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Tigers earn first win on Matt Vierling's homer in 11th inning vs. Astros

HOUSTON — Matt Vierling left some of his DNA in the right-field corner at Tropicana Field Sunday, diving head-long nearly into the sidewall trying to catch a foul ball.

Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2023

Anthony Davis Is Back, and So Is the Lakers’ Balance in Playoff Push

The eight-time All-Star is putting up his best numbers in Los Angeles, overcoming injuries and criticism to put his name back among the NBA’s elite big men.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 3, 2023

2023 NCAA Championship Game! No. 5 SDSU vs. No. 4 Connecticut: Game Preview & Prediction

2023 NCAA Championship Game! No. 5 SDSU vs. No. 4 Connecticut: Game Preview & Prediction A face-melting finish in SDSU's Final Four match with FAU has basketball fans believing ANYTHING is possible for the Aztecs. Contact/Follow @tedmcgovern & ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 3, 2023

DJ Augustin returns to Rockets, impressed by Kevin Porter Jr.’s evolution as point guard

“The way he slowed down his game and his pace, you can see that it is opening things up for him more,” DJ Augustin says of Kevin Porter Jr.’s growth as a point guard. #Rockets

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 2, 2023

Taylor Lewan, Dave Portnoy enter Oilers-Titans-Texans debate

Former Titans LT Taylor Lewan wasn't having it when Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said Houston should have the Oilers.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 2, 2023

Luke DeCock: NCAA celebrates basketball amid epochal change, but football pulls strings in the shadows

HOUSTON — The Final Four has taken over Houston, where even the light rail trains are wrapped in the NASA-inspired logo, alongside the logo of one of the NCAA’s “corporate champions,” of course. It’s the same thing in Dallas, where all of the signage at both airports leaves no traveler…

Tribune News Service · Apr 2, 2023

UConn easily beat Miami to get to the Final Four title game

UConn doled out another drama-free beatdown Saturday, getting 21 points and 10 rebounds from Sanogo to dispatch Miami 72-59 and move one win from the school's fifth national title.

WEKU · Apr 2, 2023

Miami viced: UConn continues magical run to title game with 72-59 win over Hurricanes

HOUSTON – No tournament opponent has been able to get within single digits of the UConn men’s basketball team. In a hard-fought Final Four battle against Miami on Saturday in Houston’s NRG Stadium, the Huskies prevailed, 72-59, to advance to the program’s fifth-ever national championship game on Monday night.

Tribune News Service · Apr 2, 2023

Miami Sadness: Hurricanes fall to UConn in Final Four semifinals of NCAA Tournament

HOUSTON — The buzz around the University of Miami team hotel was palpable for days leading up to the Hurricanes’ Final Four game against Connecticut late Saturday night.

Miami Herald · Apr 2, 2023

Bryce Miller: Lamont Butler’s final shot at Final Four ensures San Diego State's ‘thrill ride’ continues

HOUSTON — Thrill rides often come without dependable brakes. Just when you’re cruising, the wind in your hair, buzzing around all those exhilarating hairpin corners, heart pounding, it careens off course.

Tribune News Service · Apr 2, 2023