AUGUSTA, Ga. — Top-ranked golfers began practice rounds at Augusta National on April 6 ahead of the Masters, which opens April 9; reigning champion Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler took part as organizers presented firm course conditions, limited commercial minutes and pronounced tournament traditions. Players and bettors adjusted strategies and odds...
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods is absent from the 90th Masters this week after his March 27 arrest in Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence; he pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test. At Augusta on Monday, fellow players...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina hired Michael Malone as its men's basketball head coach on Monday, ending a 13-day search. Malone, a longtime NBA coach who led the Denver Nuggets to the 2022–23 championship and recorded 510 NBA head-coaching wins, moves from broadcast work back into coaching this week. The...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Four North Carolina players entered the NCAA transfer portal this week after the portal opened Tuesday: guards Jaydon Young, Derek Dixon and Kyan Evans, and forward James Brown, each confirmed to On3 between Monday and Tuesday following the season and recent coaching developments. The moves follow reporting...
AUGUSTA, Ga. Rory McIlroy won the 2025 Masters in a sudden‑death playoff, completing the career Grand Slam, and has reflected on the emotions of that victory during Masters‑week media sessions this Tuesday as the defending champion prepared to tee off Thursday. Coverage this week documents immediate consequences: McIlroy’s relaxed public posture...
Indianapolis — Michigan coach Dusty May led his Wolverines to the NCAA national title game on Monday, April 6, after winning a semifinal in Indianapolis; May addressed critics and affirmed his commitment to the program during interviews on Sunday and in the days before the final. The title game drew crossover...
DALLAS — Cooper Flagg scored 45 points Sunday and followed a 51-point performance Friday, leading the Dallas Mavericks to a 134-128 win over the Los Angeles Lakers and ending a 14-game home losing streak; DraftKings moved Flagg into the lead for Rookie of the Year. The immediate effects included DraftKings shifting...
Phoenix. On Sunday, UCLA defeated South Carolina 79-51 in the 2026 NCAA women's national championship at the Mortgage Matchup Center, never relinquishing the lead; UCLA held a 61-32 advantage entering the fourth quarter and Cori Close earned her first NCAA-era title. The Bruins' victory delivered program milestone and recruiting momentum this...
San Antonio — J.J. Spaun closed with a five-under 67 on Sunday at the Valero Texas Open, eagling the par-4 17th and finishing 17-under to win by one shot on April 6 as play resumed after weather suspensions. The victory, Spaun's third PGA Tour title and his first since the U.S....
DALLAS — The Los Angeles Lakers lost 134-128 to the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night after Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves were sidelined; Cooper Flagg scored 45 points while LeBron James led the Lakers with 30 points and 15 assists at American Airlines Center. The diagnoses of Grade 2 strains for...
