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ST. CHARLES – Minnesota captain Lee Stecklein could barely hold her emotions back Friday night. Stecklein was asked about her four-year career, which came to an abrupt end with a 4-3 loss to No. 2 Clarkson in the NCAA Frozen Four Women’s Ice Hockey semifinals at the Family Arena. “It’s definitely a different feeling, one I would’ve loved to have never felt,” Stecklein said. “It’s been a great four years…

Puerto Rico defeats U.S. Yadier Molina and Puerto Rico are moving on to the World Baseball Classic semifinals after scoring four runs in the first inning and then holding on for a wild 6-5 win against the United States on Friday night in San Diego. By clinching Pool F with a day to go, Puerto Rico (2-0) will play the Netherlands on Monday night at Dodger…

You’ve seen gymnastics, Cirque du Soleil and even yoga. Combine all of those and even add elements of other sports and you get pole fitness. “It’s an art as well as fitness basically we refer to it as vertical gymnastics,” says pole fitness competitor Nikki Schoettler. “If they’ve done yoga, it’s like yoga in the sky. If they’ve done it’s like cheerleading, it’s like cheerleading on a vertical pole,” adds…

SACRAMENTO — As Rhode Island players took the floor for their school’s first NCAA tournament game in 18 years, a few looked up into the stands to see a surprise visitor: Former Rams star and NBA veteran Lamar Odom. None of them had ever seen him in person. It was kind of a big deal. “Our kids went crazy when they saw him,” said Rhode Island assistant Jim Carr. “We’ll…

8:23 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment AVONDALE, Ariz. — NASCAR met with drivers Joey Logano and Kyle Busch prior to practice Friday, and everything appears not so great. Kyle Busch appears angry. When drivers don’t want to throw fuel on the fire but also don’t want to apologize or clarify their actions, they respond to questions the way Busch did for more than 40 seconds…

CLOSE x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports’ A.J. Perez explains why the USA women’s hockey team is boycotting the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship. USA TODAY Sports The U.S. women’s hockey team is threatening to boycott the world championship because of a wage dispute.(Photo: Julio Cortez, AP) USA Hockey went public Friday with the negotiations it is having with women’s national hockey team, releasing financial terms…

Just as Barcelona looked primed to make a title push, they suffered a defeat at Deportivo La Coruna. They’re still right in the mix, but a win would have seen them sitting atop the table. As it stands, Madrid have a two-point cushion on Barcelona and five-point lead on third-placed Sevilla, with a game in hand for the Merengues. Atletico, meanwhile, are lurking in fourth with 52 points, but could…

First Thursday coverage is third most-watched since 1991 with average of 8.2 million viewers NCAA March Madness Live generated an all-time record with 31 million live streams, up +26 percent vs. 2016 Turner and CBS Sports’ 2017 NCAA tournament coverage is delivering audience increases across all platforms. Live game coverage across TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV, including the First Four and first Thursday games, is averaging 7.8…

Word spread quickly on Thursday that Tom got fired. To you, he is Tom Crean, basketball coach: fired from Indiana after nine years. He is a name, a coaching record, a caricature, a nickname, a salary, funny line on Twitter or at the office. His family does not see him that way, of course. And so, while the rest of the country debated the merits of Crean’s two outright Big…

Kate Upton knows exactly what she wants to see Justin Verlander in on his next Sports Illustrated cover — a Speedo. “I would love that, I would love that!” she told E! News on Thursday. Upton, 24, appears on all three covers of this year’s Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue. But as her fiancé, 34, recently pointed out on Instagram, he beat her to the prestigious honor when he…

AVONDALE, Az. — It was a strange day at Phoenix Raceway Friday, when Kyle Busch and Joey Logano met with NASCAR officials to discuss their crash and mini-brawl at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last week. Afterward, Busch was asked about half a dozen questions by reporters. His answers to all of them were this, with slight variations in words used: “Everything’s great. Looking forward to getting back to the…

Following a post-race altercation at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this past Sunday, NASCAR announced Kyle Busch, Joey Logano and their respective crews will not face punishment for their actions in the aftermath of the the Kobalt 400.  While the lack of punishment may encourage Busch to perhaps retaliate, Logano says he and Busch have spoken since the incident and cooler heads have prevailed — for now. Don’t expect Joe Gibbs Racing, which…

CLOSE x Embed x Share Members of the U.S. women’s national hockey team said Wednesday that they will not participate in World Championships unless significant progress is made to secure what players consider to be fair. Time_Sports The United States’ Hilary Knight (21) passes the puck against Canada on Feb. 20, 2014.(Photo: Mark Humphrey, Associated Press) The U.S. women’s national team’s players didn’t budge at the 5 p.m. Thursday deadline set by…

With Brad Guzan out of the U.S. squad, Shaka Hislop says Tim Howard is ready to get back in goal after his injury. M’Gladbach and U.S. midfielder Fabian Johnson left his side’s Europa League match against Schalke after just 16 minutes due to injury. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol reviews the current USMNT squad and has difficulty finding room for new U.S. citizen, Dom Dwyer. The U.S. Soccer Federation will end…

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Friday night at San Diego’s Petco Park, USA and Puerto Rico will play a game with fairly large stakes in the 2017 World Baseball Classic. The winning team will be all but assured of a spot in the semi-finals. The WBC final four, if you will. The loser will not be eliminated, though their next game Saturday will essentially become a must-win. On the mound Friday night will be Blue…

March 17, 2017 —Fukushima, the prefecture that was hit by a tsunami-triggered nuclear disaster in March 2011, has been approved to host baseball and softball matches in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics Games, organizers said on Friday. With baseball one of the most popular sports in Japan, the decision for Fukushima to host at least one baseball game underscores Japan’s larger efforts to support the region’s recovery, Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro…