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CLEVELAND — The two teams that left the 2023 Final Four with great expectations leading to heartbreaking losses are facing off with a historic national title on the line in 2024. What could be better than that? In a postseason littered with enticing rematches, Iowa and Caitlin Clark will face undefeated No. 1 overall seed […]

Akshay Bhatia takes a four-shot lead into the final round of the Valero Texas Open. Here’s a look at Sunday tee times and groupings at TPC San Antonio, with Golf Channel coverage beginning at 1 p.m. EDT (all times EDT): TIME TEE PLAYERS 10:20 AMEDT 10 Vincent Norrman C.T. Pan Davis Thompson 10:30 AMEDT 10 […]

Zach Edey didn’t overwhelm NC State on Sunday. He didn’t need to. Purdue‘s shot makers made plays while its defense flustered a previously hot NC State attack in a 63-50 Final Four victory. Edey did plenty of damage along the way in a 20-point, 12-rebound effort. The win secures a spot in Monday’s national championship […]

A’s, Giants players offer preview of Sacramento’s Sutter Health Park originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area A mix of Athletics and San Francisco Giants players have experience playing at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. While acknowledging the odd, heart-aching circumstances that will leave the Oakland Coliseum without an MLB team, members of both […]

You’re not really a golfer until you’ve taken a shot like this one from Jordan Spieth. (Photo by Brennan Asplen/Getty Images) Jordan Spieth has been responsible for what might be both the best and weirdest shots at the Valero Texas Open this week. Which is a very Jordan Spieth thing to do. The best came […]

MARTINSVILLE, Va. — A former Cup Series champion will line up first for Sunday’s Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway (3 p.m. ET on FS1). Kyle Larson won the pole with a lap of 96.034 mph. He narrowly beat Bubba Wallace, who qualified second. MORE: Martinsville Cup starting lineup Larson was one of three Hendrick […]

Women’s college basketball is so popular that its new TV viewership record couldn’t stand for a week without being broken. Iowa’s Final Four win over UConn is the most-watched women’s college basketball game on record and ESPN’s most-viewed basketball game of any kind after drawing 14.2 million viewers on Friday, the broadcaster announced Saturday. Friday’s […]

10 observations: Connor Bedard ends drought and Petr Mrazek stands on head in Blackhawks’ win over Stars originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Presented by Nationwide Insurance Agent Jeff Vukovich The Chicago Blackhawks won their third straight home game after beating the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Saturday at the United Center. Here are 10 observations […]

Our last match of the night was arguably the biggest tag team match in WrestleMania history, with Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins taking on The Rock and Roman Reigns. Rhodes, Rollins and Reigns are pulling double duty at this year’s WrestleMania and this was The Rock’s first true WrestleMania match in 11 years. If Rhodes […]

Lionel Messi should be available the next time Inter Miami faces Monterrey. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images) Inter Miami and Monterrey have a score to settle on Wednesday, and it goes beyond the second leg of their Concacaf Champions Cup matchup. It centers around, of course, Lionel Messi. Monterrey assistant coach Nico Sánchez issued an […]

UConn is a win away from back-to-back national championships. The Huskies pulled away from a pesky Alabama team late in the second half of their Final Four matchup on Saturday to dispatch the Crimson Tide 86-72 and set up a meeting with Purdue for the national title on Monday. UConn led by four at halftime […]

The stage is set in Phoenix. The men’s NCAA tournament started at 68 teams and only four are left standing. One of those teams will walk away with a national championship on Monday. But first, the two semifinal games tip off Saturday with No. 1 seed Purdue vs. No. 11 NC State. The Boilermakers are […]