No. 7 UConn came into Columbia and stunned No. 4 South Carolina, 87-58, in a marquee non-conference women’s basketball clash on Sunday afternoon. With the win, the Huskies snapped the Gamecocks’ 71-game winning streak at Colonial Life Arena. UConn was scorching from the 3-point arc, shooting 46% from long-range. Azzi Fudd led the barrage, going … Read more
Emma Raducanu ended her losing streak with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Maria Sakkari in Dubai – Reuters/Rula Rouhana Emma Raducanu ended her winless run, and justified her latest wild-card invitation, as she defeated former world No 3 Maria Sakkari in straight sets. Raducanu’s decision to accept yet another Middle-Eastern wild card had raised a … Read more
Emma Raducanu accepted a wildcard for the Dubai Tennis Championships [Getty Images] Britain’s Emma Raducanu has ended her losing run with a straight sets victory over Greece’s Maria Sakkari in the first round of the Dubai Tennis Championships. The 22-year-old went into the tournament having lost her previous four matches – the worst run of … Read more
NCAA women’s hoops top 16 first look, takeaways: UCLA top seed ahead of South Carolina A month away from Selection Sunday, the NCAA selection committee released the top 16 seeds for the first time, with UCLA earning the top overall seed despite a loss to USC in its most recent game. The top two seeds … Read more
Brady Tkachuk of Team USA (right) and Team Canada’s Sam Bennett trade blows seconds into the game – Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images Three fights broke out within nine seconds of an ice hockey match between the US and Canada after choruses of anti-Donald Trump booing. The puck had barely hit the ice when players started throwing … Read more
TAMPA — The Yankees are reviving a tradition that once marked their Spring Training experience as unique and special, inviting a longer list of iconic players as guest instructors. This year’s expected list includes Jorge Posada, Mike Mussina, Bucky Dent, Joe Torre, CC Sabathia, Alfonso Soriano, and Tino Martinez — and, for the first time … Read more
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring his side’ second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP) Mo Salah was already sprinting toward Premier League history when, in late November, he spoke. For just the third time … Read more
Alex Bregman was officially introduced by the Boston Red Sox on Sunday at the team’s spring training complex in Fort Myers, Florida. Some details of the three-year, $120 million contract he signed were confirmed, including opt-outs after each of the first two seasons and $20 million of his $40 million annual salary will be deferred … Read more
EDMONTON — Well, that’s one way to start a hockey game. Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid scored the lone goal for Team Canada as they dropped an intense, spirited, hard-fought game to Team USA 3-1. Make no mistake: This game was entertaining for most hockey fans and broadcasters across Canada, and the opening nine seconds … Read more
Jannik Sinner won his third major title at the Australian Open last month – Getty Images/Adrian Dennis We did not have long to wait. News of Jannik Sinner’s negotiated three-month ban dropped at around 9.30am on Saturday morning, and in less than an hour his chief critic Nick Kyrgios had weighed in. “Sad day for … Read more