PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays ace Shane McClanahan will begin the season on the injured list because of an inflamed nerve in his left triceps. Manager Kevin Cash provided an update on McClanahan a day after the left-hander departed a Grapefruit League start against Boston in the third inning. He had been … Read more
Kentucky is joining its former coach in the Sweet 16. The Wildcats believe they have their new coach to thank for it. Koby Brea matched a career high with 23 points and Kentucky beat Illinois 84-75 on Sunday to advance beyond the NCAA Tournament’s opening weekend for the first time since they reached the Elite … Read more
Did Maryland’s Derik Queen take three steps on his way to a game-winning buzzer-beater against Colorado State? (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) Did Maryland’s Derik Queen commit a traveling violation on his buzzer-beating basket against Colorado State? Queen hit a bank shot to give the No. 4 Terrapins a 72-71 win over No. 12 Rams … Read more
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Aleksander Barkov scored in the shootout round while Sergei Bobrovsky stopped all three attempts and the Florida Panthers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Sunday night. Sam Reinhart scored twice, giving him 35 goals on the season, and Anton Lundell also scored for the Panthers. Coming off a 2-4 road trip, … Read more
Calvary’s Kynzee Anderson is a Shreveport Times Athlete of the Week Calvary’s Kynzee Anderson is the Fan’s Choice Preseason Softball Player of the Year and a Shreveport Times Athlete of the Week Fifteen high school athletes from northwest Louisiana have been nominated for The Shreveport Times High School Athlete of the Week. The award, sponsored … Read more
We couldn’t be more proud of Luke for his first collegiate individual event win 🏆 This means so much to him most importantly. Having to sit out for 7 months last year with a fractured L4 was not easy. But hard work, an incredible mindset and a wonderful team of people around… pic.twitter.com/vxZCzBLuRm — Ian … Read more
Hailey Van Lith and TCU rolled to a dominant win over Louisville, her former team, on Sunday afternoon (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Even after recruiting her out of high school and going on a Final Four run with her, Louisville head coach Jeff Walz couldn’t stop Hailey Van Lith in the women’s NCAA tournament on Sunday … Read more
Florida finishes the second weekend of SEC play without a win on Sunday, as the Georgia Bulldogs completed a three-game sweep of the Gators, 15-5, in seven innings. Georgia scored in every inning but the third, with a six-run sixth being the one that put the game out of hand. Starter Jake Clemente only lasted … Read more
In a bracket full of routs and chalk, any lower seed to take a lead on a higher seed draws outsized attention. But a No. 1 seed, winner of 16 quadrant 1 games, boasting a résumé many believed the selection committee snubbed for the No. 1 overall seed falling behind in the second round? That … Read more
With the NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey National Championship Game held in Minneapolis, it felt like a home game for Wisconsin against the Ohio State Buckeyes. And, if you believe what Ohio State head coach Nadine Muzerall said during her in-game interview with ESPNU, that’s exactly the way the Buckeyes wanted it. It was the third … Read more