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Kelly Morrone named women's basketball coach at Albany
Albany announced the hiring of Kelly Morrone as the next women's basketball head coach.,Morrone spent the past six seasons as the head coach at Merrimack, a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. She was named 2026 MAAC Coach of the Year after the Warriors finished 19-13 (15-5 MAAC) and w...
Amaka Agugua-Hamilton no longer coach at Virginia
Virginia parted ways with Amaka Agugua-Hamilton as its head women's basketball coach after four seasons.,The university announced the news Saturday about Agugua-Hamilton, who helped the Cavaliers become the initial First Four team to advance to the Sweet 16 of the Women's NCAA Tournament after defea...
Capitals look to keep climbing, visit rookie-fueled Rangers
Suddenly the scoreboard is showing an abundance of favorable results for the Washington Capitals.,A late season surge is also helping their cause and the Capitals attempt to keep gaining ground in a crowded Eastern Conference playoff race Sunday night when they visit the New York Rangers.,Washington...
Braves face D-backs, seeking third straight series win
The visiting Atlanta Braves can begin the season with three straight series wins for the first time since 2018 when they face the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix.,Atlanta took two of three from both the Kansas City Royals and the Athletics and will finish a four-game set on Sunda...
Wizards, Nets clash while draft lottery positioning looms large
Sunday marks the fourth and final time the Washington Wizards and the Brooklyn Nets face off in the regular season, and despite their places in the standings, the implications are large.,Draft positioning will loom large as the Wizards (17-60) face the host Nets (18-59) in New York. The Indiana Pace...
Alice Pereira Delivers Knockout of the Year Contender at UFC Vegas 115
Alice Pereira scores a brutal KO at UFC Vegas 115, emerging as a rising star....
Andy Pages, Dodgers chase series sweep vs. Nationals
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages might have been overlooked during spring training on a star-studded roster, but his hot start has everyone taking notice.,Pages is hitting 15-for-30 (.500) with three homers for the Dodgers, who look to complete a three-game series sweep of the host Washingt...
Padres, Red Sox chasing first series win of season
With both starting pitchers seeking bounce-back outings for their new teams, the Boston Red Sox and visiting San Diego Padres face off to close a three-game weekend series on Sunday afternoon. ,The Padres scored a 3-2 victory on Saturday after Ramon Laureano's two-out RBI single in the ninth inning....
Cloud9 rally past LYON in LCS Spring opener
Cloud9 recorded a 2-1 win over LYON to begin the regular season of the LCS Spring event on Saturday.,LYON posted a 35-minute victory on blue before Cloud9 bounced back with a 33-minute triumph on red and 30-minute victory on blue.,Canadian Philippe "Vulcan" Laflamme and South Korean Seung-gyu "Thana...
Dallas Fuel author epic rally in Overwatch Champions Series
Dallas Fuel recorded a 3-2 victory over Spacestation Gaming on Saturday to begin Week 3 of Overwatch Champions Series 2026 -- North America Stage 1.,The Fuel remained unbeaten and handed Spacestation Gaming their first loss after overcoming a two-map deficit. ,Spacestation Gaming notched a 2-0 win o...
Habs outlast Devils in shootout to earn 8th straight victory
Oliver Kapanen scored in the fifth round of the shootout to extend the Montreal Canadiens' win streak to eight games after Saturday's 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J.,Cole Caufield failed to find his 50th goal of the season, but tallied a pair of assists in the win, while Ivan ...
Wolverines dominant, chase 'one more' Monday
INDIANAPOLIS -- UConn gets a turn in front of the Michigan steamroller on Monday night when the 2025-26 college basketball season closes with the national championship at Lucas Oil Stadium. And if the first five failed attempts can teach the Huskies anything, it might be just two words: Good luck. ,...
Michigan mauls Arizona, moves to Monday title game
INDIANAPOLIS -- Michigan's wait for a competitive NCAA Tournament game extends to the national championship game Monday after the Wolverines mauled Arizona, 90-73 on Saturday night. ,Michigan was all gas, no brake in improving to 36-3 and earning a spot in the title game with a fifth consecutive blo...
Paul Rothrock’s late goal lifts Sounders over Dynamo
Paul Rothrock's goal in the 83rd minute off a headed assist by Jordan Morris was all the visiting Seattle Sounders would need to produce a 1-0 win over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday in a Western Conference match.,Rothrock's tally, his team-leading third of the season, was facilitated by a centered ...
Quinton Byfield scores OT winner as Kings down Maple Leafs
Quinton Byfield scored his second goal of the game at 2:33 of overtime Saturday night and the Los Angeles Kings defeated the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 7-6.,The Kings took a 6-4 lead with three goals in 1:36 in the third period and Toronto rallied to tie the game.,Toronto's William Nylander was st...
Habs outlast Devils in shootout to earn eighth straight victory
Oliver Kapanen scored in the fifth round of the shootout to extend the Montreal Canadiens' win streak to eight games after Saturday's 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J.,Cole Caufield failed to find his 50th goal of the season, but tallied a pair of assists in the win, while Ivan ...
Huskies bark, bite as 'underdog,' bury Illinois again
INDIANAPOLIS -- A gift, and not one UConn coach Dan Hurley saw coming, became fuel for the Huskies long before the team bus pulled up to Lucas Oil Stadium early Saturday afternoon. ,From Hurley's vantage point, the overall national narrative wrote UConn into the Final Four as the underdog against an...
Charlotte FC edges Union after late exchange of goals
Wilfried Zaha scored in the 80th minute Saturday night to break a draw and Charlotte FC kept the visiting Philadelphia Union winless with a 2-1 victory.,Running unmarked down the left side, Zaha received a pretty centering pass from Pep Biel and wired a shot into the far right corner past diving goa...
Logan Thompson (37 saves) helps Capitals wreck Sabres
Logan Thompson made 37 saves for the Washington Capitals in a 6-2 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.,Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Connor McMichael each had a goal and an assist for the Capitals (39-29-9, 87 points), who have won four of their past five games.,Rasmus Dahlin h...
Michael Soroka's strong outing gets Diamondbacks past Braves
Michael Soroka threw five strong innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks scored a pair of unearned runs to earn a 2-1 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Saturday., ,Soroka (2-0) allowed one run on four hits, striking out three and walking three for Arizona, which had dropped the first two game...