USA News Hub

Blue bloods, avert your eyes. This has been an NCAA tournament to forget for several of college basketball’s traditional powers. Count Kentucky among the men’s tournament exodus on Sunday, courtesy of Kansas State. With the loss, Kentucky joined Kansas and Duke in failing to advance to the Sweet 16. North Carolina, meanwhile, didn’t even make […]

Blue bloods, avert your eyes. This has been an NCAA tournament to forget for several of college basketball’s traditional powers. Count Kentucky among them after Sunday’s 75-69 loss to Kansas State. With the loss, Kentucky joined Kansas and Duke in failing to advance to the Sweet 16. North Carolina, meanwhile, didn’t even make the tournament […]

Lakers guard Austin Reaves acknowledges the fans as he walks off the court following his 35-point performance in the Lakers’ win over the Orlando Magic at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday night. (Adam Pantozzi / NBAE via Getty Images) The moment, Austin Reaves has always felt, can wait. The game comes first, the next play the […]

Lakers guard Austin Reaves controls the ball during a 111-105 win over the Orlando Magic at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday. Reaves finished with 35 points. (Adam Pantozzi / NBAE via Getty Images) LeBron James sat back in the far chair on the Lakers’ bench, dressed in all black with sunglasses to match when a tight […]

The first top-seeded team of the tournament has fallen. No. 8 Ole Miss absolutely stunned Cameron Birnk and No. 1 Stanford in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Sunday night at Maples Pavilion. The Rebels held on to take a 54-49 upset win, which moves them into the Sweet 16 in the Seattle […]

Nikola Jokic recorded his 28th triple-double of the season as the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets rediscovered some form with a 108-102 road victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. The Nuggets had lost five of their past six games, but improved to 48-24 with the triumph, maintaining a sizeable buffer at the top of the […]

Connor Bedard has been an unstoppable force this season. (Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports) Regina Pats forward Connor Bedard is the best prospect hockey has seen since Connor McDavid, and he’s having a season for the ages in the WHL. Bedard tallied a whopping 12 points in three games over the weekend, scoring seven goals, including […]

Yahoo Sports women’s college basketball writer Cassandra Negley details #2 Iowa’s win over #10 Georgia in an excitingly close second round matchup. Video Transcript [AUDIO LOGO] CASSANDRA NEGLEY: This is Cassandra Negley with Yahoo Sports. And Iowa, a number two seed, is into the Sweet 16, but boy, was it stressful. Iowa defeated Georgia 74 […]

It really is wide open, isn’t it? On a day when another top seed (No. 2 Marquette) went down, we were reminded again that this men’s NCAA Tournament truly could be won by anyone. Yes, top seeds Alabama and Houston are still in it and will be favored (thought it’s tough to say how much […]

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Elias Pettersson had a power-play goal and an assist to extend his point streak to eight games, Quinn Hughes had two assists to give him 60 for the season, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-1 on Sunday night. J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist, and Collin […]

We’ve reached the home stretch of the NHL season, with just a dozen or so games remaining on the schedule across the league. It’s put up or shut up time, as playoff hopefuls ramp up the intensity in the hopes of an extended run deep into the spring. With that increased intensity comes plenty of […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 22 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, Brook Lopez scored 17 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, and the Milwaukee Bucks rallied for a 118-111 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night. Khris Middleton added 20 points and Bobby Portis had 14 as the Bucks improved […]

Paul Goldschmidt and Team USA are headed to the WBC championship game for a second straight tournament. (AP/Marta Lavandier) The United States is just a win away from successfully defending its World Baseball Classic title. The U.S. dominated Cuba 14-2 in the WBC semifinals on Sunday at loanDepot Park, thanks largely to a pair of […]

Daniil Medvedev, routed in straight sets by Carlos Alcaraz in the Indian Wells final, says the 19-year-old Spaniard has “100%” earned his return to number one in the world, despite the absence of Novak Djokovic. Alcaraz’s first Indian Wells triumph — his third Masters 1000 title — will move him back to the summit he […]

New York Rangers center Filip Chytil (72) celebrates with his teammates after scoring in the first period against the Nashville Predators at Madison Square Garden. / Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports NEW YORK (AP) — Defenseman K’Andre Miller had two goals and two assists in New York’s six-goal first period, Jaroslav Halak made 22 saves for […]

After Mizzou baseball won both games of a doubleheader on Sunday versus No. 2 Tennessee Mizzou coach Steve Bieser had just one question. “Pretty good weekend, huh,” Bieser asked. The relishing first words out of Bieser’s mouth came as no surprise to anyone following the Tigers’ first SEC series sweep in four years. The Tigers […]

Eagles reportedly losing Gardner-Johnson to Lions in free agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles will now have to replace both starting safeties from their Super Bowl roster after free agent C.J. Gardner-Johnson has agreed to a one-year deal with the Detroit Lions, according to multiple reports. Gardner-Johnson’s one-year deal with the Lions […]

Baylor is going home early once again. After winning the national championship in 2021, Baylor has bowed out of the NCAA men’s tournament in the second round for the second consecutive season. This time around, the Bears, the No. 3 seed in the South region, just had no answers for the offensive firepower of Creighton, […]

When Sunday’s NCAA tournament business closes, the men’s Sweet 16 will be set while the women will have half of the Sweet 16 field decided. Already two No. 1 seeds have been knocked out on the men’s side, highlighted by No. 1 Purdue’s stunning loss to No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson. Now FDU aims to do what […]

Daniil Medvedev joked about a love-hate relationship with the Indian Wells Open court and his failure to create an entertaining final after his heavy defeat to Carlos Alcaraz. Medvedev’s winning streak was halted at 19 matches by the sensational Alcaraz, who claimed his third Masters 1000 title in style on Sunday. Alcaraz won 6-3 6-2 in […]

Moments after his Michigan State Spartans beat Marquette to advance to the Sweet 16, Tom Izzo was in tears. The Michigan State coach’s emotions were evident in his postgame interview with CBS’s Jamie Erdahl. “It’s been a long year,” Izzo said as he wiped back tears. “Really proud of those guys.” The moment appeared to […]

Storyful Cute Golden Retriever Puppies Enjoy Their First Swim Tiffany Emig, the owner of eight English cream golden retrievers, took the dogs for their first swim at the Rummy’s Beach Club in Spring, Texas, when they were five weeks old. The water will undoubtedly be intimidating for puppies at that age. But, as this video […]

Once the final buzzer had sounded on Kentucky’s season, the Wildcats made their way through the postgame handshake line, turned around and exited the court. They walked through the tunnel and under a scoreboard that displayed the final tally: Kansas State 75, Kentucky 69. A season that started with seemingly realistic national championship hopes was […]

Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder didn’t spend the week leading into the NCAA tournament talking with her team about what happened this time last year. That heartbreak was motivation for the summer, not heading into the 40 minutes that would avenge it and move the Hawkeyes one step closer to their first Final Four since […]

Finnish women’s hockey star Jenni Hiirikoski suffered a scary injury during a playoff game in Sweden on Sunday. (Reuters) Three-time Olympian and Finnish women’s hockey star Jenni Hiirikoski has been hospitalized after having a skate cut her throat in a frightening incident in the Swedish Women’s Hockey League on Sunday. The Luela captain had her […]

A hot night from James Wiseman put the Detroit Pistons in the driver’s seat late. But Tyler Herro’s heroics allowed the Miami Heat to escape Little Caesars Arena with a needed victory. Herro scored eight points — including the dagger 3-pointer with 1:10 remaining — to help power a 12-0 run that allowed the Heat […]

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz swept past Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday to win the Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000 and secure his return to number one in the world. US Open champion Alcaraz ended Medvedev’s 19-match winning streak, denying him a fourth title in as many tournaments to ensure he will supplant Australian Open champion […]

[embedded content] NOT A SUBSCRIBER? SIGN UP TODAY FOR ACCESS TO ALL OF HAWGBEAT’S PREMIUM CONTENT AND FEATURES The Arkansas Razorbacks (22-13) have advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the third straight year, and this time around they will face the 4-seed UConn Huskies (27-8), who defeated Saint Mary’s 70-55 on Sunday to advance to […]

UConn Huskies guard Joey Calcaterra (3) reacts after a three point basket against the St. Mary’s Gaels during the first half at MVP Arena. / David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Adama Sanogo scored 24 points and Jordan Hawkins delivered from the three-point line in the second half as UConn pulled away […]

More than four days into free agency, no potential suitor has conclusively been linked to Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. Could the Patriots eventually make a run at him? Former Patriots linebacker Rob Ninkovich recently lobbied for his former team to make the move. “If you’re the Patriots, and you go and you make an attempt […]