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As far as high-pressure moments go, Tuesday night was chock-full of them for March Madness hopefuls living life on the bubble. Three of those teams scored upsets over ranked opponents when UCLA toppled No. 9 Nebraska, TCU upended No. 10 Texas Tech and Georgia dispatched No. 16 Alabama. Several more from outside the power conferences…

There’s no doubt that the NFL drives the American sports betting bus. That’s where the bulk of action is, including plenty of major wagers and wild winners. But there are still plenty of bets flowing elsewhere, now that the NFL season is over, perhaps on college basketball, the NBA, tennis and golf. Or the NHL,…

Lou Holtz, the College Football Hall of Fame coach who led Notre Dame to the 1988 national championship and won 249 games over 33 seasons at six schools, has died. He was 89. Notre Dame announced on Wednesday that Holtz died in Orlando, Florida, surrounded by his family. Spokeswoman Katy Lonergan said a cause of…

The countdown to NFL free agency is on, and this year’s class has more solid contributors than we can count. So, we ranked the top 100 players set to hit the open market, giving a predicted landing spot for each.  NFL free agency opens on Monday, March 9, but there are some moves that could…

Australia opened the World Baseball Classic on Thursday by beating Chinese Taipei 3-0 on Robbie Perkins‘ two-run homer in the fifth inning and Travis Bazzana’s homer in the seventh at the Tokyo Dome. The two big swings were enough in a tight game dominated by pitching on both sides. Chinese Taipei managed only three hits,…

Team Australia infielder Travis Bazzana has yet to make his Major League Baseball debut, but he has already made MLB history.  Bazzana became the first Australian-born player to be drafted in the first round when the Cleveland Guardians made him the first overall pick in 2024. Two years later, the top prospect is knocking at…

Ally Sentnor scored in the 55th minute and the United States beat Canada 1-0 on Wednesday in the SheBelieves Cup tournament, the Americans’ seventh straight shutout. Sentnor scored her seventh international goal off a corner from Rose Lavelle, gathering the ball on a bounce before punching it past two defenders and Canada goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan….

India’s Bowling coach Morne Morkel. File | Photo Credit: K R DEEPAK Catches often win matches, but dropped chances can cost dearly. While India’s drops have not yet proven fatal in the ICC T20 World Cup, the frequency of missed opportunities has emerged as a worry for Suryakumar Yadav’s side ahead of Thursday’s semifinal against…

In a bold display of grit and global sisterhood, 35 women entrepreneurs set off on a 1,000-km auto-rickshaw rally from Chennai to Goa. “As the founder of the group, I see this as both a challenging and adventurous experience — and an opportunity to prove that women can endure the toughest situations and emerge victorious….

Enrich and Alexios showed out when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday (March 4) morning. Inner sand: 600m: American Eagle (Mosin) 39. Moved fluently. Impulsive (H.G. Rathod) 40. Easy. Exotic Star (B. Nikhil) 40. Easy. Eastern Monarch (rb) 41. Easy. 800m: Go Tonto (Shubham), Saint Sizzle (Bhawani) 53, 600/40. Both were pushed and former…