TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Mark Sears scored 30 points and No. 4 Alabama came from behind for a 96-83 win over No. 17 Kentucky on Saturday night. Alabama (22-5, 11-3 Southeastern Conference), which had lost its previous two games, got 19 points from Aden Holloway, who made five 3-pointers. Chris Youngblood had 14 points and Clifford … Read more
Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas has agreed to become the new men’s basketball coach at Miami, according to reports. A contract has not yet been negotiated, but that is expected to be worked out in the weeks to come. One factor in finalizing a deal is determining when Lucas would leave Duke and start … Read more
Could Dodge be back in NASCAR soon? (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) Could Dodge be back in NASCAR? According to The Athletic, the auto brand is aiming to rejoin the NASCAR Truck Series in 2026 with the goal of competing again in the Cup Series in 2027. From The Athletic: Dodge raced in Cup from … Read more
Dmitry Bivol righted a wrong with perhaps the most brilliant performance of what will surely be a Hall of Fame career. Just four months after losing both his titles and undefeated record with a controversial majority decision against Artur Beterbiev, Bivol mounted a phenomenal showing in Saturday’s rematch to avenge that loss and claim boxing’s … Read more
Gregg Popovich will not return to the San Antonio Spurs this season, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The Spurs head coach’s future is reportedly uncertain as he recovers from a stroke he suffered in November. San Antonio Spurs’ Hall of Fame coach Gregg Popovich is not expected to return this season, and his future is … Read more
The big news from the New York Yankees’ spring training as the team opened camp this week was the change in the organization’s long-standing facial hair policy. For the past 49 years, beards were not allowed among Yankees players. But team owner Hal Steinbrenner announced Friday that “well-groomed beards” would now be permitted as the … Read more
HAMPTON, Ga. — Kyle Busch nipped Stewart Friesen at the finish line to win Saturday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Busch passed Friesen on the last lap and won by .017 seconds. The victory is the 67th for Busch in the Truck Series and marks the 13th consecutive season he’s won … Read more
Rhyne Howard of the Vinyl and Kahleah Copper of Rose are part of this year’s Unrivaled league. Here’s how to catch their next games. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) Unrivaled, the 3-on-3 women’s basketball league, made its debut in Miami on Jan. 17 with some of the biggest names in the WNBA hitting the court for the … Read more
Doug Christie started out hot as the Sacramento Kings coach, with the team going 10-2 and winning some close games, the kind they were losing under Mike Brown. However, the team has gone 5-8 since then and got run off their home court by an energized Warriors team Friday night, 132-108. That dropped Sacramento back … Read more
In a photo finish, Kyle Busch edged Stewart Friesen at the line to win the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Busch led 80 of 135 laps in his No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, picking up the 67th win of his Truck Series career. Tyler Ankrum, Bayley Currey and Chandler Smith rounded … Read more