Italy’s Laura Pirovano claimed the women’s downhill World Cup title with victory in Lillehammer on Saturday, as Emma Aicher closed the gap on leader Mikaela Shiffrin in the overall standings. The 28-year-old Pirovano had never even finished on a World Cup podium until earlier this month. But her third successive downhill win, beating Breezy Johnson…
Ohio State’s men’s hockey team has advanced to the title game of the Big Ten Tournament for the second straight season, and the fourth time in program history. Despite entering Saturday’s semifinal against top-seeded Michigan State with a 13-20-2 record, the Buckeyes shocked the Spartans 3-2 in overtime, setting up a showdown in Saturday’s championship…
The sixth-seeded Louisville Cardinals face the third-seeded Michigan State Spartans in the second round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament East Region on Saturday. Louisville advanced by slipping past South Florida 83-79 in the first round on Thursday, while Michigan State dropped North Dakota State 92-67. The Cardinals (24-10), who placed sixth in the Atlantic Coast…
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> On a night when my family watched Austin Reaves pull off the miraculous intentional missed free throw put-back basket on the way to a thrilling Laker overtime win against the Denver Nuggets, we talked more about the newest Lakers super fan on the way home. Kudos to Bill Plaschke for recognizing and capturing…
Alaina GetzenbergMar 21, 2026, 08:00 AM ET Close Alaina Getzenberg covers the Buffalo Bills for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. Multiple Authors…
Sardar Azmoun has been omitted from the Iran squad announced for two World Cup warm-ups after Iranian media reports that the striker had been expelled from the national team for a perceived act of disloyalty to the government. Azmoun, who has scored 57 goals in 91 internationals, was the most notable absentee from a 35-man…
NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma endured a difficult start to the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, registering three ducks in a row — a phase that left him in a poor state of mind. Looking back, he admitted that he reached out to his childhood friend Shubman Gill during that tough period. At the BCCI Naman…
The 2026 NCAA Tournament continues on Saturday with No. 4 seed Nebraska taking on No. 5 Vanderbilt in the South Region. Vanderbilt (27-8, 11-7 SEC) beat McNeese in the first round to advance, while Nebraska (27-6, 15-5 Big Ten) knocked off Troy. That was Vanderbilt’s first March Madness win since 2012. Nebraska, meanwhile, picked up…
Mar 21, 2026, 05:00 PM ET Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali is a target for Premier League giants Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United, while the Gunners are also looking at a summer move for RB Leipzig defender Castello Lukeba. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe. Transfers home…
NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Saturday announced the schedule for India’s tour of Ireland. India will play a two-match T20I series in June 2026. India have toured Ireland three times in the last eight years — in 2018, 2022 and 2023. The two-match T20I series will begin on June…
