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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — At 12:56 a.m. Friday, minutes after Penn State pulled off a miraculous reverse sweep over No. 2 overall seed Nebraska in the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament, head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley was nowhere to be found. Three of her star players, Jess Mruzik, Caroline Jurevicius and Gillian Grimes, …

Two leagues will be rewarded with an extra place in next season’s UEFA Champions League (UCL) based on performance in Europe this season. Last season, Borussia Dortmund of the German Bundesliga and Bologna from Italian Serie A were the lucky recipients, with clubs in Germany and Italy outperforming those from …

Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Peshawar Zalmi announced on Friday its plans to bring cricket back to its home city by hosting open trials at the iconic Arbab Niaz Stadium. This announcement comes as construction work on the stadium progresses ahead of the 10th edition of the PSL. In a …

Aston Villa delivered a stunning 2-1 victory over Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday, further deepening the woes of the reigning champions. Goals from Colombian forward Jhon Duran and former City player Morgan Rogers saw Villa leapfrog City into fifth place in the Premier League table, while Pep …

CNN  —  Iga Świątek won her third French Open in four years with a 6-2 5-7 6-4 victory against the unseeded Karolína Muchová in the women’s final on Saturday. For much of the match, it seemed as if the world No.1 would dominate in the same fashion as she had …

An ugly marriage between the Baltimore Ravens and Diontae Johnson is over. The Ravens acquired Johnson in October in hopes of jolting their already stout offense. Johnson did anything but, and he was waived by the team Friday. The trade was a disaster from the start. In his first game …

Kris Rhim, ESPNDec 19, 2024, 10:14 PM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Cameron Dicker made the longest fair catch free kick in NFL history at the end of the second quarter of the Los Angeles Chargers‘ 34-27 win over the Denver Broncos on Thursday night. Dicker made the 57-yarder on the …

Dec 20, 2024, 12:07 PM ET All season long, Pittsburgh and Nebraska seemed to be headed for an NCAA volleyball championship game collision. Pitt entered the tournament as the No. 1 overall seed after losing just one match during the regular season, against SMU, a team it had beaten soundly …

Dec 19, 2024, 06:52 AM ET It wasn’t always an easy path, but all four No. 1 seeds advanced to the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament final four in Louisville. No. 1 overall seed Pittsburgh was pushed to five sets by Oregon in the regional semifinals. Louisville was down match points …

Dec 20, 2024, 02:57 PM ET AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn athletic director John Cohen is warning fans that the school could raise ticket prices in preparation for a revenue-sharing model in college athletics under the pending $2.8 billion settlement with the NCAA and the nation’s biggest conferences. “Growing revenue opportunities …