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President Biden drops efforts to protect transgender athletes
President Joe Biden is abandoning a previous initiative to create a rule to protect transgender athletes at the collegiate level as an extension of Title IX, multiple outlets reported on Saturday.,During a presidential transition, it is common for departing administrations to expedite or abandon exe...
How TNT's Inside The NBA Crew Missed the Warriors vs. Rockets Meltdown
TNT's NBA postgame show is a mix of comedy gold and head-scratching analysis. A breakdown of their Warriors-Rockets coverage reveals why fans need more strategy and less humor....
Report: Michael Jordan invests in sports-focused VC
Former Chicago Bulls star and Basketball Hall of Fame member Michael Jordan has become an investor in Courtside Ventures, a venture capital fund that focuses on sports-related assets, Sportico reported Tuesday.,According to the report, Jordan is joining a fourth round of funding intent on raising $1...
Reports: 'Inside the NBA' to move to ESPN, ABC next season
The limbo is over for "Inside the NBA." ,The studio show, winner of 21 Sports Emmy Awards, will appear on ABC and ESPN after an agreement was reached with Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent of TNT Sports, The Athletic reported.,"Inside the NBA" has been on TNT since the start of the 1989 season. ,Pe...
Egor Demin scores 20 as BYU defeats UC Riverside
Freshman Egor Demin scored 20 points with seven assists to lead BYU (2-0) to an 86-80 win over UC Riverside (0-2) on Friday night in Provo, Utah.,Keba Keita, a transfer from Utah, compiled a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds, Fousse Traore added 13 points, six rebounds and two blocked shots...
BYU freshman look to dazzle again vs. UC Riverside
BYU and its highly touted freshmen will be back in action again Friday night when they host UC Riverside in Provo, Utah.,Egor Demin, a five-star standout from Moscow, Russia, and NBA prospect Kanon Catchings, both had successful debuts for the Cougars (1-0) in their 88-50 victory Tuesday night over ...
Kwame Evans Jr. logs career-best 23 as Oregon downs UC Riverside
Kwame Evans Jr. scored a career-high 23 points in 20 minutes as Oregon opened the season with a 91-76 victory over UC Riverside on Monday in Eugene, Ore.,Ducks center Nate Bittle added 16 points with a team-high 11 rebounds. A pair of Oregon newcomers also made key contributions, as Brandon Angel (f...
Field Level Insights: Will Jets show up for second half to tame Texans?
Aaron Rodgers and the Jets rapidly are running out of runway and the Houston Texans are in town Thursday with a chance to turn out the lights on New York's disastrous 2024 season.,Interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich and Rodgers described the onset of darkness as the Jets' mood after their current losing...
Oregon tips off Big Ten season vs. UC-Riverside
Oregon kicks off its inaugural Big Ten campaign on Monday against UC-Riverside in a nonconference season opener in Eugene, Ore.,Oregon joined nine other schools in departing the Pac-12 after last season, but the Ducks were the only program to leave with a Pac-12 Tournament championship. ,Oregon ente...
Field Level insights: Rush is on for Vikings to hit Matthew Stafford first
Cooper Kupp is trending toward returning on Thursday night when the Los Angeles Rams welcome the Minnesota Vikings, and the star receiver's timing could not be better.,Based on trends studied by Inside Edge, the Rams possess the antidote for a Minnesota defense that failed to rattle Jared Goff and t...
Shams Charania to replace Adrian Wojnarowski at ESPN
ESPN hired Shams Charania as its next senior NBA insider on Monday, tapping the 30-year-old to succeed his mentor Adrian Wojnarowski, who announced his retirement from journalism last month.,"I am honored to join ESPN ... I can't wait to be part of an incredible group of colleagues at ESPN and serve...
Tom Kim clears air with Jim Furyk, Xander Schauffele
Tom Kim apologized to U.S. captain Jim Furyk and Xander Schauffele on Sunday, one day after his public comments caused a bit of a stir at the 2024 Presidents Cup.,On Saturday, Kim told reporters that unidentified members of the U.S. team were "cursing at us" during their foursomes match in which he ...
U.S. beats International team to win 10th straight Presidents Cup
The United States continued its historical dominance of the Presidents Cup when it beat the International team 18 1/2 to 11 1/2 at Royal Montreal Golf Club on Sunday for its 10th consecutive victory in the event.,Needing to pick up only 4 1/2 points from the 12 singles matches on the final day, the ...
U.S. grabs 11-7 lead over International team at Presidents Cup
The Presidents Cup is tight going into the final day of competition after a long Saturday at Royal Montreal Golf Club.,The U.S. team regained the lead, holding an 11-7 margin on the International team.,The U.S. won the final three afternoon foursome matches. The first team to 15 1/2 points wins.,The...
U.S. regains lead over International team at Presidents Cup
The U.S. team won three of four matches in four-ball to regain the lead in the Presidents Cup on Saturday at Royal Montreal Golf Club.,The U.S. led 8-6 on the International team going into afternoon foursomes. ,This is the first day of multiple sessions, with four foursome matches set for the aftern...
Adam Scott, International team roar back to tie Presidents Cup 5-5
Adam Scott of Australia notched a milestone as the International team dug out of a big hole on Day 2 of the Presidents Cup, sweeping all five foursomes matches against the United States at Royal Montreal Golf Club on Friday.,After being swept in the fourball matches on Thursday, the Internationals n...
U.S. sweeps International team 5-0 on Day 1 of Presidents Cup
The U.S. team clicked at almost every turn in sweeping five four-ball matches to open Presidents Cup competition by blitzing the International team Thursday at Royal Montreal Golf Club.,The 5-0 count marked the first sweep of a four-ball session for the U.S. since the 1994 Presidents Cup.,The most d...
Fired-up Jim Furyk, U.S. eye 10th straight Presidents Cup win
Though there have been some close calls in recent memory, the United States has won nine straight Presidents Cups and counting, making its every-other-year contest against the International team pretty predictable., ,But don't tell U.S. captain Jim Furyk that an upset would spice up the event. One A...
Presidents Cup captain's assistants having fun, chasing 'pinnacle'
International team captain's assistant Geoff Ogilvy said defeating the U.S. at this week's Presidents Cup would be "the pinnacle of the sport.","We don't hate the other team," the Australian told reporters Wednesday during a media session with all nine assistants at the Royal Montreal Golf Club in Q...
Scottie Scheffler talks Presidents Cup, upcoming match vs. LIV duo
Before he sets out for a December exhibition that will get the golf world talking, Scottie Scheffler has a team event of a different kind to attend to at Royal Montreal Golf Club.,The World No. 1, whose incredible season included a green jacket, a Players Championship title, an Olympic gold medal an...