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Lauren Betts, No. 4 UCLA rally past No. 2 USC, win Big Ten title
Lauren Betts scored 13 of her 17 points in the second half as No. 4 UCLA rallied from a 13-point third-quarter deficit to capture its first Big Ten tournament title with a 72-67 victory over No. 2 Southern California Sunday afternoon in Indianapolis.,The second-seeded Bruins (30-2) avenged two regul...
No. 5 South Carolina trounces No. 1 Texas for 3rd straight SEC title
Chloe Kitts had 15 points and nine rebounds and No. 5 South Carolina completed its dominant run through the Southeastern Conference tournament with a 64-45 victory over No. 1 Texas in the championship game Sunday afternoon in Greenville, S.C., ,Tessa Johnson added 14 points and Sonia Feagin and Joyc...
No. 4 UCLA seeks redemption against No. 2 USC in Big Ten final
Can there be too much of a great thing? For the third time in 25 days, No. 2-ranked Southern California will play No. 4 UCLA. ,Only this time, they'll battle nearly 2,100 miles from their usual Los Angeles stomping grounds in the championship game of the Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis. ,Big Ten ...
No. 5 South Carolina seeks third straight SEC title, faces No. 1 Texas
South Carolina, ranked No. 5 in the nation, has rolled through its first two games in the Southeastern Conference women's tournament in Greenville, S.C.,The top-seeded Gamecocks (29-3) routed No. 8 seed Vanderbilt by 21 points Friday and handled No. 5 seed Oklahoma by 18 on Saturday. ,Next up is a d...
UCLA seeks redemption against USC in Big Ten final
Can there be too much of a great thing? For the third time in 25 days, No. 2-ranked Southern California will play No. 4 UCLA. ,Only this time, they'll battle nearly 2,100 miles from their usual Los Angeles stomping grounds in the championship game of the Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis. ,Big Ten ...
South Carolina seeks third straight SEC title, faces Texas
South Carolina, ranked No. 5 in the nation, has rolled through its first two games in the Southeastern Conference women's tournament in Greenville, S.C.,The top-seeded Gamecocks (29-3) routed No. 8 seed Vanderbilt by 21 points Friday and handled No. 5 seed Oklahoma by 18 on Saturday. ,Next up is a d...
SIU Edwardsville grabs first berth to NCAA tourney
Ray'Sean Taylor scored 20 points and SIU Edwardsville dominated on defense to become the first team to clinch a berth in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, beating Southeast Missouri State 69-48 on Saturday in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament final in Evansville, Ill.,The Cougars (22-11) limited the Red...
Panthers blank Sabres for sixth straight win
Vitek Vanecek made 21 saves in his Panthers debut, and defenseman Nate Schmidt provided two primary assists as Florida defeated the visiting Buffalo Sabres, 4-0, on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Florida has won six straight games, and the Panthers have never trailed during that span. The Panthers ...
UCLA, USC square off in crosstown showdown
Crosstown Los Angeles rivals close out their inaugural Big Ten Conference slates on Saturday when UCLA hosts Southern California.,UCLA (21-9, 12-7 Big Ten) looks to head into next week's Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis on a winning streak after enduring a furious rally at Northwestern on Monday. ...
Panthers welcome lowly Sabres after big trade deadline day
The Florida Panthers made far and away the biggest splash of the NHL trade deadline.,Though he won't play for three to four more weeks, Brad Marchand joining the Panthers from the rival Boston Bruins was a signal to the rest of the league that the reigning Stanley Cup champions are going to whatever...
Pitt tries to move up ACC ranks in finale vs. Boston College
Pitt will finish the regular season with an eye on Atlantic Coast Conference postseason seeding Saturday in a home battle against Boston College, a team that won't move on to postseason play.,Pitt (16-14, 7-12 ACC) has clinched a spot in the conference tournament, but could be seeded anywhere from N...
Panthers acquire longtime Bruins standout Brad Marchand
The Boston Bruins traded longtime franchise fixture Brad Marchand to the Florida Panthers at Friday's trade deadline, according to multiple reports.,The deal was a stunner as there wasn't any speculation that the four-time All-Star and team captain would be dealt. What the Bruins received wasn't imm...
Reports: Packers in pursuit, Seahawks WR DK Metcalf has vast trade market
DK Metcalf has a vast trade market and the Green Bay Packers, Las Vegas Raiders and Carolina Panthers pushed to the front of the line with bids to acquire the wide receiver from the Seattle Seahawks, NFL Network reported Friday. ,Metcalf received permission from Seahawks general manager John Schneid...
Matthew Stafford Stays with Rams, But Only After a Little Free-Agent Searching
Matthew Stafford explored free agency but restructured his deal to stay with the Los Angeles Rams for another title run in 2025....
Two Panthers make history as Florida topples Blue Jackets
Sam Reinhart and Aleksander Barkov both scored a goal and tallied two assists each as the Florida Panthers capitalized on the power play Thursday to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 in Sunrise, Fla.,Reinhart's power-play goal was his 32nd overall for the season and the 153rd in his four years with...
Panthers acquire F Nico Sturm from Sharks
The Florida Panthers acquired forward Nico Sturm and a seventh-round pick of the 2027 NHL Draft from the San Jose Sharks on Thursday in exchange for a fourth-round selection of the 2026 draft.,The teams completed a trade for the second time in as many days. Florida added goaltender Vitek Vanecek fro...
Seth Jones' arrival makes Panthers deeper for Blue Jackets' challenge
Five-time All-Star defenseman Seth Jones seems thrilled to have joined the Florida Panthers, who are set to host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night in Sunrise.,Jones made his Panthers debut on Monday when Florida defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1.,"When you look at the standard in the NH...
Panthers acquire G Vitek Vanecek from Sharks
The Florida Panthers acquired goaltender Vitek Vanecek from the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday in exchange for forward Patrick Giles.,The trade comes one day after the Sharks held Vanecek out of the lineup for trade-related reasons.,By acquiring Vanecek, the Panthers are providing depth behind two-tim...
Panthers halt rival Lightning's 8-game win streak
Aleksander Barkov scored two goals and Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves as the host Florida Panthers snapped the Tampa Bay Lightning's eight-game winning streak 2-1 on Monday night in Sunrise.,Tampa Bay had held the NHL's longest active win streak, but it ended in large part due to Barkov's first mult...
Katherine Legge, 44, to make Cup Series debut at Phoenix
Katherine Legge will make her NASCAR Cup Series debut this weekend at Phoenix Raceway, Live Fast Motorsports announced Monday.,Legge, 44, will drive the No. 78 Chevrolet in Sunday's Shriners Children's 500, becoming the first woman to compete in a Cup Series race since Danica Patrick at the 2018 Day...