Commercial content 21+. When I am old(er) and gray(er) and my grandchildren ask me what I remember most about covering Caitlin Clark in Iowa City decades ago, it will probably be the surprise snowstorm that sent a Chevy skidding just past me outside Carver-Hawkeye Arena, nearly preventing this story from being told. Dayton (+9.5) over … Read more
PORT ST. LUCIE — Mark Vientos had a possible clear path to significant playing time removed and will now await the verdict on his roster status. There is still a good chance the 24-year-old Vientos will be placed on the Mets’ Opening Day roster as the team awaits J.D. Martinez, who will need at-bats in … Read more
James Madison didn’t care. The No. 12-seeded Dukes didn’t care about Wisconsin being a No. 5 seed. Didn’t care about the Badgers’ pedigree in the NCAA Tournament. Certainly didn’t care about being, on paper, underdogs. They haven’t lost since Jan. 27. And in their minds, they were the favorites. Terrence Edwards Jr. puts up a … Read more
There already is a famous band known as Madness, but these musicians from the University of Idaho have gone one step beyond. With Yale’s pep band unable to make the trip from Connecticut to Spokane, Washington, the Idaho marching band showed up as a replacement to support the Bulldogs in their upset win over No. … Read more
Noteworthy items from the Yankees’ Grapefruit League action on Friday: Full time Jose Trevino picked up a pair of hits while playing a full nine innings for the first time this spring. Jose Trevino (39) hits an rbi single against the New York Mets in the fourth inning at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Nathan Ray … Read more
Barclays Center was getting loud, drowning out the strong Duke contingent. Vermont, the 13th seed, had pulled within two. An upset seemed possible. Then, Jared McCain refused to let it happen. He sank a momentum-shifting 3-pointer, then scored on a medium-range jumper. Soon, the lead was back to nine. Fourth-seeded Duke would prevail, 64-47, in … Read more
The college basketball world rallied around Vermont’s TJ Long, who appeared to suffer a serious non-contact injury Friday in the closing minutes of the Catamounts’ 64-47 loss to Duke at Barclays Center. “Prayers for TJ Long,” Duke posted on its official X account immediately after the game. Long, the Rockville Centre, Long Island native who … Read more
PHOENIX — When young Brewers phenom Jackson Chourio received the news he’d made the Opening Day roster a few days ago — and exactly one week after turning 20 — he and friends celebrated with a nice meal at North Scottsdale hot spot Mastro’s Ocean Grill. But being just seven days past his teenage years, … Read more
This should be the easy part. After a successful 3-1 road trip against the Western Conference, the Knicks returned home Friday for a four-game stretch against all lottery-bound teams. Two of the contests are at MSG — against the Nets on Saturday, then the Pistons on Monday — before matchups in Toronto and San Antonio. … Read more
Jack Gohlke admitted that he didn’t have much time to check social media or respond to messages after No. 14-seed Oakland upset No. 3-seed Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament — and Gohlke became, at this snapshot, a popular March Madness name. But someone sent him one post on X that “made [his] morning.” J.J. Watt, … Read more
On Day 1, head coach Peter Laviolette challenged this Rangers team to play playoff hockey all season long, so that it’s an easier transition to the real thing once the postseason actually begins April 22. It was a sentiment the Blueshirts bought into, which allowed them to jump out to an impressive 18-4-1 start. December … Read more
Aryna Sabalenka shared an emotional embrace with friend Paula Badosa on Friday after their Miami Open match following the tragic death of the Belarusian tennis star’s ex-boyfriend, Konstantin Koltsov, earlier this week. The 25-year-old Sabalenka hugged Spain’s Badosa at the end of their round of 64 match, which Sabalenka won in straight sets (6-4, 6-3). … Read more
A sequel nearly 30 years in the making appears to be on the horizon. Actor Christopher McDonald, who played Shooter McGavin in the 1996 Adam Sandler classic “Happy Gilmore,” revealed in an appearance on the “Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima” on 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland that a sequel is apparently in the works. … Read more
BATON ROUGE, La. — Angel Reese had 10 points and 19 rebounds, and third-seeded LSU overcame a feisty performance by No. 14 seed Rice for a 70-60 victory on Friday in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Aneesah Morrow added 15 points, while Flau’Jae Johnson and Mikaylah Williams each scored 14 for the … Read more