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Haeran Ryu atop Black Desert Championship entering final round
South Korea's Haeran Ryu, who has led the Black Desert Championship since the opening round, will take a two-stroke lead into Sunday's final round after posting a 4-under-par 68 on Saturday in Ivins, Utah.,Ryu leads China's Ruoning Yin, who is two back after vaulting up the leaderboard with an impre...
Haeran Ryu jumps in front at Black Desert Championship
Haeran Ryu carded a bogey-free, 9-under-par 63 on Thursday to take the first-round lead at the inaugural Black Desert Championship in Ivins, Utah.,The 24-year-old South Korean holds a one-shot lead over Taiwan's Wei-Ling Hsu and Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn at the Club at Carlton Woods' Nicklaus Cour...
Mao Saigo emerges from 5-woman playoff to win Chevron Championship
Mao Saigo of Japan rolled in a 5-foot birdie putt to win a historic and chaotic five-woman playoff at the Chevron Championship, capturing her first major title on Sunday in The Woodlands, Texas.,Saigo, who began the day tied for the lead with South Korea's Haeran Ryu, carded a 2-over-par 74 at The C...
Pirates placing C/1B Endy Rodriguez (finger) on IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates are placing catcher/first baseman Endy Rodriguez on the 10-day injured list with a finger laceration, MLB.com reported Tuesday.,Rodriguez, 24, required stitches after taking a deflected pitch off his right index finger during Monday's 10-3 win against the Washington Nationals....
Houston G Milos Uzan to declare for NBA draft
Houston guard Milos Uzan will declare for the 2025 NBA Draft after helping the Cougars reach the NCAA Tournament final.,The 6-foot-4 junior's agent, Aman Dhesi of PNW Sports Group, confirmed the decision with ESPN on Sunday.,Uzan averaged 11.4 points, 4.3 assists and 3.1 rebounds and shot 42.8 perce...
Florida Capitalizes on Houston’s Cold Shooting to Win NCAA Title
Florida rallies late to defeat Houston in the NCAA title game, capitalizing on the Cougars' cold second half and missed free throws....
A Title Decades in the Making: Houston Cougars Poised to Cut Down the Nets
Houston looks to make history and win its first NCAA championship, ending decades of near-misses and fulfilling a legacy decades in the making....
Madelene Sagstrom outlasts Lauren Coughlin, wins Match Play title
Madelene Sagstrom of Sweden went the distance Sunday, finishing off her quarterfinal match before prevailing in the semifinals and defeating Lauren Coughlin 1 up in the finals of the T-Mobile Match Play in North Las Vegas, Nev.,All told, Sagstrom played 36 holes at Shadow Creek Golf Course on Sunday...
Angel Yin, Ariya Jutanugarn make semis at Match Play
Angel Yin maintained her steady play, knocking out Japan's Mao Saigo and Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul on Saturday to advance to the semifinals at the T-Mobile Match Play on Friday in North Las Vegas, Nev.,"I mean, this golf course anything can happen," Yin said about the challenge of playing at Shadow ...
2025 NCAA Tournament Final Four: How the National Semifinals Will Play Out
All four No. 1 seeds—Auburn, Duke, Florida and Houston—headline a rare Final Four showdown, each bringing distinct strengths to San Antonio. Here's how it could go down....
Match Play defending champ Nelly Korda ousted in group play
Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand defeated Nelly Korda 1 up to win Group 1 and eliminate the World No. 1 from the T-Mobile Match Play on Friday in North Las Vegas, Nev.,Jutanugarn went 3-0-0 in the group, but entering the day the group was up for grabs between her and Korda, who tallied 1 1/2 points thro...
Ariya Jutanugarn maintains group lead over Nelly Korda at Match Play
World No. 1 Nelly Korda avoided a second straight collapse, but Ariya Jutanugarn maintained her advantage in Group 1 play Thursday at the T-Mobile Match Play in North Las Vegas, Nev.,Korda built a lead and held on to finish 1 up on Jennifer Kupcho, who fell to 0-2 in the event. That marked an improv...
BYU promotes alum Lee Cunnard to women's basketball coach
BYU named associate head coach Lee Cummard as its women's basketball coach on Monday.,He had been serving as interim coach since March 8, when Amber Whiting announced that she would not be returning for a fourth season.,Cummard played at BYU from 2005-09 and was a three-time All-Mountain West Confer...
Houston clamps down on Tennessee, clinching return to Final Four
INDIANAPOLIS -- LJ Cryer delivered 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists as No. 1 seed Houston dominated early and pulled away late for a 69-50 victory over No. 2 Tennessee in the Midwest Region final Sunday.,The Cougars (34-4) claimed their first Final Four berth since 2021 by throttling the V...
Rest can wait as Houston, Tennessee ready top defenses in 1-vs-2 Midwest final
INDIANAPOLIS -- Closing time for establishments around Lucas Oil Stadium arrived as a half-dozen police vehicles escorted Kelvin Sampson and victorious No. 1 seed Houston through the empty downtown streets, sirens blaring and without caution or concern for anyone with a to-do list when the sun came ...
Stellar offenses in focus when BYU, Alabama clash in Sweet 16
NEWARK, N.J. -- The Utahns on BYU's roster have faint memories of the last time the Cougars made the Sweet 16, the 2010-11 team led by Jimmer Fredette.,"I probably was in school watching them, trying to sneak it on my phone and trying to tune in," North Salt Lake native Trevin Knell said Wednesday.,...
No. 1 Houston blocks 3-pointer late to hold off No. 8 Gonzaga
L.J. Cryer made six 3-pointers and matched his career high of 30 points as top-seeded Houston earned its sixth straight Sweet 16 berth with an 81-76 victory over No. 8 Gonzaga on Saturday night in West Region second-round play in Wichita, Kan.,The Cougars' Ja'Vier Francis blocked the 3-point shot of...
Houston, Gonzaga bring marquee names to 2nd-round matchup
Gonzaga has its sights on qualifying for its 10th consecutive Sweet 16 berth.,Standing in the way is Houston, one of the favorites of the entire tournament.,Two of the better programs in the land will throw haymakers at one another Saturday when the top-seeded Cougars battle the No. 8 Bulldogs in Mi...
BYU cruises to victory over VCU 80-71
DENVER -- Richie Saunders scored 16 points, Egor Demin added 15 points, and sixth-seeded BYU beat 11th-seeded VCU 80-71 in the first round of the East Region on Thursday.,Fousseyni Traore scored 13 points and Keba Keita had nine points and nine rebounds for the Cougars (25-9), who will face No. 3 Wi...
Houston dominates early, cruises past SIU Edwardsville
Milos Uzan scored 14 of his 16 points in the first half to help top-seeded Houston cruise to a 78-40 victory over SIU Edwardsville on Thursday in Midwest Region first-round play at Wichita, Kan.,L.J. Cryer scored all 15 of his points in the first half and Ja'Vier Francis had 13 points and eight rebo...