How Kansas Defeated UNC to Win the NCAA National Championship

[ad_1] NEW ORLEANS — Kansas, the nation’s No.1 hit in mid-March, had its national championship hopes dashed by the pandemic that swept the NCAA tournament two years ago, an invincible foe. With a long history of NCAA tournament disappointments, the perpetually serpentine Jayhawks overcame those regrets Monday night by rebounding from a 16-point deficit to …

How the 49ers Defeated the Packers to Advance to the NFC Championship

[ad_1] GREEN BAY, Wis. — Robbie Gould kicked past the posts and the Green Bay Packers stood in the sideline as his San Francisco teammates sprinted across the grass Saturday night in red parkas. At Lambeau Field they had not lost the whole season, neither in the warm weather, nor in the mild conditions, nor …

How the Bengals Defeated the Titans to Advance to the AFC Championship

[ad_1] NASHVILLE — The Cincinnati Bengals broke their 31-year playoff drought last week and looked like this year’s dark horse contender with a young, explosive offense. And now they officially are. The 4th Bengals won nine sacks and six penalties to shock the 19-16 seeded Tennessee Titans, with rookie batsman Evan McPherson scoring the fourth …

How Ariarne Titmus Defeated Katie Ledecky for 400 Free

[ad_1] TOKYO – The winner is not American Katie Ledecky, but Australian Ariarne Titmus women’s 400m freestyle gold. Ledecky, 24, came in as the reigning Olympic champion and world record holder. But 20-year-old Titmus swam 400 times faster than Ledecky himself in Australia’s Olympic trials. In Monday’s finale, Titmus slammed into Ledecky after building a …

Ariarne Titmus defeated Katie Ledecky in the 400m freestyle.

[ad_1] In one of the most anticipated showdowns of the Tokyo Games, ariarne tit The Australian defeated the defending champion in two-thirds of a second over Katie Ledecky of the USA in the 400m freestyle. Ledecky, the world record holder at the event, arrived as an underdog. Titmus defeated Ledecky at the world championship two …