By Wayne Sterling and Steve Almasy, CNN Charlie Baker has been NCAA president for less than two weeks, but he knows he is coming into his role in the governing body of major college sports during a tumultuous time. Baker, most recently the governor of Massachusetts, said his friend Utah Sen. Mitt Romney described the
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Palm Springs Alum Nico Calixto and aspiring pro Trevor Quenan gaged their tennis game as hitting partners at Indian Wells. Q: What’s the experience been like? Quenan: It’s been a lot, I have hit with a lot of WTA players. Probably the highlight so far would be warming up Tsitsipas before his match on PC1.
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN The Ireland women’s rugby team has made a permanent switch from white to navy shorts in response to players’ concerns about period anxieties. The navy shorts will be debuted in Ireland’s opening game of the Women’s Six Nations against Wales on March 25, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) said on
Continue Reading By Thomas Schlachter, CNN The story of the underdog is one of life’s favorite fables. David’s rock crashing into Goliath’s head, Cassius Clay, later Muhammad Ali, defeating heavy-favorite Sonny Liston, or Mike Eruzione firing team USA ahead during the Miracle on Ice — it is written into human nature to route for, and then remember,
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN After the NFL scouting combine, the beginning of the free agency period is the next major milestone in the upcoming season’s checklist. While it officially opens at 4 p.m. Eastern Time on March 15 when the new league year begins in earnest, teams are able to negotiate with the agents of
Continue Reading By Jean Casarez and Rob Frehse, CNN Attorneys in two separate complaints involving Tiger Woods are asking a court to compel his ex-girlfriend, Erica Herman, to resolve her complaints through arbitration. The first suit, filed in October 2022 by Herman, alleges a trust owned and created by the golf star violated the Florida Residential Landlord
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It’s week 2 at the BNP Paribas Open, taking place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Follow along for LIVE scoring and order of play of the 2023 tournament. Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul both won their respective third round match to advance the round of 16. Defending tournament champion Fritz rolled in straights past Sebastian Baez inside
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Similar to the Grand Slams, the BNP Paribas Open and FILA tennis unveiled their own Junior National Championship at Indian Wells this week. The winning boy and girl will get a Wildcard exemption to next years tournament. “Having the umpire call my name and lining up to serve here has always been a dream of
Continue Reading By Steve Almasy and Kevin Dotson, CNN Joe Pepitone, a three-time All-Star playing for the New York Yankees between 1962 and 1969 who was also known for his off-field lifestyle, has died at age 82, according to an announcement from the team. “The Yankees are deeply saddened by the passing of former Yankee Joe Pepitone,
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After losing Saturday, the Firebirds defeated the Texas Stars on Sunday afternoon by a final score of 6-3. 7,911 were on hand at Acrisure Arena to witness Tye Kartye’s first hat trick of his professional career and the Firebirds’ 38th win of the season. KARTSY KARTSY KARTSY 🔥🎩 pic.twitter.com/quvXOwHVYq— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) March 12, 2023
Continue Reading By Wayne Sterling, CNN Dick Fosbury, legendary Olympic gold high jumper who revolutionized the track and field event, died Sunday of lymphoma, according to his publicist Ray Schulte. Fosbury was 76. “It is with a very heavy heart I have to release the news that longtime friend and client Dick Fosbury passed away peacefully in
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce has emphatically confirmed he will be returning to the team in 2023. “I have put much thought into whether it makes sense to play another season,” Kelce wrote in a tweet on Monday. “After talking it over with my wife and many other friends and family,
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev and Ben Morse, CNN Bill Self, the head coach of Kansas men’s basketball, has been released from the hospital and is expected to rejoin the team and coach in NCAA tournament this coming week, the school announced on Sunday. Last week, Self missed the Big 12 tournament after complaining of chest tightness
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN Athletic Bilbao fans threw fake bank notes onto the pitch inside the San Mamés Stadium to signal their displeasure with the alleged payment scandal surrounding La Liga rival Barcelona. The two teams faced each other in the league on Sunday, two days after Barcelona had been charged by prosecutors with “continued
Continue Reading By Jack Bantock, CNN It is said that a Grandma knows best. Scottie Scheffler, newly crowned The Players Championship winner, would agree wholeheartedly. Scheffler’s grandmother, Mary, could not have chosen a better week to follow her grandson around all 72 holes of a tournament. A dominant victory sealed a dream Sunday for Scheffler at TPC
Continue Reading By Thomas Schlachter, CNN After holding talks with the New York Jets, it appears that there could be light at the end of the tunnel for Aaron Rodgers after emerging from the dark. The quarterback’s future has been one of the biggest topics of the NFL offseason so far and, with the start of free
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN There’s no better way to celebrate than going for a quick dip, as the Arizona State Sun Devils men’s basketball team displayed on Sunday evening. The Sun Devils were handed the No. 11 seed in the West Region of March Madness on Selection Sunday, a moment which sparked jubilant celebrations between
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN Gary Lineker will resume his duties on the BBC’s flagship soccer show after an impartiality storm over his criticism of the government’s asylum policy that plunged Britain’s public broadcaster into scheduling chaos over the weekend. In a statement on Monday, the BBC’s Director General Tim Davie said he recognized it had
Continue Reading By Homero De la Fuente and Jacob Lev, CNN The Alabama Crimson Tide, Houston Cougars, Kansas Jayhawks and Purdue Boilermakers were named as the No. 1 seeds in the men’s NCAA tournament on Sunday. Alabama enters the NCAA tournament after a tumultuous season off the court. The Crimson Tide earned the top seed for the
Continue Reading By Thomas Schlachter, CNN March is upon us and the best of the best in women’s college basketball are set to go head-to-head to decide who takes home the prestigious NCAA Division I title — let the madness commence. Since the addition of the women’s tournament in 1982, it has become an important part of
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