(NEW ORLEANS) — Kansas stayed in the fight and came from behind to beat North Carolina during Monday night’s men’s national championship game.
After trailing 15 points at the end of the first half, the Jayhawks turned up the heat in the second half to top North Carolina 72-69 and win the 2022 NCAA tournament.
Kansas forwards Jalen Wilson and David McCormack led the team with 15 points apiece, with McCormack sinking two buckets near the end of regulation that put the Jayhawks on top and solidified the win.
The championship marks Kansas’ fourth national title overall and their first since 2008.
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(MINNEAPOLIS) — South Carolina beat longtime dominant UCONN in the women’s national college basketball title game Sunday night. The Gamecocks defeated the Huskies 64-49, winning the team’s second national championship under coach Dawn Staley.
WATCH: South Carolina’s Dawn Staley, Aliyah Boston and Destanni Henderson talk about their win over UCONN
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Boston 144, Washington 102
Dallas 118, Milwaukee 112
Denver 129, LA Lakers 118
Detroit 121, Indiana 117
New York 118, Orlando 88
Philadelphia 112, Cleveland 108
Oklahoma City 117, Phoenix 96
San Antonio 113, Portland 92
Miami 114, Toronto 109
Minnesota 139, Houston 132
Golden State 109, Sacramento 90
LA Clippers 119, New Orleans 100
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Florida 5, Buffalo 3
Ottawa 5, Detroit 2
NY Islanders 4, New Jersey 3
Vegas 3, Vancouver 2 (OT)
Minnesota 5, Washington 1
Arizona 3, Chicago 2 (OT)
Philadelphia 4, NY Rangers 3 (SO)
Edmonton 6, Anaheim 1
Seattle 4, Dallas 1
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Friday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Toronto 102 Orlando 89
Final Washington 135 Dallas 103
Final Boston 128 Indiana 123
Final Detroit 110 Oklahoma City 101
Final L.A. Clippers 153 Milwaukee 119
Final Memphis 122 Phoenix 114
Final Sacramento 122 Houston 117
Final San Antonio 130 Portland 111
Final Minnesota 136 Denver 130
Final New Orleans 114 L.A. Lakers 111
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final N-Y Islanders 3 N-Y Rangers 0
Final Buffalo 4 Nashville 3
Final Tampa Bay 5 Chicago 2
Final Ottawa 5 Detroit 2
Final OT Edmonton 6 St. Louis 5
Final Vegas 5 Seattle 2
Final Anaheim 5 Arizona 0
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Detroit 102, Philadelphia 94
Atlanta 131, Cleveland 107
Milwaukee 120, Brooklyn 119 (OT)
Chicago 135, LA Clippers 130 (OT)
Utah 122, LA Lakers 109
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
NY Islanders 5, Columbus 2
Carolina 4, Montreal 0
Florida 4, Chicago 0
Toronto 7, Winnipeg 3
Boston 8, New Jersey 1
Pittsburgh 4 Minnesota 3 (OT)
Colorado 4, San Jose 2
Los Angeles 3, Calgary 2 (SO)
Dallas 3, Anaheim 2 (OT)
(SAN JOSE, Costa Rica) — The U.S. men’s national soccer team is headed to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Despite the team’s 0-2 loss to Costa Rica on Wednesday, the U.S. qualified for the tournament in Qatar — they simply had to avoid losing by six or more goals to secure a berth.
It will be the United States’ first World Cup appearance since 2014. The team failed to qualify for the last World Cup in 2018.
We’ve waited eight years to be back in the World Cup.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Dallas 120, Cleveland 112
Washington 127, Orlando 110
Denver 125, Indiana 118
Toronto 125, Minnesota 102
Charlotte 125, New York 114
Miami 106, Boston 98
Atlanta 136, Oklahoma City 118
Sacramento 121, Houston 118
Memphis 112, San Antonio 111
New Orleans 117, Portland 107
Phoenix 107, Golden State 103
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Winnipeg 3, Buffalo 2 (SO)
NY Rangers 5 Detroit 4 (OT)
Edmonton 4, Los Angeles 3 (SO)
Arizona 5, San Jose 2
St. Louis 4, Vancouver 3
Vegas 3, Seattle 0
(NEW YORK) — With four perennial powerhouse teams set to play and a legendary coach prepared to end his career win or lose, this weekend’s Final Four showdowns of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament are casting March Madness on ticket prices.
The highest-priced pair of prized near-courtside ducats for the two games at the 78,000-seat Superdome in New Orleans were going for $18,510 each on Wednesday on the mobile ticket marketplace app, Gametime.
But even tickets for the highest level of the nosebleed sections are going for more than $1,000.
“We have seen just tremendous demand for this Final Four,” Adam Budelli, a spokesperson for StubHub, a ticket exchange and resale company, told ABC News. “This is currently the second-highest average ticket price we have seen for a Final Four in StubHub history.”
Budelli said the average ticket price to the Final Four on StubHub as of Wednesday afternoon was $1,050 while the lowest get-in-the-door ticket was $280 if fans are lucky enough to snag the few left. Budelli said about 3,400 seats in total were still available with the most expensive ticket on StubHub going for a little over $13,000.
The highest average ticket price for a Final Four in the company’s 22-year history remains the $1,260 college basketball fans paid in 2015 when the Duke Blue Devils beat the Wisconsin Badgers to win a fifth national title.
Duke is once again in the Final Four for the 17th time, including 13 under legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski. Affectionately known as “Coach K,” the 75-year-old winningest men’s basketball coach in NCAA Division I history announced in June that he is retiring at the end of this season.
Krzyzewski, who has been the Blue Devils’ coach since 1980, will lead his team Saturday as they take on their home state rival the University of North Carolina for the first time ever in the annual NCAA tournament. The other Final Four game on Saturday will be between Villanova and Kansas.
The winning teams will face off on Monday night for the NCAA national title.
The combination of Coach K’s last hurrah and two games involving four of the nation’s most elite teams is providing what Budelli described as a “perfect storm” to drive up ticket sales and prices.
“There’s certainly a wide variety of factors, the biggest one being you’re talking about four traditional kind of what they call ‘blue blood’ teams that have nationwide fan bases with a history of traveling and spending money, especially on their basketball programs,” Budelli said. “And then within that, you have the match-up of Duke and North Carolina, a storied rivalry. They’ve never played (each other) in March Madness, it’s Coach K’s final year and on and on you go.”
Budelli said that all four teams have such wide fan bases that StubHub’s sales data shows people across the nation are buying tickets to the Final Four. He said that while 11% of the company’s tickets so far have been purchased by people in North Carolina, 10% of purchases have been made in New York and 9% in California and New Jersey.
“All four of these teams, regardless of their alumni base,” said Budelli, “have just a wide variety of fans because of their histories in the game.”
(AUGUSTA, Ga.) — Could Tiger Woods be gearing up for a return to the Masters?
Citing sources, ESPN reports Woods, 46, played 18 holes at Augusta National Golf Club on Tuesday.
The five-time Masters champion played alongside his son and PGA Tour pro Justin Thomas, sources told ESPN.
Woods last played in the Masters in 2020. The following year, he was involved in a car accident that left him with several injuries, including to his right leg.
The 15-time major champion is listed as an invitee on the Masters’ website. However, Woods has not officially announced whether he will be participating in the tournament, which begins at Augusta National Golf Club next week.
