GREENSBORO, N.C. – UConn coach Geno Auriemma tied the NCAA Division I record for men’s or women’s basketball with his 1,216th career victory Friday night as his No. 2 Huskies beat No. 14 North Carolina 69-58. The 70-year-old Auriemma, in his 40th season at UConn, matched Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer, who retired after after last season….

Last week, a flight transporting the Auburn men’s basketball team turned around during a flight to Houston because two players reportedly got into a fight. Audio obtained by WBRC appears to show the pilot saying it was a “physical altercation” that resulted in one “bloodied player” and clothes being ripped off.  The pilot turned the…

The Minnesota Vikings won a thriller at Soldier Field on Sunday in a game they were so close to choking away. The Vikings led by two touchdowns in the fourth quarter but needed an overtime field goal to beat the Chicago Bears, 30-27. With 22 seconds left and trailing by 11, Caleb Williams hit Keenan…

PITTSBURGH – Turns out baseballs aren’t the only thing Paul Skenes can get to move fast. A Topps trading card featuring a patch from the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher’s jersey and his autograph is so hot the Pirates are making a splashy offer in hopes of landing it in trade. The team has put together…

Sports 15 July 2022, 6:56 pm 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that major international players have dropped out of the bidding process for a Brazilian power distributor owned by Enel SpA, leaving two local firms competing head-to-head for the asset. Equatorial Energia and Energisa SA are the only companies still interested in Celg-D, which distributes…

ATLANTA – Bill Self brushed off becoming the winningest coach in Kansas basketball history, even as he surpassed the guy whose name is on the arena. “It means I’m old,” the 61-year-old Self said with a slight grin. “And it means I’ve had a lot of really good players.” Self claimed the top spot at…