/news/sports Sports News en-US Copyright Sun, 09 Feb 2025 10:32:28 GMT /news/2025-02-09/super-bowl-2025-the-philadelphia-eagles-rout-the-kansas-city-chiefs-to-deny-three-peat-bid The Philadelphia Eagles avenged their 2023 loss, beating the The Kansas City Chiefs 40 to 22. Sun, 09 Feb 2025 10:32:28 GMT /news/2025-02-09/super-bowl-2025-the-philadelphia-eagles-rout-the-kansas-city-chiefs-to-deny-three-peat-bid NPR Staff /news/2025-02-06/spearmans-late-bucket-lifts-no-19-tennessee-over-no-5-uconn-80-76 Zee Spearman scored 18 points, including a basket with 12 seconds left, to lead No. 19 Tennessee to an 80-76 win over No. 5 UConn on Thursday night. Fri, 07 Feb 2025 03:04:18 GMT /news/2025-02-06/spearmans-late-bucket-lifts-no-19-tennessee-over-no-5-uconn-80-76 The Associated Press /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-01-29/the-weird-and-fundamental-idea-that-is-zero This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, a look at the strange and essential concept of the number zero. Plus: the trend toward zero-sugar sodas. And: 0 (and 00) as a uniform number in sports. Wed, 29 Jan 2025 15:00:00 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-01-29/the-weird-and-fundamental-idea-that-is-zero Jonathan McNicol /news/2024-12-23/gone-but-not-forgotten-hartford-to-commemorate-whalers-50th-anniversary Events will take place exactly 50 years to the day from when the team played their first game in Hartford. Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:39:53 GMT /news/2024-12-23/gone-but-not-forgotten-hartford-to-commemorate-whalers-50th-anniversary Chris Polansky /2024-12-18/no-11-uconn-mens-basketball-beats-xavier-94-89-in-overtime-in-its-big-east-opener Alex Karaban had seven of his 20 points in overtime to lead No. 11 UConn to a 94-89 victory over Xavier on Wednesday night in the Big East opener for both teams. Thu, 19 Dec 2024 04:08:59 GMT /2024-12-18/no-11-uconn-mens-basketball-beats-xavier-94-89-in-overtime-in-its-big-east-opener Jim Fuller / Associated Press /2024-12-17/sarah-strong-paige-bueckers-lift-no-4-uconn-to-101-68-win-over-iowa-state Sarah Strong scored a career-high 29 points and Paige Bueckers added 27 to lift No. 4 UConn to a 101-68 victory over Iowa State on Tuesday night in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase. Wed, 18 Dec 2024 03:55:14 GMT /2024-12-17/sarah-strong-paige-bueckers-lift-no-4-uconn-to-101-68-win-over-iowa-state Doug Feinberg, Associated Press /news/2024-12-12/no-8-notre-dame-holds-off-no-2-uconn-womens-basketball-79-68 Hannah Hidalgo had 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, and No. 8 Notre Dame handed second-ranked UConn its first loss with a 79-68 victory Thursday night. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 03:01:25 GMT /news/2024-12-12/no-8-notre-dame-holds-off-no-2-uconn-womens-basketball-79-68 The Associated Press /news/2024-11-20/uconn-coach-geno-auriemma-breaks-all-time-wins-record-getting-1-217th-career-victory UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma broke a tie with former Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer, earning his 1,217 career victory with an 85-41 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday night. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 03:20:58 GMT /news/2024-11-20/uconn-coach-geno-auriemma-breaks-all-time-wins-record-getting-1-217th-career-victory Doug Feinberg, Associated Press /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2024-11-20/the-weird-and-fundamental-idea-that-is-zero This hour, a look at the strange and essential concept of the number zero. Plus: the trend toward zero-sugar sodas. And: 0 (and 00) as a uniform number in sports. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 18:00:46 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2024-11-20/the-weird-and-fundamental-idea-that-is-zero Jonathan McNicol /news/2024-11-10/no-2-uconn-cruises-past-south-florida-as-geno-auriemma-pulls-within-a-victory-of-ncaa-record Paige Bueckers scored 19 of her 22 points in the first half as No. 2 UConn rolled to an 86-49 win over former conference rival South Florida on Sunday. Mon, 11 Nov 2024 02:10:45 GMT /news/2024-11-10/no-2-uconn-cruises-past-south-florida-as-geno-auriemma-pulls-within-a-victory-of-ncaa-record Jim Fuller / Associated Press /news/2024-10-08/connecticut-sun-season-ends-with-loss-in-wnba-semifinals Former UConn standout Napheesa Collier had 27 points and 11 rebounds and Courtney Williams contributed 24 points and both-ends-of-the-court energy to lead the Minnesota Lynx past the º£½Ç»»ÆÞ Sun 88-77 and end the Sun's season short of the WNBA Finals. Wed, 09 Oct 2024 02:48:32 GMT /news/2024-10-08/connecticut-sun-season-ends-with-loss-in-wnba-semifinals The Associated Press /news/2024-08-28/fenway-park-boston-red-sox-female-broadcasters-game-history Emma Tiedemann and Rylee Pay are broadcasters for the Portland Sea Dogs, but they had never called a MLB game — until now. Wed, 28 Aug 2024 15:56:28 GMT /news/2024-08-28/fenway-park-boston-red-sox-female-broadcasters-game-history Kana Ruhalter, Arun Rath