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Why the expanded NCAA Tournament makes a Cinderella story even less likely

The NCAA is trying to sell its new 76-team field as a great opportunity for everyone, including the mid-majors.Every NCAA Tournament win is worth an additional revenue credit for a school’s league, called a unit. The idea is that adding six automatic qualifiers for an opening-round game gives those schools and conferences more opportunities for tourney victories. An opening-round win is worth just as much as a first-round win.Advertisement

What we learned at Vikings rookie minicamp: Caleb Banks' injury timeline and more

EAGAN, Minn. — In previous years, the Minnesota Vikings held multiple weekend practices as part of their rookie minicamp. Coach Kevin O’Connell lightened the load this year, mostly to ensure the young players would be fresh for full-roster activities next week.Most of Friday’s practice consisted of position-specific drills. Then the majority of the group converged to simulate passing concepts.Advertisement

Travis Bazzana's first MLB home run comes with a shout, a backward helmet and a beer shower

CLEVELAND — A few steps into his dash around the bases, Travis Bazzana admonished the baseball he had just walloped.In his second big-league game last week, blustery conditions kept a Bazzana fly ball from soaring over the center-field wall at Progressive Field. On Friday, he “tried to yell it out.”Advertisement

Knicks might not win the NBA title, but they're playing championship ball

PHILADELPHIA — To win a championship, the first order of business is to play championship-level ball. The New York Knicks are doing that. They are meeting the base requirement to make basketball history in a great basketball town.That does not mean the Knicks will achieve anything of the sort, of course. The Oklahoma City Thunder are the heavy betting favorites to win it all. They will be more than a handful if they are waiting on the other side of the NBA Finals, fixing to go back-to-back.Adver...

Alek Manoah's Toronto return, and lessons for another young Blue Jays star

TORONTO — Blue Jays manager John Schneider’s mind goes back to the beginning. He thinks about Alek Manoah’s first big-league start, striking out seven New York Yankees batters as a section of family and friends in the upper-level seats lost their minds.Schneider thinks about Manoah’s first full season, posting 196 2/3 innings in 2022 with a 2.24 ERA and a third-place finish in American League Cy Young voting. As Manoah, now with the Los Angeles Angels, returned to Toronto for the first time sinc...

Observations from Browns rookie minicamp: KC Concepcion, the Fano bros. and an FB option

BEREA, Ohio — Everybody’s new at the Cleveland Browns rookie minicamp. For a stretch during Friday’s instruction-based practice, it seemed like everybody jumped offsides at least once. There were bad snaps, running backs headed left when the play headed right and the usual kind of first-day missteps.Advertisement

Knicks bench 'got out the mud' and has New York on cusp of conference finals

PHILADELPHIA — Jordan Clarkson could have taken the easy way out, and no one would have blamed him.Last offseason, the veteran guard agreed to a buyout with the Utah Jazz, for which he had played since 2019. The goal for Clarkson was to play for a contender. The New York Knicks, with limited financial flexibility and fresh off a trip to the Eastern Conference finals, had room for a veteran-minimum player. A perfect marriage.Advertisement

Mitch Marner buries the Ducks in Game 3 — and the narrative about his playoff impact

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Mitch Marner has been dominant in the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and seems entirely unbothered with the now-outdated narrative that he couldn’t get it done in the postseason.Vegas’ superstar forward scored a natural hat trick on Friday night at Honda Center to lift the Golden Knights to a 6-2 win and take a 2-1 lead in their second-round series against the Anaheim Ducks.Advertisement

How the 1994 World Cup kicked off America's love affair with soccer

Soccer — or football as it's known around the globe — was far from mainstream in the U.S. leading up to the 1994 World Cup. But in the end, the tournament was considered a resounding success. How exactly did that happen?(Image credit: Lois Bernstein)

Jeremiyah Love Dynasty Fantasy Football Rankings

BusinessSportsMoneyJeremiyah Love Dynasty Fantasy Football RankingsBySteve Bradshaw,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Bradshaw is a fantasy football expert with a focus on dataFollow AuthorMay 09, 2026, 06:00am EDTPITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 23: Jeremiyah Love of Notre Dame poses for a photo after being selected third overall by the Arizona Cardinals during Round One of the 2026 NFL Draft at Acrisure Stadium on April 23, 2026 in Pittsbur...

How to watch Wings vs. Fever: TV channel and streaming options for May 9

In the season opener for both teams, the Indiana Fever face the Dallas Wings on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 1 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on ABC and Disney+.How to watch Dallas Wings vs. Indiana Fever Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse Time: 1 p.m. ET Streaming: Fubo (Stream now) TV: ABC, Disney+ Watching in person? Get tickets on StubHub. Dallas vs. Indiana odds Spread: Indiana -5.5 (-110), Dallas +5.5 (-110) Favorite Moneyline: Indiana -250 Underdog Moneyline: Dallas +200 Total: 177.5 Total Over Odds: -1...

World Cup 2026: How US football has evolved since hosting in 1994

In the 32 years since last hosting the World Cup, football has moved from the margins to the mainstream in the US.

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Rohit Sharma's awkward reaction as fan goes into meltdown after selfie: Watch

Rohit Sharmas awkward reaction as fan goes into meltdown after selfie Watch

Alvaro Arbeloa defends Real Madrid players after fights in training: 'I am not going to burn them at the stake'

Alvaro Arbeloa has defended the conduct of his players in the aftermath of Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni’s fights this week and said he will not “burn them at the stake in a public square”.The head coach also confirmed that Tchouameni will be in the squad for Sunday’s Clasico, which could decide the La Liga title, and said his dressing room “of course” is healthy.Advertisement

For AJ Dybantsa, landing in a small market not a concern as NBA Draft Lottery nears

Big market, small market … does it really matter?Stardom isn’t about the city.AJ Dybantsa has shown it’s hard for any city, regardless of size, to contain his shine. Indiana? Sacramento? Memphis? The presumptive first pick in the 2026 NBA Draft isn’t sweating the amount of attention he’ll get because he’s proved wherever he plays, he will draw attention.Advertisement

Breece Hall and the Jets get what they want, and kill two stubborn narratives in the process

Breece Hall’s time between tears tells quite the story.According to Hall, the last time he cried, he was on the path to a historic rookie season, when it felt like anytime he touched the ball there was a chance he was going to score. On an October day in Denver, he did just that. Hall surged through the middle of the defense before the Broncos even realized what hit them. A few seconds and 72 yards later, he was in the end zone.Advertisement

Ashok Sharma reveals how Brett Lee and Dale Steyn inspired his 'dream of bowling 150'

Gujarat Titans' Ashok Sharma has become IPL 2026's breakout star, consistently bowling over 150 kph and even recording the tournament's fastest delivery at 154.2 kph. Inspired by legends like Brett Lee and Dale Steyn, the 23-year-old credits coach Ashish Nehra for honing his discipline and match awareness, focusing on Test-match lengths first.

TREMAYNE: Miami proved Colapinto has rediscovered his mojo

After a dip in 2025, Franco Colapinto has found his groove again – and the F1 buzz is well and truly back among Argentinian F1 fans, writes F1 Hall of Fame journalist Davis Tremayne.

Shocking! Arjuna Awardee slams federation over unpaid Rs 5.5L prize money

Abhijeet Gupta has alleged that his Rs 5.5 lakh winner’s prize from the Odisha GM Open, held in January 2026 with a Rs 45 lakh prize pool, remains unpaid. The Arjuna Awardee criticised organisers and the All India Chess Federation for a lack of accountability, saying repeated emails went unanswered. Gupta urged authorities to protect the “dignity and trust” of Indian chess players.