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South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley, left, and UConn head coach Geno Auriemma argue after a woman's NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game at the Final Four, Friday, April 3, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Show Less Rick Scuteri/Associated Press Social media lit up on Friday night as UConn fell in an upset to South Carolina in the Final Four, in a game marked by intense defense and poor Husky shooting. Most of the focus was on UConn head coach Geno Auriemma, who engaged in a heated argument with Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley with less than a second left in the game, before storming off the court to complete an utterly bizarre scene. Earlier in the contest, Auriemma had ripped the officiating and criticized Staley in an interview with ESPN's Holly Rowe.                                      "There were six fouls called that quarter, all of them against us, and th...

 "We're still hungry," said Cole Caufield, who scored two goals. "We want to keep this going." It was 54 years ago, on April 2, 1972, that Vic Hadfield became the first New York Rangers player to score 50 goals in a season. He scored twice in a 6-5 loss to the Canadiens at Madison Square Garden.                               Thursday night, again at MSG, the Rangers and Canadiens — two Original Six teams — met. And we nearly saw Cole Caufield score his 50th goal this season.                                 Caufield scored twice, including the winner with slightly more than five minutes remaining in regulation time, as the Canadiens edged the Rangers 3-2. The game shouldn’t have been that close but, 100 years from now, nobody will remember. See more

  A primetime showdown turned into a dismantling as the Lakers were throttled by the Thunder on Thursday. The Lakers were bludgeoned from the opening tip of Thursday’s showdown with the Thunder, falling behind by double digits minutes into the game and trailing by as many as 45 en route to a 139-96 loss. Turnovers plagued the Lakers from the jump, allowing OKC to jump ahead early. The Thunder shooting an incredible 53.9% from the field and 45.2% from three with 17 makes certainly only made matters worse. An injury to Luka Dončić in the third quarter only made matters worse as he  left the game with a left hamstring injury  and did not return. Luka got his shot attempt blocked to start the game and on the other end, Isaiah Hartenstein converted on an alley-oop. The Thunder went up by seven early, led by their defense. They had back-to-back steals that led to four quick points for Lu Dort. Luka knocked down a pair of free throws, which were the only points LA ha...

  Co-founder of the United Farm Workers Association, Dolores Huerta speaks during the "Stop the Trump takeover" demonstration outside of the State Capitol on August 16, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images. Labor and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta said Wednesday that she was sexually abused by farmworker leader César Chávez decades ago, becoming the most high-profile figure to accuse him of misconduct. The latest:  The allegation comes as the United Farm Workers union grapples with reports that their former leader abused girls and young women, prompting the cancellation of tributes and celebrations in his honor. Huerta worked alongside Chávez for decades, helping found the UFW with him and fellow activist Gilbert Padilla. What they're saying:  "I carried this secret for as long as I did because building the movement and securing farmworker rights was my life's work," Huerta wrote in a Wednesday blog post. "...

For a while Newcastle made this fun but they did not make it through, all that hope giving way to hurt and regret. By the time the final whistle went, the Camp Nou belted out the club anthem and the broken men in black and white trudged towards their own supporters, positioned high above  a scoreboard that showed 7-2 , it seemed absurd to say that they had played their part, but they had. In the end, though, the biggest night of their lives belonged to Barcelona, who scored as many goals as they ever have in the European Cup. Eddie Howe had said his side  could not and would not shrink  and, for three‑quarters of their first knockout tie in this competition, they didn’t. Not  in the first leg , when it had taken a 96th-minute Lamine Yamal penalty to deny them victory. Not when they went behind to Raphinha’s goal after six minutes of the second leg.                             ...

Millions around the nation are placing their predictions, and some bets, on who they believe is going to advance, and win the  2026 Men's NCAA Tournament . Former President Barack Obama is also in on the fun. If you haven't already filled out your brackets for this year's March Madness, you might want to get yours finished. All the fun begins Thursday when the first round of games is set to begin.                                                  It's friendly competition amongst friends, family, co-workers or even the holy grail of a group chat. Each year, there has been a presidential bracket submitted out of the millions of predictions. Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States of America and an avid sports fan, has his picks set as he makes his prediction for how he thinks the 2026 NCAA Tournament will play out. M...