U.S./World Sports category, Page 178
Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd wins AP men’s coach of the yearVideo
Tommy Lloyd spent 22 years as Mark Few’s right-hand man, turning Gonzaga into a national powerhouse. He needed just one season to return Arizona to prominence. Lloyd was named the Associated Press men’s college basketball coach of the year Friday after leading the Wildcats to the Sweet 16 in his...
TCU gives Jamie Dixon extension after 1st NCAA Tournament win in 35 yearsVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — TCU announced a contract extension for coach Jamie Dixon through the 2027-28 season Friday after he led his alma mater to its first NCAA Tournament victory in 35 years. Dixon was a player in 1987 the last time the Horned Frogs won a tournament game before...
From Memphis to Oklahoma City to the Final Four and back, Cam Johnson ready for a busy weekend
Cam Johnson is contractually obligated to be in Memphis on Friday night and Oklahoma City on Sunday as a member of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns. He plans to add a third destination Saturday. Thanks in part to a contact his father, Gil, made while playing basketball at Pitt in the...
Xavier rallies past Texas A&M for 1st NIT title since 1958Video
NEW YORK — If this was the last NIT championship game at Madison Square Garden, it certainly was a thriller. Especially for Xavier. Jack Nunge made the go-ahead basket with 3.1 seconds left and the Musketeers won their first NIT crown in 64 years Thursday night, rallying for a 73-72...
Knox uses 4-birdie run for a 1-stroke lead at Texas OpenVideo
SAN ANTONIO — Russell Knox recorded four straight birdies on the back nine and fired a 7-under-par 65 on Thursday for a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Valero Texas Open. Knox closed his round with a 7-foot putt to save par at the par-5 18th at TPC...
North Carolina’s Hubert Davis uses experience Final Four coaching giants lackVideo
NEW ORLEANS — North Carolina’s Hubert Davis doesn’t have the long history of sideline success as the rest of the coaches at this week’s Final Four. He’s not worried about being the new coach on the block, either. That’s because the former UNC player has something Hall of Famers Mike...
Purdue All-American Jaden Ivey announces he’s entering NBA DraftVideo
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue’s Jaden Ivey has entered his name in the NBA Draft, forfeiting his final two seasons of college eligibility. “This has been a lifelong dream of mine, and I am beyond excited for this journey,” Ivey posted on his social media accounts Thursday. Ivey averaged 17.3...
Wisconsin All-American Johnny Davis entering NBA Draft, hiring agentVideo
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Johnny Davis is ready to turn pro after delivering a superb sophomore season. Davis announced Thursday he is entering the NBA Draft and hiring an agent. The 6-foot-5 guard is regarded as a likely lottery selection and could be Wisconsin’s first top-10 overall pick since the...
Final Four gets experience boost from transfer portal, covid-19Video
NEW ORLEANS — A bunch of one-and-done phenoms brought together by Kentucky coach John Calipari stepped onto the floor into the spotlight of the cavernous Superdome 10 years ago, oozing with the kind of NBA potential that made it clear their college basketball careers were about to end at the...
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...
