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WrestleMania 37 to have 25,000 capacity each night; tickets on sale Friday
WWE announced Wednesday that tickets for its biggest show of the year will go on sale Friday. WrestleMania 37 will take place April 10 and 11 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. The two-day event will have a “limited capacity” of about 25,000 each night, according to a WWE spokesperson....
This date in sports history: March 17Video
1871 — The National Association of Professional Baseball Players is organized to replace the amateur National Association. 1897 — Bob Fitzsimmons knocks out Jim Corbett in the 14th round to win the world heavyweight title in Carson City, Nev. It is the first boxing match photographed by a motion picture...
Sister Jean thrilled to join Loyola Chicago for NCAA TournamentVideo
CHICAGO — Loyola Chicago is back in the NCAA Tournament. And Sister Jean will be there, too. The 101-year-old team chaplain’s lobbying paid off Tuesday when the school reversed course and announced she will go. That means she gets to watch her beloved Ramblers in person for the first time...
Tiger Woods returns to Florida to continue recovery from car crashVideo
Tiger Woods is back at home in Florida to resume his recovery from career-threatening leg injuries he suffered when his SUV ran off a road and down a hill in the Los Angeles suburbs last month. “Happy to report that I am back home and continuing my recovery,” Woods said...
Column: DJ, McIlroy among those searching as Masters nearsVideo
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The road to the Masters is starting to fill up with some high-powered cars. Consider the last three weeks on the Florida swing. PGA champion Collin Morikawa’s pure iron play led to his first World Golf Championship title. U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau brought the...
How arenas work to keep fans safe attending indoor sportsVideo
Allen Hershkowitz won’t use the word “safe” because there is no certainty in life sciences. But the 65-year-old Ph.D with decades of environmental science experience says he would feel comfortable going to an socially distanced indoor sporting event with one of his children. “Given the protocols, I would feel OK...
6 officials out of NCAA Tournament after 1 tests positiveVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Parts of the NCAA’s finely honed plan for playing March Madness amid the pandemic came into question Tuesday just as teams began gearing up for practices to tune up for the games later this week. One referee tested positive for covid-19, forcing him and five others who went...
Gonzaga, Baylor dominate AP All-America teams
Gonzaga and Baylor spent almost the entire season holding down the top two spots in the Top 25. Makes sense they’d hold down a bunch of spots on The Associated Press All-America teams. The Bulldogs’ Corey Kispert and the Bears’ Jared Butler led the way with first-team nods Tuesday from...
Loyola’s 101-year-old Sister Jean will travel to team’s NCAA tournament game
The matriarch of the Loyola Chicago men’s basketball team will be in the building for their NCAA tournament game Friday. Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the Ramblers’ team chaplain, will travel to Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis to watch Loyola take on Georgia Tech, according to the Chicago Tribune. The Midwest region...
This date in sports history: March 16
1938 — Temple defeats Colorado, 60-36, in the first National Invitation Tournament and the first major postseason basketball tournament. 1947 — Billy Taylor of the Detroit Red Wings sets an NHL record with seven assists in a 10-6 triumph over the Chicago Black Hawks. 1961 — Montreal’s Bernie Geoffrion becomes...
Gonzaga completes season-long run at No. 1 in AP Top 25
Gonzaga opened the season at No. 1. The Bulldogs never let go of that ranking. Now, after a start-to-finish run atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, coach Mark Few’s Bulldogs are focused on trying to become the first unbeaten national champion in more than four decades. The Bulldogs...
Blackhawk grad Archie Miller out as Indiana’s basketball coach
Archie Miller’s $10.3 million buyout was one of college basketball’s priciest. Indiana athletic director Scott Dolson decided keeping Miller would prove even more costly to the storied program. Dolson fired Miller on Monday, armed with enough cash from private donations to cover the buyout and ready to answer a fan...
When does March Madness start? TV channels and start times for NCAA Tournament
After a year without it, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is back. The bracket was released Sunday and games start Thursday to kick off March Madness. Here’s where to watch the day’s games and when they start as the tournament tips off: Thurday, First Four Channels: TBS and truTV Games:...
Dallas Seavey wins Iditarod, matches most wins by a musher
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Dallas Seavey on Monday won the pandemic-shortened Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, matching the most wins ever by a musher. Seavey brought his 10 dogs across the finish line near the community of Willow, Alaska, with a healthy lead over the second-place musher, Aaron Burmeister. It was...
Now comes the hard part for 68 NCAA Tournament teams
The 68 teams whose names popped up in the March Madness bracket only thought it was time to celebrate: The next four or five days figure to be the most nerve-wracking part of their seasons. Welcome to Bubble Ball — the NCAA Tournament is being played in a pandemic, where...
Several top teams seeking 1st title in this NCAA Tournament
If you’re tired of watching the same old powerhouses, this is an NCAA Tournament for you. Duke, Kentucky and Louisville didn’t qualify. UCLA, Michigan State and Syracuse barely did. North Carolina is a No. 8 seed. Connecticut is a No. 7. The four No. 1 seeds are Gonzaga, Baylor, Illinois...
Stuck in quarantine, Virginia has spot in tournament waiting
Virginia has a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Whether the Cavaliers can get to Indianapolis with enough available players is to be determined. Virginia was forced to withdraw from the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament semifinals Friday because a person with the team tested positive for covid-19. Coach Tony Bennett said...
This date in sports history: March 15Video
1869 — The Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first pro baseball team, are organized by George Ellard and Harry Wright. 1940 — Colorado, led by Bob Doll’s 15 points, beats Duquesne, 51-40, for the NIT championship. 1985 — Larry Holmes scores a 10th-round knockout of David Bey in Las Vegas to...
Picking the NCAA Tournament bracket: The Big Ten will feel right at homeVideo
This is the annual story to tell you how to win your office NCAA tournament pool. We will begin with one important caveat. Logic will not apply this year. Don’t pretend otherwise. Nobody knows who will handle this quasi-bubble situation in Indianapolis well. Nobody knows which team will see its...
NCAA field missing mainstays Duke, Kentucky and LouisvilleVideo
Duke, Kentucky and Louisville are NCAA Tournament regulars. Not this year, though. The Blue Devils, Wildcats and Cardinals were left out in the cold when the March Madness brackets were unveiled on Sunday. It is the first time since 1976 all three schools missed the tournament in the same year....
Truex Jr. pulls away late to win NASCAR race at PhoenixVideo
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Martin Truex Jr. pulled away in the final laps Sunday at Phoenix Raceway for his first NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season and 28th overall. Truex beat the four championship finalists from last year. He had failed to advance into the season-ending finale for the first...
Thomas lives on edge and rallies to win Players ChampionshipVideo
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Justin Thomas found the right time for a near-perfect performance to put a rough start to the year behind him, rallying from three shots behind with bold play to close with a 4-under-par 68 and win The Players Championship on Sunday. Thomas became only the...
Gonzaga, Baylor, Illinois, Michigan get No. 1 seeds for NCAA TournamentVideo
The biggest unknown leading into a March Madness bracket reveal more than a year in the making had nothing to do with bubble teams or top seeds. Instead, it was the not-so-simple matter of which programs would be healthy enough to play. Kansas and Virginia, two programs hit with covid-19...
No. 3 Illinois beats No. 9 Ohio State in OT to take Big Ten titleVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Kofi Cockburn and Ayo Dosunmu both scored 16 points, both grabbed nine rebounds and both made key plays in overtime to give No. 3 Illinois a 91-88 victory over No. 9 Ohio State on Sunday for its first Big Ten Tournament title since 2005. Cockburn made the go-ahead...
Fewer brackets but same number plan bets on March Madness
ATLANTIC CITY — Fewer Americans expect to fill out brackets for the NCAA’s college basketball tournament this year, but the overall number of people making bets on March Madness should remain about the same as the last time the tournament was held, according to the gambling industry’s national trade association....
