News Category: Football

Dodgers’ Walker Buehler looks to find form vs. Reds

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Walker Buehler gets another chance to get back on track when the Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander faces off against the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. Buehler (0-1, 7.36 ERA) has made two starts after a nearly two-year absence following elbow surgery. Neither outing has come close to meeting his standard as a former staff ace. After allowing three runs in four innings against the Miami Marlins on May 6, Buehler gave up three runs over

Elly De La Cruz looks for encore in Reds’ rematch vs. Dodgers

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Elly De La Cruz walked into a Shohei Ohtani celebration Thursday at Los Angeles and showed once again that his game is worthy of much attention, too. De La Cruz will get a chance to show it all over again on Friday when the visiting Cincinnati Reds take on the Dodgers in the second contest of a four-game series. In the series opener, which was a Dodgers’ Ohtani bobblehead giveaway, De La Cruz flashed all

Reeling Reds brace for tall task in series opener vs. Dodgers

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If there is continued grumbling coming from the Cincinnati Reds, it likely is being directed at a “schedule maker” who did them no favors this month. The challenge was evident when the 2024 slate was released late last year, and it has come to fruition this week. After losing two of three games to the National League champion Arizona Diamondbacks, the Reds will stay on the road Thursday night to play the opener of a

Reds, in finale at Arizona, eye rare winning streak

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Victories have been in short supply for the Cincinnati Reds over the past three weeks. The Reds will try to win back-to-back games for the first time since April 23-24 when they close a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon in Phoenix. A 6-2 victory on Tuesday was just Cincinnati’s second triumph in 13 games. It also was only the fourth in 18 contests since the Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies on

Alabama’s defense tasked with containing RJ Davis, UNC

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LOS ANGELES — Hubert Davis’ three seasons as head coach at North Carolina have made for one wild ride. North Carolina reached the national championship game in Davis’ first season in 2021-22 after he replaced three-time national title winner Roy Williams, but the Tar Heels missed the tournament altogether a year ago. Now, the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament’s West Region finds itself two wins shy of the Final Four when it faces

Confident Clemson braces for Baylor’s sizzling shooters

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MEMPHIS — Baylor gave Colgate the assortment pack Friday. The Bears hit 16 3-pointers, canned 63 percent of their 2-point shots and also controlled the boards en route to an emphatic 92-67 first-round win in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament. Things figure to get tougher now for third-seeded Baylor, starting Sunday at FedEx Forum in a second-round clash with sixth-seeded Clemson. “Expect the unexpected,” Bears coach Scott Drew said. “That’s March Madness. I

Kansas, Gonzaga test mettle with spot in Sweet 16 on line

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Two of the top programs this century meet for just the third time when Kansas and Gonzaga battle for a Sweet 16 spot in Midwest Region play on Saturday in Salt Lake City. The fourth-seeded Jayhawks and fifth-seed Bulldogs are the only teams to win at least one game in each of the past 15 NCAA Tournaments. Gonzaga (26-7) is attempting to reach its ninth consecutive Sweet 16. The Mark Few-coached Bulldogs have won 10

Top-seeded North Carolina braces for stern test vs. Michigan State

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CHARLOTTE — The West Region will produce a second-round game ripe with NCAA Tournament history when North Carolina clashes with Michigan State on Saturday. The big-time matchup seemed to have everyone’s attention as soon as it was clear that both teams would take care of matters in the opening round. “The second round has always been real,” North Carolina coach Hubert Davis said. “When it gets down to the round of 32, there’s only 32

No. 1 UNC, back after year’s absence, opens NCAAs vs. Wagner

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CHARLOTTE — North Carolina will be anxious to respond to a disappointment when the NCAA Tournament begins. After all, it’s hardly a situation of despair for the Tar Heels, who hold the No. 1 seed in the West Region as they open tournament play against No. 16 seed Wagner on Thursday afternoon. “Coach (Hubert) Davis always talks about our response and how we’re going to respond when we get knocked down,” Tar Heels senior guard

No. 4 Kansas to face run-and-gun Samford without Kevin McCullar Jr.

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Kansas might have a hard time making a Final Four run with Kevin McCullar Jr. ruled out and Hunter Dickinson also hindered by an injury. But another question has begun hovering over the Jayhawks: Can they avoid the first-round upset bid of high-octane, high-intensity Samford? The fourth-seeded Jayhawks (22-10) hope to have the Dickinson’s services when they oppose the 13th-seeded Bulldogs (29-5) on Thursday in Midwest Region play at Salt Lake City. On Tuesday, coach