Sports Archives

UConn routs Purdue to win first back-to-back men’s NCAA basketball titles since 2007

April 8, 2024 4:17 am CNN Newsource

By Steve Almasy, Issy Ronald and Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Connecticut became the first Division I men’s college basketball team to win… Continue Reading

Akshay Bhatia pops his shoulder back in before clinching dramatic sudden-death victory at Valero Texas Open

April 8, 2024 3:38 am CNN Newsource

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — As the saying goes, nothing truly succeeds without pain – as Akshay Bhatia discovered on Sunday.Bhatia was six… Continue Reading

‘No one is going to catch’ Max Verstappen, says Mercedes boss Toto Wolff

April 8, 2024 3:11 am CNN Newsource

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Just four races into the Formula One season, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes the title is Max Verstappen’s… Continue Reading

Russ Cook completes epic odyssey after running the entire length of Africa in just under a year

April 8, 2024 1:38 am CNN Newsource

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — After setting off from South Africa just under a year ago, Russ Cook finally reached the Tunisian coast on Sunday… Continue Reading

They started running in San Quentin. Now, they’re taking on marathons

April 8, 2024 1:21 am CNN Newsource

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — In San Quentin State Prison and decades through a lengthy sentence, Rahsaan Thomas wasn’t at the peak of his… Continue Reading

Happy homecoming for Ryann Neushul as Team USA Water Polo defeats Australia in exhibition at DP

April 7, 2024 11:16 pm Mike Klan

Team USA Water Polo defeats Australia 10-4 in a local exhibition game at Dos Pueblos High… Continue Reading

South Carolina gets revenge against Caitlin Clark and Iowa, wins 3rd women’s national championship

April 7, 2024 6:40 pm CNN

CNN By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The women’s NCAA basketball tournament has been full of star power, with Iowa’s Caitlin Clark front and… Continue Reading

South Carolina gets revenge against Caitlin Clark and Iowa, wins 3rd women’s national championship

April 7, 2024 6:00 am CNN Newsource

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The women’s NCAA basketball tournament has been full of star power, with Iowa’s Caitlin Clark front and… Continue Reading

Teenager Jaedyn Shaw makes US soccer history as she continues to shine for the USWNT

April 7, 2024 3:49 am CNN Newsource

By Cassidy Hettesheimer, CNN (CNN) — When Jaedyn Shaw played youth soccer at FC Dallas, she would put her hair into a high ponytail,… Continue Reading

Yacht Clubs celebrate Opening Days

April 6, 2024 8:35 pm Tracy Lehr

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif.-The Association of Santa Barbara Channel Yacht Clubs put up boating flags in celebration of the 2024 boating… Continue Reading

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark says a championship would be ‘the cherry on top’ but hopes her legacy is greater than that

April 6, 2024 2:42 pm CNN Newsource

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — With one game remaining in the storied college career of Iowa guard Caitlin Clark, the national player of the… Continue Reading

UConn is one win away from making history after victory over Alabama, will face Purdue in championship

April 6, 2024 6:00 am CNN Newsource

By Jacob Lev and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Sixty-eight teams began March Madness, and now we know who is going to the NCAA men’s… Continue Reading

Controversial late foul call in Iowa’s victory over UConn prompts social media outcry

April 6, 2024 5:39 am CNN Newsource

By Issy Ronald and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The controversial late foul call that proved pivotal in Iowa’s 71-69 victory over UConn in the… Continue Reading

‘Being a woman was never a barrier,’ says Jasmin Paris after historic Barkley Marathons finish

April 6, 2024 2:00 am CNN Newsource

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Jasmin Paris, the first woman ever to finish the 100-plus-mile Barkley Marathons, has a lengthy injury list:… Continue Reading

Dons stay hot and shutout Saugus 5-0

April 5, 2024 11:18 pm Mike Klan

Dons blank Saugus… Continue Reading

Santa Maria High School basketball star breaks state three point record

April 5, 2024 6:53 pm Tony Almanza

SANTA MARIA, Calif.- Johnathan Lupercio is a Santa Maria High School junior and basketball star. He broke and set a new state record for most made… Continue Reading

Professional bowling tournament returns to Santa Maria for first time in 20 years

April 5, 2024 2:09 pm Dave Alley

Professional bowling is set to return back to Santa Maria for the first time in 20 years this weekend when Rancho Bowl hosts the PBA Santa Maria… Continue Reading

Bronny James, son of LeBron James, declares for 2024 NBA draft

April 5, 2024 9:46 am CNN Newsource

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Bronny James has declared for the 2024 NBA draft, he announced on Instagram Friday.Bronny is the oldest… Continue Reading

A supercomputer is tracking one of most exciting soccer title races for years. It keeps coming up with different predictions

April 5, 2024 9:32 am CNN Newsource

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — A supercomputer is tracking one of the most exciting English Premier League title races in years and with three… Continue Reading

French diver laments toe-curling fall ‘in front of the president, in front of the whole of France’

April 5, 2024 7:33 am CNN Newsource

By Issy Ronald and Ivana Scatola, CNN (CNN) — French diver Alexis Jandard suffered a mishap on Thursday when he fell off the diving board in… Continue Reading