As maize and blue confetti rained down from the rafters at Lucas Oil Stadium, Michigan senior Yaxel Lendeborg held up a sign. On a yellow background, written in navy blue letters, the message read: “SHOCK THE WORLD, BOYS. GO BLUE!” The Michigan Wolverines celebrate after defeating the UConn Huskies 69-63 in the national championship. (Photo … Read more
This rematch carried the weight of October, even if the game didn’t. Meeting for the first time since the unforgettable Game 7 of the 2025 World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Toronto Blue Jays in a 14-2 win on Monday night at the Rogers Centre. Though the series opener was devoid of the … Read more
Monaco picked up Sunday where it had left off before the international break, beating southern rival Marseille 2-1 in the French league as U.S. men’s national team striker Folarin Balogun scored a superb goal to strengthen host Monaco’s push for a Champions League spot. The Principality side won a seventh straight Ligue 1 game and … Read more
The UCLA women’s basketball team’s star-studded senior class will go out on the highest possible note. UCLA defeated South Carolina, 79-51, to win its first NCAA women’s basketball championship on Sunday, completing a 37-1 season. UCLA dominated Sunday’s national championship game, leading for all but one minute. The Bruins were able to get a double-digit … Read more
T-MOBILE ARENA (LAS VEGAS) — After nearly two and a half hours of seesawing leads and pendulum-esque momentum swings, after an overtime session in which one team scored six consecutive points and the other — the eventual winner — reeled off the final 13 to capture the second annual College Basketball Crown, a celebration befitting this … Read more
Jo Adell made three home run-robbing catches, including a spectacular leaping grab while crashing into the seats in the ninth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels held off the Seattle Mariners 1-0 on Saturday night. Jack Kochanowicz (1-0) allowed four hits and struck out seven over 5 2/3 innings, and Zach Neto provided the only … Read more
UConn’s Braylon Mullins let out a radiant, triumphant smile before exchanging a high-five and locking foreheads with head coach Dan Hurley, a moment of pure joy as the Huskies marched on to their third national title game in four years. Mullins, a 6-foot-6, slim-built five-star freshman, was just six days removed from authoring one of … Read more
Aaron Judge hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the first inning, and the New York Yankees beat the Miami Marlins in their home opener Friday, 8-2, for their second 6-1 start in three seasons. Trent Grisham reached leading off with the first of 11 walks by Marlins pitchers and Judge drove a slider into the … Read more
Konnor Griffin debuted in style. The 19-year-old Pirates shortstop delivered an RBI double in his first big league at-bat as Pittsburgh held off the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 on Friday. Griffin, called up on Thursday and the consensus top prospect in baseball, looked every bit the part during an electric afternoon at PNC Park. He laced … Read more
Lauren Betts had 16 points and made a huge block late, and UCLA withstood a late charge by Texas on Friday night for a 51-44 win to reach the women’s NCAA Tournament national championship game for the first time. Manhandled by eventual national champion UConn in their first Final Four a year ago, the Bruins … Read more