/news/sports Sports News en-US Copyright Tue, 15 Apr 2025 03:00:26 GMT /2025-04-14/paige-bueckers-is-no-1-pick-in-wnba-draft-going-to-the-dallas-wings Tue, 15 Apr 2025 03:00:26 GMT /2025-04-14/paige-bueckers-is-no-1-pick-in-wnba-draft-going-to-the-dallas-wings The Associated Press /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-04-08/damn-the-torpedo-bats-baseball-is-back Finally, baseball is back! This hour, a look at all the fun, weird, interesting storylines in this new season — including, yes, the so-called torpedo bats. Tue, 08 Apr 2025 17:00:02 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-04-08/damn-the-torpedo-bats-baseball-is-back Jonathan McNicol /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-03-19/march-madness-2025 March Madness is here! So this hour, we get an improv comedian and the actual Bill Curry together to talk basketball for an hour on the radio. Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:00:58 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-03-19/march-madness-2025 Jonathan McNicol /news/2025-02-27/diana-taurasi-wnba-uconn-basketball-retire Diana Taurasi, described as basketball's "greatest," reflects on her career with the WNBA and UConn. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 20:08:47 GMT /news/2025-02-27/diana-taurasi-wnba-uconn-basketball-retire /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