Texas AM's defense scored the game's only touchdown and Seth Small kicked four field goals as the No. 14 Aggies shut down No. 13 Auburn 20-3 on Saturday in SEC play at College Station, Texas. The Aggies (7-2, 4-2 SEC) overwhelmed Auburn from the opening kickoff. The Tigers (6-3, 3-2) finished with just 226 yards and committed a turnover that enabled Texas AM to take control of a close game early in the fourth quarter. T
China No 1 Zhang Shuais victory at the 2021 US Open secured a golden slam of sorts for Chinese players as it marked the final major where there was a Chinese winner.The golden slam is traditionally seen as winning all four majors Wimbledon and the Australian, French and US Open plus the Olympic gold medal all in the same calendar year.That was achieved by Germany superstar Steffi Graf back in 1988 and it has proven notori
Chinas interest in the WTA Tenerife Ladies Open ended on Friday as Zheng Saisai and Zhang Shuai both lost as the season heads to its final two tournaments.Chinese No 3 Zheng was beaten by Colombian teenager Camila Osorio in straight sets with the 19-year-old winning 7-5, 6-1 in an hour and 42 minutes.This was the first career meeting between the world No 86 Zhang and world No 63 Osorio.Osorio had beaten No 1 seed Elina Sv
Unvaccinated players will seemingly be allowed to compete at next years Australian Open. A leaked email from Tennis Australia to the WTA Players Council has revealed unvaccinated players must still endure 14 days hard quarantine in a hotel. The memo asked players to please keep this information confidential until the government makes an official announcement. []
The expected finalists have reached the Transylvanian Open climax with top seeds Simona Halep and Anett Kontaveit easily winning their semi-finals. Simona Halep has reached a WTA final for the 12th straight season after routing Ukrainian teenager Marta Kostyuk 6-0 6-1 and setting up a title match against Anett Kontaveit of Estonia at the Transylvania []
Chinese tennis superstar Li Na has thanked her husband for giving up on his dream to support her on her glittering career.He accompanied me to play games all over the world, and then gave up his dream for my dream, Li said. That is a place that I am very grateful and touched by.Li, 39, and her husband of 16 years Jiang Shan were interviewed by one another on a programme called Above the Peak POWER PAIRS on Hunan-based sat
Ash Barty has joined tennis legends Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert and Serena Williams in securing the womens year-end world No.1 ranking for at least three straight seasons. Despite formally announcing on Saturday she wont defend her season-ending crown at the rescheduled and relocated WTA Finals in Mexico next month, officials have confirmed Barty []
Chinas Zheng Saisai has progressed to the last eight at the WTA Tenerife Ladies Open after winning an epic encounter with Clara Tauson, while Zhang Shuai is into the doubles semi-finals.It took Zheng two hours and 48 minutes to overcome the Danish No 7 seed 7-6(7), 2-6, 6-4 in the Canary Islands on Thursday.Chinas No 3 singles player, who is ranked 86th in the world, next plays Colombian world No 63 Camila Osorio in the q
Kyren Williams ran for two touchdowns and No. 10 Notre Dame recorded a key fourth-quarter safety in a 34-6 win over Navy on Saturday in South Bend, Ind. Jack Coan went 23-for-29 passing for 269 yards and one touchdown, and Kevin Austin Jr. had six receptions for a career-high 139 yards for NotreDame (8-1). Williams gained 95 yards on 17 carries. Midshipmen starting quarterback Tai Lavatai sustained a neck injury during
Graham Mertz threw three touchdown passes and Braelon Allen rushed for 129 yards as 21st-ranked Wisconsin easily extended its winning streak to five games with a 52-3 rout of host Rutgers on Saturday. The Badgers (6-3, 4-2 Big Ten) moved into a tie with first-place Minnesota in the West Division. They began the day in a three-way tie for second with Iowa and Purdue and have outscored opponents 153-37 during their streak.
In my first article on this topic, I argued that slams won and performance in slams are the key criteria for being the modern-era tennis GOAT. In this article, I thought I would have an initial look at performance within slams to see if it helped to separate the big three, given they are all []
The Penrith Panthers have wasted little time securing a replacement for disgraced back-up half Tyrone May, whose contract was torn up earlier this week.
Andy Murray said his defeat in the second round of the Vienna Open on Wednesday was just another bump in the road and the former world number one is convinced it is just a matter of time before he is going deep into tournaments and winning again.Murray had secured his first win over a top 10 player in 14 months after beating Hubert Hurkacz in the opening round, but the 34-year-old failed to advance further as he was outpl
Chinese doubles pair Zheng Saisai and Wang Xinyu ended their season in style by beating Chinas top player Zhang Shuai and Japans Eri Hozumi to the Courmayeur Ladies Open title in Italy.Zheng and Wang triumphed over their compatriot and her partner in three sets, beating the No 3 seeds 6-3, 3-6, 10-5, with the match going to a third-set tiebreak.The duo became the first winners of the inaugural event, which was added to th
Chris Froome and teammates arrive in Israel for what's the first major team camp since COVID shut down everything in 2020. Read the full article at Riders relishing relaxed COVID scene at Israel Start-Up Nation camp on VeloNews.com .
World champ attacks early to win by nearly one-minute and take home victory for the Dutch. Read the full article at Lucinda Brand dominates European cyclocross championships on VeloNews.com .
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VeloNews Podcast, ep. 282: Cameron is well versed in the arguments about fairness. Now, she's focused on working with race promoters on how registration platforms work, among other things. Read the full article at Molly Cameron on racing as a transgender woman in mens and womens events on VeloNews.com .
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Defensive lineman Walter Nolen, the No. 2-ranked prospect in the 2022 class by 247Sports Composite, committed Saturday to attend Texas AM next year. Nolen, a 6-foot-4, 325-pound tackle from Powell, Tenn., chose the Aggies over Alabama, Tennessee, Michigan and Florida. He is the top defensive lineman of the 2022 recruiting class. 247Sports says Nolen "should become impact high-major defensive lineman with NFL Draft first
Michael Wiley's 10-yard touchdown run with 2:17 remaining was the difference in Arizona ending its 20-game losing streak with a 10-3 Pac-12 win Saturday in Tucson, Ariz., over a California team depleted by COVID-19 protocol. Arizona, which had the longest losing streak in the nation, won its sixth straight against California. The Wildcats (1-8, 1-5 Pac-12) won for the first time since Oct. 5, 2019 at Colorado. The Bears
Coastal Carolina star quarterback Grayson McCall was ruled out of Saturday night's game at Georgia Southern with the school also declaring he is out indefinitely with an "upper-body injury." The school made the announcement approximately 75 minutes prior to Saturday's contest. Bryce Carpenter started in McCall's place. Carpenter has thrown 19 passes -- two for touchdowns -- this season. McCall departed last week's 35-2
As they founder though a lengthy homestand, the Vancouver Canucks have no problem pinpointing the skate-blade sharp difference between winning and losing. Heading into Sunday's home date with the Dallas Stars, the Canucks have just one victory through five games of a seven-game homestand, and their substandard special-team play is the biggest reason for that swoon. On the power play, Vancouver has scored just once with