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Grizzlies fire Taylor Jenkins, franchise's winningest coach, despite being in playoff position
The Memphis Grizzlies fired Taylor Jenkins, their winningest coach, on Friday with the team struggling down the stretch and at risk of losing home-court advantage for the post-season.
Winnipeg hoops star scores trip to NCAA Tournament with assist from Hall of Famer
The unique free-throw form of Winnipeg's Kyler Filewich will be on display for a national audience Thursday night when the Wofford Terriers face No. 2 seed Tennessee in their opening game of the NCAA Tournament.
Unranked Vanderbilt stuns No. 1 Alabama in historic college football upset
Fans of the Vanderbilt Commodores danced onto the field, jumping up and down as they tore down a goal post, carried it out of the stadium and rang out sweet sounds of victory. Their school's historic win over No. 1 Alabama deserved to be celebrated this way.
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U.S. survives upset scare against France to win 8th straight women's basketball Olympic title
A'ja Wilson scored 21 points and the U.S. women's basketball team survived the biggest challenge of its unprecedented run to eight straight Olympic gold medals with a 67-66 win over France at the Paris Games on Sunday.
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U.S. to meet France in women's basketball final, repeating men's gold-medal matchup
Breanna Stewart scored 16 points and the U.S. women advanced to their eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal game with a 85-64 victory over Australia on Friday.
WNBA to begin full-time charter flights this season, commissioner says
The WNBA plans to commit $50 million US over the next two years to provide full-time charter flight service for its teams during the season, the league's commissioner announced Tuesday in a move that addresses years of player safety concerns.
Titans fire head coach Mike Vrabel after back-to-back losing seasons
Tennessee Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk wants a fresh approach to compete in the NFL, so she fired coach Mike Vrabel on Tuesday morning after six seasons and losing 18 of the past 24 games.
Former NFLer Frank Wycheck, who threw lateral in 'Music City Miracle,' dead at 52
Three-time Pro Bowler Frank Wycheck, who threw the lateral that started the "Music City Miracle" launching the Tennessee Titans' run to the franchise's lone Super Bowl appearance, has died. He was 52.
American Diana Taurasi in new basketball role as she chases history, 6th Olympic gold medal
Diana Taurasi is trying to earn a spot on the U.S. roster for the 2024 Paris Olympics, which would be her sixth. But this one feels like her first. The last couple she played basketball with her peers and now "I'm doing it with players that I'm not that familiar with."
Tuohys accuse ex-NFLer Michael Oher of 'shakedown' attempt as he fights conservatorship
A lawyer for a prominent Memphis couple with a longstanding relationship to former NFL player Michael Oher says that they want to end a conservatorship that he's challenging in court.