Gardena Serra press box damaged by early morning fire

Gardena Serra football coach Scott Altenberg was supposed to be in class on Wednesday teaching. Instead, he was joining other teachers sweeping up material from an early morning fire underneath the stadium bleachers that severely damaged the press box. “Amazing fire department response to keep it contained,” Altenberg said. Classes were canceled. The fire was…

UConn set to honor coach Geno Auriemma as he tries to become NCAA all-time wins leader

STORRS, Conn. – Geno Auriemma has spent four decades building UConn into the standard for women’s basketball. The school will celebrate those 40 years Wednesday night. The Huskies coach, along with longtime assistant Chris Dailey, will be honored before his second-ranked team faces Fairleigh Dickinson. He is currently tied with Tara VanDerveer for the most…

Eli Manning, Antonio Gates and Jared Allen headline the 25 semifinalists for football Hall of Fame

Two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, prolific tight end Antonio Gates and dominant pass rusher Jared Allen are among the 25 modern-era candidates for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. The Hall announced the semifinalists on Wednesday after the selection committee cut down a list of 50 nominees made by a newly created…

Lockers used by Ronaldo, Beckham and other Real Madrid stars are up for auction

LONDON – It’s a sports fan’s perfect storage solution: Metal lockers that once held the sweat-stained shirts and muddy cleats of some of the world’s greatest soccer players are up for auction. Sotheby’s is selling 24 lockers from the dressing room of storied club Real Madrid. Used by the team between 2002 and 2022, they…

LPGA Tour sets another record with $127.5M in prize money for 2025

The LPGA Tour will play for $127.5 million in official prize money in 2025, another record for the circuit that has worked independently of the PGA Tour for 75 years. The schedule announced Wednesday at the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship in Naples, Florida, has a few moving parts that include new tournaments in Utah…

College Football Playoff rankings: Boise State leaps to No. 4 seed, Georgia re-enters top 12

Boise State moved up one spot to No. 12 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night and into position to receive a first-round bye, while Georgia re-entered the field of 12. The Bulldogs jumped to No. 10 after defeating Tennessee on Saturday, knocking the Volunteers back to No. 11 and making them the…

Rafael Nadal retires from tennis after 20 years of preparing his body to ‘die on the court’

For two decades, whatever outrageous fortune controls tennis injuries kept slinging arrows at Rafael Nadal. When the Spaniard finally raised his white flag last month, he admitted defeat to an opponent he had vanquished not just in his later years but for two decades, until he couldn’t win the battle any more. Nadal described being…

Providence, Jackson open at the top in first rankings

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The News4JAX Varsity 4 Super 6 boys high school basketball rankings will be published each Wednesday — except during the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas — through the regular season. Records are through Nov. 19. Looking for the girls rankings? Those are published on Tuesdays and can be found here. Varsity 4…

Freddie Freeman’s historic walk-off grand slam ball from the World Series to hit the auction block

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. – Freddie Freeman’s historic walk-off grand slam ball from Game 1 of the World Series is hitting the auction block. The Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman came to the plate on a sprained right ankle with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning against the New…

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