PHOENIX — It’s South Carolina vs. UCLA — with a national championship on the line. On Sunday, the two No. 1 seeds clash in the NCAA title game (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC) in a matchup of powerhouse programs with plenty of experience that have spent their entire seasons in the spotlight. South Carolina is seeking…
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Crews made progress Saturday battling a smoky wildfire that broke out a day earlier in Southern California and prompted mandatory evacuations. The Springs fire, which spread across about 6.3 square miles (about 16 square kilometers) in Riverside County, about 64 miles (103 kilometers) east of Los Angeles, was at least 45%…
KANSAS CITY, Mo.–First of all, the milwaukee brewers There were “pocket pancakes”. Now, they have pocket turtles. Ahem, tortoise. All this probably requires explanation. During a game last August, Brewers manager Pat Murphy was caught pulling a pancake out of his hoodie pocket for a midgame bite, right in the middle of a dugout interview…
President Trump stepped up his warnings to Tehran on Saturday, threatening to wreak “absolute havoc” on the country, as the US approaches a self-imposed Monday deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “Remember when I gave Iran 10 days to make a deal or open the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump wrote on Truth….
Virginia Amaka Agugua-Hamilton was fired as head coach of the women’s basketball program on Saturday. Aguagua-Hamilton Cavaliers reach Sweet 16 for the first time since 2000. They went 70–58, including a 29–42 mark in ACC play. Virginia became the first double-digit seed to reach the regional semifinals since 2022 and pulled off an upset in…
Wisconsin Republicans are preparing for a one-sided state Supreme Court race next week, as liberals desperately hope to expand their majority. It underscores how the state GOP has struggled to compete in key elections over the past decade or so. Democratic-backed judicial candidate Chris Taylor is ahead of the conservative favorite, Maria Lazar, in recent…
Dan WetzelApril 4, 2026, 04:00 PM ET to close Dan Wetzel is a senior writer focusing on investigative reporting, news analysis and feature storytelling. multiple authors They’re not any tougher than Don Staley – especially mentally. She did not, by mistake, take her path out of North Philadelphia to become an All-American, All-WNBA and Olympic…
A federal court battle over President Trump’s plan to build a massive ballroom on the site of the former East Wing of the White House has recently pulled a long-quiet project into public view: the overhaul of a military bunker buried deep underground. “The Army is building a large complex below the ballroom, which… Source…
Ryan McGeeApril 4, 2026, 09:00 am ET to close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2 time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year multiple authors GREENFIELD, Ind. – Sometimes stereotypes are stereotypes for a reason: because they’re well-earned, accurate representations of people. Texans love brisket. New Yorkers love F-bombs….
WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran’s downing of two U.S. military jets is an extremely rare attack on the United States that has not happened in more than 20 years and reflects the Islamic Republic’s continued ability to retaliate despite President Trump’s claim that it would be “totally destroyed.” These attacks came five weeks after the first…
