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US sprinters Richardson and Coleman advance to the Stawell Gift semifinals in Australia
American sprinters Sha’Carri Richardson and Christian Coleman have won their heats and qualified for Monday’s semifinals of the Stawell Gift, an annual race contested over 120 meters on grass in a small Australian town near Melbourne
Mets slugger Juan Soto leaves game against Giants with right calf tightness; MRI set for Saturday
New York Mets slugger Juan Soto left Friday night’s 10-3 win over the San Francisco Giants in the first inning with right calf tightness
By STEVE KRONER
Mavs rookie Cooper Flagg scores 51 points to become first teen to reach 50 in an NBA game
Cooper Flagg has scored 51 points to become the first teenager to reach the 50-point mark in an NBA game
By SCHUYLER DIXON
UCLA withstands Texas' late charge, reaches 1st NCAA championship game with grinding 51-44 win
Lauren Betts had 16 points and made a huge block late, and UCLA withstood a late charge by Texas for a 51-44 win to reach the women’s NCAA Tournament national championship game for the first time
By JOHN MARSHALL
South Carolina returns to the NCAA championship game in a showdown with newcomer UCLA
Dawn Staley and South Carolina are back in a familiar place, reaching the NCAA championship game for the fourth time in five years
By DOUG FEINBERG
South Carolina smothers UConn 62-48 to advance to NCAA title game, snaps Huskies’ 54-game win streak
Ta’Niya Latson scored 16 and Agot Makeer added 14 points and South Carolina played stifling defense to beat UConn 62-48 on Friday night, ending the Huskies’ 54-game winning streak and advancing to the women’s NCAA Tournament championship game
By DOUG FEINBERG
Magic overcome Cooper Flagg's 51-point night as Mavericks lose 14th straight home game
Wendell Carter Jr. scored 28 points and the Orlando Magic beat Dallas 138-127, overcoming a 51-point showing from rookie No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg and handing the Mavericks their 14th consecutive loss at home
By SCHUYLER DIXON
Auriemma rips officials and beefs with Staley, but bad night for Strong and Fudd is why UConn fell
UConn’s Geno Auriemma was not a happy man
By DAVID BRANDT
Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo lay their foundations in the WNBA expansion draft
Portland, which is welcoming a WNBA team back in the city after 24 years, selected veteran forward Bridget Carleton with the first pick in the league’s expansion draft on Friday
By ANNE M. PETERSON
President Trump signs order intended to stabilize college sports, threatens lost federal funding
President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at fixing college sports that would give federal agencies authority to cut funding at schools that don’t comply with mandates covering transfers, eligibility and pay-for-play in the rapidly changing industry
By MARK LONG and EDDIE PELLS
MacIntyre has a big finish and builds 4-shot lead in the Texas Open
Robert MacIntyre decided to add the Valero Texas Open to his schedule to be sharper for the Masters next week
Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin, 19, certainly looks ready for the majors during electric debut
Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin is eager to stop being a prospect and start being a big leaguer
By WILL GRAVES
Parker, Delle Donne and 1996 US Olympic women's basketball team set for Hall of Fame enshrinement
Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, Chamique Holdsclaw and the 1996 U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team will be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame later this year
By DOUG FEINBERG
UConn has remained women's college basketball's gold standard amid rapid growth of the game
When Jennifer Rizzotti arrived at UConn as a player in 1992, the expectations around the school, as well as the women’s basketball landscape, were much different than they are today
By ALANIS THAMES
Coaches push back after LeBron James suggests NBA better if Grizzlies left Memphis
A pair of NBA head coaches defended Memphis and its culture Friday following criticism by Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James that the Grizzlies should just relocate
By CLAY BAILEY
