Pittsburgh has appointed Allen Greene as its new athletic director. The university announced this on Friday. Greene is taking over from Heather Lyke, who was let go in early September with a few months left…
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Rain has halted play at the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea, with Green currently in the top position
Rain interrupted much of the second day of the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea on Friday, and none of the players were able to finish their rounds. Hannah Green from Australia, Ashleigh Buhai from…
Taylor Pendrith fires a 61 in his first appearance since the Presidents Cup, taking the lead in Las Vegas
Taylor Pendrith took two weeks off after the Presidents Cup and came back strong, matching his career-low on the PGA Tour with a 10-under 61, giving him a three-shot lead in the Shriners Children’s Open…
Mark Walter, co-owner of the PWHL and the LA Dodgers, has committed $5.5 million to the Women’s Sports Foundation
Mark Walter, who co-owns the PWHL and the Los Angeles Dodgers, announced a pledge of $5.5 million to support the Women’s Sports Foundation’s $55 million capital campaign on Wednesday night. Billie Jean King and almost…
Alabama tops the revamped SEC as Calipari switches schools, with Texas and Oklahoma joining the mix
Alabama is seen as the favorite in basketball for the Southeastern Conference, moving away from its usual football spotlight. John Calipari is now at a new school, facing high hopes, but not at Kentucky. Texas…
Duke, ranked seventh, is picked as the favorite in men’s basketball for the ACC, while UNC’s RJ Davis has been named the preseason player of the year
Seventh-ranked Duke has been chosen as the favorite to win the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) men’s basketball title this season, with rival North Carolina, ranked ninth, coming in second. UNC’s RJ Davis, an All-American, is…
New Zealand leads Britannia 4-0 in the America’s Cup and requires three more victories to keep the title
Emirates Team New Zealand is halfway to keeping the America’s Cup after taking a 4-0 lead against INEOS Britannia in the finals on Monday. The cup goes to the first yacht that wins seven races.…
Ruoning Yin clinches her fourth LPGA title by winning her home tournament in China
Ruoning Yin scored an impressive 8-under 64 on Sunday to win the LPGA Buick Shanghai tournament, marking her fourth victory on the LPGA Tour. Yin was one stroke behind the leader, Mao Saigo from Japan,…
Saigo from Japan holds a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the LPGA tournament in China
Mao Saigo of Japan shot a 7-under 65 to take a one-shot lead after three rounds of the Buick LPGA Shanghai on Saturday. This was her second straight round of 65. Saigo, who is 18…
Excitement fills the air as the Utah Hockey Club plays its first-ever game
The Utah Hockey Club worked hard to create a playoff-like vibe for its first regular season game on Tuesday night. The NHL’s newest team kicked off its home opener against the Chicago Blackhawks with a…
Hatton claims the Dunhill Links title for a record third time, edging out Colsaerts by one stroke at the home of golf
Tyrrell Hatton won the Dunhill Links Championship for a record third time on Sunday by making a birdie at the 18th hole on the Old Course at St. Andrews, finishing one stroke ahead of his…
Jadier Herrera and Walter Fury secure easy wins
Cuban southpaw prospect Jadier Herrera, who is now 16-0 with 14 knockouts, showed his talent by stopping the seasoned but still determined Oliver Flores, who has a record of 31-6-1 with 20 KOs, in Round…
UFC 307’s cold open hints at the high stakes of “warrior to cult hero” in the main event featuring Pereira against Rountree
Alex Pereira and Khalil Rountree have both created exciting moments, and now they bring that energy to Salt Lake City, a place known for unforgettable UFC events over the last few years. Saturday’s UFC 307…
Nicolas Colsaerts and Cameron John are tied for the lead at the Dunhill Links as the spotlight on star players diminishes
Nicolas Colsaerts from Belgium and Cameron John from Australia are tied for the lead at the Dunhill Links Championship, where lesser-known players outperformed the big names on Friday. Jon Rahm, part of the LIV Golf…
Britain returns to the America’s Cup final for the first time in six decades
A British yacht is back in the America’s Cup finals for the first time since 1964 after INEOS Britannia defeated Italy’s Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli on Friday. Britannia secured the winning point for a 7-4…
Gonzaga is preparing to join the restructured Pac-12, while UTEP will move to the Mountain West Conference
The Pac-12 Conference is being rebuilt with a focus on football, but it will also be a strong basketball league after adding one of the top basketball teams on the West Coast. Gonzaga will join…
Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay are establishing themselves as key players for American team golf
Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay have been part of five U.S. teams and have won four times, with the only loss being in the Ryder Cup in Rome. The Americans have not won the Ryder…
New Zealand puts on a strong performance to defeat Australia 33-13 in the second Bledisloe Cup match
New Zealand started slowly but finished strongly to defeat Australia 33-13 on Saturday, completing a sweep of the two-test Bledisloe Cup series. When winger Caleb Clarke scored his second try and the All Blacks’ fifth…
Manassero tops the leaderboard at the BMW PGA Championship, over a decade after his victory as a 20-year-old sensation
Eleven years after winning as a 20-year-old star, Matteo Manassero positioned himself to win the famous BMW PGA Championship again on Saturday. Manassero scored 9-under 63, giving him a three-stroke lead after the third round.…
Dubois’ coach anticipates being in his corner for the Joshua fight following a recent illness
Daniel Dubois’ trainer expects to be in his corner for the IBF heavyweight title fight against Anthony Joshua on Saturday, even though he has been bedridden with illness this week. Speaking just hours before the…
John Calipari will make his debut with Arkansas when the team faces Kansas in a charity exhibition game this October
John Calipari will make his first appearance at Arkansas in a charity exhibition game against Kansas next month. The two schools announced on Wednesday that their men’s basketball teams will face off on October 25…
Ukrainian boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk has been released following a short period of detention in Poland
Heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk was released after a short detention at Krakow airport in Poland, according to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday. “I was disappointed by this attitude towards our citizen and champion,”…
Underappreciated contender Dubois declares it’s his moment to shine in the heavyweight clash with Joshua at Wembley
Daniel Dubois didn’t need to beat anyone to become a world heavyweight champion, so he has something to prove when he defends his title for the first time in front of one of the largest…