College football lost a legendary coach when Lou Holtz, most known as a former Notre Dame coach in addition to preeminent college football pundit, died on Wednesday, March 4. Holtz, 89, died after being placed in hospice care on Thursday, Jan. 29. He will be remembered most recently for being an analyst on ESPN for college football. But for older ...
It’s almost dancing time. As everyone flips their calendars to March, the countdown to women college basketball’s 2026 NCAA Tournament is officially on. Before March Madness begins on March 18, the participants must be determined. And the first spots are up for grabs as conference tournaments kick off around the nation on Wednesday. South Carolina (SEC), UCLA (Big Ten), Duke ...
Team USA routed the Colorado Rockies 14-4 on Wednesday, March 4 in Arizona, the squad’s final exhibition game before officially beginning World Baseball Classic play on Friday in Houston. Aaron Judge, Alex Bregman, Will Smith, Paul Goldschmidt and Byron Buxton all hit home runs for the Americans in a game started by Ryan Yarbrough, who gave up one run in ...
Australia and Chinese Taipei open the 2026 World Baseball Classic at the Tokyo Dome at 10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, a late-night treat for fans of the game’s premier international tournament. ‘Growing up I always looked ahead and kind of had a vision of things I wanted to do in this game, and this was a big part of it,’ ...
For the fourth time in four years, Stefon Diggs will have a new NFL home. The four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver is set to be released by the New England Patriots when the new league year starts next week, according to multiple reports. With that move, Diggs is set to yet again return to the free-agent market with which he’s ...
The San Jose Sharks have shown their commitment to Kiefer Sherwood after acquiring the 30-year-old forward in a January trade with the Vancouver Canucks. Sharks general manager Mike Grier announced Wednesday that the team has signed Sherwood to a five-year contract extension worth $28.75 million, a cap hit of $5.75 million. Sherwood was acquired from the Canucks for Cole Clayton ...
The NHL trade deadline is at 3 p.m. ET on March 6, but teams like to get deals done early, too. Already this season, the Minnesota Wild have acquired defenseman Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks, and the Los Angeles Kings have traded for high-scoring New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin. In the latest deal, the Dallas Stars acquired defenseman ...
Eight players were ejected from a second round game in the Sun Belt Women’s Basketball Tournament in Pensacola, Florida, on Wednesday afternoon after a fight broke out between No. 9 Coastal Carolina and No. 12 South Alabama. South Alabama led by nine points with about 5:39 remaining in the fourth quarter when a scuffle ensued between Cordasia Harris of South ...
The college football world lost a big part of its history with the death of legendary football coach Lou Holtz. ‘Holtz rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most respected figures in college athletics. Over a remarkable five‑decade career, he led college programs at William & Mary, NC State, Arkansas, Minnesota, Notre Dame, and South Carolina. He transformed ...
The Athletics don’t have an official home ballpark just yet, but one is being developed at their future site in Las Vegas. As the A’s play their home games at Sutter Health Park – a 14,014-capacity minor league ballpark in West Sacramento – through 2027, there is simultaneously a 33,000-seat arena being constructed at the historic site of the former ...