Cocciaretto ousts Coco Gauff in Doha
Elisabetta Cocciaretto's focus is split this week but there was no visible evidence of that on Tuesday when she rolled to a 6-4, 6-2 second-round upset of No. 4 seed Coco Gauff at the Qatar Open in Doha.,The Italian saved four of five break points while unceremoniously sending Gauff home after the A...
Ben Ogden (silver) wins 1st US men's cross-country skiing medal in 50 years in sprint
TESERO, Italy -- Norway's Johannes Klaebo won the men's classic cross-country ski sprint with ease on Tuesday for his seventh career Olympic gold medal, while Linn Svahn led a Swedish podium sweep in the women's race at the Milan Cortina Games.,Ben Ogden took silver in the men's race to give the U.S...
No. 17 St. John's bests Xavier in OT as Rick Pitino sweeps son
Zuby Ejiofor scored six points in overtime for No. 17 St. John's, which fended off an upset bid by Xavier to earn an 87-82 win in Big East action Monday night in New York.,The win was the 904th on-court victory for St. John's head coach Rick Pitino, who snapped a tie with Roy Williams for third-plac...
Defending champ Amanda Anisimova bows out of Qatar opener
Amanda Anisimova, the No. 3 seed and reigning champion at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open 2026, was forced to retire due to illness in the third set of her opening match against Karolina Pliskova on Monday in Doha.,Anisimova fared well against her Czech opponent, splitting the first two sets 7-5, 6-7 (...
Reports: Pacers F Johnny Furphy out for season with torn ACL
Indiana Pacers forward Johnny Furphy is expected to miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL, multiple outlets reported Monday.,Furphy injured his right knee on an awkward landing following a dunk in the third quarter of Sunday's 122-104 loss to the host Toronto Raptors. He was helped off the cou...
Alycia Parks kicks off Qatar Open by upsetting Diana Shnaider
A recent practice session with the great Serena Williams may have paid off for Alycia Parks, who took down Russian 15th seed Diana Shnaider 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) to begin the Qatar TotalEnergies Open on Sunday in Doha.,Parks, an American ranked 85th in the world, recently told the website Tennis Majors ...
Cortina smiles on US skier Breezy Johnson after previous pain
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Cortina d'Ampezzo's Olimpia della Tofane piste wrecked Breezy Johnson's Olympic downhill hopes four years ago but made amends on Sunday, even if the gold medal came apart minutes after being hung round her neck.,Johnson held up the separated components - the chunky medal,...