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WWE no longer just a family affair as it joins with UFC
WWE is saying goodbye to existing as a family-run business as it joins with the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship to create a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company. The deal announced Monday between Endeavor [Read More…]

UConn wins March Madness with 76-59 smothering of SDSU
HOUSTON (AP) — After six games and 240 minutes of pure dominance that ran through March, then part of April, it finally became clear there was only one thing that could stop the UConn Huskies. [Read More…]

Suni Lee ending college gymnastics career due to kidney issue
Katharine Lotze/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Suni Lee is wrapping up her college gymnastics career early in order to shift her focus to a health issue, she announced Monday. “I have been dealing with a [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 04/02/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE NY Yankees 6, San Francisco 0 St. Louis 9, Toronto 4 Texas 2, Philadelphia 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE Tampa Bay [Read More…]

UConn puts Final Four beatdown on Miami 72-59
HOUSTON (AP) — Nobody was guarding UConn’s best player. So Adama Sanogo spun the ball to get his fingers just right, set his feet behind the 3-point line and splashed in the shot. Then, less [Read More…]

Butler’s buzzer-beater sends San Diego State to title game
HOUSTON (AP) — San Diego State’s vaunted defense staggered well into the second half as free-flowing Florida Atlantic breezed to a 14-point lead. The Aztecs found their teeth again to get back into the game. [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 3/30/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE NY Yankees 5, San Francisco 0 Texas 11, Philadelphia 7 Toronto 10, St. Louis 9 AMERICAN LEAGUE Oakland 2, [Read More…]

Are student-athlete NIL deals a boon?
Ashan Singh, John Kapetaneas, Stephanie Fasano, Jaclyn Skurie, and Ivan Pereira, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Student-athletes across the country are cashing in on their talents through ads, social media posts and other media, thanks [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 3/29/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Milwaukee 149, Indiana 136 New York 101, Miami 92 Brooklyn 123, Houston 114 Philadelphia 116, Dallas 108 LA Lakers 121, [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 3/28/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING INTERLEAGUE Washington 3, NY Yankees 0 Philadelphia 6, Toronto 5 Minnesota 7, Pittsburgh 5 Atlanta 7, Boston 5 [Read More…]

MLB commissioner says fans were catalyst to add pitch clock, other new rules
krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — America’s pastime will look slightly different this season with MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred saying fans are the reason the sport is working to evolve the action of the game. [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 3/27/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING INTERLEAGUE Chi White Sox 6, Chi Cubs 6 LA Angels 5, LA Dodgers 4 Arizona 7, Cleveland 6 [Read More…]

March Madness Men’s Final Four is set
PhotoAlto/Sandro Di Carlo Darsa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — And then there were four. After this past weekend’s match-ups, we now know which teams make up the Final Four in this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament: [Read More…]

Clark’s triple-double helps send Iowa to the Final Four
SEATTLE (AP) — Caitlin Clark put on a show with 41 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to help No. 2 seed Iowa beat fifth-seeded Louisville 97-83 on Sunday and send the Hawkeyes to their [Read More…]

Miller, Wong rally Miami past Texas 88-81 for 1st Final Four
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — On the eve of Miami playing for a place in its first Final Four, the quiet conversation floating through the team hotel did not revolve around all that the Hurricanes [Read More…]

San Diego State muscles past Creighton, makes 1st Final Four
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Darrion Trammell had shot enough free throws in practice to believe at least one would fall when it mattered. San Diego State’s 5-foot-10 senior guard was fouled by Creighton’s Ryan Nembhard [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 3/26/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING INTERLEAGUE Houston 24, St. Louis 1 Baltimore 4, Philadelphia 2 Chi Cubs 5, Kansas City 0 Colorado 4, [Read More…]

First female player on an Atlantic League baseball team shares her grand-slam mindset
Courtesy of Kelsie Whitmore (NEW YORK) — Kelsie Whitmore, 24, considers herself a proud daughter, sister, competitor, athlete and friend. If that wasn’t enough, she just so happens to be the first woman to ever [Read More…]

Gonzaga beats UCLA 79-76 in Sweet 16 on Strawther’s shot
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gonzaga and UCLA played one NCAA Tournament game that left the Zags’ star player bawling, and another game that stunned the Bruins. Add another to the list. Maybe the maddest one [Read More…]

Florida Atlantic makes first Elite Eight, bounces Tennessee
NEW YORK (AP) — When the horn sounded on the greatest victory in the history of Florida Atlantic athletics, Nick Boyd and Bryan Greenlee hopped onto the press row table to celebrate. Instead of going [Read More…]
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