New Zealand fired coach Scott Robertson on Thursday less than two years before the Rugby World Cup, after a scathing 2025 performance review and rumours of a player revolt. The 51-year-old led the team to 20 wins in 27 matches, below powerhouse New Zealand’s expectations, while showing little improvement during his two years in charge. … Read more
WEST LAFAYETTE − Purdue basketball got its first glimpse of the new era Iowa Hawkeyes. Coach Ben McCollum’s defensive-minded Iowa squad pushed the Boilers’ top-rated offense to the brink. Fifth-ranked Purdue dodged its first Big Ten loss with the help of Braden Smith’s second half heroics and some late free throws, beating Iowa 79-72 at … Read more
After a busy, successful week away from the Schottenstein Center for No. 14 Ohio State women’s basketball, the Buckeyes returned home on Wednesday night against Penn State. After an upset defeat to the Nittany Lions in State College, Pennsylvania nearly one year ago, 33 points from point guard Jaloni Cambridge extended Penn State’s Big Ten … Read more
The Broncos’ Wednesday injury report remained the same as Tuesday. Linebacker Dre Greenlaw (hamstring) again was a limited participant. He missed the final two games of the regular season after injuring a hamstring in Week 16. Advertisement In seven games this season, Greenlaw totaled 43 tackles, a sack, an interception and a forced fumble. Defensive … Read more
The Washington State Cougars (8-10, 3-2 WCC) had to deal with a plentiful amount of turnover during the offseason, losing the likes of senior guard Nate Calmese (Wake Forest Demon Deacons), redshirt junior forward LeJuan Watts (Texas Tech Red Raiders). and sophomore guard Isiah Watts (Maryland Terrapins). Even with forward Cedric Coward, who now plays … Read more
The San Francisco 49ers only had a small bit of news in their Wednesday practice participation report ahead of Saturday’s divisional playoff matchup with the Seattle Seahawks. That counts as good news for a team as ravaged by injury as San Francisco. That small bit of news was positive, but it is a significant deal … Read more
Grêmio is set to face São José this Wednesday (14th) in the Campeonato Gaúcho. The match counts for the second round and will take place at Arena do Grêmio, which will have closed doors. The Tricolor is serving a punishment due to incidents in the first game of the 2025 state final against Inter. Advertisement … Read more
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Youssef El-Nesyri scored the winning penalty and Yassine “Bono” Bounou saved two as Morocco booked its place in the Africa Cup of Nations final with a 4-2 win on penalties over Nigeria on Wednesday. Nigeria goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali saved one but was bettered by Bono in the shootout after the teams … Read more
Real Madrid’s new coach Álvaro Arbeloa spoke after his first game in charge ended in defeat to Albacete and Copa del Rey elimination after a dramatic 3-2 loss. Reflecting, he said, “I’m not afraid of failure. I understand those who want to describe this defeat as such. Failure forms part of the path to success. … Read more
The high school boys/girls basketball seasons are still ongoing, but just on the horizon are spring sports. One that stands out during the spring months is high school softball, with there being many great teams all around the country ready to break out the cleats, gloves and bats. Topping the rankings to start off the … Read more