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NCAA Tournament roundup: Top seed Duke holds off upset-minded Siena

Friday, March 20 by SRN News

Cameron Boozer had 22 points and 13 rebounds to help No. 1 overall seed Duke rally for a 71-65 victory over No. 16 Siena in a first-round East Region matchup on Thursday in Greenville, S.C. Boozer went 13-for-14 from the free-throw line for Duke (33-2),... Read More.

MLB signs multi-year prediction market deal with Polymarket

Thursday, March 19 by SRN News

Major League Baseball is entering the prediction-market arena, announcing a multi-year partnership that designates Polymarket as the league's official prediction market exchange and includes a new integrity-focused agreement with federal regulators. Financial terms were not released, but Polymarket is believed to pay MLB around $300... Read More.

Rays place SS Taylor Walls (oblique) on IL; Carson Williams on deck

Thursday, March 19 by SRN News

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Taylor Walls will start the season on the injured list due to a right oblique injury. Walls, 29, sustained the injury in the batting cage on Tuesday and underwent imaging on Wednesday. President of baseball operations Erik Neander said Thursday there... Read More.

MLS announces format for 14-match ‘Sprint Season’ in 2027

Thursday, March 19 by SRN News

Major League Soccer on Thursday announced the format for the 2027 "sprint season" that will bridge the transition to a summer-to-spring schedule beginning later that year. Teams will exclusively play against conference opponents, facing seven at home and the other seven away, during the 14-match... Read More.

Spring training roundup: Blue Jays thwack Yankees with homers

Thursday, March 19 by SRN News

George Springer belted a grand slam in the fourth inning to highlight his three-hit performance, fueling the Toronto Blue Jays to an 11-0 romp over a New York Yankees split squad on Thursday in Dunedin, Fla. Daulton Varsho launched a solo homer in the first... Read More.

Giants’ Tony Vitello is attacking his college-to-pro transition with high energy, help from others

Thursday, March 19 by SRN News

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - With a black sweatshirt pulled over his head and a glove in hand, Tony Vitello blends in almost as if he's one of the Giants players. San Francisco's new manager grabs a piece of gum from a dugout basket then heads... Read More.

Reports: Penn State hiring Tanisha Wright as coach

Thursday, March 19 by SRN News

Penn State is hiring former Lady Lions star and current Chicago Sky assistant coach Tanisha Wright to be its next head coach, multiple outlets reported Thursday. Wright, 42, starred at the school from 2001-05, winning three Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year awards and... Read More.

Iran will boycott America, ‘but not the World Cup’

Thursday, March 19 by SRN News

The president of Iran's soccer federation said his country would "boycott the United States, but not the World Cup" as it attempts to move its group stage matches south of the border to Mexico. Mehdi Taj drew the distinction while speaking to Iran's Fars news... Read More.

Florida State K Conor McAneney facing multiple charges

Thursday, March 19 by SRN News

Florida State kicker Conor McAneney was arrested in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Wednesday and charged with two third-degree felonies. Per arrest documents from the Broward County Sheriff's Office, McAneney was charged with battery on an officer, violently resisting an officer and trespassing. The first two... Read More.

Summit acquire Yazmeen Ryan, Delanie Sheehan from Dash

Thursday, March 19 by SRN News

Denver Summit FC acquired forward Yazmeen Ryan and midfielder Delanie Sheehan from the Houston Dash in exchange for $1 million in funds. The trade announced by both teams on Thursday sends $800,000 in intra-league transfer funds and $200,000 in expansion allocation funds to the Dash.... Read More.

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