Mooney, Texas Tech make title-game reservation
MINNEAPOLIS – One of the first summertime meetings coach Chris Beard held with Texas Tech’s basketball team in July included a challenge to the team: Make a reservation to play in the NCAA Tournament final.
Tennis: Azarenka upsets Kerber, faces Muguruza in Monterrey final
Victoria Azarenka used her superior serving and punishing groundstrokes to upset top seed Angelique Kerber 6-4 4-6 6-1 and advance to Sunday’s final of the Monterrey Open against Garbine Muguruza.
NCAA officiating director defends decisive call
MINNEAPOLIS – J.D. Collins, NCAA national coordinator of officiating, defended official James Breeding’s foul call on Auburn guard Samir Doughty with 0.6 seconds left that gave Virginia’s Kyle Guy three free throws in Saturday’s national semifinal.
Texas Tech topples Michigan State to reach first title game
MINNEAPOLIS – Texas Tech extended its first-ever trip to the Final Four with a 61-51 victory over Michigan State on Saturday in a national semifinal game at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Guy authors Virginia’s dream finish, heartbreak for Auburn
MINNEAPOLIS – Shots in the driveway and the sign hanging in the Virginia practice gym were Kyle Guy’s first thoughts when he realized a last-second whistle would send him to the free-throw line with a chance to lift Virginia into the national champions…
Golf: Ko leads Kim by one stroke after third round at ANA Inspiration
Ko Jin-young surged from behind to earn a one-stroke lead over Kim In-kyung that could have been higher were it not for some late trouble in the third round of the ANA Inspiration in California on Saturday.
Virginia stuns Auburn with Guy’s last-second free throws
MINNEAPOLIS – Kyle Guy made three free throws with 0.6 seconds remaining and Virginia stunned Auburn, 63-62, to advance to the national championship game Saturday night at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Women’s tournament helps Augusta National erase stain
With the successful staging of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur on Saturday, the home of the Masters removed a little more of the stain left by decades of gender discrimination.
‘Awakening’ happening in women’s sports, says LA Mayor Garcetti
The lawsuit recently filed by the U.S. women’s soccer team is part of a wider public “awakening” to the challenges that women athletes face, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti told Reuters on Saturday.
Golf: Kim leads Texas Open after near-miss on second ace
South Korean Kim Si-woo almost aced the same hole for the second day running en route to a one-stroke lead over Canadian Corey Conners in the third round of the Texas Open on Saturday.
