IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Ava Heiden scored a career-high 28 points and No. 9 Iowa overcame Illinois’ second-half 3-point shooting to win 82-78 on Thursday night. The Hawkeyes (23-5, 14-3 Big Ten) won their fifth consecutive game and extended their home winning streak over the Illini (19-9, 9-8) to 13 games. Advertisement Heiden, averaging … Read more
NFL Combine winners and losers: Updates on defensive linemen, linebackers in Indianapolis originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The NFL Scouting Combine is underway, and after four days of arrivals, interviews, exams, and meetings, the fun has finally begun. Advertisement Thursday was the first … Read more
Reporter Already Preparing For Possible Celtics NBA Finals Appearance originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Brian Windhorst won’t scramble to make last-minute travel arrangements if the Boston Celtics make the NBA Finals. Advertisement The ESPN reporter said on Thursday’s “NBA Today” that he’s booked … Read more
The Miami Dolphins are working out their plans for the 2026 offseason, adjusting the roster to fit new head coach Jeff Hafley’s vision for the club. Included in those plans are decisions about what the team should do with the 35 players slotted to hit free agency when the new league year begins on March … Read more
Roughly halfway through his Hall of Fame career, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant adopted one of the most iconic nicknames in NBA history. Bryant started referring to himself as the “Black Mamba.” The nickname stuck, reaching a point where Bryant’s final words as a Lakers player were “Mamba out,” and the whole world knew … Read more
For all that Igor Tudor has tried to get the Tottenham Hotspur squad to look forward, and look at themselves “in the mirror”, there are figures around the club who can’t get certain images from Sunday out of their heads. The players naturally looked beaten. The hierarchy, however, were said by those present to appear … Read more
The PGA Tour takes the Sunshine State. The Cognizant Classic takes Palm Beach this week as the Tour rolls into Florida. There’s a $9.6 million total prize and $1.728 million to the winner. Joe Highsmith won the tournament in 2025, who will come out on top this year? Who won the 2025 Cognizant Classic? The … Read more
Manchester United have been linked with numerous midfielders for the upcoming summer window. Need to invest United fans have witnessed the benefits this season of investing in their attacking and goalkeeping departments, with significant improvements compared to last season. Advertisement The Red Devils have included Premier League-proven players on their shortlist, such as Cameroonian Carlos … Read more
The Utah Jazz are holding their breath on another of their top players. All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen will undergo an MRI after sustaining a potential right ankle and right hip injury in practice on Wednesday, according to The Salt Lake Tribune’s Kevin Reynolds. It remains to be seen how much time he could miss. Advertisement … Read more
The Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the Oregon Ducks in a late-night West Coast game on Wednesday, with tip-off set for 10:00 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network. Wisconsin has yet to make a West Coast trip this year, but it has back-to-back games on the road this week, facing Washington on Saturday, with tip-off … Read more