Juan Dixon is out as the basketball coach at Coppin State. "After fully evaluating the men's basketball program and performance, we feel a change of leadership is necessary moving forward," athletics director Derek Carter announced Wednesday in a news release. "We wish Juan and his family the best for the future. We thank him for his time at Coppin." Carter said a national search for a new coach will begin immediately.
Mumbai (Maharashtra)[India], March 15 (ANI): Delhi Capitals will be keen to take a step closer to WPL playoffs by securing a victory against Gujarat Giants on Thursday. The undefeated Mumbai Indians currently lead the table with 10 points. If they are able to continue their winning streak and secure victories against UP Warriorz, Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore they will automatically qualify for the Women'
A famed Florida nightclub is seeking to block the LIV Golf League from registering the name as a trademark, the Palm Beach Post reported Wednesday. The LIV nightclub, which is in the Fontainebleau Miami Beach luxury hotel along the area's Millionaire's Row, contends in its notice of opposition that the upstart golf league's trademarks are "visually, phonetically, and aurally similar and the goods/services share similarit
Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 15 (ANI): The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) bowlers kept up pressure on UP Warriorz (UPW) as they bowled them for 135 in 19.3 overs in their Women's Premier League (WPL) match at DY Patil Sports Academy here on Wednesday. For UPW Grace Harris scored the highest with 46 off 32 while Kiran Navgire and Deepti Sharma played crucial knocks. For RCB, Ellyse Perry begged three while S
Rourkela (Odisha) [India], March 15 (ANI): Hockey India on Wednesday congratulated midfielder Vivek Sagar Prasad on completing 100 International Caps for India. He achieved this milestone during India's match against Australia in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2022/23 being played here in the spectacular Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium. The youngster has been part of India's several incredible performances including the historic Br
With The Players Championship in the rearview mirror, the PGA Tour concludes its "Florida Swing" outside Tampa this week at the Valspar Championship in Palm Harbor, Fla. Unlike last week's so-called "fifth major," the Valspar has a slightly thinner field, with five of the top 20 players in the world playing. Sam Burns is the two-time defending champion, while Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth are the biggest names. Field
The New Orleans Saints are in agreement on a three-year contract with two-time Super Bowl champion Khalen Saunders, NFL Network reported Wednesday. The deal is worth up to $14.5 million for Saunders, who played the last four seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs. Saunders, 26, played in 16 games in a reserve role for the Chiefs in 2022, collecting a career-best 3.5 sacks. He played 39 percent of the defensive snaps last s
Quarterback Baker Mayfield agreed to a deal with the Buccaneers that presents the former No. 1 overall pick an opportunity to start, according to multiple reports. Tampa Bay would become Mayfield's fourth team in three years. The 27-year-old helped his chances by finishing last season strong after being claimed by the Los Angeles Rams. The Buccaneers lost Tom Brady to his second, apparently official, retirement at the e
Former Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter, once expected to be one of the first non-quarterbacks taken in the 2023 NFL Draft, showed up to his pro day Wednesday 9 pounds heavier than his scouting combine weigh-in. That's according to Senior Bowl executive director Jim Nagy, who added that Carter plans to participate only in positional drills at the Georgia pro day, skipping the 40-yard dash and other testing. Carter
Sacramento Kings forward Trey Lyles has been suspended one game without pay and Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez has been fined $25,000, the NBA announced Wednesday. The punishments stem from their respective roles in an on-court altercation with 15.4 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of Milwaukee's 133-124 road win over Sacramento on Monday. Lyles fouled Giannis Antetokounmpo and gave the Milwaukee star a small
Lahore [Pakistan], March 15 (ANI): Former Prime Minister of Pakistan and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday was seen in a gas mask interacting with his supporters minutes after security forces withdrew from around his home. Earlier, the Lahore High Court stopped police operation to arrest Imran Khan till 10 am tomorrow at Zaman Park, reported Dawn. After the withdrawal of the police, PTI chief
The Big 12 and the NFL will debut the Big 12 Pro Day in 2024, which will assemble the pro hopefuls in one spot for "state of the art medical and player skill assessments." The conference and NFL announced the event in a news release issued Wednesday. The inaugural event will be held next spring at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. It will replace the individual on-campus pro days and will include a job fair and
NAIROBI, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Kenya will play 2022 World Cup team Iran in an international friendly on March 28 in Tehran, the country's federation announced on Wednesday.
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New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): Indian wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant is making steady progress towards recovery from the car accident that took place in December 2022. Pant shared one of his workout sessions on Twitter on Wednesday, as the wicket-keeper batter works tirelessly to get in shape after surviving a fatal car accident in December. "Grateful for small thing, big things And everything in between," Pant pos
A pair of No. 13 seeds are among the underdogs drawing heavy action at sportsbooks ahead of the NCAA Tournament Round of 64 on Thursday. Furman, the No. 13 seed in the South region with a first-round matchup with No. 4 seed Virgina, is first the most heavily bet team against the spread at BetMGM, leading in total handle and tickets. Furman (5.5) faces Virginia on Thursday afternoon. The public sees Virginia as an upset
The Philadelphia Eagles are releasing five-time Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay, multiple outlets reported Wednesday. The move is unsurprising and comes after failed attempts to find a trade partner for Slay, who earned Pro Bowl honors in two of his three seasons in Philadelphia. The Eagles gave Slay's agent permission to seek a trade last week. Further, the Eagles brought back All-Pro CB James Bradberry on a three-year
The New England Patriots are expected to sign free agent offensive lineman Riley Reiff, ESPN and The Athletic reported Wednesday. Terms were not reported. The Patriots would be his fifth team. The report comes hours ahead of the start of the new league year. Reiff, 34, spent last season with the Chicago Bears, starting 10 of the 16 games he played. Reiff has played in 163 games (149 starts) for four teams, including th
Juan Dixon is out as the basketball coach at Coppin State. Dixon told Stadium on Tuesday that the school had parted ways with him. A Baltimore native, Dixon played at Maryland and led the Terrapins to the 2002 NCAA championship. Following seven NBA seasons, he transitioned to coaching, first as a special assistant to former Maryland coach Mark Turgeon. Then Dixon became the head coach of the University of the District o
A pair of unheralded conference champions meet for a chance to battle top-seeded Purdue when Fairleigh Dickinson battles Texas Southern in a First Four play-in game Wednesday in Dayton, Ohio. Despite losing the Northeast Conference championship 67-66 to top-seeded Merrimack, Fairleigh Dickinson (19-15) earned the conference's automatic bid since Merrimack, making a transition into Division I, is still not eligible for th
The Minnesota Timberwolves provided a vague injury update on star forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns, saying Wednesday that the three-time All-Star is due back in the "coming weeks." Towns has been out with a right calf strain since Nov. 28. The regular season also ends in the coming weeks, April 9. The Timberwolves enter Wednesday's action as the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference, which would put them in the postseaso
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 15 (ANI): India middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the three-game ODI series against Australia. Iyer missed a major portion of the fourth Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test at Ahmedabad after a recurrence of his back injury. The Mumbai batter is now all set to miss the ODI series against Australia. The injury forced Iyer to sit out of the first innings of the final Test, wh
By Vipul KashyapDoha [Qatar], March 15 (ANI): Former Pakistan pacer, Shoaib Akhtar said that he wants the Asia Cup 2023 tournament to be held in Sri Lanka if not in Pakistan. Akhtar who is currently playing in the Legends League Masters in Qatar, also wants that India and Pakistan to play in the finals of the Asia Cup and World Cup. Apart from Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan also have the hosting rights for the 2025 Champions Tro
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi turned blue and roared louder than ever to show its support for Delhi Capitals as the team continues its good run in the ongoing Women's Premier League (WPL). Delhi Capitals are currently second on the points table with four wins in five games. The Meg Lanning-led side is enjoying a purple patch and fans too are excited about the upcoming ma
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