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Relieved more than joyful, U.S. turns attention to Qatar in World CupVideo

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Christian Pulisic and Tyler Adams had relief on their faces as they headed straight from the stadium for a charter jet to Europe and weekend club games. “This is whatever I’ve always wanted to be, and right now emotions are a bit crazy,” Pulisic said,...
Masters ’22: Anticipations of roars, and plenty of mystery

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The anticipation is greater than ever for the return of the roars to Augusta National. Even greater is the mystery surrounding the Masters, on so many levels. It’s not just about trying to get a sense of who might be best suited for a green jacket on...
Guggenheimer: Return to World Cup means everything for U.S. men’s soccer

OK, so it was a foregone conclusion that the U.S. men’s national soccer team would advance to the FIFA World Cup Finals Wednesday. They were playing Costa Rica at the National Stadium in San Jose and as long as the Americans didn’t lose by six goals, they would be one...
Brazil, Argentina look like World Cup contenders againVideo

SAO PAULO — Brazil is about to overtake top spot in the FIFA rankings, and Argentina hasn’t lost a match in 1,000 days. It’s clear the two South American soccer powers have more than just Neymar and Lionel Messi going for them as they head to the World Cup in...
Saint Peter’s Shaheen Halloway hired by Seton Hall after magic run

Shaheen Holloway is leaving Cinderella Saint Peter’s for Seton Hall just days after helping the little Jesuit school make history by becoming the first No. 15 seed to reach the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament. Seton Hall athletic director Bryan Felt announced the hiring of the 45-year-old early Wednesday...
Facts and figures on the teams in the NCAA Final FourVideo

There’s no room for a surprise team at this Final Four. Duke, North Carolina, Kansas and Villanova have combined for 17 national championships. Each of the schools has won at least three titles, making this the first Final Four in which each of the teams already had won multiple championships....
FIFA, Qatar prepare for unprecedented World Cup finals draw

DOHA, Qatar — A World Cup like no other in its 92-year history will take shape this week at an unprecedented tournament draw. When FIFA and host nation Qatar stage the draw ceremony show Friday, three of the 32 entries will be placeholders because the three-year qualifying program was delayed...
Marshall, ODU, Southern Miss get OK to exit C-USA for Sun Belt

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Conference USA has agreed to allow Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Miss to expedite their move to the Sun Belt. The resolution announced in a brief, joint statement Tuesday allows the three schools to withdraw from Conference USA by the end of the current academic year. Marshall,...
Kansas heads to Final Four with 2020 still on its mindVideo

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Christian Braun’s eyes opened wide when he learned that after Kansas had beaten Miami to return to the Final Four such a raging party had broken out back in Lawrence that authorities had to shut down Massachusetts Street, the popular bar and restaurant district near campus. It...
North Carolina, Duke set for 1st NCAA Tournament meeting in Final FourVideo

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Duke and North Carolina are taking their much-talked-about and often-debated men’s basketball rivalry on the road to a place it has never been. The neighboring schools are preparing for another first in a series filled with big-name players and intense finishes: playing each other in the...
Close to reaching World Cup, U.S. looks to avoid last-day flopVideo

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — American soccer’s harrowing memory of the loss in Trinidad 4 1/2 years ago remains omnipresent, if no longer raw. Denied a berth in the 2018 World Cup by a 2-1 defeat to an already-eliminated opponent, U.S. players try not to think about the fact they...
Albany investigating men’s hoops coach Dwayne Killings

ALBANY, N.Y. — Albany coach Dwayne Killings is away from the program while the school investigates a report of a physical confrontation with a player early in the season. A release from the university said its Office of Employee Relations was made aware of the allegation in February. School officials...
Woods arrives at Augusta National as Masters talk mountsVideo

Tiger Woods flew to Augusta National on Tuesday, sparking even greater speculation the Masters next week could be his first time competing against the best since a car crash 14 months ago severely injured his right leg. Various plane-tracking websites showed a Gulfstream registered to Woods leaving South Florida at...
Column: Scheffler’s desire to compete takes him to the topVideo

AUSTIN, Texas — Scottie Scheffler only ever wanted to play. That started with watching. Six years before Scheffler won the Dell Technologies Match Play to become the No. 1 player in the world, he felt lucky just to get tickets to Austin Country Club during his sophomore year at Texas,...
UConn, Stanford, South Carolina, Louisville headed to women’s Final Four

There will be plenty of familiar faces at the women’s Final Four with Stanford, South Carolina, Louisville and UConn heading to Minneapolis. With all the upsets that occurred during the women’s NCAA Tournament this year — a record number of double-digit seeds won — three No. 1 seeds and No....
After NCAA run, Saint Peter’s will always have the memories

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Saint Peter’s unexpected and uplifting run to the Elite Eight ended with a bus ride back to New Jersey and the unsettling prospect Shaheen Holloway might have coached his last game for Peacocks. “To be honest, it was amazing to me,” forward Hassan Drame said of...

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