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Police issue arrest warrants for Rashee Rice, driver in connection with mutli-car crash
In this Feb. 11, 2024, file photo, Rashee Rice of the Kansas City Chiefs warms up before Super Bowl LVIII, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images) (DALLAS) — Dallas Police issued an [Read More…]
Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer, NCAA’s winningest coach, retiring after 38 seasons
Head coach Tara VanDerveer of the Stanford Cardinal yells during the first half against the NC State Wolfpack in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament at Moda Center on March 29, [Read More…]
UConn beats Purdue to win men’s basketball NCAA National Championship
The Connecticut Huskies celebrate after beating the Purdue Boilermakers 75-60 to win the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament National Championship game at State Farm Stadium on April 08, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. (Chris Coduto/Getty Images) (NEW [Read More…]
Women’s college basketball is having a historic moment
Matt_Brown/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While the 2023-2024 women’s college basketball season may be over, the rise in interest in the sport is just beginning. Women’s basketball had a record-breaking year in terms of ticket [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 4/8/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUENY Yankees 7, Miami 0Pittsburgh 7, Detroit 4LA Dodgers 4, Minnesota 2 AMERICAN LEAGUECleveland 4, Chi White Sox 0Toronto 5, [Read More…]
South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley discusses perfect season, third NCAA title
Head coach Dawn Staley of the South Carolina Gamecocks cuts down the net after beating the Iowa Hawkeyes in the 2024 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament National Championship at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on April 7, 2024 [Read More…]
South Carolina Gamecocks defeat Iowa Hawkeyes in NCAA women’s basketball championship
PhotoAlto/Sandro Di Carlo Darsa/Getty Images (CLEVELAND) — The South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 87-75, to win the NCAA women’s basketball championship in Cleveland on Sunday. The win for the Gamecocks gave them a [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 4/7/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEPittsburgh 3, Baltimore 2Milwaukee 12, Seattle 4Tampa Bay 3, Colorado 2 AMERICAN LEAGUECleveland at Minnesota (Postponed)Oakland 7, Detroit 1Kansas City [Read More…]
Caitlin Clark of Iowa is the AP Player of the Year in women’s hoops for the 2nd straight season
CLEVELAND (AP) — Caitlin Clark is capping her illustrious college career with another record-breaking season and another set of prestigious awards. The star guard from Iowa was honored Thursday as The Associated Press Player of the Year [Read More…]
Coeur d’Alene police find evidence of ‘racial slur’ as they probe harassment of Utah women’s basketball team
Steph Chambers/Getty Images (COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho) — Video and audio evidence collected by investigators “corroborates” reports that members of the Utah women’s basketball team were harassed and subjected to racial slurs during an incident on [Read More…]
Ronda Rousey reveals history of concussions, shares joys of motherhood in new memoir
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Ronda Rousey, UFC champion, shares her story in her new book, Our Fight: A Memoir. The book reflects on her rise to the top of the sports world, her lowest [Read More…]
Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder looks to lead Caitlin Clark, Hawkeyes to 1st NCAA title
(NEW YORK) — For the second straight season, head coach Lisa Bluder has led the Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. Bluder spoke to “Good Morning America” following [Read More…]
Paige Bueckers lifts UConn back to the Final Four with 80-73 win over JuJu Watkins and USC
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Stuck as a spectator during last year’s women’s NCAA Tournament, Paige Bueckers didn’t waste a moment this time. Every drive to the basket, every deflection on defense, every tumble to the [Read More…]
Houston’s Blanco throws the first no-hitter in the majors this season in a 10-0 win over Toronto
HOUSTON (AP) — Ronel Blanco put a bow on a remarkable week. In a span of seven days, the Houston right-hander welcomed a new daughter, made his first opening day roster — and then threw [Read More…]
Caitlin Clark leads Iowa back to Final Four, scoring 41 points in 94-87 win over defending champ LSU
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Caitlin Clark put up another sensational performance to carry Iowa to its second straight Final Four. The Hawkeyes’ superstar guard, whose record-breaking exploits have brought unprecedented attention to women’s basketball, made nine 3-pointers and finished [Read More…]
Prosecutors seeking 2.5-year prison sentence for former Spain soccer chief over World Cup kiss
Burak Akbulut/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images (LONDON) — Prosecutors are seeking a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence for Spain’s former soccer chief, Luis Rubiales, who may stand trial over a nonconsensual kiss at the Women’s World Cup last year, [Read More…]
Debate about safety of synthetic turf and ‘forever chemicals’ raises concerns for some
Jeffrey Grigsby / EyeEm / Getty Images (NEW YORK) – The grass may be greener if it’s made of synthetic turf, but some communities are raising concerns about “forever chemicals” that may be found in [Read More…]
‘Racism is real … and it’s awful,’ Utah women’s basketball coach says after team says they faced harassment on night out
PhotoAlto/Sandro Di Carlo Darsa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, city leaders have launched an investigation after members of the Utah women’s basketball team say they were subjected to racial slurs from two men [Read More…]
Crab pizza, Cracker Jack sundaes and more new foods hitting MLB stadiums on opening day
Courtesy of Levy (NEW YORK) — As baseball fans get ready to return to their favorite ballparks on opening day, culinary teams have been cooking up delicious new recipes during the offseason to bring to [Read More…]
Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s highest-paid player, addresses gambling scandal: ‘Saddened and shocked’
Harry How/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Shohei Ohtani, Major League Baseball’s highest-paid player, broke his silence Monday afternoon about a gambling scandal that prompted his team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, to fire his interpreter last [Read More…]
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