UConn routs Louisville, captures eighth title Freshman Breanna Stewart scored 23 points and Connecticut won its eighth national championship with a record 93-60 rout of Louisville on Tuesday night. More
Louisville beats Michigan 82-76 for NCAA title Rick Pitino held court in a tunnel beneath the Georgia Dome, going on and on about the grittiest bunch of guys he's ever coached. One of them sat in the corner of the locker room, a net around his neck, grinning away. More
Louisville punches ticket to NCAA title game Luke Hancock came off the bench to score 20 points, walk-on Tim Henderson sparked a second-half rally with a pair of monster 3s and Louisville advanced to the NCAA title game Saturday night, escaping with a 72-68 victory over Wichita State. More
Analysis: Final Four — A Final Shock The four teams left in the men’s N.C.A.A. tournament are an odd mix: a national player of the year candidate, Trey Burke of Michigan; a No. 1 seed, Louisville; an old-guard Big East team, Syracuse; and an outlier, Wichita State. More
Texas softball beats Baylor again, looks poised to become unanimous No. 1 team in nation Texas secured its softball series win over Baylor with a 9-6 victory in a back-and-forth banger Saturday at McCombs Field. On Sunday, the Longhorns will try for the sweep a year after losing all three ... 04/13/2024 - 12:10 pm | View Link
Baylor School hires Quinn McDowell as boys’ basketball coach The Baylor football program also hired from the college ranks two years ago when Erik Kimrey left the University of South Carolina, where he had been a tight ends coach, to take over the Red Raiders. 04/12/2024 - 7:00 am | View Link
Scott Drew staying at Baylor after considering Kentucky men's basketball job The longtime Baylor coach is staying with the Bears after discussions with the Wildcats, a person familiar with the situation told USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on condition of anonymity ... 04/11/2024 - 5:08 am | View Link
Scott Drew staying at Baylor after reportedly turning down Kentucky Scott Drew will not be replacing John Calipari at Kentucky. Drew, who has been Baylor's head men's basketball coach since 2003 and led the Bears to the 2021 NCAA tournament title, will stay with ... 04/11/2024 - 12:33 am | View Link
Scott Drew passes on Kentucky and will remain at Baylor, sources say LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Scott Drew has passed on being the next head coach for Kentucky men's basketball and will remain at Baylor. Sources tell LEX 18's Keith Farmer that Drew was never ... 04/11/2024 - 12:03 am | View Link
Unthinkably, Michael Porter Jr. would be made of iron, if not for some faulty string.
On Feb. 9 in Sacramento, the Nuggets were embarking on a two-game weekend road trip. They were mercifully one week away from the All-Star break, a much-needed breather for a team that had played 102 games the previous season en route to a championship.
Porter, in particular, was pushing himself physically more than any season yet in his NBA career.
After dropping down to third place in the Central Division at the end of the regular season, the Colorado Avalanche begins the Stanley Cup Playoffs on the road against the Winnipeg Jets. Here’s a breakdown of their first-round matchup.
Who has the edge?
Forwards
The Avs definitely have the two best forwards in this series, and they might have five of the top … seven?
The best way to play a LeBron James flop? Have a Joker up your sleeve.
“Listen: To have the success that they’ve had, as great as (Nikola) Jokic has been — if you go back and look at that (Western) Conference Finals, the Lakers had no answer,” former NBA guard Greg Anthony, now an analyst with Warner Bros.
A viral video showing a Colorado Rockies baseball coach in the cockpit of a United Airlines charter flight from Denver to Toronto sparked a federal investigation, officials confirmed Friday.
The video, originally posted to social media by the Rockies’ hitting coach Hensley Meulens, appears to show Meulens sitting in one of the plane’s two pilot seats while the flight was en route to Canada.
The Wall Street Journal first reported the story.
“Had some fun in the cockpit on our flight from Denver to Toronto,” Meulens wrote in the caption.
Editor’s note: This is the 10th in a series of NFL draft previews as it relates to the Broncos. Previous previews: quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, offensive linemen, defensive linemen, edge rushers, inside linebackers and cornerbacks. Today: Safeties.
Broncos’ in-house moves: Released Justin Simmons, re-signed P. J. Locke to two-year deal, signed Brandon Jones to a three-year deal.
Under contract: Locke (two years), Jones (three years), Caden Sterns (one year), Delarrin Turner-Yell (two years), JL Skinner (three years), Keidron Smith (one year), Devon Key (one year) and Tanner McCalister (one year).
Need scale: 7.
The Broncos are taking a quarterback in the draft. There, I said it.
Coach Sean Payton and general manager George Paton did not utter those words during Thursday’s press conference. Anytime executives speak this close to the first round, they might as well be senators filibustering dam construction, drone policies or guardrails on artificial intelligence.
Talking without saying anything is part of the dance.
No teams know who they are taking.