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Selection Sunday is finally here. The 2024 NCAA Tournament field has five automatic bids that will be decided Sunday, and that leaves room for more changes. After Saturday, anything is possible. Three projected No. 1 seeds lost in their conference tournaments. Iowa State beat Houston 69-41 in the Big 12 championship. Wisconsin got a buzzer-beater … Read more
The Chicago Bears offered a glaring indication as to their NFL Draft plans as they traded starting quarterback Justin Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday. Fields, their 2021 first-round pick, heads to Pittsburgh in exchange for a 2025 conditional sixth-round pick that could become a 2025 fourth-round pick, per NFL Network. The moves creates … Read more
Rangers will not get the chance to return to the top of the Scottish Premiership after their Sunday lunchtime fixture at Dundee was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. Philippe Clement’s side had been due to visit the Dons at midday on Sunday, but following two pitch inspections earlier in the day, the game was … Read more
Just as Manchester United’s injury crisis appeared to be easing, midfielder Casemiro has now withdrawn from the Brazil national team squad. Erik ten Hag was already without key defenders Lisandro Martinez and Luke Shaw for their recent Premier League win over Everton, with Rasmus Hojlund and Harry Maguire also not included in the starting XI. … Read more
Magnolia guard Jio Jalalon.–PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—Magnolia opened its campaign in the PBA Philippine Cup in a dominant way after dispatching Converge, 106-75, at Rizal Memorial Coliseum on Saturday. It was a defensive clinic by Hotshots, who held the FiberXers to just 36 percent from the field with 22 turnovers, anchored by reigning Defensive Player … Read more
Australia international Kurtley Beale played his first match in more than 14 months in Brisbane on Saturday, returning to the field in the Australian Club Championship a month after being found not guilty of rape by a Sydney court. Beale was suspended from all rugby after his arrest in December 2022 and the case cost … Read more
World No 1 and tournament favourite Iga Swiatek cruised into the final of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells with a demolition job against Marta Kostyuk on Saturday. Swiatek was in frightening form from the start as she dominated her 21-year-old opponent from Ukraine to win 6-2 6-1 and reach her second WTA 1000 … Read more
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Welcome back to March, everyone. It’s college basketball fans’ favorite month of the year as March Madness returns to its glorious form. Brackets will be busted, tears will be shed and friendships may be destroyed, but it’s all in good fun for both the diehard and casual fans. Even those who have no interest in … Read more
The 2024 high school esports season logs on across North America, with competitive gaming teams going head-to-head on the PlayVS platform, which the NFHS Network and state associations officially recognize. And with that comes the latest round of USA TODAY High School Sports and PlayVS rankings. After three weeks of regular-season competition, here are the top “Hearthstone” … Read more
June Mar Fajardo (with ball) still posts a double-double in limited minutes. —PBA IMAGES June Mar Fajardo is aware of the unusual trend in the PBA Philippine Cup, where the traditional lower-tier teams are sitting atop the standings at this point of the eliminations. And that should keep Fajardo and the Beermen, who opened their … Read more