The PGA Tour has vehemently refused to give its members the ability to play in the opening event of a rival Saudi-backed golf tour that will kick off next month outside of London. The move, announced in a note to tour members on Tuesday night, wasn’t all that surprising – the PGA Tour keeps its …
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The roster of the first quarterfinals illustrates this perfectly. England, France and Italy – via Leicester City, Marseille and Rome – but the Czech Republic, Norway and Greece are also represented. The Dutch have two rivals: Feyenoord and PSV Eindhoven. In an age where the executives of the strongest teams and the wealthiest leagues are …
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If this year’s NCAA basketball tournaments look a little bigger—just a little older—your eyes aren’t fooling you. Call it the silver lining of the pandemic. Before the pandemic intervened, college students had five years to complete four seasons. For various reasons, among them injuries, one-time transfers or exemptions from competition, athletes have always been able …
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If this year’s NCAA basketball tournaments look a little bigger—just a little older—your eyes aren’t fooling you. Call it the silver lining of the pandemic. Before the pandemic intervened, college students had five years to complete four seasons. Athletes have always found ways to extend their eligibility for a variety of reasons, such as injuries, …
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — North Carolina State guard Raina Perez charged toward the basket and looked back, searching for the Saturday afternoon chaos she had just begun. NC State, the Bridgeport area’s top seed, were behind with less than 18 seconds. Now Perez, taking the ball from Notre Dame’s Dara Mabrey, was the Wolfpack’s best shot. …
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GREENSBORO, NC – There can only be one winner in the Carolinas war. Starving for their first national title title in five years, South Carolina beat North Carolina in the round of 16 in the NCAA women’s tournament, beating the Tar Heels 69-61 on Friday night. With the Tar Heels on a devastating road in …
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PHILADELPHIA – After four teams were eliminated on Thursday, four more teams will be eliminated on Friday, reducing the NCAA men’s basketball tournament field to eight. Only four teams will remain until Sunday night. The Final Four will be held in New Orleans on April 2, with the final on April 4. 1 seed in …
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The Sweet 16 is back in its usual form in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament after the 2020 tournament was canceled and last year’s event was held around a single city due to the pandemic. Women’s regional events in Greensboro, NC; Bridgeport, UK; Wichita, Kan.; and Spokane, Wash., with 16-round games on Friday and Saturday …
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JERSEY CITY, NJ — A veteran striker, KC Ndefo, St. After his junior season at Peter’s University, he had no shortage of options, Small Jesuit school in the heart of this city just two miles west of Manhattan. The 6ft-7 Ndefo was a hot commodity after averaging 13.7 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.6 blocks. He …
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Only 16 teams remain in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, which began Thursday. At the end of this weekend, the field will descend into the Final Four. Four games will be played on Thursday, split between San Francisco and San Antonio, and four games will be played on Friday in Philadelphia and Chicago. Eight teams …
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MILWAUKEE — figuratively sprouting from a crack in Jersey City asphalt to show its peacock feathers to a national audience. Peter’s men’s basketball team is led by a man who knows a thing about capturing the moment. When Shaheen Holloway was a senior in high school, she was invited to play in a McDonald’s All-American …
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The outcome of Monday’s second round of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament will include established programs like Tennessee and Connecticut, unestablished programs trying to reach that level, and players reaching March stardom. On ESPN, games begin at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, when #1-seeded North Carolina State plays 9th-seeded Kansas State. Below are four games that …
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