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The University of Connecticut defeated the University of Miami to advance in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship tournament
San Diego State outlasted Florida Atlantic 72-71 to enter the Final 4 of the US NCAA men’s basketball tournament for the first time on Saturday. The Aztecs will now face Connecticut, who defeated Miami 72-59 in the other semi-final. In the other semi-final, Florida Atlantic defeated North Carolina A&T 72-69 to reach the final of…
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A men’s Final Four is like no other
San Diego State, the fifth seed in the East Region of the men’s tournament, defeated ninth-seeded Florida Atlantic University (FAU) 63-59 to make it to the Final Four for the third straight year. The Aztecs will face fifth-seeded Miami Hurricanes, who defeated fourth-seeded Connecticut 66-62, in the second semifinal match on Sunday. Miami has won…
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The LSU women defeated Virginia Tech in the Final Four to reach their first title game
South Carolina senior guard Caitlin Clark, who became the first woman to win the AP Player of the Year award in men’s or women’s basketball, said, “It’s like a dream.” “It’s crazy how much my life has changed in one year,” she added. South Carolina will face LSU in the women’s NCAA final on Sunday…
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The men’s Final Four will be like no other
Miami and San Diego State, the lowest-ranked teams in the tournament, will face off in the first semi-final on Monday. Miami won their first three games by over 30 points. San Diego State, the fifth-seed, will face ninth-seeded FAU in their first-ever Final Four appearance. Kansas will face sixth-seeded Texas A&M on Tuesday in the…
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Reeva Steenkamp’s parents oppose early release
Ex-South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius has been granted parole after serving half of his five-year sentence for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius was found guilty of murder by a lower court last year and is serving a six-year sentence for manslaughter. The mother of Reeva Steenkamp had attended Pistorius’ hearing to oppose…
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South Carolina has appeared in the Final Four for the last three years
South Carolina are set to make their first appearance in the women’s Final Four after defeating Maryland 86-75 on Sunday. This is the third consecutive time that South Carolina will make an appearance in the women’s Final Four. This will be the first Final Four in 38 years with no of the teams that have…
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South Carolina will make the Final Four for the third straight year
The final eight spots in the round of 16 of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (N.C.A.A) women’s basketball tournament have been decided. Florida Gulf Coast entered the tournament as a 12 seed and for the second year in a row, the Eagles beat a No. 5 seed. In Villanova’s 76-59 first-round win against Cleveland State,…
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There is a search for the next Danica Patrick
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff’s wife Susie Wolff has revealed the second question that she was asked when she was announced as team principal was, “Did your husband get you this job?” “The second question was, ‘How can you manage the travel since you just had a baby?'” Wolff said. “I will never forget when…
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Track and field athletes who are trans aren’t allowed to compete in international events
A student has sued the Vermont principals’ association, alleging they violated her gender identity by failing to allow her to participate in athletics “in a manner consistent with her gender identity”. The policy on gender identity says students are allowed to participate in athletic activities “in a manner consistent with their gender identity”. The state’s…
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3 people completed the race for the second time
Aurélien Sanchez, a mountain climber, completed the Barkley Marathon with a five-kilometre running pace, one of only 17 people ever to do so. His friend, former French record holder at the Barkley, dropped out of the race on the third loop with an Achilles injury. Sanchez said he spent the months leading up to the…
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The N.C.A.A. tournament will have matchups to watch on Monday
After defeating Boston College in the second round of the 2019 Division I men’s basketball tournament on Saturday, Kansas State advanced to the Sweet 16 of the tournament for the third year in a row. The 24th-seeded K-State defeated Michigan State 98-91 in overtime on Thursday night in the opening game of the Sweet 16…
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The men’s Sweet 16 begins Thursday as fans enjoy a wild March
As the second round of the US men’s college basketball tournament got underway, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said, “This is just one of those seasons where I think it’s going to be a good tournament.” The Spartans will face Princeton on Thursday in the Sweet 16, the lowest-seeded team in this year’s tournament.
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The men’s and women’s Sweet 16 set were played in March Madness
The first top-seeded US women’s basketball team to lose in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA basketball tournament in the last four years is Stanford. Fairleigh Dickinson lost to Florida Atlantic in the second round of the tournament on Thursday. It’s the first No 1 seed to not make the Sweet 16 of the women’s…
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Attorney gave advice to Brady and Bndchen
American football player Tom Brady, who has been married to supermodel Gisele Bundchen for 13 years, has said he isn’t able to be present with his children because of football. “I’ve had Christmas in 23 years and I haven’t had a Thanksgiving in 23 years,” he added. “I’m not able to be…at funerals and I’m…
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You don’t need to know anything about the final of the World Baseball Classic
Japan’s Shohei Ohtani was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2019 World Baseball Classic after the 23-year-old led his team to its first-ever World Baseball Classic title on Tuesday. Ohtani, who struck out Mike Trout with the bases loaded to end the game, batted.435 with one, four doubles, eight and 10 walks as Japan…
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No.1 seed in the men’s Sweet 16 was shocked by a women’s team in the NCAA tournament
The Fairleigh Dickinson University defeated the Purdue University men’s basketball team on Monday to enter the Sweet 16 of the 2018 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The university became only the second (16) seed to beat a No 1 seed in the Big Dance after winning the first four games. It was Fairleigh Dickinson’s first appearance…
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There is a tournament in N.C.A.A
The 16th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson Knights defeated the 9th-seeded FIU Golden Eagles 78-70 in the second round of the men’s NCAA tournament on Sunday. The Knights, who earlier in the tournament had become just the second team to knock out a top-seeded in the first round after Purdue, lost 78-70 to the 9th-seeded FIU Golden Eagles.
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The partnership between Adidas and Kanye West is over
After Adidas fired Kanye West over his anti-Semitic remarks on a podcast, the German sportswear giant said, “We’ve been working with [Ye] for several years. We will no longer have any further ties with him.” Adidas added, “There’s no way to make…a living out of this at all.” The company had expanded its partnership with…
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The NBA was saved by a clock
The NBA adopted its first-ever ball clock on February 1, 1954, after the league’s average game scoring per game increased to 79 points from 79 points the previous season. The league’s lowest-scoring game was recorded in 1950 when the Fort Wayne Pistons beat the Minneapolis Lakers 19-18. “The adoption of the clock was the most…
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Tommy fights Jake Paul in a split decision
Jake Paul, a 29-year-old former British boxer, was beaten in a boxing match in Saudi Arabia on Sunday night by professional boxer-turned- reality TV star Tommy Fury in a split decision. The winner of the fight will receive World Boxing Council’s Special Diriyah Belt, with the WBC saying that it supports the growth of our…
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The women’s basketball star was freed from a Russian prison
NBA’s Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner, who was released from Russia on Thursday as part of a prisoner exchange between the US and Russia for Viktor Bout, has returned to her home state of Arizona. “I’m thrilled to be back with my family…and excited for the WNBA season,” she said. Griner was jailed in Russia…
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Jake Paul and Tommy Fury were featured in a promotional video
Boxer Chris Eubank Jr’s promoter Eddie Hearn has said that British Boxing Board of Control (BWBC) has not made a decision about Eubank’s upcoming fight with Conor Benn, which is set to take place in October. This comes after Benn was accused of violating the rules after a Voluntary Anti-Doping Association test showed that he…
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Mac is the NBA slam dunk champ
Mac McClung, who won the NBA’s dunk contest this season, was working at a fast food restaurant during the lunch rush. He bounced a basketball into a miniature basketball net and sometimes dunked a ball into a mini basketball net. McClung also signed a two-way contract with Philadelphia 76ers, after playing for their G League…
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Mac McClung won the slam dunk contest
Philadelphia 76ers’ 24-year-old point guard Mac McClung won the NBA Slam Dunk contest on Saturday. McClung, who scored a perfect 50 for three of his four slams, was playing for Delaware Blue Coats in G League. “The crowd was really amazing tonight,” he said after winning the contest. “I’ll brag about it to my kids…
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Tiger Woods had the best performance since his car crash, as Jon Harold reclaimed the world No. 1 spot
Former champion Tiger Woods, who made the final two rounds of the Genesis Invitational for the first time since the 2012PGA Championship when he withdrew from the event, said he wants to play four majors every year. “I didn’t want to play too much,” he added. The 37-year-old shot his lowest round score since a…