No. 1 seed Stanford held forward Cameron Brink out of Friday night's NCAA Tournament opener against No. 16 Sacred Heart with what was described as a non-COVID illness. Brink, a junior, is Stanford's leading scorer (14.9 points per game) and rebounder (9.5 per game) along with averaging 3.4 blocks per game, which ranks third in all of Division I. Brink started 20 of her 32 games as a freshman in 2020-21, when the Cardina
No. 1 Houston will have questions aplenty when it battles ninth-seeded Auburn in a Round of 32 game in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday in Birmingham, Ala. First and foremost for Houston (32-3) will be the health of All-American guard Marcus Sasser, who scored just five points before aggravating a groin injury in the Cougars' tougher-than-expected, 63-52 win over 16th-seeded Northern Kentucky on Thur
Adama Sanogo notched a 28-point, 13-rebound double-double Friday night to lead fourth-seeded UConn to an 87-63 victory over No. 13-seed Iona in a first-round matchup in the NCAA Tournament's West Region, in Albany, N.Y. Sanogo made 13 of his 17 shots from the field to help the Huskies (26-8) advance to the second round, where they will face fifth-seeded Saint Mary's on Sunday. Jordan Hawkins chipped in 13 points, Donova
The Edmonton Oilers had the game well in hand leading 3-1 halfway through the second period, but a Ryan McLeod turnover in front of the Edmonton net kicked off
Game Day 68: Ottawa at Edmonton Just when the Edmonton Oilers have their fans convinced theyve really turned the corner
FC Cincinnati looks to extend its season-opening unbeaten streak to four games Saturday night when they visit the Chicago Fire at Soldier Field. Cincinnati is 2-0-1 to start the 2023 campaign and brings a two-game shutout streak to the Windy City. The Orange and Blue notched a satisfying 1-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders last week and have allowed just one goal through three games. "We need to understand that it's a
Matty Ashton's hat-trick ensures Warrington maintain a perfect start to the Super League season with victory over Leigh.
Champions St Helens end a two-game Super League losing run with a hard-earned victory over a dogged Hull FC.
Bevan French scores a try in each half as Wigan Warriors beat fellow title contenders Huddersfield Giants in Super League.
Elena Tsineke's jumper with 31.2 seconds left lifted eighth-seeded South Florida to a 67-65 overtime win over ninth-seeded Marquette in the first round of the NCAA Tournament's Greenville 1 Regional on Friday in Columbia, S.C. "What a way to start the NCAA Tournament," South Florida coach Jose Fernandez said. Marquette's Mackenzie Hare missed two 3-point attempts in the final 10 seconds, including one with three seconds
Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner poured in a career-high 31 points as the sixth-seeded Bluejays withstood 11th-seeded North Carolina State's comeback attempts in a 72-63 first-round victory in the NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon at Denver. Kalkbrenner, a junior, made 11 of 14 shots from the field and also pulled in seven rebounds and blocked three shots. Creighton (22-12) will meet third-seeded Baylor (23-10) in Su
Nelly Cummings scored 13 points and 11th-seeded Pitt routed sixth-seeded Iowa State 59-41 in a battle of cold-shooting teams in the NCAA Tournament Midwest Region on Friday afternoon in Greensboro, N.C. The Panthers (24-11), won despite having more turnovers (15) than field goals (14) while shooting 34.1 percent from the floor and 31.6 percent (6 of 19) on 3-pointers. Jamarius Burton added 11 points and Greg Elliott had
Charlotte FC have looked vulnerable in early matches this season and so there might be another chance for Orlando City to make the best of the situation and start cranking out more offense. The teams have created different identities so far and they meet Saturday night in Orlando, Fla. Orlando(1-0-2, 5 points) is undefeated through three MLS games for only the third time in club history, also holding that distinction in
No matter how many Portland players might be missing Saturday night in Atlanta - and the latest figure is eight -- Atlanta United coach Gonzalo Pineda says he knows better than to overlook the Timbers. "If I know something about Portland, it's they're always competitive," said Pineda, who faced the Timbers many times as a player and assistant coach for the Seattle Sounders, Portland's fiercest rival. "So, I don't think t
The NHL might as well start engraving the Art Ross Trophy, because nobody is catching Edmonton's Connor McDavid for the scoring title. Already with 131 points, the Oilers star has a whopping 30 more than anyone else in the league, and his 57 goals are 11 more than any other player. His point total is already the most in the NHL in more than a quarter century (since Mario Lemieux totaled 161 in 1996), and McDavid will tr
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 18 (ANI): At least seven people, including a tribal elder and his two brothers, were killed after unidentified shooters sprayed their vehicle with bullets in Balochistan's Zhob district, Dawn reported. According to Dawn, the deceased tribal elder, identified as Ahmed Khan Kibzai, was travelling in the vehicle along with his two brothers and some other people. When his vehicle reached the Khurla
A rematch of a bout that featured one of the most incredible finishes in UFC history headlines UFC 286 on Saturday in London. England's Leon Edwards (20-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) will have the home-crowd advantage at 02 Arena when he faces Nigeria's Kamaru Usman (20-2, 15-1) in the evening's main event ina UFC welterweight title matchup. That has contributed to Edwards being a popular underdog, drawing 60 percent of the total fi
Kam Jones scored 18 of his 19 points in the second half to help second-seeded Marquette post a 78-61 victory over 15th-seeded Vermont on Friday in an East Region first-round game in the NCAA Tournament in Columbus, Ohio. Jones made 7 of 9 shots from the floor -- including 3 of 4 from 3-point range. He scored 18 straight points for his team during a pivotal second-half sequence to propel the Golden Eagles (29-6) to their
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After a big splash acquisition in the secondary to kick off the new league year, the Dolphins quicky went to work adding reinforcements to the second level of the defense. Linebacker David Long Jr. brings his talents to Miami Gardens, adding a multi-faceted weapon to Vic Fangio's defense.
Here are five things to know about the new linebacker, David Long.
1. The Film Guru's Dr
Toronto FC will be out to produce their first win of the season and snap an undesirable record when they host Inter Miami CF on Saturday in an Eastern Conference matchup. Toronto (0-1-2, 2 points) has been ahead in all three of its matches this year but has failed to win each one of them, earning the mark of being the first team in MLS history to drop points from winning positions in its opening three games. Toronto's m