South Carolina Victory Extends UConn’s Drought Championship

MINNEAPOLIS—Connecticut has spent nearly three decades as the most formidable threat in women’s college basketball and is dangerous if not ranked #1 in Division I for weeks—where the Huskies spent the majority of that time. But after losing to South Carolina on Sunday night, the Huskies no longer have a perfect record in NCAA championship …

How South Carolina Beat UConn to Win the National Championship

MINNEAPOLIS – It was a 40-minute championship game, yes. But if South Carolina set out on Sunday to show that an NCAA title could be won in the first four minutes of a competition, even against a strong, feisty, unyielding Connecticut, consider the pressure-tested and proven hypothesis on the sport’s biggest stage. The gains of …

UConn vs. South Carolina Live: Women’s Championship Game Updates

April 3, 2022, 5:30 PM ET April 3, 2022, 5:30 PM ET UConn’s Christyn Williams dives for a loose ball against Stanford’s Cameron Brink during the semifinals.Credit…Elsa/Getty Pictures She can’t dominate the spotlight or the floor like Paige Bueckers. Not the cornerstone of UConn’s future like Azzi Fudd. But if the Huskies win their 12th …

UConn Beats Stanford to Reach Championship

Continuing its customary position as postseason power after beating a grueling, frustrating, injury-filled regular season, Connecticut lasted just long enough to beat reigning national champion Stanford on Friday night in the Final Four. The Huskies’ 63-58 win at Minneapolis gave UConn a shot at their 12th NCAA title. Sensational sophomore guard Paige Bueckers, who grew …

South Carolina Returns to the Championship Game with a Win

During the NCAA women’s basketball tournament, famed South Carolina coach Dawn Staley preached to her players a message of consistency and pressure: Protect this thing. And as so often with Staley and his players, they listened. South Carolina, the nation’s top-ranked women’s basketball team, will take another shot at the championship title, beating #1-seeded Louisville …

A Rare Rain Suspends Three Draws Player Championship for Leadership

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — This year’s Players Championship, the PGA Tour’s signature event, will take an extra day to complete after suspending play for a second consecutive day in northern Florida after heavy rains on Friday. Golfers endured Friday’s bad weather at the TPC Sawgrass golf course for just a few hours, a day …

World Championship Weeks with Figure Skating Officials Bar Russians

When asked to comment on the ban on Russian skaters, Galina Zmievskaya, Ukrainian and Petrenko’s former coach, who now teaches at the Ice House in Hackensack, NJ, said in a statement: “This is bigger than figure skating right now. We see a country devastated and innocent lives at stake every second.” Updated March 1, 2022 …

Bill Fitch, who led Celtics to ’81 Championship, dies at 89

Bill Fitch, whose professional coaching career spanned 25 seasons led the Boston Celtics to the 1981 league championship and famed for rekindling the fortunes of dismal NBA teams, died Wednesday in Lake Conroe, Texas, north of Houston. He was 89 years old. Indiana Pacers head coach and NBA Coaches Association president Rick Carlisle said he …

Rams vs 49ers in NFC Championship Game: Live Score Updates

January 30, 2022 at 4:29 PM ET January 30, 2022 at 4:29 PM ET Elijah Mitchell has been a big part of San Francisco’s impetuous onslaught this season.Credit…Patrick Mcdermott/Getty Images Of the four teams standing in conference championship games, the 49ers have the least impressive offensive stats. Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo hasn’t scored this season-ending and …

Chiefs Meet Bengals at AFC Championship: Live Updates

January 30, 2022, 12:00 ET January 30, 2022, 12:00 ET Kansas City’s tight end Travis Kelce, left, scored a game-winning goal in the divisional round against the Buffalo Bills.Credit…via Jay Biggerstaff/USA Today Sports, Reuters All Travis Kelce did against Buffalo last week was eight passes for 96 yards. plan the game This determined Harrison Butker’s …

Rafael Nadal Wins Australian Open and 21st Grand Slam Championship

MELBOURNE, Australia — Rafael Nadal broke the tie with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer by winning the 21st Grand Slam men’s singles title Sunday night. Nadal beat his longtime rivals Daniil Medvedev, a new generation member, 2-6, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 in the Australian Open final. It was perhaps Nadal’s most surprising big victory. …