Category: Sports News

Top 25 Roundup: Virginia Tech Upsets No. 7 Duke for First ACC Title

Hunter Cattoor scored a career high 31 points as he led Virginia Tech to perhaps its biggest win in program history, 82–67 over No. 7 Duke on Saturday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament final in New York. Keve Aluma added 19 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as the seventh-seeded Hokies (23–12) captured…


NHL Roundup: Blues Rebound for 7–4 Win Over Predators

Robert Thomas scored his second goal of the game with 2:38 remaining in regulation to break a tie and the visiting St. Louis Blues bounced back after blowing an early three-goal lead to cool off the Nashville Predators 7–4 on Saturday. Jordan Kyrou’s third assist of the day was a brilliant pass that found Thomas,…


Top 25 Roundup: Oklahoma Upsets No. 3 Baylor in Big 12 Quarters

Jacob Groves scored a season-high 15 points as Oklahoma knocked off No. 3 Baylor 72–67 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament on Thursday in Kansas City, Mo. The Sooners bolstered their NCAA Tournament case with their fourth consecutive win, while the Bears’ five-game winning streak was snapped. Oklahoma, the tournament’s seventh seed, will…


NBA Roundup: Suns Clinch League’s First Playoff Spot

Devin Booker returned from a four-game COVID-protocol absence and had a near triple-double, helping the Phoenix Suns clinch the NBA’s first playoff spot with a 111–90 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. Booker finished with 23 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, while Phoenix also got 21 points from Mikal Bridges and 19…


Portugal Says Sanctions Against Abramovich Don’t Apply Outside UK

LISBON—Portugal said on Thursday that sanctions imposed by Britain on billionaire Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich, a Portuguese citizen since last year, did not apply outside the United Kingdom due to its exit from the European Union. In a statement sent to Reuters, the justice ministry also said EU sanctions against Russian oligarchs due…


Woods’ Daughter to Present Him for Hall of Fame Enshrinement

Tiger Woods has chosen his daughter Sam to present him for enshrinement into the World Golf Hall of Fame at this week’s induction ceremony in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, it was announced on Tuesday. The eldest of Woods’ two children, 14-year-old Sam will deliver a speech on Wednesday at PGA Tour headquarters during a ceremony…


Mexico Suspends 5 Officials Over Soccer Match Brawl

MEXICO CITY—State authorities in north-central Mexico have suspended five officials after a huge brawl among fans during a weekend match left 26 people injured, three critically. Guadalupe Murguía, the interior secretary of Queretaro state said late Sunday the private company partly responsible for security at the soccer stadium would also have its contracts cancelled. Police…


Duplantis Produces Perfection to Break Men’s Pole Vault World Record

Sweden’s Armand Duplantis broke his own men’s pole vault world record on Monday, soaring 6.19 metres on his third attempt at the Belgrade Indoor Meeting in a performance he could only describe as “perfection.” The 22-year-old improved the previous record by one centimetre. Duplantis had already secured the victory in Belgrade before he made the…


NBA Roundup: Khris Middleton Nets 44 as Bucks Defeat Suns

Khris Middleton scored a season-high 44 points as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the visiting Phoenix Suns 132–122 on Sunday afternoon to extend their winning streak to four games. The three-time All-Star also added eight rebounds and five assists on 16-for-27 shooting to even the two-game season series with the Suns. It was Phoenix’s first loss…


F1 Team Haas Terminates Russian Driver Mazepin’s Contract

KANNAPOLIS, N.C.—Russian driver Nikita Mazepin was dropped by Haas F1 despite the FIA ruling he could compete in Formula One races under a neutral flag. Haas also ended its sponsorship with Uralkali, the Russian fertilizer company owned by Mazepin’s father. Dmitry Mazepin is a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his son’s contract…