World’s tallest basketball player, 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux, is transferring from Florida

April 1, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The world's tallest college basketball player is on the move. Florida's Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 center from Canada and the most popular athlete on campus, announced Tuesday he is entering the transfer portal. The portal officially opens April 7. Rioux played sparingly in two years with the Gators, redshirting as a true freshman during the team's national championship season and then getting on the court in mop-up duty this past season. He played 15 total minutes, finishing with seven points, six rebounds and an assist. He set a Guinness World Record as the ...

A nervous Roki Sasaki steadies himself in Dodgers season debut after a shaky spring

April 1, 2026

LOS ANGELES — A nervous Roki Sasaki took the mound in his season debut, knowing he needed to prove something to himself and the Los Angeles Dodgers after a shaky spring. The right-hander allowed one run and four hits over four innings of a 4-2 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night. Sasaki struck out four and walked two in his first major league start since May 9. He walked 15 batters during spring training, raising concerns about his ability to perform as a starter. "I actually didn't have the confidence at all when this game started," Sasaki said through a translator, ...

Women’s Final Four a repeat of last season, headlined by undefeated reigning national champion UConn

April 1, 2026

The women's Final Four is on repeat. No. 1 seeds UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina are in the Final Four for the second straight season, just the second time the same teams have reached the sport's final weekend in consecutive years. Only the matchups and location will be different ...

NFL’s last foray into replacement refs featured blown calls, rule mixups and the Fail Mary

April 1, 2026

The NFL's last foray into replacement officials ended in embarrassment for the league when a botched call and comic confusion in a prime-time game led to the end of a lockout that marred the first three weeks of the 2012 season. The play known as the Fail Mary proved to be the final straw ...

Boston’s Joe Mazzulla has a strong case for Coach of the Year. Don’t tell him that

April 1, 2026

The NBA has started the process of lining up voters for postseason awards, and if form holds from recent years the ballots will be due shortly after the end of the regular season. Some categories will be easier for those on the voting panel to fill out than others. Defensive Player of the ...

Hyo Joo Kim tops Nelly Korda again and wins on LPGA for 2nd straight week

March 31, 2026

PHOENIX (AP) — Hyo Joo Kim beat Nelly Korda for the second straight week, pulling away around the turn Sunday and closing with a 3-under 69 for a two-shot victory in the Ford Championship. Kim was poised to break the LPGA Tour's scoring record for 72 holes until one mistake led to a double bogey on the eighth hole and gave Korda hope. Korda, who trailed by four at the start of the final round, suddenly was only one shot behind. But the American missed a short par putt on the ninth, and that was followed by a two-shot swing on the 10th — Kim hit her approach to 18 inches for ...