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Since coming back from injuries, Morgan Tuck has been a powerhouse for Connecticut.

Morgan Tuck back to normal, and that’s abnormally good for Connecticut

August 18, 2019 at 11:37 a.m.

TAMPA, Fla. — It had become painfully easy to forget how good Morgan Tuck was. That's because during two pain-filled years at Connecticut, knee problems either limited or completely prevented...

Women’s Final Four matchups: Who has the edge?

August 18, 2019 at 11:37 a.m.

(1) Notre Dame (35-2) vs. (1) South Carolina (34-2) 5:30 p.m. Sunday, ESPN Offense: After a sensational regular season and ACC tournament, Jewell Loyd has struggled in the NCAA tourney,...

Audience members hold up placards against the Olympic Games coming to Boston during the first public forum regarding the city's 2024 Olympic bid.

USOC should decide by June about killing Boston Olympic bid

May 22, 2019 at 7:14 a.m.

Is it time for the United States Olympic Committee to cut and run on the Boston bid for the 2024 Olympics? Not yet, but perhaps soon. A good deadline for...

In this file photo, workers add team names to a 2015 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament bracket that is displayed on the side of the JW Marriott in Indianapolis. With the Final Four a week away from shining a spotlight on Indianapolis, NCAA President Mark Emmert said Thursday, March 26, that the governing body for college sports is concerned about an Indiana law that could allow businesses to discriminate against gay people.

NCAA women’s basketball committee not ready to make decision on 2016 Final Four in Indianapolis

June 1, 2019 at 4:53 a.m.

The head of the Division I women's basketball committee said more information is needed about the impact of Indiana's controversial new Religious Freedom Restoration Act before the committee would engage...

Notre Dame players react to a play during the second half.

Women’s NCAA tournament needs a stage of its own

August 19, 2019 at 8:19 a.m.

Sunday morning, newscasters on both NBC-5 and the "Today" show waxed enthusiastic about March Madness, with deserved props to the terrific Notre Dame-Kentucky men's game of the night before and...

No medals again, but strong finishes for U.S. singles skaters at worlds

August 19, 2019 at 8:19 a.m.

Jason Brown delivered. So did Gracie Gold and Ashley Wagner. The result was the United States kept the maximum three singles spots in both the men's and women's events at...

Jason Brown was a solid sixth in Friday's short program at the World Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai.

For figure skater Jason Brown, it seems like old times

May 22, 2019 at 7:14 a.m.

Jason Brown must feel as if he has gone back to the future. After Friday's short program at the World Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai, Brown finds himself in almost...

Northwestern's Kara Mupo, right, is defended by Maryland's Alice Mercer during a lacrosse match Thursday.

Maryland women rout Northwestern in first Big Ten lacrosse game

June 15, 2018 at 9:30 p.m.

It looks as if another Maryland women's team will dominate the Big Ten in its first season as a member. The Terps' basketball team went unbeaten in Big Ten play....

Notre Dame's Brianna Turner was voted the Atlantic Coast Conference freshman of the year and made the All-ACC first team and defensive team.

Freshman Brianna Turner even better than advertised for Notre Dame

August 9, 2019 at 4:48 a.m.

There was a brief passage late in Notre Dame's second-round NCAA tournament win over DePaul on Sunday that encapsulated the striking talents of Irish freshman Brianna Turner. It makes no...

Russian soars, top U.S. women flop in short at world figure skating

May 22, 2019 at 7:14 a.m.

Russia's Elizaveta Tukhtamysheva added an exclamation point to the year-long comeback that has resulted in one of the most remarkable seasons in figure skating history. The U.S. women need to...

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