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They’d won this thing twice and lost it twice over the past four years so UMass Lowell’s hockey team knew that they weren’t going to get the Lamoriello Trophy as a door prize. Certainly not against a Boston College bunch that they knew was going to claw all the way to the end rather than give up their sticks for the season. “Well, wow, that’s what I can say,” coach…

As one of the faces of Team USA, Patrick Kane has kept tabs on the rift between the U.S. women’s national team and USA Hockey that threatens the Americans’ participation in the upcoming women’s world championships. Team USA said last week it would boycott the tournament, beginning March 31 in Plymouth, Mich., if it does not receive what it considers equitable support from USA Hockey. The sides have exchanged barbs…

CLOSE x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports’ Jorge Ortiz takes a look at how the major teams will fare in the second round of the World Baseball Classic. USA TODAY Sports Adam Jones reaches beyond the center field fence at Petco Park to rob Manny Machado – his Baltimore Orioles teammate – of a home run in the World Baseball Classic.(Photo: Gregory Bull, AP) SAN DIEGO – Breaking down…

SAN DIEGO – If there was no such thing as Team USA lore in the World Baseball Classic before, there is now. Or at least, there should be. Center fielder Adam Jones’ catch Saturday was the stuff of legend, the kind of play that, had it happened in the World Series, would be celebrated for generations. Giancarlo Stanton’s home run, while not as shocking, was also memorable – your typical,…

There are two separate bills making their way through the Alabama legislature that explain why there is so much tension in how high school sports are organized, and how legislators are trying to help solve, and continue to create, these problems. In mid-March, the Alabama House Education Policy held a hearing on House Bill 9,  which says, in total: Relating to the Alabama High School Athletic Association; requiring the Alabama…

AUTO RACING 3:30 p.m.: WFXR, NASCAR Monster Energy Series, Camping World 500, at Avondale, Ariz. (prerace show at 3 p.m.) BASEBALL 6 p.m.: MLB Network, World Baseball Classic, second round, tiebreaker game (if necessary), at San Diego COLLEGE BASEBALL 1 p.m.: ESPN3.com/ACC Network Extra, Florida State at Virginia Tech 1 p.m.: ESPN3.com/ACC Network Extra, Virginia at Clemson 1 p.m.: SEC Network, Missouri at Alabama 2 p.m.: ESPNU, South Carolina at…

It only took a minute of the third quarter Saturday afternoon before the Connecticut Huskies’ women’s basketball team had doubled up Albany in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Gampel Pavilion. The score by then was 65-32. It would end 116-55. The only surprise, as always, was that the margin wasn’t bigger. It was the Huskies’ 108th win in a row. Think about that: 108 wins. In a…

As one of the faces of Team USA, Patrick Kane has kept tabs on the rift between the U.S. women’s national team and USA Hockey that threatens the Americans’ participation in the upcoming women’s world championships. Team USA said last week it would boycott the tournament, beginning March 31 in Plymouth, Mich., if it does not receive what it considers equitable support from USA Hockey. The sides have exchanged barbs…

Wednesday espnW broke the story that the U.S. women’s national ice hockey team players would boycott the upcoming 2017 IIHF Women’s World Championships unless contract talks with USA Hockey were able to progress. Chief among player complaints were paltry pay, unequal support of the men’s and women’s developmental programs (citing $3.5 million dedicated annually to the boys’ development while no complementary girls’ development program existed) and lack of games and…

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ASU Baseball (9-10, 0-3) could not get anything going offensively this weekend and got swept by No. 2 Oregon State (17-1, 3-0). When the number two team in the nation comes to town, your offense needs to show up. The bats went especially dry Saturday afternoon, as the Sun Devils put together no runs on just three hits against the Beavers. “We’re 19 games in, we’re 3 conference games in”,…

PEORIA, Ariz. — It was always an implied goal for the Seattle Mariners. It’s usually the target for most teams in Major League Baseball. But for the Mariners, a postseason appearance has taken on an increased meaning considering they haven’t been to the playoffs since 2001 — the longest drought in baseball. But on Saturday morning in discussing the previous night’s outing by closer Edwin Diaz in the World Baseball…

It only took a minute of the third quarter Saturday afternoon before the Connecticut Huskies’ women’s basketball team had doubled up Albany in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Gampel Pavilion. The score by then was 65-32. It would end 116-55. The only surprise, as always, was that the margin wasn’t bigger. It was the Huskies’ 108th win in a row. Think about that: 108 wins. In a…

GIF via BarriKimi 3 Retaliation! It’s the word of the day from today’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Dash 4 Cash race at Phoenix. Full-time Xfinity driver Cole Custer collided with Cup Series regular Austin Dillon, putting Dillon’s car in the wall and collecting Ryan Sieg’s car in the process. So, Dillon drove right into Custer’s car under caution. This dumb retaliatory stunt got Dillon immediately parked by NASCAR, per Fox Sports’…

There was a point in time where Bobby Labonte had a slightly different outlook on the direction he wanted to take in life. Before breaking onto the NASCAR scene, Labonte almost went from “Drivers, start your engines” to “Surf’s up, dude.” The 2000 Cup champion sat down with @TheBuzzer’s Daryl Motte to explain how he almost turned in go-karts for surfboards. Play Now!

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CLOSE x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports’ Jorge Ortiz takes a look at how the major teams will fare in the second round of the World Baseball Classic. USA TODAY Sports Dominican Republic closer Jeurys Familia and his bullpen mates had a day off before a winner-moves-on clash against Team USA.(Photo: Logan Bowles, USA TODAY Sports) While Team USA’s top relievers were striving to keep Friday night’s game close…

Auburn baseball and No. 5 Florida return to the diamond on Saturday afternoon for the second game of their three-game weekend series to open SEC play. Auburn aims to clinch the series after throttling Florida, 14-3, in the series opener on Friday night. The Tigers (15-5) will start right-hander Casey Mize (2-0, 0.40 ERA) while the Gators (13-6) are going with right-hander Brady Singer (2-0, 1.50 ERA). First pitch is set…