Eric Dixon scored 23 points, Jhamir Brickus had 15 of his 21 points in Villanova’s dominating first half and the Wildcats beat No. 16 Marquette 81-66 on Friday night. Jordan Dumont added 15 points to help Villanova (16-12, 9-8 Big East) snap a two-game losing streak overall and eight-game skid against Marquette (20-7, 11-5).
Dirk Nowitzki shares first reaction to Mavericks’ Luka Dončić trade: ‘Disappointed and sad for him’
Nowitzki was a mentor for Luka Dončić in Dallas.
Dodgers vs. Cubs: 6 takeaways from the first games of spring training 2025
Yoshinobu Yamamoto flashed his cutter, Gage Workman smashed a home run and more from Arizona.
Michigan agrees to multiyear contract extension with coach Dusty May during successful debut season
Michigan announced a multiyear contract extension for Dusty May a couple hours before No. 14 Michigan State beat the 12th-ranked Wolverines 75-62 on Friday night. May was Michigan's first basketball coach in school history to win his first 13 home games, then lost the 14th game at Crisler Arena and first place in the Big Ten to the rival Spartans. The Bob Knight protege made it clear he is happy with the 12th-ranked Wolverines and had no interest in being the next coach at Indiana.
Michigan, first-year coach Dusty May agree to contract extension, ending Indiana rumors
Michigan and coach Dusty May agreed to a multi-year contract extension on Friday amid Indiana's rumored interest in the first-year Wolverines coach.
‘A huge day out’: Lachlan Morton makes history with 648km Wellington to Auckland ride in less than a day
Australian cyclist’s day began at 4.09am in Wellington, New Zealand, and ended 18-and-a-half hours later in Auckland
Throughout his career, Lachlan Morton – among the world’s pre-eminent ultra-endurance cyclists – has spent some long days on the bike. The Australian has raced the Vuelta a España and Giro d’Italia, ridden from Land’s End to John o’Groats in the United Kingdom, and last year spent a month riding 14,200km around Australia.
But no single day has compared to an effort last month, beginning at 4.09am in Wellington, New Zealand and ending 18 and a half hours later in Auckland. Covering the 648km from the New Zealand capital to its biggest city in less than a day, the Australian cyclist made history.
Continue reading...Steph reaches another impressive milestone in Warriors’ win vs. Kings
Warriors guard Steph Curry scored 20 points to reach another career milestone in Golden State's win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.
How Warriors’ seven-minute non-Steph stretch fueled win vs. Kings
The non-Steph Curry minutes normally doom the Golden State Warriors, but on Friday night, a seven-minute stretch spanning the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second quarter flipped the game against the Sacramento Kings.
Johnny Damon, Gerrit Cole and other MLB players who cut their hair after joining the Yankees
The Yankees' long-standing facial hair policy was changed on Friday, owner Hal Steinbrenner announced.
4 Nations Face-Off final performs better than any NHL game in U.S., ever
How well did the final of the 4 Nations Face-Off perform?
New Dodgers star Roki Sasaki drops marriage announcement out of the blue, just like Shohei Ohtani did
Roki Sasaki is having an eventful few months.
Tony Gonsolin shows encouraging signs in return to mound: ‘Overall, just good results’
Tony Gonsolin, pitching in a competitive big-league environment for the first time in 18 months, gave up a leadoff single before getting a flyout and two strikeouts.
Report: Cowboys have not started contract talks with Micah Parsons
The Cowboys have not started contract talks with edge rusher Micah Parsons about an extension, Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News reports.
Atlanta Xfinity starting lineup: Jesse Love wins pole as RCR sweeps front row
Jesse Love has won three consecutive Xfinity poles at Atlanta.
Kerr pushing right buttons with revamped Warriors starting five
Warriors coach Steve Kerr has been pushing all the right buttons with a revamped starting lineup that has Golden State cruising into the second half of the season.